Ryanair won’t be sanctioned over a racist attack on a Barcelona to London flight in October, because the AESA says it happened before take-off and didn’t compromise flight safety The Spanish Department of Transport wants to reduce the speed limit on dual carriageways to 50 kilometres an hour and 30…
A painter has been arrested for stealing jewellery worth 2,000 euros from a house he was working on in Dénia. A new Government Super Agency is being formed to fight fraud and track down people who are not paying their taxes. And 8.7 million euros worth of government grants is…
Foreign tourists spent more than 10 million euros an hour when they were on holiday in Spain last year and 20 percent of them were British. 22 people have been arrested for allegedly selling fake designer goods, including handbags and watches in Dénia market. And huge photographs of a seahorse…
A fugitive known as Desmond Broad or Andrew Nicholas is believed to be hiding out in Spain. He’s wanted for allegedly importing 4 million euros worth drugs into the UK. Properties prices in Mediterranean coastal areas went up by 6.7 percent in December according to the latest data from the…
The billionaire banker, Jaime Botín, who was arrested for allegedly smuggling a Picasso painting out of Spain, has reportedly offered to put the artwork on show to the public in a bid to avoid jail. There’s a new english language section on the lamoncloa.gob.es with information about residency, healthcare, voting…
Expats are being urged to exchange their British driving licence for a Spanish before the UK leaves the EU, otherwise they’ll have to sit a test. The Taurine Cultural Association has announced that there will be 7 bullfights this weekend during the Sant Sebatià celebrations in Xàbia. The Holy Trinity…
1,200 Vodafone workers in Spain will be made redundant in February or March this year and it’s the third round of layoffs in 6 years. An urgent warning has been issued about Strawberry Ice Cream Cones called Ice King which contain nuts but don’t have a warning on the label.…
What’s On Costa Blanca Jan 14 Dénia City Council needs white, grey and brown used Dolce Gusto coffee capsules to set a Guinness World Record with a 30 square metre mosaic of the Spanish Tenor, Antonio Cortis. Join the weekly expat Brexit briefings on the Costa Blanca to learn all…
Costa Blanca Weather Jan 14 Dénia is gorgeous today and 18 degrees with a low of 4 Xàbia is sunny too and also 18 but dropping to a chilly 2 degrees overnight There’s sunshine in Altea with a high of 17 and a low of 7 And the sun’s out…
The European Commission has again warned Iberia and Vueling they’ll be banned from operating domestic flights from March 30th if IAG’s headquarters stays in Britain after Brexit. Three British men have been acquitted of raping a British woman in Benidorm in October 2011 because there was no evidence to confirm…