Advertising budgets and spends are always becoming tighter and tighter so it is important for every business to get the most out of that budget. So when you are looking at advertising what are your main objectives? Getting your message out to your customers springs to mind and this is…
A fugitive has been arrested in Alicante in connection with an alleged armed robbery and murder at a casino in Montenegro in 2011. Benidorm hotels triumphed over the long weekend with 95% occupancy; hotels in Valencia were 70% full and 63.6% in Alicante. Apartment bookings fell to 40%. The prefix…
A truck driver was arrested in Salamanca for alleged drug trafficking after more than a thousand kilos of hash was found in a shipment of oranges bound for the UK. Nearly 500 kilos of swordfish and octopus has been confiscated from the ports of Alicante and Santa Pola over fears…
Costa Blanca News Dec 6 The British Ambassador to Spain has published an open letter urging British Expats to apply for residency in Spain to guarantee their right to stay here after Brexit. Scientists at Madrid’s National Centre for Biotechnology have developed a vaccine that’s successfully immunised mice against the…
Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) marks the anniversary of a referendum held in Spain on December 6, 1978. In this referendum, a new constitution was approved . This was an important step in Spain’s transition to becoming a constitutional monarchy and democracy. Is Constitution Day a Public Holiday? Constitution…
Elche’s Xmas celebrations start tonight with the turning on of the Christmas lights and a Carol Service – there’s also plenty of stalls to explore at the Christmas Market in the Glorieta Puppeteers from all over the world are in Alicante until December 9th for the International Puppet Festival and…
It’s a lovely day on the Costa Blanca … Dénia – 21 and sunny with strong winds and a low of 11 Benidorm – 20, breezy and mostly sunny – 15 overnight Alicante – 21 and partly sunny partly cloudy dropping to 12 and it’s 20 degrees and sunny in…
An open letter from HMA Simon Manley to British nationals living in Spain I wanted to update you on the recent developments on our exit from the EU. As many of you are no doubt aware, on Sunday 25th November, there was a special European Council on Brexit. EU leaders…
7.64 million foreigners visited Spain in October and 22.7 percent of them were British – first choice was the Canary Islands, followed by Valencia, the Balearic Islands and Andalucía. Lower unemployment and higher demand for property in Spain has prompted the Valuation company, Tinsa to forecast a 5-7% rise in…
An alert has been issued on the Costa Blanca about a company called Spanish Rentals Holiday Escapes which is allegedly scamming tourists into paying for holidays that don’t exist. Police in Warwickshire have appealed for help to track down Luke Daniel Clarke who’s wanted for alleged drug dealing and is…