A Dutch man who fled Spain after a bar stabbing has been arrested months later on an attempted murder charge by the Guardia Civil in Benidorm. A drunken brawl broke out on two adjoining l’Alfas del Pi bar terraces on March 21 with tables and chairs hurled between customers. A 50-year-old Dutch national was stabbed […]
ROJALES City Council, which incorporates the popular expat town of Ciudad Quesada, has extended the suspension of the taxes due for outside seating and dining. CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT: Rojales Town Hall The measure aims to further reduce the economic effects caused by the Covid 19 pandemic that has hampered all businesses since the first Spanish lockdown
DINERS in Alicante restaurants could save up to €250 each on going out for a meal, thanks to the city’s new ‘Gastronomic Bonus’ voucher scheme. The plan aims to give restaurants a pre-Christmas boost through till December 15, which is normally a quiet time for the hospitality industry. Over 120 Alicante bars and restaurants are
NATIONAL police based in the province of Malaga, Andalucia, have broken up a criminal gang that used double-bottomed vehicles equipped with drug-preparation facilities to distribute cocaine across the region. Operation ‘Cleaner’ culminated in the arrest of 10 members of a criminal gang. Investigators carried out half a dozen raids in the provinces of Malaga, Córdoba, Jaén
THE price of electricity in the Spanish wholesale market (pool) has risen today, Tuesday, November 16, by about 8% and now stands at €194.23 per megawatt-hour (MWh) – the second-highest price rise in November. With this new increase, the second in a row, electricity will be 9% more expensive than just a week ago. In
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TWO women were rescued after a fire trapped them inside their Benidorm area beachside apartment. The blaze started at 12.40 this Tuesday morning at a property on Calle Joaquin Rodrigo in l’Alfas del Pi. Three Benidorm fire crews arrived to discover one of the occupants shouting for help from a balcony of the three-storey building.
UNVACCINATED patients are the majority of coronavirus admissions to hospitals across Spain. Spain has so far managed to avoid the sixth wave of coronavirus that is sweeping through the rest of Europe. However, regional authorities are beginning to focus on isolating those they consider responsible for the current resurgence in cases: those who have refused to be vaccinated against
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Aymeric Laporte has endured an up-and-down career at Manchester City since his arrival at the club in 2017. City paid £50m for his services from Athletic Bilbao in the bid to improve their defense that struggled in the first year under Pep Guardiola. The Citizens won the Premier League with a dominant charge to the
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AN Alicante church service remembering ‘those who fell for God and for Spain’ has been cancelled after a promotional poster featured photos of dictators General Franco and Primo de Rivera. The image was distributed via social media ahead of a scheduled mass this Thursday at San Nicolas Cathedral in Alicante. A fifteen-strong group had asked
