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Javea’s Cova Tallada to become first beach in Valencian Community with restricted visitor access due to tourism pressure

A CAVE in Javea will be the first beach in the Valencian Community to have its access restricted this summer. Cova Tallada, in the Montgo

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Woman leaps into sea as ‘Kontiki II’ ferry boat nearly smashes into 154-metre Balearia behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera

THIS is the moment a low-cost ferry bus nearly smashes into a 154-metre-long passenger behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera. Videos show a handful of screaming

13 Jun, 2019 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Man starved dog to avoid ‘picking up its poo’ arrested on the Costa Blanca

A MAN has been arrested in Denia on charges of animal abuse after starving his dog so he didn’t ‘have to pick up its poo’.

12 Jun, 2019 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat admits to tax evasion fraud after stealing almost €400,000 while enjoying life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hill was arrested in September 2016 following searches at his home and hotels, with investigators seizing computers, business and personal records

12 Jun, 2019 @ 14:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Romanian woman found beheaded while six months pregnant in Costa Blanca apartment

A WOMAN has been found beheaded while six months pregnant in her apartment in Xativa, on the Costa Blanca. The woman, named Isabell Elena Raducanu,

12 Jun, 2019 @ 11:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British woman, 84, suffered heart attack after flipping her car near Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH woman, 84, who suffered a heart attack after flipping her car has been brought to Denia hospital. The accident happened yesterday (Monday) just

11 Jun, 2019 @ 13:04

Costa Blanca

THE MASK: Gang of three arrested after robbing Benidorm cafe in scary masks and with tasers

NATIONAL Police have arrested a gang of three who robbed a cafe in Benidorm dressed in scary masks and with tasers. The group also wore

11 Jun, 2019 @ 12:31

Costa Blanca·Lead

MISSING Mark Palmer allegedly sighted near Sax and Elda-Petrer on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family return home following third search expedition

MISSING British citizen Mark Palmer has been allegedly sighted near Sax and Elda-Petrer on the Costa Blanca. His father, uncle and brother confirmed the sighting

11 Jun, 2019 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

World’s longest water slide opens in Benidorm

THE longest water slide in the world has just opened on the Costa Blanca. The Cyclon at Aqualandia, in Benidorm, is 200 metres long and

10 Jun, 2019 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Costa Blanca city wants to analyse dog poo DNA to catch owners

A COSTA Blanca city wants to analyse the DNA of dog faeces to catch their unsanitary owners. Elche’s department of hygiene wants to introduce the

10 Jun, 2019 @ 18:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

HASTA LA VISTA: New trailer for sixth Terminator movie reveals scenes shot in Murcia and Cartagena

THRILLING scenes for the sixth Terminator movie were shot on the Costa Blanca, a new trailer has revealed. Last summer, a film crew of more

10 Jun, 2019 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Benidorm Bar responds after ‘minging’ English breakfast pizza went viral online

SAUSAGES, eggs, bacon… everyone knows that Brits love a good fry up, but what about when it’s on a pizza? One bar in Benidorm has

10 Jun, 2019 @ 15:53

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Brits buzzing as new Iceland lands in Costa Blanca expat hotspot

ICELAND has opened a new express store for Brits who want a taste of home on the Costa Blanca. The shop, operated by British-run Overseas

10 Jun, 2019 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

Van Gogh Alive to visit Valencia from July to October

THE world’s most visited multimedia exhibition will arrive in Valencia in July. Van Gogh Alive, which has broken visitor records in over 50 cities across

10 Jun, 2019 @ 14:58

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Will Smith receives handmade guitar ‘specially customised’ for the actor by Costa Blanca family-run business

WILL Smith has been gifted a Spanish guitar handbuilt on the Costa Blanca while the actor appeared on Spanish television. The Hollywood star was offered

10 Jun, 2019 @ 14:37

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead

MR ZIPPY: Teens run from police after breaking into ice cream van in Alicante

FOUR teenagers fled from police after they were spotted breaking into an ice cream van near Alicante. An eyewitness called Policia Nacional after spotting the

10 Jun, 2019 @ 13:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

FIGHTING BACK: One British pensioner ‘broke arm’ of mugger while another ‘threatened’ one ‘with a rock’ among string of arrests on the Costa Blanca

TWO British pensioners have revealed how they fought back against ‘hugger muggers’ on the Costa Blanca. Edward Broadbent, 79, threatened a woman ‘with a rock’

10 Jun, 2019 @ 13:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

TOP OF THE TIPPLES: Check out our connoisseur’s guide to 10 of the best-scoring Spanish wines

Would you pay €1,000 for a bottle of Manzanilla from Jerez?

9 Jun, 2019 @ 09:25

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca

Most Wanted British ‘killer’ allegedly spotted in Spain during Champions League final in Madrid

The sighting comes after former Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley launched a fresh campaign to catch the alleged killer after 14 years on the run

7 Jun, 2019 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Law is not functioning’ as more families flee urbanisation in Denia suffering ‘VIOLENT’ take over by ‘gypsies’ and squatters

ANOTHER two families have fled an urbanisation that descended into ‘hell’ after squatters began a ‘violent coup d’etat’ five years ago. A retired German couple

7 Jun, 2019 @ 13:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Boy, 6, CURED of cancer thanks to new gene therapy in Spain returns home to Costa Blanca

The treatment will give hope to many families in Spain given that acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children

7 Jun, 2019 @ 12:54

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Young Brit plunges from Magaluf balcony becoming second to fall to death in Spain this week

Guardia Civil reportedly had to wake the man’s friends to break the news, they were sleeping and knew nothing of the tragic incident

7 Jun, 2019 @ 11:21

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Inside Spain’s new high-tech cop cars being rolled out across Malaga, Valencia and Mallorca

The new Toyota Prius + cars have been specially equipped with three state-of-the-art cameras, capable of checking 400 license plates against the stolen database per

5 Jun, 2019 @ 15:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Sevilla