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Russian jailed for intimidating and scaring Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn't pay 'protection' money

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

A 21-YEAR-OLD Russian man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a ‘protection racket’ involving various shop owners in the Torrevieja area. He

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

British couple arrested at Costa Blanca airport for gunning down fellow-national outside his Spanish home

A BRITISH couple have been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport over the 2024 shooting of a fellow national in the Mar Menor. The Guardia Civil said

8 Jun, 2026 @ 10:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

British tourist in Benidorm tried to kill two people at popular beach and then tried to take his life in police cells

British tourist in Benidorm ‘tried to kill two people at popular beach before attempting to take own life in custody’

A BRITISH tourist has been arrested in Benidorm for trying to drown a woman at Poniente beach and then burying a child’s face in the

8 Jun, 2026 @ 09:50

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Forget Benidorm: Discover Altea, the Costa Blanca’s beautiful white-washed and blue-domed secret

FORGET what you think you know about the Costa Blanca. Sure, there are the skyscraper resorts and sprawling, sun-drenched sands, but tucked between the jagged

6 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Benidorm launches major security operation ahead of World Cup – with extra riot police drafted in to deal with surge in boozy Brits

BENIDORM is ramping up policing during soccer’s World Cup -which starts next week- with a special operation to curb any incidents at local bars. Extra

5 Jun, 2026 @ 11:37

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert

A COSTA Blanca resident has been arrested for trying to sell a Ferrari replica car as a genuine luxury model. The Policia Nacional swooped on

4 Jun, 2026 @ 12:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

TORREVIEJA’S new Paseo del Mar shopping centre will open for business on June 11. After over four years of construction in the city’s port area,

3 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats for sea crossings

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis

SIX Algerian men have been arrested in Alicante province for running an illegal migrant taxi service between North Africa and Spain. An additional person has

1 Jun, 2026 @ 16:18

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Murcia

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

A 59-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Benidorm for offering holiday and long-term rental bookings for properties that he did not manage. The scammer- of

1 Jun, 2026 @ 10:29

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist warning as going shirtless in these Spanish cities could land you with a €750 fine – starting with Marbella and Mallorca

SPANISH cities are enforcing strict dress codes across tourist destinations to promote public decorum, with the act of going shirtless costing violators up to €750.

29 May, 2026 @ 15:15

Alicante·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Malaga·Marbella

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm suffers broken nose during violent ‘English Zone’ mobile phone robbery- two men arrested

A BRITISH tourist was beaten up and robbed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ by three attackers. The trio from Alicante rented an apartment in the resort

29 May, 2026 @ 12:35

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Terror arrests on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca as police smash jihadist ring

SPECIALIST Policia Nacional units have been involved in a major anti-terrorism operation in Spain which has so far yielded 10 arrests. Raids on addresses were

29 May, 2026 @ 10:47

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Unprecedented May heatwave caused record-breaking number of deaths in Spain

Spain’s Costa Blanca set for early heatwave with temperatures soaring to July levels

THE warm air mass that brought record-breaking high temperatures to Northern Europe has moved to Spain with predictions of 37C values in Alicante province. State

28 May, 2026 @ 11:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Alicante’s airport bus route is being upgraded from June with more buses and shorter waits – all you need to know

EXTRA bus services will be introduced from June 1 between Alicante City Centre and Alicante-Elche airport- in time for the peak summer season. With record

27 May, 2026 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

NASA photographed Torrevieja’s famous pink lake from space — and it could help find life on Mars

AN ASTRONAUT aboard the International Space Station captured a striking photograph of Torrevieja’s famous pink lagoon from space. The picture was taken during Expedition 65

26 May, 2026 @ 16:03

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Technology

British woman and her dog vanish near Valencia after her campervan is stolen during road trip back to UK

FEARS are mounting for the wellbeing of a British woman who vanished along with her beloved pet dog while travelling home from the Costa Blanca.

