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German expat, 65, dies in horror blaze at illegal camping site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE PERSON died and two others have been treated after a fire at a wooden cabin on an illegal campsite in Benidoleig, Alicante province. The
Loan shark warning after man on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees debt soar from €3,000 to €30,000 within months and is subjected to threats and demands
THREE Alicante area loan sharks have been arrested after lending €3,000 to a business owner and then threatening violence against him to bank €30,000 of
Tourists left up to 540 TONNES of rubbish on the beaches of Spain’s Benidorm last year, figures show
THE City of Benidorm collected a whopping 544,500 kilograms of waste from its beaches in 2023, according to a press statement released January 11. The
Revealed: Huge €375m plan to build 1,800-home mega development on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TORREVIEJA developer has announced plans for a 1,800 home development as part of a new urbanisation containing 7,490 properties in the Costa Blanca city.
Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of
Revealed: The most popular cities in Spain for British digital nomads
BRITISH digital nomads rate Spain, and especially the Valencian Community, as their favourite country for remote working. A study of 400 UK professionals carried out
Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an
Mother dumps two children, aged 6 and 8, on a busy highway on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘as punishment’
A MOTHER faces prosecution after dumping her two children, aged six and eight, on a Costa Blanca highway as a punishment. An Elche Policia Local
‘Illegal’ eyesore hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca will be partly demolished 21 YEARS after construction
A 21-YEAR paralysis of a controversial Villajoyosa hotel project is set to be resolved by a partial demolition to bring it into line with building
Forest fire sees 125 homes evacuated and multiple roads closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIREFIGHTERS spent the weekend bringing a fire under control in the Altea area of Alicante province. The blaze was reported at 3.30am on Saturday in
Woman freed after being forced into prostitution for six years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Villajoyosa after being forced into prostitution during her six year stay in Spain The
New holiday rental licences are suspended in a popular tourist town on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid fears of locals being ‘swamped’
ALTEA City Council has voted to suspend granting new licences for holiday lets for a year while a report is prepared to regularise the sector.
Recorded earth tremors leapt up by 70% in 2023 across Spain’s Alicante area
SEISMIC activity increased by 70.3% in Alicante province last year according to the National Geographic Institute. There were 91 tremors ranging between 1.5 and 3.8
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Masks are made mandatory in Spain’s Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases
COMPULSORY mask wearing in hospitals and health centres in the Valencian Community has been reinstated this Friday. The decision was taken by the regional Ministry
Why does Spain celebrate January 5 with a Three Kings Parade?
DIFFERENT versions of the Three Kings’ parade will take place across Spain and Gibraltar from January 5. The religious events known as the ‘Cabalgata de
British couple are left with a €200k bill after their sailboat is struck by a flare during New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE reckless Ukrainian merchant seamen threw around emergency flares to celebrate the New Year at the port of Alicante and set fire to a British-owned
Italian mafia boss, 53, is arrested at a luxury hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca – where he had hoped to enjoy a New Year’s Eve party
A LEADING Italian Mafia figure has been arrested at a luxury hotel in the Alicante area. Policia Nacional officers swooped to detain Nicola Rullo on
Elderly British couple found dead after fire inside their house on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH couple were found dead in their Denia home on Friday following a fire that experts believe could occurred ‘several days’ earlier. One theory
Cyber criminals swindle victim out of €237k over property purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 16 people for defrauding a woman out of €237,622 by intercepting and altering emails to trick her during a Costa
Violent and dangerous fugitive with links to Italian mafia is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE with links to the Italian mafia who was wanted by Belgian and Dutch authorities has been arrested on a Costa Blanca urbanisation. The
Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region
COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the
Albanian mafia kidnaps and tortures man before demanding €100k ransom from his girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have freed a 24-year-old man who was held hostage for two days in Calpe with the kidnappers demanding a €100,000 ransom from
PICTURED: Most wanted criminal in Europe who was found hiding among expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN IMAGE has been released of an Albanian mobster who was arrested by the Policia Nacional earlier this month after a search lasting nearly two
Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken