British motorcyclist dies after ploughing into road sign near Benidorm

A BRITISH motorcyclist died on Monday in the Marina Baixa region of Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil said the 51-year-old man was involved in an accident on the CV-715 road at around 2.15pm in the Tarbena municipality- around 30 kilometres inland from Benidorm. For reasons that have yet to determined, the bike left the highway […]

Cigarette machine thief seriously injured after getaway car ends up in Costa Blanca canal

A THIEF was seriously injured after his getaway car went into a canal at San Miguel de Salinas in Alicante province. The man was taken to Torrevieja Hospital and a fire crew checked that nobody else was inside the vehicle. The drama unfolded at around 4am on Thursday after he stole a cigarette vending machine […]

Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia

THE Ecologistas en Accion group have handed out their ‘Black Flags’ for 2025 to coastal areas of Spain which they say have environmental problems. They include a flag to a cluster of Valencia beaches hit by pollution caused by the October 29 floods. 48 flags have been handed out this year across the country- two […]