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Elderly man falls and remains on bedroom floor ‘for days’ until daughter 3,000 kms away calls Costa Blanca police for help

AN ELDERLY Benitatxell resident suffered a fall and was rescued days later after his daughter called police from Norway to ask for a wellness check.

28 Jan, 2025 @ 15:34

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully returns with new bridges and modern rolling stock

Years of passenger misery ends as key Benidorm-Denia tram link fully reopens with new bridges and modern rolling stock

PEOPLE can travel on the TRAM d’Alacant’s Line 9 route between Benidorm and Denia from Tuesday without using replacement buses on various sections. The final

27 Jan, 2025 @ 17:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Popular market enjoyed by locals and tourists is moving to temporary home in Costa Blanca city

TORREVIEJA’S popular Paseo de la Libertad market is moving to a temporary home as a major redevelopment of the city’s port area continues. The hippie

27 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

British villa looted with hundreds of pounds taken during burglary spree in popular expat area of Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-owned villa was among a string of properties burgled by four men in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. The 25-year-old ringleader was remanded

23 Jan, 2025 @ 16:17

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

John George: International arrest warrant issued for prime suspect in his murder on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family ask for second autopsy

AN INTERNATIONAL arrest warrant has been issued by a Torrevieja judge for the suspected killer of Belfast man John George. Meanwhile his family have requested

22 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenage girl with a rare genetic condition had to be placed on a ventilator at Alicante’s General Hospital after her lungs filled with

21 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers

21 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it

THERE was double trouble for a British tourist in Benidorm after his mobile phone was stolen and the thieves then racked up £16,000 of transactions

21 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Passenger caught smuggling 20,000 Viagra pills in a suitcase at Costa Blanca airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s security team uncovered a bizarre smuggling incident when 20,000 Viagra pills were found crammed into a suitcase. A 63-year old woman has been

20 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into air from his balcony

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into the air from a balcony

A MAN has been arrested in Alicante for firing several gunshots into the air from his balcony to see in the New Year. The 47-year-old

20 Jan, 2025 @ 11:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Social media 'influencer' accused of dodging taxes and laundering money is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

Social media ‘influencer’ accused of tax dodging and money laundering is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

A SWEDISH social media ‘influencer’ who ran off to Spain after facing money laundering and tax dodging charges was arrested in Torrevieja last month. The

17 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British man’s body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

THE body of a British man was found floating at Calpe marina on the Costa Blanca on Thursday. The 53-year-old’s body was recovered by Guardia

17 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British woman arrested for helping run drug den operating out of Costa Blanca city

British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city

A BRITISH woman was among a group of seven people arrested for her involvement in running a drug den in Javea. The 37-year-old along with

16 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park

A MAN who terrorised women walking on their own in Torrevieja has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 57-year-old has been charged with four

15 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Worried UK buyers ask if they can back out of deals to buy Costa Blanca homes due to proposed 100% tax on non-EU buyers

REAL Estate agency associations on the Costa Blanca have slammed a proposal from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over introducing a 100% stamp duty style tax

15 Jan, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

SIX Policia Nacional officers stopped a British tourist, 44, from leaping off a Benidorm hotel sixth-floor balcony following an assault on her female partner. The

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Special cages trap catch dozens of wild boars close to Costa Blanca city

72 wild boars were caught between October and December in two special trap cages set up in Denia on the northern Costa Blanca. The city

14 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Cultural complex in Costa Blanca town will replace expensive unused and demolished 'white elephant'

Cultural complex in Costa Blanca town will replace expensive demolished ‘white elephant’

A NEW cultural centre for Pilar de la Horadada is expected to open before Easter as the ‘replacement’ for the never-used infamous La Paloma development-

13 Jan, 2025 @ 17:08

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Cyber scammer arrested over €1.3m con which cheated 12 people in Spain

A UKRAINIAN woman has been arrested in Orihuela(Alicante province) over a €1.3 million cyber scam involving a bogus investment company. International arrest warrants have been

13 Jan, 2025 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Expanded Costa Blanca airport terminal will have dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s terminal will be expanded to include a dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services. The Transport Ministry promised the enhancement

13 Jan, 2025 @ 11:46

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

JJohn George: International arrest warrant issued for prime suspect in his murder on Spain's Costa Blanca

John George: Suspect is released on bail over murder of Belfast father-of-two in Alicante

A TORREVIEJA judge bailed a 32-year-old Czech man on Friday over his connection to the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George, whose body was found

10 Jan, 2025 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Low emissions zone is coming to Alicante: This is what drivers should know

ALICANTE’S Low Emission Zone(ZBE) will officially come into force on January 30. The reality is that motorists will notice no difference as the Old Town

10 Jan, 2025 @ 11:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

John George: Main suspect may have fled to Thailand after Belfast father’s murder in Alicante

THE Guardia Civil is investigating whether the alleged killer of 37-year-old Belfast man John George, whose body was found last Tuesday on a Costa Blanca

9 Jan, 2025 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukrainian refugees are biggest foreign group with double the number of British expats in Costa Blanca tourist city

AROUND 9% of Torrevieja’s registered population are Ukrainians according to the city’s municipal padron with numbers double that of British expats. Torrevieja council says that

8 Jan, 2025 @ 11:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja