If you’ve moved to Spain from the UK, Ireland, Germany, or anywhere else in northern Europe, you almost certainly know what a roadworthiness test is. The UK has its MOT. Germany has the TÜV. Ireland has the NCT.Spain has the ITV — the Inspección Técnica de Vehículos — and in 2026 it just got considerably more serious.New enforcement rules, zero-tolerance …

Alicante Elche Airport has set a NEW passenger record for February. The airport recorded 1.23 million passengers, up 5.3% from a year earlier. Aena’s figures showed that nearly a third (369,560) of passengers came from the United Kingdom. More than 8,000 flights took place, which is a 5.6% rise compared to February 2025. READ MORE ALICANTE ELCHE AIRPORT DEPARTURE AREAS …

THE president of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce, Carlos Baño, has been arrested for alleged corruption by the Policia Nacional. Baño was detained on Friday as part of a probe by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office into consumer voucher campaigns carried out in 2022 and 2023 in 20 municipalities across Alicante Province. Alicante Provincial Council created the voucher scheme in order …