Three family members are killed in a tower block fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE members of the same family died in an apartment block fire in the early hours of Monday morning in Villajoyosa. The blaze started in
Ryanair to add seven new destinations from Alicante this summer
BUDGET airline Ryanair will add a total of nine new routes to the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez airport, connecting the Costa Blanca tourist hotspot to cities
Council has to pay ‘millions’ in compensation for illegally-granted building licence approved by law-breaking mayor in 2008 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca council will have to pay the equivalent of a third of its annual budget as compensation for an illegally-approved building that was
Spanish priest is removed from his Costa Blanca parish for calling Pope Francis a ‘heretic’
THE bishop of the Orihuela-Alicante diocese has suspended San Isidro’s parish priest for branding Pope Francis a ‘heretic’. Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla took the tough
Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province. One villa was located
Plan for major new route moves forward to link motorway with popular expat city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS costing around €30 million for a third exit road between the AP-7 and the Marina Alta are set to move forward. The Ministry of
Popular urban park set for summer reopening after three-year closure after contractor walked away from project on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A POPULAR Javea park could reopen in time for the summer, after it was closed for renovation work- way back in September 2021. A contractor
Revealed: The most expensive areas to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE costliest area for properties on the Costa Blanca has been revealed to be on the Calpe coast. Buyers looking to purchase a home by
Police bike rammed and officer injured during dramatic high-speed pursuit of motorist who didn’t pay for petrol on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MOTORIST rammed two Guardia Civil motorbike riders at the end of a high-speed chase on the outskirts of Valencia City. The driver drove off
Polish fugitive, 34, is dramatically arrested in Spain’s Benidorm resort for ‘kidnapping, sexual assault, fraud’ and a list of other serious charges
A POLISH fugitive has been arrested in Benidorm after fleeing his home country where he had been serving a seven year jail term. The man,
Benidorm will FINALLY have a funeral home and crematorium after almost 20 years of waiting
BENIDORM is set to get its first funeral home/crematorium after plans have been mired in red tape since 2005. Families have been going to Villajoyosa
Sewage ‘is being dumped in the sea off Benidorm’: Ecologists in Spain demand action
COMPLAINTS about untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea off Benidorm have prompted two councils to demand urgent action. The El Xoriguer environmentalist group says
‘Christian Lawyers’ in Spain threaten legal action over underage girls dressed up in ‘sexy lingerie’ during the Torrevieja Carnival parade
A Torrevieja Carnival parade troupe has stirred up the ire of a Christian lawyers group who are planning legal action over underage ‘girls dressed in
Benidorm to open a huge new resort called ‘Magic Pirates Island’ – here’s everything we know
BENIDORM will get a new themed tourist resort in 2025 called ‘Magic Pirates Island’ which will include 270 cabins. Work has started in the Marina
Expat, 33, is assassinated in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE bullet-ridden body of a Ukrainian man was found in a Villajoyosa community garage on Tuesday. The victim, 33, had been shot at least five
This expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca wants to become Spain’s first ‘crypto-friendly’ city – but what does that involve?
TORREVIEJA has unveiled plans to become Spain’s first cryptocurrency-friendly city. The Costa Blanca resort hopes to achieve that goal through an initiative launched by the
Spain’s Alicante airport smashes January record thanks to influx of British visitors
A LARGE number of UK travellers have helped take Alicante-Elche airport to a record January high with 958,088 passengers. That’s the best-ever start to a
Deadly Red Palm Weevil spreads after claims that council didn’t maintain palm trees on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PALM tree pruning has started on the Orihuela Costa after residents said that not enough maintenance for two years has allowed the deadly Red Palm
Unspoilt stretch of Spain’s Costa Blanca WILL be the site of 2,200 homes after environmentalists lose years-long battle to halt the project
A CONTROVERISAL plan to build 2,200 homes at Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa will definitely go ahead after two groups decided not to appeal
On the rise: Erotic toy start-up in Spain rakes in MILLIONS as customers splurge on their unique designs ahead of Valentine’s Day
A COMPANY making and distributing erotic toys on the Costa Blanca has become a major success story and is currently enjoying a boom period up
Boy, 14, who learned to drive via social media tutorials is chased by cops during a joy ride on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 14-year-old boy who learned to drive in social media tutorials led police on a high speed chase in the Alicante area. With no licence,
EXCLUSIVE: British expat, 81, is ordered to stop feeding a feral cat colony on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Animal lover is threatened with €600 fine
A BRITISH animal lover has been left exasperated by a threat to fine him and volunteers up to €600 if they carry on feeding a
Scam warning: Benidorm man loses €35k to new girlfriend who tricked him into paying legal fees for fake €3m inheritance
A BENIDORM man was conned out of €35,000 by a woman who started a relationship with him via social media. She claimed she needed the
Tourists are threatened by a machete-wielding thug on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Man demands Dutch group hand over cash and valuables
A MAN has been arrested in Elche after brandishing a machete at a group of Dutch tourists to get some money from them. The Spaniard,
Man ‘murders mother-of-two partner’ before ‘driving 95km to a brothel’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN has been arrested in a Costa Blanca brothel for killing his girlfriend on Monday at their L’Alfas del Pi home. Juan Vicente A.
This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007
ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties