British Ambassador answers readers
Last week, Hugh Elliott, British Ambassador to Spain paid a three-day visit to the Costa Blanca. Despite having a very full and busy agenda...
Virtual kidnap scam scares Málaga family
By Dave Jamieson
A MÁLAGA woman and her family have been the victims of a virtual kidnapping. National Police activated their abduction protocol when the woman’s...
Doctors and patients join to demand healthcare improvements
MÁLAGA'S Official College of Physicians joined 11 patients’ associations last week to issue a demand for greater resources and other improvements in the public...
Costa deluge
MÁLAGA was hit by its first major rainstorm of the season last weekend, causing flooding and damage in some areas but bringing a welcome...
Animal abuse jail sentence
THE former director of the Parque Animal shelter and municipal pound in Torremolinos has been found guilty of animal abuse and document fraud in...
Theresa May announces plans for snap general election
British PM Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on June 8 due to 'national interest'. The PM said that...
Student falls 60 metres down Ronda’s Tajo gorge
A 16-YEAR-old boy who fell into Ronda’s Tajo gorge last Friday while celebrating the end of the school year remains in a very serious...
Foreigners among fatal victims – driver still at large
At least one Belgian citizen and three Germans are among the fatal victims of the Barcelona attack this afternoon.
As for the detainees, police have...
Costa Blanca News will be on sale this Friday
Costa Blanca News has been flooded with calls asking if the newspaper will be available on Friday.
We are proud to say it will be...
Vaccination campaign underway in Valencia region
The regional health authority started on Monday to administer the second booster jab against Covid-19 to people living in care homes and the staff.
Regional...
Solar scheme to bring ‘big saving’
A €1 million project to install 1,364 solar panels on the roofs of the eight primary schools in Benidorm and other public buildings has...
Local couple lose all in Fuengirola fire
By James Langton
BRISTOL-born expat Alexandria Llorente and her Argentinean husband, Juan Pablo, saw their business, Fuengirola's popular live music bar Pogs, destroyed last week...
Wheels turn for hospital enlargement
THE thumbs-up for the land expropriation process ready for the expansion of Marina Baixa hospital was given this week by Villajoyosa council.
Municipal health councillor...
Fuengirola fire damage could rise to €1.5 million
THE cost of damages caused by a fire that gutted Fuengirola’s live music bar Pogs and forced 42 families out of their homes has...
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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...
