Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls
PROPERTY prices in Alicante City rose by 18.2% in December over 12 months, while the stock of houses and flats for sale fell by 15%,
Explosive study reveals extreme poverty levels in popular Costa Blanca tourist hotspots
ALICANTE province has the second highest relative poverty rate in Spain (28.5%)- behind Almeria- and is among four areas with the highest risk of social
New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’
A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July
Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old
Good news for motorists in Alicante as city’s motorway ring-road goes ‘toll free’ until October to ease traffic jams
ALICANTE’S AP-7 motorway ring road has become toll free until October in a bid to ease traffic jams in the area. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente,
Egyptian crocodiles and African turtles among haul of animals seized on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VARIETY of endangered exotic animals including Nile crocodiles, an African spurred tortoise and a Burmese python have been rescued over the last year by
This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007
ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties
Air pollution spikes on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to warmest January on record
A RECORD warm January has worsened air quality rates in Alicante province due to the ever-present anticyclone over Spain resulting in fewer winds. The month
Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’
AN ALICANTE hotel worker has been caught stealing money from room safes by using a universal access code to open them. The 24-year-old Spanish woman-
Drug trafficker supplies ecstasy to teenage boy who goes into a coma on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a drug trafficker who supplied ecstasy to a minor who went into a coma at Alicante General Hospital. The 26-year-old
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
Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain
ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National
Hotels filling up for first post-pandemic Easter holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE FIRST post-Covid pandemic Easter on the Costa Blanca is expected to see hotel occupancy return to levels last seen in 2019. Benidorm and other
Youths caught red-handed after stealing valuable racing pigeons from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE youths aged between 16 and 20 have been arrested for stealing racing pigeons from a Benidorm club. The male gang were caught during a
Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was
Costa Blanca fire rescue team return home to Spain with moving tales of Turkey earthquake devastation
ALICANTE’S specialist fire rescue team has returned home after going out to Turkey to assist in rescuing survivors of the devastating earthquakes that struck the
REVEALED: The most popular areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca for overseas property buyers
TORREVIEJA and Orihuela are Alicante Province’s top areas for foreign property buyers according to the Valencia region Notary Association. Figures for the first nine months
Police patrols stepped up for holiday season in busy shopping areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional has launched its annual Safe Trade Plan to cut crime in Alicante Province shopping areas over the busy Christmas and New Year
Caregiver goes on year-long shopping spree using credit card belonging to elderly client on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A carer breached the trust of her 85-year-old female client in Alicante by illegally using her credit card 175 times. A 32-year-old woman has been
Three men use knife and terrace chairs as street fighting weapons on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE men involved in a brutal Alicante street fight have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. All three needed stitches at Alicante General Hospital following
Sweatshop paid workers just €10 to peel and wash 100 kilos of onions on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO business owners have been arrested in Callosa de Segura for infringing workers rights. The Spaniards ran a vegetable warehouse which paid shockingly-low wages and
Costa Blanca couple spitefully posted woman’s details on dating website in Spain
A couple have been arrested in Alicante for taking their dispute with a woman too far when they posted her details on a dating website.
Rags to riches as Costa Blanca street beggar scoops €1.2 million lottery jackpot in Spain
AN Alicante beggar has scooped a life-changing €1.2 million first prize in the Bonoloto lottery. The woman bought her ticket from a tobacconist on Avenida
Enraged nightclub bouncer beats up and stabs ‘annoying’ customer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante nightclub bouncer has been arrested for causing serious injury to an ‘annoying’ customer in the port area of the city. The Policia Nacional
Large inflatable boat causes traffic chaos on Costa Blanca road in Spain
A big inflatable boat was the surprise chaos of traffic jams on the A-70 Alicante ring road on Thursday. A car suffered a tyre blowout
Drug trafficking Polish fugitive facing many years in prison is caught living on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Polish fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante and could face up to 33 years behind bars for drug trafficking and