What is turron? All you need to know about the Spanish Christmas treat
MANY a Spaniard enjoys tucking into the festive treat of turron which can challenge the strongest teeth – and best dentures! Turrons are a nougat-like
This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest
TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The
Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval
THE final stage of getting approval for Benidorm’s biggest-ever urban development will begin next week. The city council’s governing board will put the plans for
Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca
A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property
Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community
A DUTCH fugitive accused of shipping four tons of cocaine with a street value of €230 million has been arrested in Moraira. The 43-year-old man
Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca
AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked
Woman offering sex to men in the street steals two watches worth over €50k within 30 minutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Romanians have been arrested in the Benidorm area after ‘love hug’ robberies netted them two watches valued at over €50,000 within half-an-hour. The man
Illegal eyesore advertising billboards on busy Costa Blanca roads and junctions are being removed after years of complaints
TIME has been called on illegal advertising billboards erected across the Orihuela Costa with council workers tearing them down. The N-332 has seen unsanctioned billboard
Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting
A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia
Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance
A BENIDORM bouncer has been arrested after a one punch attack on a British tourist who had to travel back to the UK in a
Warning for bike and scooter owners in Valencia after gang steals more than 180
A VALENCIA gang was found to have stolen over 180 stolen bicycles and scooters which were going to be sold at a market. The Policia
Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol
A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian
Explosion in Alicante kills at least three people: Many others are injured or missing
AN EXPLOSION at a polystyrene factory in Alicante province on Wednesday killed three people and injured seven- three very seriously. The seriously injured have been
Rise of the pigs! Wild boars in Spain have learned how to ransack streetside rubbish containers
WILD boars have been spotted rifling through garbage containers in the Javea area of the Costa Blanca and removing individual bags with their teeth. They’ve
Wanted fugitive flees to Benidorm while on prison leave for committing vile crimes against his stepdaughter in Britain
A FUGITIVE convicted and jailed for raping his teenager stepdaughter in the UK between 1999 and 2001, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 56-year-old Belgian
Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed
A TEENAGE boy has been arrested after the fatal stabbing on Sunday of his former girlfriend, aged 15, on the Costa Blanca. It was a
Revealed: The most expensive and cheapest areas to rent a property based on monthly income in Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINESTRAT on the Costa Blanca has been named as the most expensive municipality in Alicante province for rental properties based on monthly income A study
Surge in foreign tourists boosts Costa Blanca hotels to busiest October this century
COSTA Blanca hotels had their busiest October this century helped by increased numbers of foreign tourists and more businesses staying open in the low season.
Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain
CYBER criminals banked over €5 million by cloning websites selling high-end electrical products that customers never received. Three people have been arrested in the Orihuela
British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house
A CRIMINAL gang looking to steal drugs from a rival crew stormed the wrong Costa Blanca property and beat up a British man and his
Fake carer in Benidorm who ‘drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with diazepam’ is arrested
A BENIDORM carer who lied about her professional experience has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after illegally giving diazepam to an elderly client who
Seven British ‘gangsters’ in Spain who ‘ran a drug ring with bases in Marbella and Alicante’ are arrested: Multiple properties raided
SEVEN Britons have been arrested in Spain for drug trafficking after the Policia Nacional seized 1.2 tonnes of hashish. Officers made the large bust in
Irish member of international drug trafficking gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN IRISH drug trafficker wanted by Czech authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca after some strange behaviour gave him away. The 57-year-old man
Robbers who ‘posed as police officers to raid homes’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested
SIX bogus Policia Nacional ‘officers’ have been arrested in La Nucia after staging a violent robbery on the Costa Blanca. The men- said to be
Watch: DANA reaches Alicante as flooding sparks road closures and worrying river surges
A DANA front has brought flooding to the north of Alicante province which is on an orange weather alert. Three roads have been closed in
Benidorm becomes a new narco hotspot in Spain after drug-related crime surges in holiday resort loved by the Brits
BENIDORM had the highest percentage of drug trafficking arrests of any large Alicante province municipality during the first half of 2024. The city was followed
