A Portsmouth couple have been told by Iberdrola that they must pay up to 2000 euro for a new electrical meter, to reconnect an entire group of five houses, after they purchased a repossessed property. The charge calls into question the failure of the bank, the estate agent and their solicitor in disclosing the extra costs prior to purchase.

Locally, six tenders have been submitted to manage the Orihuela Costa beach bars for the next four years with the council saying that they will process the new contract at full speed and on the national political scene, in the light of the country’s biggest ever corruption scandal, could we see the Prime Minster call new elections in the coming days as the PSOE announce a vote of no confidence……