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Biggest-ever monthly passenger total boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Alicante airport saw record number of travellers in April after 1.6 million people flew into the Costa Blanca

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport is easily on course to break the 2023 passenger record after setting an April best with nearly 1.6 million travellers- 10.8% more than

13 May, 2024 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

The Red Cross in Guardamar receives nearly 170 cleaning and personal hygiene kits

On the 25th of April, Specsavers Ópticas and Rotary Club Guardamar visited the Red Cross warehouse in Guardamar to deliver kits of toiletries and cleaning

13 May, 2024 @ 12:39

Alicante

Tourists can't get enough of Spain's Costa Blanca with airport setting an all-time passenger record

There is ‘no need’ for a second runway at Alicante airport, insists Spain’s transport minister

SPAIN’S Transport Minister, Oscar Puente, has rejected calls for a second runway at Alicante-Elche airport and believes that a new second terminal can deal with

10 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Dog finds a human ARM at a ‘finca’ in Spain: Police analyse ring on victim’s finger after failing to find rest of the body

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil is investigating a grisly discovery in Alicante province, after a dog found an arm apparently belonging to a woman on a finca,

9 May, 2024 @ 15:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Robbery warning in Spain: Romanian gang targeted elderly people at cash machines in Alicante

THREE men have been arrested in Alicante for robbing elderly people as they withdrew cash from ATMs. The accused Romanian trio have been charged with

8 May, 2024 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Driver caught with a fake UK licence on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces jail

A DRIVER is facing jail after he gave police a fake UK licence during a routine stop in Elche. The 29-year-old’s card immediately ID the

4 May, 2024 @ 16:00

Alicante·Valencia

Who was Archibald Dickinson? The British hero who defied orders to rescue fleeing families from Alicante port at the end of Spain’s brutal civil war

IN the Alicante Marina lies a metal bust of a solemn-faced man in a sailor’s hat. His eyes gaze placidly ahead, concealing the nearly forgotten

4 May, 2024 @ 08:06

Alicante·EXPLAINER·Lead

This hotel in a ‘pueblo’ in Alicante is among the best in Spain – according to new Michelin guide

A HOTEL in a small Alicante province town has been given star recognition by the Michelin Guide in its first hotel awards for Spain The

2 May, 2024 @ 14:29

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

UK Money Carer Foundation expanding to help vulnerable expats in Spain

Ground-breaking UK Money Carer Foundation that stops vulnerable people from being financially ‘ripped off’ is expanding to Spain to help expats- and is recruiting team members

A UK foundation that manages money for vulnerable people is expanding to Spain, and is hosting an Open Day in Alicante this Friday to recruit

2 May, 2024 @ 11:34

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Europe’s biggest electric car battery recycling factory set to launch this year on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE is set to have Europe’s largest electric car battery recycling plant in operation by the end of the year. GDV Mobility has received backing

28 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Nazi symbol is spray-painted on bust of British merchant in Alicante: Archibald Dickinson saved Republican families at the end of Spain’s Civil War

AN ALICANTE bust of a Welsh hero who saved 2,638 people fleeing General Franco’s forces at the end of the Civil War in 1939, has

24 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

How doctors in Spain are freezing tumours at -40ºC to rid patients of cancer while avoiding surgery

A HOSPITAL in Spain is making use of a new method for treating tumours, in particular for cancer patients who cannot risk surgery due to

23 Apr, 2024 @ 10:44

Alicante·Health·Lead

This little-known town on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘Europe’s Best Hidden Gem’ – according to travel experts

A TOWN just a few kilometres south of bustling Benidorm has been given the title of ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe 2024’ by the European

23 Apr, 2024 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Revealed: The optimum number of steps per day to reduce your risk of heart problems and death

How taking in the sun daily can help prevent cancer and heart problems, according to scientists in Spain

FOUR out of ten adults and three out of ten children in Alicante province suffer from Vitamin D deficiency. Despite some of Spain’s biggest levels

21 Apr, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Health·Lead

Alicante fire latest: Blaze is STILL burning after taking hold at the weekend – as police make two arrests

TWO people have been arrested over the burning of agricultural waste that sparked a big fire on Sunday in the north of Alicante province. They

16 Apr, 2024 @ 11:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Abandoned pets are on the rise in Alicante, warn activists – while fewer people are adopting

ALICANTE’S Municipal Animal Shelter has recorded a 40% increase in animals in its care each month over the last year. Abandonments have risen while adoption

15 Apr, 2024 @ 17:19

Alicante·Animals·Lead

Tourists flock to Spain’s Costa Blanca: Passenger arrival numbers to Alicante in March broke all previous records

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport is continuing its record breaking start to 2024 with the best-ever passenger numbers for March. Airport owner Aena said that 1.2 million travellers

12 Apr, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Where are Brits and other foreigners buying property in Spain? New data reveals the hottest locations

Real estate agents say scrapping of Golden Visa will cause ‘irreparable’ economic damage to Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘IRREPARABLE’ damage will be done to the real estate sector and tourism on the Costa Blanca if the government abolishes the so-called Golden Visa. That’s

10 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

Frenchman, 35, who ‘stole €450,000 worth of windsurfing equipment’ from the Mar Menor in Spain is arrested

A THIEF took €450,000 of windsurfing gear from a European championship event on the Mar Menor and drove his haul to an Alicante province warehouse,

9 Apr, 2024 @ 14:43

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Other News

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a 9 APR, 2024 @ 11:30 ALICANTE·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MURCIA·OTHER NEWS Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing 27 NOV, 2023 @ 16:30 BENIDORM·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain 15 AUG, 2023 @ 17:15 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY One of Spain's most-notorious 'Love Hug' robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang

TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain's tourist apartment stays for 2022

Grandmother, 73, dies after falling from a castle in Spain during walk with her son and grandchildren

A GRANDMOTHER aged 73 has died in Alicante after she fell from a height of four metres at a castle. The tragic accident played out

5 Apr, 2024 @ 11:29

Alicante·Lead

Sahara dust cloud known as ‘calima’ to land in Alicante this weekend before temperatures reach 30ºC

UNSEASONABLY high temperatures are expected in Alicante province this weekend, as a Saharan dust cloud known in Spanish as a calima spreads its way across

5 Apr, 2024 @ 10:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Weather

EasyJet opens new base on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Budget airline launches new routes between UK and Alicante

BUDGET airline EasyJet officially opened its new base at Alicante-Elche airport on Wednesday with the promise of 10 new routes. One of those services- to

3 Apr, 2024 @ 15:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Fake activist in Alicante who took up to €15,000 from Muslim businesses ‘for the Palestinian cause’ before ‘pocketing the money’ is arrested

A PALESTINIAN man has been arrested in Alicante for extorting Muslim victims by demanding money to help his native country, but kept the cash for

3 Apr, 2024 @ 10:09

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

Egyptian crocodiles and African turtles among haul of animals seized on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VARIETY of endangered exotic animals including Nile crocodiles, an African spurred tortoise and a Burmese python have been rescued over the last year by

1 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Vile attack sees Nazi swastika emblazoned outside office of left-wing PSOE party on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SWASTIKA and anti-government graffiti has been daubed on the front of the Socialist Party headquarters in Alicante. The vandalism happened in the early hours

1 Apr, 2024 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics·Valencian Community

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