Know your rights before flying
A SPANISH consumer group has launched a new website which aims to help airline passengers to defend their rights against abuses by carriers.
FACUA –...
Threat of industrial action marks May Day
Union leaders have warned of an autumn of discontent if an agreement cannot be reached this month with business representatives over salary rises.
They noted...
Ricky Martin dazzles Benidorm
Guillermo Amor Sports Stadium in Benidorm on Wednesday night to watch Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin live in concert – 25 years after his...
Roundabout call-out
The fire brigade was called to extract a driver from a car which had ploughed into roundabout replete with vegetation on the N-332 in...
UK to crackdown on Costa hotel claim fraud
BRITISH PM Theresa May and her government have vowed to crack down on holiday claim fraud that is damaging both British holidaymakers and the...
Airport security overhaul begins
WORK has begun at Alicante-Elche airport to renew and enlarge security controls for passengers.
Twenty-four new automatic boarding pass readers will be installed in the...
Jávea anti-bull run campaigners hand in petition
A petition calling for an end to bull-runs in Jávea handed in this week has netted over 60,000 signatures – more than twice the...
Spain set to record worst year ever for forest fires
A total of 11,000 people have been evacuated from their homes over the last 10 days due to the wave of forest fires which...
Blackmailed for answering social network sex ads
Guardia Civil arrested three women and two men after a victim reported that he was being blackmailed for hiring sexual services.
Although these sexual services...
Taxing time
FIGURES released this week by the tax office (Agencia Tributaria) show that it will be handing back €10,858 million to taxpayers who filed their...
2022 – the hottest year on record
2022 was the hottest year since records began in Spain.
Figures from state weather agency AEMET show that temperatures in the Valencia region were 1.6°C...
Jávea to ban ‘party boats’ off its coast
Offshore parties in Jávea's secluded bays are set to be silenced via new bylaws set up by the local beaches and environment department.
Well over...
Rebuilding beaches in Guardamar
Maintenance work and replacement of sand got underway on Babilonia beach in Guardamar del Segura on Tuesday, announced the town hall.
A municipal order has...
Pain felt over pump prices
THE ADVERTISED price of fuel has doubled in two years in Spain, stoking the general rise in the cost of goods and services.
Back in...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
