August 2021

A San Javier-based letting agency that rented out non-existent properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. A father and his two sons scammed would-be tenants by taking deposits and first-month rents for alleged homes in the Murcia and Costa Blanca areas. Investigations started in 2018 after a man was swindled over a San […]

Coral Bay is one of the most famous beaches located in the vicinity of Paphos. It has perfect soft golden sand, magnificent panoramic views and exceptional cleanliness. The coastal area attracts with its natural splendor. The gentle calcareous hills offer a beautiful view of the sea. Lush palms and other vegetation grow along the 500-meter

HAVING absconded from Picassent prison in Valencia, a 31-year-old Spanish man is back behind bars after hiding in Guardamar for eight months. BACK BEHIND BARS: Picassent prison, Valencia He had been granted prison leave in December 2020 and had not returned after his break from detention. Guardamar’s Guardia Civil located the fugitive after a tip-off

Her Majesty’s Naval Base in Gibraltar gave a warm welcome to the Royal Navy’s HMS Protector on Monday. HMS Protector is deployed for 330 days a year and has recently undergone a major refurbishment ahead of its first visit to Antarctica since 2019.  HMS Protector arrives in Gibraltar (Credit: Info Gibraltar) HMS Protector, affectionately dubbed

AFTER five months in hiding, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was unceremoniously detained as he browsed a menu and prepared to order lunch in a restaurant in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol. He had been hiding out in a flat in the busy resort and rarely venturing after a European Arrest Warrant was issued in

THE Museum of the Alhambra in Granada has received 43,470 visitors in the first half of this year, with a staggering 20,463 people visiting the museum during the month of June, coinciding with the start of the summer season. These are stats collected by the Regional Ministry of Culture and Historical Heritage, from the period

AFTER five days of blistering heat, the first heatwave of the summer will begin to subside as of today, Tuesday, August 17. According to Spanish weather agency AEMET, a sharp drop in thermometers is forecast, especially noticeable in the maximum temperatures, which could fall by 10ºC in many inland areas of the province. Specifically, AEMET

THE historic heatwave that whipped the Valencia region at the weekend caused a series of freak accidents – including a falling Ferris wheel. Record-breaking heat was just the tip of the iceberg, as sudden leaps in temperature of up to 10ºC in just a few minutes, dry storms, and so-called ‘thermic blowouts’ – sudden gusts

COVID-19 infections recorded another significant drop in the Valencian Community according to figures released today(August 16). The slight caveat is that part of the fall could be down to reduced reporting since today is a bank holiday. The regional health ministry reported 2,879 new coronavirus cases since last Friday, compared to 4,139 a week ago(August

THREE Costa Blanca hospitality associations are to take the Valencian government to court over its COVID-19 restrictions. The ALROA, CEOH and ARA groups claim that Valencian president, Ximo Puig, and Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, have ‘lied’ to them by using ‘unapproved’ health expert advisers to help make key decisions. The associations were commenting on a