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Warning for pirate taxi drivers as police launch crackdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE forces on the Costa Blanca are ramping up prosecutions against ‘pirate’ taxis who undercut legitimate and insured taxi operators. Five ‘illegals’ are being prosecuted

23 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Exposed: Hidden brothel behind a bar in upmarket resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca which ‘forced women to perform sex acts for 12 hours per day’

A SECRET brothel in an l’Alfas del Pi disco bar that exploited women has been closed down by the Policia Nacional. A man and two

23 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Heavens open above eastern Spain as tourists say they’ve ‘never seen weather like it’ – with areas seeing a year’s worth of rain in 12 hours

RAIN continues to batter eastern Spain today with some areas seeing more rain in 12 hours than the past 12 months. It comes as much

23 Oct, 2024 @ 13:20

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Weather

Exclusive: Amnesia-struck Brit in Spain who can only remember his name suffers second stroke in hospital as police race to identify him

SPANISH cops are desperate to identify a British man who woke up in hospital with severe memory loss – as his health deteriorates following two

22 Oct, 2024 @ 17:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Torrevieja

Urgent weather warning for eastern Spain as alert for heavy rain is upgraded to orange

METEOROLOGISTS have upgraded a weather warning in place for parts of eastern Spain from midnight tonight. It comes after the entire coast, plus the coasts

22 Oct, 2024 @ 14:39

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Weather warnings are issued for heavy rain and storms along Spain’s Costa Blanca – as deluge to soak tourists in Benidorm from today

LARGE parts of Spain’s eastern coast have been placed on a weather alert for heavy rain and storms. The yellow-level warnings from state weather agency

22 Oct, 2024 @ 09:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Watch: Dangerous wanted Serbian is arrested while shopping in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SERBIAN man on the run from Portuguese authorities since 2018 has been arrested in a Torrevieja supermarket. Besides a six-year-old European Arrest Warrant in

21 Oct, 2024 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Royal British Legion marches through Spain’s Benidorm for annual Poppy Appeal

BENIDORM launched the 2024 Poppy Appeal in the Costa Blanca on Saturday with the annual parade organised by the Royal British Legion, Spain District North.

21 Oct, 2024 @ 11:33

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Spain’s Costa Blanca becomes rallying-point for far-right figures in advance of Tommy Robinson’s controversial anti-immigration march in the UK

A SERIES of British far-right figures have appeared on the Costa Blanca for an audience with their new figurehead Tommy Robinson. Stan Robinson and Dan

18 Oct, 2024 @ 19:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Watch: Four French tourists are dramatically rescued from their boat during storm off Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR French sailors were rescued in Costa Blanca waters by the Guardia Civil after their boat was being dragged by the current towards rocks off

18 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British grandfather, 85, is found ‘safe and well’ after disappearing in Spain’s Benidorm

A BRITISH grandfather has been found safe and well after disappearing during a holiday to Benidorm. Ray Wall, 85, suffers from dementia and is easily

18 Oct, 2024 @ 01:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante sees high-end property prices surge as buyers flock to the Costa Blanca

LUXURY house prices soared by 9.6% in Alicante province during the last year- the largest rise in Spain. Valuers and consultants Grupo Tecnitasa said luxury

17 Oct, 2024 @ 16:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record with two months remaining of 2024

Spain tourism bosses to campaign for direct flights between Alicante and New York

A NEW attempt to establish flights between the United States and Alicante-Elche airport will be made in December. Valencia’s Tourist Minister, Nuria Montes, will travel

17 Oct, 2024 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Family of British woman who fell to her death on Spain’s Costa Blanca demand police investigation

THE family and friends of a British woman who fell to her death from a Torrevieja apartment window want the Metropolitan Police to contact their

17 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Foreigners buried in Costa Blanca cemetery 'disappeared' to make space with French woman shocked to find her sister's tombstone removed

Outrage over expat grave diggers on Spain’s Costa Blanca: French woman is illegally dug up after German corpse was removed to find space for local official’s grandmother

CALPE council has ordered an inquiry into illegal exhumations at the municipal cemetery after the relatives of a French girl buried in a niche in

16 Oct, 2024 @ 11:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

El Campello Leads Costa Blanca Hotel Occupancy Boost In Spite Of Fewer British Bookings In Spain

Two severely decomposed bodies are found floating near tourist hotspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO bodies have been discovered floating off the shore of tourist hotspots in eastern Spain. The corpses were found around seven hours apart on Tuesday,

16 Oct, 2024 @ 09:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Time running out to stop closure of popular tourist ‘hippie’ craft market on iconic Alicante walkway

TRADERS at Alicante’s iconic Esplanade ‘hippie’ craft market will protest on Sunday- just 11 days before they are kicked off the site with no alternative

15 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Dozens more taxis to operate at Alicante airport after outcry over shortages

TAXI waiting times could be eased at Alicante-Elche airport with the creation of 24 new cab licences after an outcry over shortages during the summer.

15 Oct, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British father-of-four was found dead at bottom of cliff after night out in Benidorm, inquest hears

A FATHER of four who was on a ‘lads holiday’ in Benidorm died from head and abdominal injuries after a 200 metre cliff fall, according

15 Oct, 2024 @ 11:03

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Torpedo belonging to Spain’s Armada force is found floating off the coast of Alicante

A BOAT on a Costa Blanca fishing trip netted an unusual catch on Saturday in the form of a torpedo. The group of leisure anglers

14 Oct, 2024 @ 16:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante airport smashes all-time passenger record for September

PASSENGER numbers set another new monthly record at Alicante-Elche airport in September with over 1.8 million travellers- boosted by UK arrivals. The Costa Blanca’s air

14 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Who is Stephen? Mystery of amnesia-struck pensioner who can only recall his name continues on Spain’s Costa Blanca as ‘British man is ruled out’

A PENSIONER ‘trapped’ in a hospital in Spain after suffering from stroke-induced amnesia is yet to be identified. An appeal has been launched after the

14 Oct, 2024 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Brit rapist who attacked a 13-year-old girl on a beach in Spain is jailed for two years

A BRITISH man who suffers with Jacob’s Syndrome- a genetic condition which causes mental issues- has been given a two-year prison term for raping a

14 Oct, 2024 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante police are left red-faced after local police cars are found to be uninsured

ALICANTE’S mayor has demanded answers over why Policia Local cars had no insurance or proof of payment. The matter came to a head when a

13 Oct, 2024 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish space travel company hopes to fly people to the moon by 2030

ELCHE company PLD Space hopes to fly people to the moon from 2030, after unveiling the Lynx Project last week. The presentation was made at

13 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

CALPE on the Costa Blanca has the distinction of having the most Michelin-starred restaurants per square metre in Spain. Three restaurants have each got a

12 Oct, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel

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