News in Calpe

LOCAL COSTA BLANCA CALPE

• Brits continued flocking to Spain in record numbers in March despite the rains – but avoided these popular hotspots after anti-tourism protests
  BRITISH tourists continue to favour Spain in record numbers – but new figures show they may be turning their backs on traditional hotspots following recent anti-tourism protests. The latest data
  Walter Finch
• ‘Madness!’ Brit in Benidorm suffers culture shock after ‘buying a beer in Burger King’
  A BRITISH social media star living in Spain has been left speechless after stumbling across something most tourists wouldn’t expect – beer on the menu at Burger King. Harry Poulton,
  Tom Ewart Smith
• Outrage in Spain’s Mallorca after centuries-old pine trees are chopped down ‘unnecessarily’
  The Spanish Labour Party (PSOE) has denounced the ‘massive felling of century-old pines’ by Marratxí council, which is made up of PP (conservative) and Vox (anti-immigration) party members. According to
  Michael Coy
• More trouble brewing with Trump after Brussels hits US tech giants with massive €700m anti-competition fine
  THE European Union has handed out fines totalling €700 million to US tech giants Apple and Meta for breaching digital competition rules. The news is set to further annoy US
  Alex Trelinski
• Horror in Valencia: Police stumble upon man charging dozens of migrants €100 a month to live in a single flat
  UP to 40 migrants were crammed into a Valencia region flat and charged around €100 per month to stay. The Policia Nacional have arrested a 24-year-old man in Xirivella where
  Alex Trelinski
• Secret Spain: This hiking route takes you through a forest filled with some of the tallest trees in the world
  LOCATED in Cantabria, just 3 kilometres from Cabezon de la Sal, is one of the most impressive natural corners in Spain: a forest with a hiking trail that will leave
  Dylan Wagemans
• ‘Shots fired’ in Estepona urbanisation as Desokupa eviction team tried to move in on squatters
  SHOTS were reportedly fired in the Cancelada area of Estepona on Tuesday evening during a tense attempted eviction carried out by a private Desokupa team. The incident unfolded shortly after
  Tom Ewart Smith
• Marbella court clerk STEALS €19 million in crypto seized from Costa del Sol fraudsters
  A COURT clerk from Marbella has stolen €19 million in cryptocurrencies that were seized from scams and internet fraudsters. The crypto assets were seized by the Policia Nacional last September
  Dylan Wagemans
• Property prices reach new high in Spain with foreigners making 14.6% of purchases
  HOUSE prices reached a record high in 2024 according to registration figures. Second-hand homes were 6.3% more expensive compared to the previous year with average prices of €2,039 per m2
  Alex Trelinski
• Repair works on vital Ronda road to the Costa del Sol stepped up after March’s storms cut historic town off
  EMERGENCY repairs on the A-397 road linking Ronda to the Costa del Sol are being accelerated after a devastating landslide in March severed the vital transport link.  The collapse –
  Tom Ewart Smith