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Work Starts After Long Delay To Replace Collapsed Bridge Caused By 2019 Floods On Spain's Costa Blanca

Work starts after bureaucratic delays to rebuild collapsed bridge after 2019 floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK has finally begun to rebuild a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in the 2019 floods suffered in southern Alicante province. A new walkway will replace

6 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Residents Worried About Sand Dune Damage By New Development On Spain's Costa Blanca

Sand dune concerns over new development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DENIA residents say they’re concerned about 24 apartments being built at Les Marines beach and the damage they could do to the local eco-system. They

5 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police release 325 sea urchins caught by poachers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA Policia Local officers have returned 325 sea urchins to the water after they detained two poachers. Sea urchins have been a protected species in

3 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Ukrainian Home Robbery Gang Stole Items Worth €1.2 Million From Refugees On Spain's Costa Blanca

Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang

3 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03

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

Multi-million euro plan for Costa Blanca city in Spain takes big step forward

TORREVIEJA council has allocated a €1.5 million contract to draft a construction plan to revamp the city’s Paseo de la Libertad area. The tender winner

2 Mar, 2023 @ 17:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Spain's Costa Blanca has third-highest total of health worker attacks and threats in the country

Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country

ALICANTE PROVINCE had the third-highest number of assaults and threats made to health workers in Spain last year according to the Policia Nacional. The region

2 Mar, 2023 @ 13:02

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

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action

2 Mar, 2023 @ 12:12

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Court Suspends Resurrected 22 Year Old Plan For New Urbanisation On Spain's Costa Blanca

Court suspends 22-year-old plan for new urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante court has agreed to a temporary injunction to stop the resurrection of old plans to build an urbanisation in Lliber. The left-wing Compromis

1 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante province care home worker has been charged with fraud after racking up charges of over €6,000 on a bank card belonging to a

1 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Work Begins On New €1.6 Million Pedestrian Walkway At Poniente Beach In Spain's Benidorm

Work begins on new €1.6 million Poniente beach walkway in Spain’s Benidorm

WORK started on Wednesday to completely replace the pedestrian walkway running alongside Benidorm’s Poniente beach at a cost of €1.6 million. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez,

1 Mar, 2023 @ 11:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

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

Pharmacist Gets Cheap Medicine For Illegal Sale By Cloning Health Cards In Spain's Alicante Area

Pharmacist clones health cards to get cheap medicine for sales racket in Spain’s Alicante area

A pharmacist, 39, in the Cocentaina area of Alicante province has been arrested for illegally obtaining prescription medicines and selling them off to elderly customers.

27 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm repairman arrested for stealing two antique clocks on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO vintage clocks valued at €5,000 have been recovered in Benidorm after a repairer refused to return them to their owner. A man has been

27 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Bizarre motorway accident kills car passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE person died after three cars were struck on the AP-7 by part of a bridge fence that had fallen down onto the AP-7 motorway

27 Feb, 2023 @ 11:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Coldest night of the winter sees severe frosts in Alicante area with lows of minus 13C

Temperatures in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas to plummet in coldest spell of winter

DAYTIME temperatures are set to touch 20 degrees in parts of the Valencian Community on Sunday, but that’s a warmish prelude to what could be

26 Feb, 2023 @ 08:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Orange growers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas rally against cheap imports

FARMERS in the Valencian Community are appealing to retailers and customers to buy Spanish when it comes to oranges. The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA)

25 Feb, 2023 @ 08:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tough new animal welfare law approved for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Valencian parliament has approved a new regional animal welfare bill which is tougher than recently-passed national legislation. The law imposes penalties of up to

24 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain's Costa Blanca vote to strike over ending of collective works agreement

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca vote for first-ever strike in collective agreement dispute

STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in the facility’s history. 96% of workers in a ballot

24 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Illegal Weapons Factory Closed Down And 79 Guns Seized In Alicante Area Of Spain

Illegal weapons factory closed down with 79 guns seized in Alicante area of Spain

AN illegal weapons manufacturer has been shut down by the Guardia Civil in Alicante province. Officers raided a workshop in Hondon de las Nieves and

24 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca people smuggling gang charged €5,000 for dangerous boat journey to Spain

THE Policia Nacional has arrested a Costa Blanca gang that ran dangerous boat journeys for illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. At least 88 people

24 Feb, 2023 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

150 Police Officers Bust Large Costa Blanca Drugs Gang That Sent Marijuana From Spain To The Uk

150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK

SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17

23 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British Triathlon Aces The Brownlee Brothers Enjoy Winter Training On Spain's Costa Blanca

British triathlon stars- the Brownlee brothers- enjoy winter training on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH triathlon stars Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have been gearing up for another busy year with some winter training at La Nucia’s Camilo Cano sports

23 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Valencian Community

Contract To Be Advertised In April To Build €7.2 Million Health Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca

New €7.2 million health centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca could be completed by end of 2024

A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:03

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Ibiza-bound smuggler hides big drugs stash in car bumper on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drug-smuggler’s cunning plan failed after the Guardia Civil discovered a big stash of hashish in his car’s back bumper, as he was about to

22 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Valencian Community

Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm

Dishonest Benidorm and Alicante employees flushed out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 31-year-old gaming saloon worker in Benidorm stole €18,992 from her employer and shoved most of it back into the establishment’s machines. The saloon owner

22 Feb, 2023 @ 11:57

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

Acoustic barriers erected to cut noise pollution on Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

NOISE pollution has been cut at a l’Alfas del Pi urbanisation in Alicante provincie after the installation of 200 metres of acoustic barriers. The €108,000

21 Feb, 2023 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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