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Skeletal remains of man and woman found in Elche ravine could be couple missing in Spain since 2019

THE skeletal remains of a man and woman discovered in a ravine outside Elche in Spain’s Valencia region could belong to a couple reported missing

10 Feb, 2022 @ 13:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Iconic tourist attraction on Spain’s Costa Blanca offers guided tours in English to boost visitor numbers

ONE of Alicante’s biggest tourist attractions, Santa Barbara castle, has made a good start in a new bid to double visitor numbers. New free guided

10 Feb, 2022 @ 13:37

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Seizure of fake luxury branded jewellery with €1 million price tag on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BOGUS branded luxury jewellery items with a retail value close to €1 million have been discovered in shipping containers at the port of Alicante. The

10 Feb, 2022 @ 12:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair blasts Spain's airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

Unruly drunk passenger drops his trousers on Ryanair plane at Costa Blanca airport in Spain before police eject him

A Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Dublin was delayed by 40 minutes on Monday after an intoxicated passenger dropped his trousers and verbally abused

8 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Drunk man urinates inside a taxi on Spain's Costa Blanca and then posts social media footage of cab driver's reaction

Drunk man urinates inside taxi on Spain’s Costa Blanca and then posts social media footage of cab driver’s reaction

A drunk man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted social media footage of the driver’s reaction, may face legal action over his behaviour.

8 Feb, 2022 @ 12:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Teenage Trafficker Charged With 12 Deaths After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Spain's Costa Blanca

Underage trafficker charged over 12 deaths after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Algerian minor has been charged with 12 counts of reckless homicide after a dinghy transporting migrants sank off the Alicante Province coast. Only five

7 Feb, 2022 @ 12:52

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Andy Warhol Creations Form Part Of €2 Million Donation To Alicante Contemporary Art Museum In Spain

Andy Warhol classics form part of €2 million donation to Alicante contemporary art museum in Spain

A unique collection of contemporary art has arrived in Alicante thanks to a donation from collectors Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero, who was born in

5 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead

November passenger figures touch pre-pandemic levels at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Airport staying off the rails on Spain’s Costa Blanca angers business and farming groups

BUSINESS and farming groups have joined forces to criticise the ongoing absence of a rail link with Alicante-Elche airport. The Alicante Young Farmers Association(Asaja) and

4 Feb, 2022 @ 12:19

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

IFather got daughter,14, pregnant after years of abuse in Alicante area of Spain

Father got daughter,14, pregnant after years of sexual abuse in Alicante area of Spain

A father has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of systematically sexually abusing his daughter for over a decade. The 53-year-old man from

2 Feb, 2022 @ 11:58

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Shop cashiers threatened by distinctive knife during robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A violent robber who used a large knife to threaten cashiers at Alicante area shops has been arrested in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia

1 Feb, 2022 @ 12:29

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

A bright new future that saves you money, with Solar Works in Spain

By Niamh Ryan WITH electricity prices rising by more than 40% in Spain over the last year alone, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE),

29 Jan, 2022 @ 11:45

Alicante·Technology

Violent far-right hate group arrests after using social media as recruiting tool in Spain

SEVEN members of a violent ultra-right group that co-ordinated hate crimes via social media have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. One of those detained

28 Jan, 2022 @ 15:16

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Sniffer Dogs Search For Spanish Civil War Explosives Buried In Deserted Alicante Area Factory

Sniffer dogs find Spanish Civil War bombs buried on old factory site in Alicante area

POLICIA Nacional sniffer dogs went to an old Alcoy factory after a bomb dating back to the Spanish Civil War was unearthed during renovation work.

26 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss who snatched Costa Blanca couple during summer

Man fatally slashes uncle’s throat during argument at Alicante area house in Spain

A 32-year-old man slashed his uncle’s throat with a knife after a series of arguments at their Albatera home in Alicante Province. The victim, 39,

25 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Drink Driver Almost Doubles Costa Blanca Motorway Speed Limit Before Getting Arrested In Spain

Drink-driver whizzes car to almost twice the Costa Blanca motorway speed limit in Spain

A speeding motorist shocked Guardia Civil officers who clocked him smashing a motorway speed limit while being double over the drink-drive limit. A Guardia Civil

25 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mass Vaccination Centres To Reopen For Covid 19 Booster Shots In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

Mass vaccination centres reopening for COVID-19 booster shots in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SIX mass vaccination points will reopen in the Valencian Community on Monday(January 31) to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. The so-called ‘vacunodromos’ were used

25 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Italian bank robbers travelled to Spain for heists on the Costa Blanca and Murcia

Italian bank robbers linked to bungling one-legged thief travelled to Spain for heists on the Costa Blanca and Murcia

AN Italian bank robbery gang wanted for a €344,355 stick-up at a Murcia bank in October has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. One of

24 Jan, 2022 @ 13:34

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

REVEALED: Benidorm’s 2024 masterplan for Levante Beach to cost over half a billion euros

TRANSFORMING part of Benidorm’s famous Levante Beach into a greener, healthier sustainable area will cost upwards of half a billion euros. Clearing, preparing and building

23 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain's Mallorca

New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province. Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)

21 Jan, 2022 @ 14:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Scientists From Spain's Alicante University Create Artificial Reef To Regenerate Mediterranean Seabed

Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed

AN artificial reef using electrolysis to regenerate Mediterranean marine life has been successfully tested in Alicante waters. A team from the University of Alicante created

20 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Glass eye found during the exhumation of remains of a mass grave at cemetery in Spain helps to identify body

THE skeletal remains of a man executed at the hands of General Franco has been uncovered in Alicante – and thanks to his ‘perfectly’ preserved

20 Jan, 2022 @ 16:31

Alicante·Lead·Other News

Young Madrid thieves made special journeys to rob elderly women on the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people from Madrid aged, 18 and 21, have been arrested in Alicante after travelling there just to violently rob elderly women in the street.

20 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

AUTHORITIES have launched a new appeal to find 12 of the UK’s most wanted criminals thought to be hiding out in Spain. Among those on

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:56

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News

Elderly Motorist In Spain's Alicante Area Gets Caught With Almost 10,000 Illegal Cigars In His Boot

Elderly Alicante motorist gets smoked out over 10,000 cigar stash uncovered by police in Spain

A consignment of 9,780 illegal handmade cigars went up in smoke for a man who had his stash seized by the Guardia Civil. The motorist,

18 Jan, 2022 @ 13:34

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's Costa Blanca Woos More Gay And Lesbian Tourists Plus Extra Brits And Germans

Spain’s Costa Blanca targets more gay and lesbian tourists plus extra Brits and Germans

COSTA Blanca tourism bosses want the region acknowledged as a ‘high quality’ destination for gay and lesbian visitors. Kick-starting a promotional campaign ahead of this

17 Jan, 2022 @ 20:50

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Travel News

Alicante boy, 16, uses multiple female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

Alicante boy uses female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

AN Alicante area teenage boy has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over online sextortion. The boy, 17, from Alcoy used eight bogus social media

17 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

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