January 2023

Spain is a popular destination for retirees because it offers a combination of warm weather, a relaxed lifestyle, and a relatively low cost of living. The country also has a strong healthcare system and a rich cultural heritage. Additionally, Spain’s proximity to other parts of Europe makes it easy for retirees to travel and explore […]

Police have arrested a gang which hid drugs inside fake tomatoes and used trucks to transport them between Spain and France. In the joint Operation Califa Trucks between Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional, ten people were arrested. Officers seized 22,370 kilograms of cannabis resin, mobile phones and seven vehicles the gang was using to move

BENIDORM council has installed seven new underground waste containers in Plaza l’Hort de Colon to make life easier for users and to cut pungent smells. The old traditional bins took up more space and created more dirt in the surroundings. The new-look underground containers will be introduced to other parts of the city. Four of

FORMER Barcelona footballer Dani Alves has been arrested over sexually assaulting a woman. The incident happened on December 31 at a Barcelona nightclub. The Brazilian international, 39, is scheduled to appear before a judge after being detained on Friday morning. He’s accused of inappropriately touching a woman under her clothes without her consent. She reported

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 cooler feel. The good news is that there’ll be plenty of sunshine on both Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures hitting

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THE government has approved a €343 million investment over the next five years to reduce the risk of flooding in the Vega Baja region. Parts of the area were devastated by floods in September 2019 caused by high levels of the river Segura with drainage channels unable to cope with the excess water. Seven people

TRAM services between Calpe and Denia are back on track after going off the rails in 2016 due to safety concerns. The final piece of the jigsaw was this week’s reopening of the section linking Denia and Gata de Gorgos, following two months of test runs. Denia mayor, Vicent Grimalt said: “It felt like a

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday signed a friendship treaty after holding a bilateral summit in Barcelona.  The meeting consolidated the good relations between the neighbouring countries, bothof which are advocating greater European integration and less nationalism at a time of concern for the future of the European Union. 

SPAIN’S Foreign Minister said his government is ‘very close to a deal’ with the UK on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future at the Davos World Economic Forum. In an interview with Reuters news agency, Jose Manuel Albares suggested that the two-year wait for an EU treaty could be coming to an end. “I see a constructive spirit