January 2022

Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday

SCHOOL pupils in Malaga are being advised to take a free antigen test at school to limit the spread of omicron. Students at Enrique Gines school in Frigiliana are being offered a test free of charge.  The tests, which will be carried out by a healthcare team led by a doctor, will be available at […]

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Police grab blindfolded woman about to jump from fifth-floor balcony in Valencia area of Spain

TWO Policia Nacional officers saved the life of a woman who threatened to jump to her death off a fifth floor balcony. Several passers-by hailed down a police patrol car in Manises on Monday afternoon after spotting the resident on the outside of her balcony railing. They shouted at her not to jump as officers

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PICS: Why the UN named tiny Valencian town one of 44 top tourism destinations in the world

SHOULD you really trust the beer-soaked recommendations of your neighbour’s sister’s husband about where to visit in Spain? The answer is simple: No. But when the UN names an obscure town in the coldest corner of Valencia as one of the top 44 tourism villages in world – during a ceremony attended by the Spanish

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Peak of sixth COVID-19 wave may be reached next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, says that he expects COVID-19 infection rates to fall soon and has again ruled out introducing new restrictions. Despite soaring coronavirus cases, hospital admissions in the Valencian Community are more than 50% lower than this time last year and death rates are 75% fewer. Speaking this Tuesday on a visit to

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Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

A MAN who wore a ski mask as he threatened a British couple at knifepoint in a terrifying attempted murder and robbery has been jailed for just three years.  The thug acted as part of a savage gang that targeted the husband and wife who were sound asleep in their Mijas villa on the night

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Costa Blanca sex fiend gets 32-year jail term in Spain for assaulting two women in one night

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for 32 years after admitting to two sexual assaults on Alicante women in one night. The plea bargain deal with prosecutors means 13 years has been taken off the sentence they originally demanded. The victims will also get a total of €32,000 in compensation. The attacks took place over

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WATCH: Smart car drives 35km in WRONG direction on AP-7 near Benissa in Alicante

GUARDIA Civil are tracking down the kamikaze driver of a car that drove more than 35km in the WRONG direction on Alicante’s AP-7 motorway. Shocked road users filmed the black Smart car driving in the fast lane of the northbound AP-7 close to the Benissa exit around 2pm on Monday, January 10. Despite repeated calls

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Homes of vulnerable people seized by lawyer-led scammers in Costa Blanca area of Spain

AN Alicante Province gang ran a racket that seized homes from people who struggled to repay loans. They created a company which hoodwinked loan holders and resold their properties that were offered up as collateral. Seven Spaniards have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and charged with falsifying documents and money laundering. The group included

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1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Cristianos – € 165,000

Apartment Los Cristianos, Tenerife   1 beds   1 baths € 165,000 Property Details Type: Apartment Area: Los Cristianos Complex: Dinastia Price: 165,000€ Mortgage available: Mortgage per month: Cash deposits needed: 179,500€ Interior m2: 51 Exterior m2: 16 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Balcony/Terrace Balcony Garden: Communal Gardens Community Fee per month: 90€ Property Photo One

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“You have arrived at your destruction” – GPS gets tourist trapped on staircase in Alicante old town

A TOURIST has been fined after a foreign-plated car got trapped on a tight staircase in Alicante city centre. Unable to reverse out, the car with EU plates was photographed with its front wheels in mid-air over a staircase in Alicante’s old quarter (casco antiguo). The warren-like streets are in fact prohibited to entry (except

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