26 May, 2026 @ 12:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of accident wrecks

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

POLICE have arrested seven men and two women on the Costa Blanca who ran a car theft and sales scam. Medium to high range cars

25 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Patient badly burnt after cigarette lighter sparks cause oxygen cylinder to explode inside Costa Blanca hospital

Patient badly burnt after cigarette lighter sparks cause oxygen cylinder explosion inside Costa Blanca hospital

A TORREVIEJA Hospital patient suffered second and third degree burns after going for an illegal cigarette with sparks from lighter causing his oxygen cylinder to

25 May, 2026 @ 10:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

EXCLUSIVE: Brit author turns Costa Blanca expat hotspot into backdrop for must-read disaster thriller

A THRIVING Costa Blanca town popular with expats has been used as the backdrop for a natural disaster novel written by a Brit. Altea, located

24 May, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Serial arsonist arrested over 24 forest fires in less than a year at Costa Blanca beauty spot

Serial arsonist accused of starting 24 forest fires in less than a year at Costa Blanca beauty spot

A 41-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for starting 24 fires in Alicante’s Serra Grossa. The alleged perpetrator first struck in May 2025 with 13 incidents

22 May, 2026 @ 10:31

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Stunning 2,000-year-old Roman statue of goddess Venus discovered on popular Alicante beach during delayed promenade works

A ROMAN bust of the goddess Venus dating back as much 2,000 years has been found during regeneration work at Alicante’s La Almadraba beach. The

21 May, 2026 @ 12:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

THE developer of Benidorm’s TM Tower- which will be the tallest residential structure in Europe- says that half of its 260 apartments have been sold.

21 May, 2026 @ 11:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Freak ‘heat dome’ and Saharan dust cloud to blast Andalucia and Costa Blanca as summer arrives early

SPAIN is heading for its first scorcher weekend of the year as a brutal front of hot air moves up over the peninsula from Africa.

21 May, 2026 @ 09:48

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’

TORREVIEJA has given itself an autumn deadline to remove all domestic birds including hens, roosters and chickens that have freely been roaming for years in

20 May, 2026 @ 15:53

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca launches campaign to lure wealthy British holidaymakers and long-term winter residents with major UK flight boost

THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board is wooing more British visitors to the region via a promotional roadshow in the UK. Wealthy holidaymakers and winter visitors

20 May, 2026 @ 11:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British gestor arrested for allegedly defrauding €84k from expat client did work for Costa Blanca mayor

British gestor who worked for Costa Blanca mayor allegedly defrauded €84k from ‘vulnerable’ expat client

A BRITISH man sacked from his role as a mayoral representative in Rojales was one of two arrests made in late March for allegedly defrauding

20 May, 2026 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

British couple arrested at Costa Blanca airport for gunning down fellow-national outside his Spanish home

British tourist in Benidorm ‘tried to kill two people at popular beach before attempting to take own life in custody’

Forget Benidorm: Discover Altea, the Costa Blanca’s beautiful white-washed and blue-domed secret

Benidorm launches major security operation ahead of World Cup – with extra riot police drafted in to deal with surge in boozy Brits

Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert

Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

Tourist warning as going shirtless in these Spanish cities could land you with a €750 fine – starting with Marbella and Mallorca

Drunk British tourist in Benidorm suffers broken nose during violent ‘English Zone’ mobile phone robbery- two men arrested

Terror arrests on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca as police smash jihadist ring

Spain’s Costa Blanca set for early heatwave with temperatures soaring to July levels

Alicante’s airport bus route is being upgraded from June with more buses and shorter waits – all you need to know

NASA photographed Torrevieja’s famous pink lake from space — and it could help find life on Mars

British woman and her dog vanish near Valencia after her campervan is stolen during road trip back to UK

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

Patient badly burnt after cigarette lighter sparks cause oxygen cylinder explosion inside Costa Blanca hospital

EXCLUSIVE: Brit author turns Costa Blanca expat hotspot into backdrop for must-read disaster thriller

Serial arsonist accused of starting 24 forest fires in less than a year at Costa Blanca beauty spot

Stunning 2,000-year-old Roman statue of goddess Venus discovered on popular Alicante beach during delayed promenade works

Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

Freak ‘heat dome’ and Saharan dust cloud to blast Andalucia and Costa Blanca as summer arrives early

Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’

Costa Blanca launches campaign to lure wealthy British holidaymakers and long-term winter residents with major UK flight boost

British gestor who worked for Costa Blanca mayor allegedly defrauded €84k from ‘vulnerable’ expat client

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

Spanish football club faces prosecution after strippers perform at celebration for youth team players after they won the league

Spain’s fiery weekend: Smoke billows from Honda factory in Barcelona – before two wildfires break out in Andalucia near expat hotspots

Mallorca protesters to ‘collapse’ the island this July as anti-tourism activists target upcoming total solar eclipse

Alcohol consumption collapses by 60% among young people in Spain – with fewer than one in five drinking every week

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