Man shot after cars collide on Costa Blanca roundabout in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is looking for two men after shots were fired in an extreme road rage incident in the Catral area of Alicante Province.
Controversial solar farm plans rejected in ‘protected area’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS for two solar farms have been scuppered over concerns about their environmental impact on a ‘protected’ Alicante Province area. The proposals envisaged taking up
Cruise ships set to pump over €30 million into Alicante economy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE tourist officials are predicting another record-breaking year for cruise ships with an estimated €30 million pumped into the local economy. Passenger numbers totalled an
Golf buggy thief tried to park vehicle at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A 22-year-old American man has been arrested for stealing a golf buggy and driving nearly six kilometres to park it at Alicante-Elche airport. Security guards
Three Kings gear up for Spain’s longest-running parade in Costa Blanca area
SPAIN’S longest-running Three Kings parade and celebrations gets into full gear in Alcoy on Wednesday. The Alicante Province city’s first recorded parade was in 1866
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets EU boost to develop sustainable tourism
BENIDORM will get over €6 million of EU money to pay for a major sustainable tourism initiative. The city had bid for €8 million but
Benidorm police in Spain stumble upon €11,000 in fake notes during routine car check
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have arrested a 35-year-old man after they found €11,000 of counterfeit notes in his car. The motorist was pulled over
Spain’s Costa Blanca reaches highest population in a decade
ALICANTE Province’s population has risen by 19,832 over a year according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). The total- based on municipal padron registrations-
Benidorm hotel worker bailed after British tourist accuses him of rape in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A worker at an unnamed Benidorm hotel has been bailed after being accused of raping a 43-year-old British guest. The man denies the assault and
Large illegal private collection of historic artefacts is found on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has discovered one of the largest-ever illegal private collections of archaeological artefacts in Alicante Province stored in a Denia house. Two men
Costa Blanca city in Spain stages its first-ever official outdoor New Year’s Eve party
TORREVIEJA council will host the city’s first official outdoor party tonight to see in the New Year. The Plaza de la Constitucion is traditionally a
Two UK nationals in Spain included in New Year’s Honours list
TWO UK nationals in Spain have been named in the New Year’s Honours list. Beverley Corbett, who is a volunteer at charity Noah’s Ark, has
Blackmailers on Spain’s Costa Blanca extort €200,000 from escort website users
A blackmail gang has been arrested in Alicante and Valencia after pocketing over €200,000 by threatening users of an escort website. Six people have been
Teenage ‘Spiderman’ scaled walls to steal from upmarket holiday homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN elusive teenage thief who robbed 17 holiday apartments in Javea has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 19-year-old man showed loads of agility
Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain’s Cadiz but local judge bails him
ALICANTE authorities are said to be astonished after a wanted kidnap gang leader turned himself in to police in Cadiz province, only for a judge
Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window
THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a sixth-floor
Spain bumps up tax breaks to entice more international film and TV productions
SPAIN has announced bigger tax breaks to woo more international TV and movie producers to the country. As of January 1, tax rebates on international
Online seller of endangered toads is punished in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante man has been fined €1,080 for selling natterjack toads on the internet. He’s also been banned from breeding or trading wild animals for
Benidorm’s main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Spain’s Puerta del Sol chimes from Madrid
A big party to celebrate the New Year will run for over seven hours on Saturday on Benidorm’s Paseo de Levante. An estimated 5,000 people
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are looking forward to a busy New Year’s Eve after two years of heavily reduced trade caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Off-duty policeman chases supermarket robber around car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche supermarket thief was caught by two off-duty policemen doing their shopping at the same time. They restrained him after he ran off with
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in
Christmas record-breaking temperatures for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
CHRISTMAS Day saw most of the Valencian Community enjoy daytime temperatures exceeding 20 degrees, with Valencia City hitting 23 degrees. Alicante recorded 19 degrees on
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming
Manager at Benidorm’s Terra Natura on Spain’s Costa Blanca admits reckless homicide after tiger killed worker
THE manager of Benidorm’s Terra Natura wildlife park and two employees have plead guilty to reckless homicide after a zookeeper was killed by a tiger
Homeless man paid to have stag’s name tattooed on his forehead by vile drunk Brits in Spain’s Benidorm finally having it removed, while still awaiting a simple sorry
A HOMELESS man who was paid by a vile stag party in Benidorm to have the groom’s name tattooed on his forehead is finally on