January 2023

By Peter Sanderson At the end of last year the Spanish government announced that the 2023 contributory pensions would be increased by 8.1%. This larger than normal annual increase was as a result of inflation being in double figures towards the end of last year and was well received by the retired population. Naturally most […]

BULLDOZERS started clearing land on a Torrevieja urbanisation on Monday as a €4.1 million project kicked-off to create a park and sports area. The 44,000 m2 ‘La Siesta Park’ will be close to the entrance to the San Luis urbanisation, just off the CV-905 roundabout. Speaking during a site visit, Torrevieja mayor, Eduardo Dolon, said:

The former leader of a notorious bikie gang is set to face trial in Spain. German national Frank Hanebuth is being tried alongside 46 alleged international collaborators  for running a chapter of the Hells Angels criminal club on Mallorca that was allegedly involved in organised crime. Spanish prosecutors are seeking a 13-year prison sentence for

A Mallorca-based British CEO was arrested at Madrid airport on a US extradition warrant for allegedly helping a sanctioned Russian oligarch hide his ownership of a luxury yacht. Richard Masters, 52, was stopped at Madrid-Barajas airport on Saturday along with Russian national Vladislav Osipov, 51. The pair are facing charges in the US of money

PATIENTS waiting for elective surgeries at Alicante Province hospitals are being referred to private operators to cut the backlog of operations. Health Ministry budgets for procedures to be done in private hospitals have gone this year to €22- up €7 million on 2022, when private referrals in the area rose by 30% compared to 2021.

THE mild winter has brought early appearances of processionary caterpillars which can kill dogs and make young children ill. Sightings have been reported in woodland areas of Alicante Province and Murcia as well as the north-west Castilla y Leon region. Processionary Caterpillars form long lines crawling one behind the other and appear among pine trees

More than 90% of Spanish people feel healthy, according to a new global survey.  The international poll of 8000 respondents from Spain, Australia, Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK and the US revealed Spain’s population was the most optimistic about their health.  About 91% of respondents from Spain said they were happy and

A 35-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for domestic abuse after his girlfriend leapt four metres off a balcony in Guardamar. The Ukrainian woman, 32, was discovered by Guardia Civil officers lying on the street. She was treated for minor injuries at Torrevieja Hospital before being discharged. The couple had got into an argument early on

An alleged serial arsonist responsible for a campaign of lighting fires in public bins in Fuengirola has finally been arrested.  The local man is accused of setting the bins alight in the early hours in a pattern of destruction that started in June 2022. The fires, which mainly targeted bins on public roads, often caused

Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona   2 beds   2 baths € 221,000 Apartment located in the Mas Balmanya area, a fantastic residential area in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Located on the second floor, it consists of about 63 m² useful plus a terrace of about 10 m². It consists of a kitchen and living-dining