Man jailed for rape of young Irish student on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN has been jailed for four years for the 2022 rape of a young Irish student in Alicante. The 33-year-old was also given an
One of Europe’s oldest ‘most wanted’ fugitives is arrested outside his luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Austrian swindler who made €9 million from a scam in his native country has been arrested outside his luxury Costa Blanca villa. The man-
Revealed: This is the most popular destination for British tourists visiting Spain over Easter
A SURVEY of online travel booking website users has crowned Alicante as the number one destination for British travellers to celebrate the Easter holidays. The
Sand dredged and moved to revitalise a Costa Blanca beach as part of new marina project in Spain
REGENERATION of a Calpe beach has started three years late, after a boundary dispute delayed a major marina development. Sand is being dredged from the
Huge annual St. Patrick’s Day parade coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend – all you need to know
SPAIN’S biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade takes place this Sunday on the southern Costa Blanca. Cabo Roig on the Orihuela Costa will be a sea
Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca
A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada. The
Senate votes to end ‘unique’ coastal homes being classified as being on public domain land in Spain BUT decision could be overturned
SPAIN’S upper house of parliament, the Senate, has passed an amendment to the Coastal Law to protect the ‘unique homes’ on the coast. The measure
New high-speed rail routes in Spain: British expat hotspots on the Costa Blanca will be directly connected to these three fantastic cities
HIGH speed train services from state operator Renfe departing from Elche, Orihuela and Murcia will be directly linked to three Castilla y Leon region cities
Iconic hotel in Spain’s Torrevieja goes up for sale at €6million
A POPULAR Torrevieja hotel with stunning sea views has gone up for sale for €6 million in a quiet residential area of the city The
Drought latest in Spain: Water pressure to be reduced on the Costa Blanca – this is all you need to know
OVERNIGHT water pressure levels have been cut in Alicante City to conserve reduced supplies due to the ongoing drought. The Jucar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), which
Alicante airport breaks February record with one MILLION passengers – over a third of which were British
A NEW February passenger record has been set by Alicante-Elche airport which welcomed just over one million travellers last month. Over a third of the
This airport in Spain has been crowned the ‘Best in Europe’ by travel experts
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has once again been recognised as the best airport in Europe that serves 15 to 25 million passengers. The prestigious award for 2023
‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed
THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be
Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops. The trio- in their
Government in no hurry to back a second runway at booming Costa Blanca airport in Spain, despite fears of overcrowding
REGIONAL politicians and business leader have reacted angrily to the government’s view that a second runway at Alicante-Elche airport is not a priority project. The
Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house
Benidorm posts best February tourism figures for years: Resort in Spain continues to attract millions of Brits
FEBRUARY is often regarded as the final month of the off-peak tourist season but hotel occupancy figures of over 70% across the Valencian Community have
Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain
A JEALOUS ex-husband has been arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a car belonging to his former partner’s new boyfriend. The 44-year-old man from
British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998
THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000
Thousands join protest against ‘senseless’ solar power plant being built on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ESTIMATED 3,000 people hit the streets of San Miguel de Salinas on Sunday to oppose controversial plans for a massive solar farm. The San
Italian gangster, 38, is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Fugitive hid among the expat community for years to avoid jail at home
AN Italian fugitive who faces 20 years in prison for drug trafficking charges has been arrested in a holiday apartment in Arenales del Sol. The
Three family members are killed in a tower block fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE members of the same family died in an apartment block fire in the early hours of Monday morning in Villajoyosa. The blaze started in
Council has to pay ‘millions’ in compensation for illegally-granted building licence approved by law-breaking mayor in 2008 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca council will have to pay the equivalent of a third of its annual budget as compensation for an illegally-approved building that was
Spanish priest is removed from his Costa Blanca parish for calling Pope Francis a ‘heretic’
THE bishop of the Orihuela-Alicante diocese has suspended San Isidro’s parish priest for branding Pope Francis a ‘heretic’. Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla took the tough
Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province. One villa was located
Plan for major new route moves forward to link motorway with popular expat city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS costing around €30 million for a third exit road between the AP-7 and the Marina Alta are set to move forward. The Ministry of