https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After the first day of an indefinite teachers' walkout in Valencia on Monday, educators in Catalonia have called their own stoppage this Tuesday. Here's what parents across both regions need to know about the teachers' strikes. https://www.thelocal.es/20260512/what-to-know-about-the-teachers-strike-in-spains-valencia-region Tue, 12 May 2026 09:55:45 +0200 what-to-know-about-the-teachers-strike-in-spains-valencia-region Spanish authorities said Friday a woman had been tested for suspected hantavirus after travelling on the same flight as a Dutch woman who stayed on the MV Hondius cruise ship and later died from the virus. https://www.thelocal.es/20260508/spain-finds-suspected-hantavirus-case-in-alicante Fri, 08 May 2026 16:15:02 +0200 spain-finds-suspected-hantavirus-case-in-alicante The Costa Blanca city of Alicante has finally unveiled one of the most anticipated urban development projects of recent decades – a 35,000 sqm city park which will include 1,400 housing units. https://www.thelocal.es/20260408/spains-alicante-to-unveil-plans-for-new-city-park-with-housing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:53:38 +0200 spains-alicante-to-unveil-plans-for-new-city-park-with-housing If you live in the Valencian Community, there are several tax deductions you may be able to apply to your income tax return this year. https://www.thelocal.es/20260413/five-tax-deductions-you-can-benefit-from-in-spains-valencia-region Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:58:48 +0200 five-tax-deductions-you-can-benefit-from-in-spains-valencia-region British pub chain Wetherspoons has opened its first establishment outside the UK and Ireland, and the Costa Blanca is the chosen spot. Find out how much you'll have to pay for a pint. https://www.thelocal.es/20260210/wetherspoons-opens-its-first-pub-in-spain-at-alicante-airport Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:40 +0100 wetherspoons-opens-its-first-pub-in-spain-at-alicante-airport Alicante-Elche Airport is to undergo a massive renovation to the tune of €1.1 billion, including a brand-new airport dock primarily for British passengers who now have to carry out EES border checks. https://www.thelocal.es/20251105/qa-what-to-know-about-the-expansion-of-spains-alicante-airport Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:53:33 +0100 qa-what-to-know-about-the-expansion-of-spains-alicante-airport The popular Alicante-Elche airport on Spain's Costa Blanca is the latest to implement the new EES passport checks for travellers from outside of the EU. https://www.thelocal.es/20251101/alicante-elche-joins-other-spanish-airports-in-launching-ees-border-checks Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:00:56 +0100 alicante-elche-joins-other-spanish-airports-in-launching-ees-border-checks A year on from the destructive and deadly floods that hit Valencia, a new study has found that more than 4,000 key buildings are still at risk of being destroyed if a similar storm were to hit Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20251028/schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:36:17 +0100 schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain Southeastern Spain on Friday experienced its second day of torrential rain which already led to floods in Alicante and Murcia on Thursday, causing evacuations, road closures, and communication problems. https://www.thelocal.es/20251010/video-storm-alice-floods-spains-alicante-and-murcia Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:41:03 +0200 video-storm-alice-floods-spains-alicante-and-murcia Fifty years after General Francisco Franco's death, Benidorm still clings to the mass tourism model it pioneered under his dictatorship, even as protests against overtourism sweep other Spanish holiday hotspots. https://www.thelocal.es/20251004/why-benidorm-embraces-spains-franco-era-mass-tourism-model Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:59:16 +0200 why-benidorm-embraces-spains-franco-era-mass-tourism-model Local press have estimated that there are around 700 wild chickens that have been slowing taking over streets, parks and gardens in the popular Alicante resort town which has a large foreign population. https://www.thelocal.es/20250821/why-are-hundreds-of-chickens-roaming-the-streets-of-spains-torrevieja Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:01:11 +0200 why-are-hundreds-of-chickens-roaming-the-streets-of-spains-torrevieja Spain has often been one of the the favourite place in Europe for foreigners to buy a property, but there are several places in the Alicante province where they make up more than 50 percent. https://www.thelocal.es/20250804/the-towns-in-spain-where-up-to-87-percent-of-property-buyers-are-foreign Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:29:04 +0200 the-towns-in-spain-where-up-to-87-percent-of-property-buyers-are-foreign Spain's Valencia region is a hot and humid place over the summer. Fortunately there are several towns where minimum temperatures get surprisingly low through the high-season and you can cool down alongside rivers and mountains. https://www.thelocal.es/20240729/seven-places-to-escape-the-summer-heat-in-spains-valencia-region Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:59:16 +0200 seven-places-to-escape-the-summer-heat-in-spains-valencia-region The 'Mediterranean Manhattan' has quite the reputation, but there are some surprising facts about the city that you might not be aware of. https://www.thelocal.es/20230424/eight-fascinating-facts-about-spains-benidorm Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:51:43 +0200 eight-fascinating-facts-about-spains-benidorm Did you know that there are direct flights from Alicante airport to 27 countries and over 100 different cities? This is where you can fly to from the main airport on Spain's Costa Blanca in 2025. https://www.thelocal.es/20250124/where-can-you-fly-to-from-spains-alicante-airport-in-2025 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:07:32 +0100 where-can-you-fly-to-from-spains-alicante-airport-in-2025 The two Valencian cities are embroiled in legal battles where the courts and town halls are siding with either sleep-deprived neighbours or disgruntled hospitality business owners. https://www.thelocal.es/20240906/spains-noisy-nightlife-pits-neighbours-against-bar-owners-in-valencia-and-alicante Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:47:43 +0200 spains-noisy-nightlife-pits-neighbours-against-bar-owners-in-valencia-and-alicante The Costa Blanca town of Dénia in Alicante will become the latest place in Spain to temporarily ban new licences for short-term holiday lets, with the mayor stating that "uncontrolled growth" is causing "coexistence conflicts" with neighbours. https://www.thelocal.es/20240826/spains-denia-to-stop-issuing-licences-for-tourist-apartments Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:53:31 +0200 spains-denia-to-stop-issuing-licences-for-tourist-apartments Spain's Alicante province is home to 375,000 foreigners, but even in a sunny easy-going place where many choose to retire, life can have its challenges. Here are 11 hacks that will make life on the Costa Blanca run more smoothly for you. https://www.thelocal.es/20211015/11-alicante-life-hacks-that-will-make-you-feel-like-a-local Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:17:09 +0200 11-alicante-life-hacks-that-will-make-you-feel-like-a-local Despite an overall decline in damage caused by wildfires in Spain this year, two large blazes burned on Tuesday and Wednesday in Alicante and Cuenca provinces, leading to the evacuation and confinement of hundreds of residents. https://www.thelocal.es/20240731/hundreds-evacuated-as-wildfires-rage-in-spains-alicante-and-cuenca Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:44:12 +0200 hundreds-evacuated-as-wildfires-rage-in-spains-alicante-and-cuenca The Spanish coastal resort of Benidorm has spoken out against the explosion of UK holidaymakers on mobility scooters clogging up the streets, drink driving and relying on these small vehicles instead of walking. https://www.thelocal.es/20240722/benidorm-gets-serious-with-british-seniors-on-mobility-scooters Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:25:59 +0200 benidorm-gets-serious-with-british-seniors-on-mobility-scooters