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Margarita Robles Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles SPAIN’S defence minister, Margarita Robles, has issued a stark warning to her fellow citizens about the threat that Vladimir Putin’s Russia poses to the European 17 MAR, 2024 @ 10:24 LEAD·POLITICS Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso PUBLIC prosecutors in Madrid have opened a court probe into the activities of the partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Alberto Gonzalez Amador is 12 MAR, 2024 @ 11:11 CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MADRID·OTHER NEWS Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops. The trio- in their 9 MAR, 2024 @ 08:00 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·OTHER NEWS·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hooded men threaten to kill farmer but just get olive oil and €120 in cash after fruitless raid in Spain’s Alicante

TWO hooded men stormed an Alicante area finca and threatened to kill the farmer if he didn’t hand over all of his money. The Spanish

21 May, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Vandals damage gated cat colony and kill animal recovering from emergency operation on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Vandals attack cat shelter and kill ‘dearly loved’ moggy recovering from emergency operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VOLUNTEERS at a Mil Palmeras cat shelter are in shock after intruders broke into the facility on Saturday and killed a cat that was recuperating

21 May, 2024 @ 10:08

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

British and Irish expats who ran a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested for ‘selling drugs disguised as food’

SEVEN people including British and Irish expats have been arrested for running a Denia cannabis club that sold drugs packaged up as food. The Policia

20 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Huge fire engulfs 30 cars in port popular with tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Huge fire engulfs 34 cars in port popular with tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIRECRACKER is suspected of starting a giant blaze that destroyed 17 cars and damaged at least 17 others in a Javea port car park

20 May, 2024 @ 10:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British expat is arrested for ‘drug trafficking’ after police raid Torrevieja cannabis club popular with foreign tourists

A BRITISH man involved with a Torrevieja cannabis club has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after it sold drugs to foreign tourists. The club

16 May, 2024 @ 11:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

‘Serial arsonist’ accused of setting fire to an Alicante beauty spot 21 times is arrested

THE Guardia Civil has tracked down a man who allegedly started forest fires in an Alicante province beauty spot. The suspect, 46, is accused of

14 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Expat estate agents promoting “FANTASTIC” 3-bed home you swim through on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MEET the dynamic duo, Simon Wade and Yvonne Haughton, from Geres Group, as they showcase a breathtaking residential marvel on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Simon, a

14 May, 2024 @ 11:40

Costa Blanca·Property

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

Skyscraper project in Torrevieja faces being cancelled following a ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court

PLANS for two 80-metre-high skyscrapers in Torrevieja’s Acequion beach area have been scuppered by the Supreme Court and the Valencian High Court of Justice. Judges

13 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Major ‘bottleneck’ road on Spain’s Costa Blanca will FINALLY be updated after years of complaints over horrific traffic

A LONG wait to remove a major Torrevieja bottleneck looks to be ending with a contract to upgrade the N-332 into a dual-carriageway set to

13 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Three Brits and a Polish lorry driver are arrested for ‘huge marijuana smuggling ring operating between Spain and Britain’

THREE British men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for allegedly shipping ‘huge’ quantities of marijuana to the United Kingdom. A

10 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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

Dutch tourist thanks police officers who virtually brought him back to life after he collapsed and had no pulse during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DUTCH tourist has thanked the police for saving his life after he collapsed inside a Costa Blanca shop. He also wants to personally meet

10 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca

WATCH: Wanted British ‘drug trafficker’ is arrested in Benidorm after four YEARS on the run: ‘Violent’ Manchester thug faces LIFE in prison over ‘cocaine and ketamine empire’

A WANTED Brit accused of running a drug empire in the UK has been arrested in Benidorm. The suspect has been on the run since

9 May, 2024 @ 14:17

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Hundreds join protest against controversial solar farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that ‘threatens wildlife and 10,000 trees’

OVER 300 San Miguel de Salinas residents protested in Alicante on Tuesday against plans to build a giant solar farm on prime agricultural land used

8 May, 2024 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

‘Illegal’ elderly home housing expats is shut down on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Swiss owner is arrested

AN illegal nursing home in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province has been raided by the Guardia Civil and closed down by social services.

8 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drought warning in Mallorca: Balearic Islands are placed on ‘pre-alert’ as water supplies run low

Drought warning for Spain’s Costa Blanca: Dry conditions will worsen in May due to lack of rainfall and high temperatures, experts predict

FORECASTERS are predicting hot and dry weather all during May in Alicante province, despite some rainfall at the start of the month. The State Meteorological

7 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

This region in Spain has the highest number of prestigious Blue Flag beaches – after adding three new winners

THE Valencian Community once again has the highest number of blue flag beaches in Spain- six more than in last year- totalling 159, three ahead

7 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Loan shark warning in Spain: How a woman who borrowed €120 amassed a €16,000 ‘debt’ with mobsters who ‘attacked and threatened her’ to pay up

SIX people have been arrested in Alicante for allegedly trying to extort €16,200 out of a woman for two loans totalling €120. The Policia Nacional

3 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·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

EXCLUSIVE: Nolotil killed our mum in Spain after she was given the drug for a slipped disc in Benidorm – this is how we sued and WON

THE family of a British expat who died after taking Nolotil have recalled their years’ long battle for justice. Yvonne Flowers had been living in

1 May, 2024 @ 15:49

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

British expat dies after being run off the road in Spain: Tributes pour in for much-loved Scotsman and keen scuba diver

A BRITISH expat has died after being run off the road by a driver in Spain and suffering catastrophic injuries. Robert Paterson, a father-of-three and

30 Apr, 2024 @ 16:36

Costa Blanca·Lead