Votes for life returned to Britons abroad
Eight years after the Conservative party first vowed to give votes for life to British expatriates – they have finally kept their promise.
The UK...
Banned drug-driver kills 18 year old outside nightclub
A HIT-and-run driver high on drugs killed an 18-year-old woman in the Sueca area on Sunday on the roadside outside a nightclub.
Andrea Mengual Vallejo,...
The Costa roared with La Vuelta
THE COSTA Blanca roared at the weekend with the first three stages of the Vuelta Ciclista a España.
Tens of thousands turned up at start...
Franco victims found
The remains of five victims of post-Civil War reprisals by Franco’s forces have been found during exhumation work in a mass grave at Alicante...
Stalemate for Pego golf urbanisation plans
Controversial plans for a huge urbanisation and golf course next to a nature reserve have been halted now the regional government has declared the...
Alhaurín declares war on tiger mosquitoes
ALHAURÍN de la Torre this week carried out a fogging campaign against tiger mosquitoes at local parks and green zones, and will be publishing...
Nerja beach becomes council property
A 1,300-SQUARE-metre plot on the coast in the centre of Nerja is to come into municipal ownership.
Calahonda beach, immediately to the east of the...
Where shall Ouigo now?
The low-cost high-speed train (AVE) concessionary, Ouigo plans to launch connections to Valladolid and Segovia from April, the former as an extension of the...
Government to subsidise fuel
A reduction of 20 cents in the price of fuel at the pumps will be applied for all motorists and transport workers, announced Prime...
MBEs for Costa expats
HER Majesty the Queen has recognised the dedication and service to the British expat community in Spain of three charity volunteers on the Costa...
Plane pilot spots drone in Alicante airport airspace
The Guardia Civil prevented a possible ‘catastrophe’ and the closing of airspace at Alicante-Elche airport when they quickly located a person who was flying...
Airport sensory hall to open next year
A special area for passengers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is going to be constructed at Alicante-Elche airport by the end of this year,...
Pool cleaner arrested for killing Jávea pensioner
A suspect has been arrested in the horrific killing of a 96-year-old Jávea man, whose son-in-law found him stabbed to death in his garden.
The...
Beach home has to come down
Villajoyosa town hall has ordered the demolition of a house on Paraíso beach that has been declared a ‘dilapidated building’.
Work to knock down the...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
