Guadalest on fire
Tanker planes have this morning returned to the picturesque Guadalest valley where a forest fire has so far destroyed 20 hectares of trees and...
May brings comfort
THERESA May has pledged to “protect the rights” of expats living in host countries across Europe “with the best possible outcome” as the crucial...
Pirates and palm trees
Pirates invaded Cala Ferris, Torrevieja’s picturesque palm tree cove, on Sunday as part of a protest which drew at least 200 people.
Organised by the...
Guardia bust family business
The Guardia Civil have arrested nine members of a family they described as a dangerous gang of prolific drug dealers based in Torrevieja.
Their leader,...
Airport access upgrade back in the pipeline
Much-needed road access improvements to Alicante-Elche airport will finally be carried out after it was announced today (Monday) that the €24.5million project will be...
Missing kayaker found exhausted
AN ITALIAN holidaymaker was rescued after being missing at sea for over three hours. She had set off from El Portet bay, near Moraira,...
High rise debate
GIVING a controversial green light to new high-rise development in a Costa Blanca resort is part of a delicate environmental balancing act, claim politicians.
Calpe...
Controversy over Benidorm ‘El Gordo’ commercial
BENIDORM councillor and spokesperson for the Ciudadanos party Rafa Gasent has voiced the party’s insistence that the Film Office should exert greater control with...
No toll relief
CALLS for the AP-7 toll motorway to be opened up free of charge at times when the A-7 suffers major tailbacks have been rejected...
Wimbledon champ from La Cala del Moral
IT WAS not only the new Wimbledon Ladies’ Champion Garbiñe Muguraza who flew the flag for Spain at the London tournament this year. An...
One dead in record heat
ONE person died during last week’s heatwave which may have broken the all-time record for Spain’s highest air temperature. The previous record, set 23...
Horsemeat scandal ringleader lived in Calpe
Police have dismantled a Europe-wide crime group who traded horsemeat unfit for human consumption.
A Dutch man tracked down in Belgium, and who had been...
Fight for Brexit rights
EXPAT pressure groups have backed the European Parliament’s rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s ‘deal’ for EU citizens living in Britain.
In Brussels, MEPs maintain...
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...