Tag: british
Painkiller fear mounts as death toll rises
INVESTIGATORS claim at least 20 British people have died after developing side effects from taking the controversial analgesic metamizole.
The figures were revealed as international...
British scammers extradited
A BRITISH father and son arrested last week at a luxury urbanisation in Altea following an international arrest order have now been extradited to...
British fraudsters arrested in Altea
GUARDIA Civil have arrested two British nationals under an international arrest order for defrauding £1million in a property-related scam.
The father (age 76) and son...
Benidorm tribute for distinguished British expat
British expat professor Charles M Wilson, who has lived in Benidorm since 1985 and written a number of books on the town, was awarded...
Costa health bosses probe Nolotil risk in Brits
Common painkiller harmless to Spaniards may be fatal to the English patient - and other
northern Europeans, research shows.
Award-winning British tourism
The importance British tourism has for the Costa Blanca in general was aknoweldged with an award on behalf of Benidorm on Monday.
British Consul Sarah-Jane...
British Queen of Alfaz
Irena Bodnarec interviews Shannon Abbot, the young lady who was crowned local fiesta queen in Alfaz del Pi at the weekend.
Friends of a paralysed cyclist plead for help
A LOCAL cyclist’s friends have sent out a desperate plea to fund an air ambulance to Scotland, following a tragic accident which left a...
Expat queens for Alfaz
Alfaz del Pi fiestas this year will have two expat queens. Shannon Abbott of British origin was chosen at the weekend as queen for the...
Alfaz launches Padrón sign-up campaign
Alfaz del Pi mayor Vicente Arques this morning launched a new Padrón (council register) sign-up and renewal campaign for foreign residents. British, Norwegian and...
British alleged wife killer dies
RONALD S., the 86-year-old British man accused of killing his wife at a Campello OAPs home several weeks ago, passed away at Alicante Hospital...
British Consulate and car hire firms battle break-ins
THE British Consulate in Alicante has joined forced with Costa care hire firms to fight break-ins of rental car vehicles.
Last year in the Alicante...
Jail for British OAP alleged wife killer
The 86-year-old British man arrested after allegedly stabbing his 79-year-old wife to death at a Campello OAPs home last week will be been sent...
British Consular director visits the Costa
Julia Longbottom, Director of Consular Services, made a whistle-stop tour of the Costa Blanca this week along with British Consul in Alicante Sarah-Jane Morris.
She...
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...
