U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

2 March 2023

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action a week ago. Regional Health Minister, Miguel Minguez has instructed...

23 February 2023

150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK

SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17 men and two women of various nationalities have been arrested...

17 February 2023

New emergency rapid response unit approved for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PLANS have been approved for a new emergency response unit- the UVE- which will deal with incidents across the Valencian Community. The regional government executive rubber-stamped the initiative at a meeting in Orihuela on Friday....

13 February 2023

Work on biggest urban housing project in Spain’s Costa Blanca set to start soon

WORK could start as soon as April on constructing a big urbanisation of 7,490 properties on the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante Province. The land at La Hoya in Torrevieja covers an...

1 February 2023

What are you getting your loved ones for Valentine’s day?

We are always on the look out for something lovely to give our loved ones on Valentines Day… but forget chocolates, candles or underwear! This year why not give your lover the gift of being...

30 January 2023

British drug lord arrested in Benidorm loses extradition hearing in Spain

A British man arrested on his motorbike at a routine Benidorm checkpoint has been approved for extradition by Spain’s National Court. The Madrid court signed his extradition order in late December but details have only...

24 January 2023

Man tries to kill co-worker on Spain’s Costa Blanca by pouring toxic chemicals into water bottle

A 51-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after poisoning a co-worker at an Elche metal factory. He poured ammonia and solvent into a water bottle that had his colleague’s name on it. The...

20 January 2023

First severe winter frosts coming to Spain’s Alicante area

TUMBLING temperatures will hit Alicante Province this weekend with overnight values dumping down to minus-five degrees in some inland areas. Storm Hannelore has been making its way through the central Mediterranean to bring a distinctly...

16 January 2023

Costa Blanca parcel delivery man stole items for online resale in Spain

A 20-year-old Alicante parcel delivery driver stole at least €5,000 of items to make money selling them online. His ruse was rumbled after a woman complained to his employers that she had not received a...

11 January 2023

Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain

POLICE have busted an Alicante Province gang that exported stolen cars to France following two-and-a-half years of investigations. 15 people have been arrested in a pain-staking three-phase operation with 17 vehicles recovered. Vehicles were not...