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‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing ‘love hug’ robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area. A

5 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coasts

THE Costa Blanca has been singled out as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the

4 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

ATTRACTIONS: Inside Spain’s largest urban-air museum, Los Alcazares

Los Alcazares is a tiny coast town, but is home to Spain’s largest urban-air museum. Over the past nine years Los Alcazares has been transforming

4 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Don't Miss·La Cultura·Lead·Murcia·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Revealed: The hottest property locations in Spain for British, German and other foreign buyer groups

LEGAL EAGLE: More rights for tenants as new rules come into force for rentals in Spain

NEW rental laws have come into force, giving even more rights to tenants with the aim of adapting to our current economic climate.The recent changes

3 Jun, 2023 @ 11:30

Alicante·Business & Finance·Columnists·Other News·Property·Sponsored·Valencia

DEAR JENNIFER: Feel secure with the right insurance in Spain

THE first question should be – have you taken out Life Insurance? You may have a Mortgage Protection policy, which means on your death the

2 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Dear Jennifer, with Jennifer Cunningham·Murcia·Other News·Property·Valencia

Snow and rain coming to parts of Spain this week: South will remain dry and mild

May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

RAINFALL records have been smashed in the Murcia region with the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area since

1 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community·Weather

Rail operator in Spain ‘Iryo’ launches summer discount scheme for younger people

Iryo becomes third high-speed train operator from Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE HIGH SPEED train war on the Alicante to Madrid line goes up another notch on Friday as Iryo launches its service with low-fares to

31 May, 2023 @ 14:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Partido Popular Make City Gains In Municipal Elections But Psoe Socialists Defy The Odds In Parts Of Spain's Southern Costa Blanca

Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday’s municipal elections. Elche produced one of the

29 May, 2023 @ 14:28

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Woman Arrested At Costa Blanca Airport In Spain For Smuggling Cocaine Inside Video Game Console

Woman arrested at Costa Blanca airport in Spain for smuggling cocaine inside Play Station 5 console

A WOMAN has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after she tried to smuggle in cocaine hidden in her Play Station 5 console. The 23-year-old traveller

26 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

easyJet to open fourth Spanish base at Costa Blanca airport in 2024

BUDGET air carrier easyJet will open a seasonal base at Alicante-Elche airport in 2024. It will be the airline’s fourth base in Spain with the

25 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British holiday-makers boost June foreign tourist figures for Spain

200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca

24 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gang stole high-end cars to use for spare parts in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Aspe and Petrer in a long-running Policia Nacional probe into the theft of high-end vehicles that were scrapped for

24 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencian Community

Drone discovers 7,000 year-old cave paintings in inaccessible areas of Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alicante University team has used a drone to get down inaccessible caves and record video footage of 7,000 year-old rock paintings. The works found

23 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca start-up company in Spain creates world’s first bottle that purifies water with ozone

AN ALICANTE start-up company with a mix of scientists and entrepreneurs has created Ozeanic, the world’s first drinking bottle that purifies water with ozone. The

22 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Andalucia·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Bogus computer expert cleared out over €250,000 from client’s bank account on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 28-YEAR-OLD Spaniard posed as a computer expert to steal over €250,000 from a client’s bank account in Alicante. The victim told the Policia Nacional

22 May, 2023 @ 13:05

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Families in need have to wait three months to get access to a food bank in Alicante

FAMILIES in need face a three-month wait before being granted access to a food bank in Alicante. Local NGO Colonia Requena has sent a letter

21 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

ELECTION SPECIAL: Numbers of British voters in Spain’s local elections plunge

A GIANT two thirds of British voters have been eliminated from the electoral roll for the forthcoming May elections. A staggering 61,500 expats have lost

19 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Clear Away Dozens Of Illegal Street Vendors Operating On One Street On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police disperse dozens of illegal sellers operating on a street on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S Policia Local and the Policia Nacional have carried out a joint operation to clear an Alicante street packed with illegal sellers. Neighbourhood associations in

19 May, 2023 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Machine Gun And Drugs Farm Found In Illegal Rural Squat In Spain's Alicante Area

Machine gun and marijuana farm found inside rural squat in Spain’s Alicante area

A POLISH man, 38, who squatted in a finca in Campo Alto de Elda turned it into a marijuana farm and was found in possession

16 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Airport strikes in Spain are called off in huge relief for travellers ahead of December holiday

Airports smash April passenger records in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport welcomed 1.43 million passengers in April- up by nearly 20% on a year earlier, and beating the previous April record set in 2019

16 May, 2023 @ 15:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Local Authority Increases Forest Fire Prevention Budget By 290% In Spain's Costa Blanca

Regional body announces three-fold boost to forest fire prevention budget for Spain’s Alicante province

ALICANTE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL is handing out €1.4 million this year to municipalities to produce and execute forest fire prevention plans. It’s a 290% budget rise

15 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca singer aims for Spanish success at Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool

BLANCA PALOMA will be representing Spain this Saturday evening in the Eurovision Song Contest with a flamenco-based song called Eaea. The 33-year-old singer hails from

13 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: ‘System Failure’ as two thirds of Brit residents scythed from the electoral roll for Spain’s local elections

A GIANT two thirds of British voters have been eliminated from the electoral roll for the forthcoming May elections. A staggering 61,500 expats have lost

12 May, 2023 @ 19:00

Alicante·National News

Know your rental rights in Spain

Short and long-term rental contracts, which best suits your needs? A SHORT-TERM rental contract (known in Spanish as a temporary lease) is one that is

12 May, 2023 @ 13:12

Alicante·Columnists·Legal Eagle

New Invasive Algae Detected On Beaches And In Waters Off Spain's Costa Blanca

New invasive algae strikes Costa Blanca beaches and waters in Spain

ALICANTE UNIVERSITY marine scientists have logged the first sightings of an invasive type of algae in Costa Blanca waters as well as on beaches. Known

11 May, 2023 @ 14:12

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Katie Price shows up holidaying in obscure Murcia town in Spain despite facing bankruptcy

FORMER glamour model Katie Price has jetted off to Spain for a sunshine getaway – but she has eschewed the usual celebrity hotspots for something

10 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead

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