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British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland

A BRITISH drug trafficking gang operating out of southern Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two properties in San Miguel de Salinas

5 Jun, 2023 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coasts

THE Costa Blanca has been singled out as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the

4 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Snow and rain coming to parts of Spain this week: South will remain dry and mild

May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

RAINFALL records have been smashed in the Murcia region with the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area since

1 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community·Weather

Rail operator in Spain ‘Iryo’ launches summer discount scheme for younger people

Iryo becomes third high-speed train operator from Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE HIGH SPEED train war on the Alicante to Madrid line goes up another notch on Friday as Iryo launches its service with low-fares to

31 May, 2023 @ 14:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Fifth Body Discovered Within Recent Months By Fishing Boats In Waters Of Spain's Costa Blanca

Fifth body discovered within recent months by fishing boats in Costa Blanca waters of Spain

A DENIA fishing boat has discovered a human body six nautical miles off the coast on Tuesday. It’s the fifth body to have been found

31 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Space rocket designed by Costa Blanca company will not launch until September after two delays

Strong winds delay Costa Blanca company’s first private rocket launch in Spain

ELCHE’S PLD Space has called off Wednesday’s test launch of its first suborbital usable rocket due to strong high altitude winds. It was going to

31 May, 2023 @ 10:55

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·Technology

Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled a cocaine trafficking gang in the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province. Investigators believe around a kilo of the substance

30 May, 2023 @ 15:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain's Valencian Community

17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN Health Ministry says that 17.6% of people aged 15 years and over classify themselves as regular smokers in the Valencian Community. 2.6% of

30 May, 2023 @ 15:18

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca company counts down to first private rocket launch in Europe from Spain’s Huelva

ELCHE’S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- on Wednesday from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, at the National Institute

30 May, 2023 @ 14:42

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

Lifeguard Jackets Deposited In New Steel Emergency Unit On Spain's Costa Blanca

New initiative to reduce seaside drownings thanks to solar-powered unit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STEEL totem unit containing lifejackets has been installed on Calpe’s Penyal d’Ifac coast. The fixed stainless steel structure on Paseo Princesa de Asturias operates

30 May, 2023 @ 13:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Much Awaited New Benidorm Underpass Benidorm Aytm Image

Key Benidorm road reopening in time for summer season on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Avenida Beniarda is scheduled to reopen on Thursday after being closed since September 15 to allow for the construction of a new underpass. The

29 May, 2023 @ 19:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Partido Popular grab top city prize in municipal election gains across Spain’s Valencia and northern Costa Blanca

LOWER TAXES, a ‘shock cleaning’ plan, and more police are on the agenda for Valencia’s next mayor, Maria Jose Catala, who produced a big win

29 May, 2023 @ 15:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Partido Popular Make City Gains In Municipal Elections But Psoe Socialists Defy The Odds In Parts Of Spain's Southern Costa Blanca

Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday’s municipal elections. Elche produced one of the

29 May, 2023 @ 14:28

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015

CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday’s regional elections. Needing 50 seats to grab

29 May, 2023 @ 11:22

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Environmental hitch sees plans for new Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain put on hold

PLANS to resuscitate a project to build a 1,300 home urbanisation in Pego have suffered a major blow after an environmental impact study carried out

28 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police nab drugged up and drunk driver with fake licence on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOTORIST had a day to forget when police pulled him over in El Altet- close to Alicante-Elche airport. The 41-year-old man was spotted by

27 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Beach regeneration project almost finished but without promised walkway on Spain's Costa Blanca

Work begins on new breakwater to stop sand eroding from popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

CONSTRUCTION work has started on a breakwater at the mouth of Molinell river in the Oliva and Denia area to protect and restore sand to

26 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman Arrested At Costa Blanca Airport In Spain For Smuggling Cocaine Inside Video Game Console

Woman arrested at Costa Blanca airport in Spain for smuggling cocaine inside Play Station 5 console

A WOMAN has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after she tried to smuggle in cocaine hidden in her Play Station 5 console. The 23-year-old traveller

26 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

easyJet to open fourth Spanish base at Costa Blanca airport in 2024

BUDGET air carrier easyJet will open a seasonal base at Alicante-Elche airport in 2024. It will be the airline’s fourth base in Spain with the

25 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A GUARDIA CIVIL patrol pulled over a small van on the AP-7 motorway in Torrevieja after spotting a large suspicious package in the trunk that

25 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

Top Benidorm attraction joins anti-bullying campaign to help children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Terra Natura animal park has joined forces with anti-bullying group AcoSOS to fight the problem in Alicante province. It’s estimated that three out of

25 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New urban bus services could start in Costa Blanca city in Spain before end of the year

New urban bus service could start in Costa Blanca city in Spain before year’s end

DENIA council has approved plans for a new urban bus network consisting of four routes that could start running as soon as the end of

25 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British holiday-makers boost June foreign tourist figures for Spain

200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca

24 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gang stole high-end cars to use for spare parts in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Aspe and Petrer in a long-running Policia Nacional probe into the theft of high-end vehicles that were scrapped for

24 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencian Community

Home Robbery Gang Consisting Of Family Members Steal Over €1 Million Of Items From Costa Blanca And Valencia Area In Spain

Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in Spain

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian Community

23 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Demolition of expensive ‘white elephant’ building begins on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BULLDOZERS have started demolishing an infamous empty ‘white elephant’ building in Pilar de la Horadada that has been a drain on public money ever since

22 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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