Tag: british
British couple death trial postponed
THE TRIAL due to start this week over the death of British couple Kenneth and Mary Hall. during a flash flood at La Cala...
British climber’s death fall
A 51-YEAR-OLD British man died on Wednesday following a 40-metre fall as he was climbing a mountain in Polop de la Marina.
The man was...
Bid for ‘British’ working hours
FINISHING work at 18.00 instead of 20.00 or even 22.00 in Spain is the new target set by the employment ministry.
While all opposition parties...
Holidaymakers’ spending rockets
BREXIT, financial instability and extra taxes have not prevented tourists from spending even more on their Costa holidays so far this year.
The average spend...
Lets talk about Brexit
SARAH-Jane Morris, British Consul in Alicante, answered expats' questions on Brexit in Calpe on Tuesday morning.
The consul was guest speaker at the Association of...
Briton arrested in Jijona vice swoop
JIJONA (inland Alicante province) became a real-life set for what seemed like a Hollywood-style anti-drugs operation last Wednesday.
Three Spanish men aged between 36 and...
Costa parents say ‘yes’ to ‘British’ school hours
THE MAJORITY of schools in the northern Costa Blanca will be switching to 'British' school hours - ending at 14.00 - from October 1,...
Our new man in Madrid
THE newly appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Madrid, Tim Hemmings, paid a visit to the Costa Blanca at the...
‘British school’ hours
EVERY single State-run primary school in Jávea will adopt 'British-style' hours from September, local education authorities report.
After experiments last year where school timetables changed...
Ambassador’s statement over Brexit
SIMON Manley, British Ambassador to Spain, issued a statement to the English-language media in Spain which serves British nationals living in the country.
He said:
“I am...
To The Queen!
COSTA Blanca News was honoured to be invited to the celebration of HM The Queen's 90th birthday at the British Ambassador's residence in Madrid...
British couple’s alleged killer set for trial
THE PUBLIC prosecutor in the case of slain Jalón couple Peter David and Jean Ellen Tarsey will be seeking a 42-year prison sentence for...
Property market marches on
THE recovery of the Spanish property market was confirmed with week as March sales figures were 16.8% higher than the same month last year...
Brit bars in ‘Grand National’ police raid
FIVE British bars in Benidorm were raided on Saturday afternoon as a Valencia regional police unit moved in to crack down on illegal gambling.
There...