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Fruit and veg shop customer is stabbed repeatedly by Alicante greengrocery assistants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO shop assistants have been arrested after a customer was stabbed multiple times after a row in an Alicante City greengrocery. Two men, aged 20

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Live music fans are targetted by Alicante City to book overnight stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Live music fans are targeted by Alicante City to book overnight stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE council has done a deal where people booking tickets to musical events in the city can reserve an overnight stay as well. The City

23 Apr, 2021 @ 15:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Travel News

Major European retailer arrives on the Costa Blanca to open its first PEPCO store in Spain

SPAIN is to get its first PEPCO store next week with the opening of a branch on the Costa Blanca. They plan to open 400

23 Apr, 2021 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police intervene in locksmith internet 'click' war on Spain's Costa Blanca as rival firm use dirty tricks to sabotage high search engine status

Police investigate locksmith rivalry on Spain’s Costa Blanca as dirty tricks sabotage competitor’s internet ad campaign

POLICE have interviewed four people from a locksmith company who bombarded a ‘pop-up’ internet advert featuring one of their rivals. The aim was to keep

22 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Mobile Phone Shop Owners Arrested On Spain's Costa Blanca For Selling Fake Accessories

‘BUYER BEWARE’ as mobile phone shop owners are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for selling fake accessories

FIVE Alicante City mobile phone stores that sold fake and potentially dangerous products have been raided by the Policia Nacional. The shop owners have been

21 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia breaks tourism record for Easter Week after receiving 878,000 visitors

WELCOME BACK: Hotels in Spain’s Valencia region begin reopening again ready for the summer

The biggest source of uncertainty at the moment is British tourism, a key market for the region and especially the Costa Blanca.

20 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Must Read·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Airbnb crackdown as 12 illegal holiday rental homes in Mallorca are stung with massive fine of almost €1m

Costa Blanca businessman is conned out of €153,000 by a bogus African diplomat in Spain

AN Elche businessman was conned out of €153,000 by a 42-year-old Nigerian man posing as an African diplomat. The fraudster lured him in with promises

19 Apr, 2021 @ 17:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

Selfish Grandson Steals €2,500 By Using Bank Card Belonging To His 99 Year Old Granny On Spain's Costa Blanca

Greedy grandson steals €2,500 from his 99-year-old granny by using her bank card on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A grandson abused the trust of his 99-year-old grandmother by illegally using her bank card to defraud her of over €2,500. The Spaniard has been

19 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Launderette Robber In Alicante On Costa Blanca In Spain

CLEAN SWEEP on Spain’s Costa Blanca as launderettes get their ‘notes into cash’ boxes stolen

A couple stole €9,000 by ripping out money swap boxes from the walls of Alicante City launderettes. The arrested Spanish duo struck six times at

16 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Historic Tower And Home On Spain's Costa Blanca Can Be Yours For Over €1.3 Million

Historic tower and house on Spain’s Costa Blanca can be yours for over €1.3 million

A slice of history is on the market for over €1.3 million in the Alicante area with the sale of Torre de las Aguilas in

10 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Property

Costa Blanca copper who refused to wear a face mask gets 18 months suspension in Spain

A Costa Blanca police officer has been suspended for 18 months without pay after refusing to wear a mask. Rafa Navarro, who worked night shifts

9 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Elderly bus pest arrested after inappropriate behaviour towards female passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE carted off an ‘elderly’ man from an Alicante area bus after a female passenger complained about his inappropriate behaviour. The woman had suffered previous

6 Apr, 2021 @ 17:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca

CAN’T PAY WON’T PLAY: One in four young people in Spain’s Valencia region affected by employment cutbacks

ONE out of every four young people in the Valencia region is affected by a temporary employment regulation, known as ERTE. Around 25% of employees

6 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

Pedro Sanchez told to produce an ‘urgent’ mobility plan to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist numbers in Spain

ALICANTE Provincial Council leader, Carlos Mazon, has demanded urgent action from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his government to help the Costa Blanca tourist sector.

6 Apr, 2021 @ 12:13

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca bar customers told to follow COVID health rules like no smoking and mask wearing to avoid new closures

‘CLOSURE THREAT’ as Costa Blanca bar customers are told to follow rules like ‘no smoking’ to avoid fresh COVID shutdown in Spain

BARS and restaurants on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign pleading with customers to follow health safety rules to avoid them being closed down

4 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(April 2) both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The health

2 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Horrific villa fire kills disabled man and ravages through property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A disabled man died at his Busot home during a fire that gutted the property yesterday afternoon(March 31). The 60-year-old quadriplegic was cared for by

1 Apr, 2021 @ 12:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Quick Loan Scam As Tempting Costa Blanca Website Tricked Victims Across Spain Over What They Owed

Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed

A Sant Joan d’Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The

31 Mar, 2021 @ 20:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Santa Barbara Castle, Alicante City, Spain, Europe

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to apply for UNESCO World Heritage Site status

ALICANTE City on the Costa Blanca is pushing forward with an application to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If successful, it will get the

31 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

MAKING AN IMPRESSION as Alicante and Benidorm robbers on Costa Blanca area of Spain produce their own front door keys

A home burglary gang used a technique known as lock-impressioning to break into properties across the Costa Blanca without forcing through the front door. Lock

29 Mar, 2021 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Covid 19 Spain Tourism Crisis 3th Of August 2020

SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain

AN elderly Madrid pensioner could be fined up to €600 for illegally travelling to her Costa Blanca holiday home after a neighbour alerted the police.

26 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

The Name Game As Graffiti Artist Signature Identifies Historic Monument Vandals On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was

24 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Phone App Tip Off Leads Police To Rescue Roosters Ahead Of Illegal Cockfight On Spain's Costa Blanca

Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all

24 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead