Spain’s Costa Blanca getting beaches ready for big tourist influx at Easter
TOWN HALLS across Alicante province are gearing up for Easter with beach entrances getting a spring clean and lifeguards getting ready to resume duties. With
British arsonist who caused Benidorm natural park blaze gets ten-year ban on entering Spain
A British man will be expelled from Spain for ten years after deliberately starting fires that devastated over two hectares of the Sierra Helada natural
New sports pavilion costing €11.4 million coming to Costa Blanca city in Spain
DENIA is to get a 2,500 seater sports pavilion costing €11.4 million which will be built next to the municipal athletics track. The pavilion would
People tricked into giving credit card details to fraudster who used brothel and hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Elche for using fraudulently obtained credit card numbers to rack up €7,000 in charges at a local brothel
Biggest shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €18 million on improvements
ZENIA BOULEVARD- the largest shopping centre in Alicante province- has started an improvement project costing €18 million. The work will be carried out at night
British man arrested after two cannabis clubs are shut down in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 24-year-old British man was among four people arrested in Torrevieja for selling drugs at two cannabis clubs in the city. The consumption of marijuana
Benidorm pays tribute to over 200 residents who died from Covid-19 during pandemic in Spain
A white candle and memorial plaque have been erected at a new Benidorm roundabout to remember the 200-plus local victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. A
Famous St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca after four year gap
CABO ROIG’S famous St. Patrick’s Day parade will be hoping nothing will stand in its way this Friday as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. The
Drugs gang used latest technology to foil police in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
AN Albanian drugs gang that grew marijuana in Costa Blanca and Murcia properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The group committed similar
Crooked car dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca caught spinning mileage clocks back by 100,000 kilometres
POLICE have busted a scam in Crevillente where customers at a car dealership were sold high-end vehicles with tampered odometers. A man and a woman-
Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca wants reservation system to visit two popular sea caves
JAVEA council has applied for €5.6 of EU Tourism Sustainability money to help reduce visitor saturation during the summer at popular seaside spots. Neighbouring areas
Expansion work costing €70 million launches at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain
A ceremony has formally launched the big €70 million expansion for Orihuela’s Vega Baja hospital which will take up to 30 months to complete. Two
Winter boom with record passenger numbers for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports
PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports reported a second successive record month, according to February’s figures released on Monday by airport operator Aena. The
Spain’s first public electric charge points for lorries enter service in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
SPAIN’S first two public electric charging points for lorries opened on Monday at strategic points off the AP-7 motorway in the east of the country.
Man runs cocaine lab out of empty property in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has been jailed for running a cocaine laboratory out of an otherwise empty property in Benijofar on the Costa Blanca. The cocaine
Young runner dies after crossing half-marathon finishing line in Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE 50th anniversary staging of the Elche Half-Marathon was marred on Sunday by the death of a young local runner. The 21-year-old man collapsed after
Elderly British expat rescued by firefighters in Spain’s Costa Blanca after apartment fall
A British woman who lived on her own had to be rescued after falling onto the floor of her Javea apartment and breaking her hip.
Discount supermarket voucher for low-income households set for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE Valencian government and large regional supermarkets have agreed- in principle-to offer a shopping discount voucher to low-income households. Further talks are planned next week
New phone app being produced to help hikers hitting the hills of Spain’s Costa Blanca area
A new phone app is being developed to guide hikers around the natural beauty of Alicante province as well as providing extensive information about the
Pair of endangered Asian wild dogs arrive at Benidorm’s Terra Natura in Spain for breeding
A pair of rare Asian wild dogs- known as dholes- have arrived at Benidorm’s Terra Natura to form a breeding group which will contribute to
Artificial sand dunes to protect beaches as part of ‘Green Benidorm’ project in Spain
PLANS for new initiatives under the umbrella title of ‘Green Benidorm’ have been unveiled, including the construction of artificial sand dunes to protect the city’s
Police officers injured in Spain’s Benidorm after driver rams patrol cars during high speed chase
FIVE Policia Nacional officers suffered minor injuries after a German motorist collided with patrol cars during a high-speed chase around the streets of Benidorm. The
British mother and son arrested for running motorbike theft gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO British expats have been accused of running a Torrevieja-based operation that stole 21 bikes and mopeds from across the Vega Baja and Murcia areas.
Cold winter turning into warm summer this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
DRAMATIC temperature changes are coming this weekend to the Valencian Community with State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) predicting some inland areas could reach 35 degrees on Saturday.
Drugs gang laundered €4 million in real estate and business purchases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca drugs gang laundered €4 million of profits by purchasing businesses and properties between 2019 and 2022. The criminals portfolio of businesses included
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