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Santa costumes galore set to grace annual outdoor Christmas Day party on popular Costa Blanca beach

Don’t miss: British and Irish expats to throw annual Christmas Day bash on popular Costa Blanca beach

THE annual Christmas Day beach party led by British and Irish expats takes place this Wednesday on the Orihuela Costa. La Zenia’s Cala Bosque will

24 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

John Hardy latest: Footage of missing Belfast man in Spain emerges online as cops hunt ‘criminal acquaintance’ and family plea for ‘nightmare’ to end

THE family of a Belfast man who disappeared from Benidorm 10 days ago have appealed for ‘anyone who knows where he is’ to ‘put us

24 Dec, 2024 @ 13:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Missing waiter is found buried down a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca after 10-day search

THE body of a missing Moroccan waiter, 25, has been spotted inside a deep well on a Costa Blanca farm. The man- named as Amine

24 Dec, 2024 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Family of missing Belfast man to fly out to Benidorm: Sister says ‘there will be no Christmas’ as she shares update on ninth day of disappearance

THE family of a Belfast man who vanished from Benidorm are planning to fly out to Spanish resort to help the search. John Hardy (pictured

23 Dec, 2024 @ 13:22

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain

A ROMANIAN man, 52, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for defrauding 19 people out of €133,000 via a ‘phishing’ scam. He

23 Dec, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest

TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The

20 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences

ALICANTE City Council will not grant new licences for tourist flats for up to two years. Councillors voted overwhelmingly for the moratorium with just two

19 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval

THE final stage of getting approval for Benidorm’s biggest-ever urban development will begin next week. The city council’s governing board will put the plans for

19 Dec, 2024 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca

A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property

18 Dec, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community

A DUTCH fugitive accused of shipping four tons of cocaine with a street value of €230 million has been arrested in Moraira. The 43-year-old man

17 Dec, 2024 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young Costa Blanca cyclist goes berserk and attacks police officers after refusing to take a breath test

Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’

A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The

13 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport smashed its November passenger record by almost a fifth, with nearly a third of travellers coming from the UK. Airport operator Aena said

12 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca

AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked

12 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman offering sex to men in the street steals two watches worth over €50k within 30 minutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Romanians have been arrested in the Benidorm area after ‘love hug’ robberies netted them two watches valued at over €50,000 within half-an-hour. The man

12 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Illegal eyesore advertising billboards on busy Costa Blanca roads and junctions are being removed after years of complaints

TIME has been called on illegal advertising billboards erected across the Orihuela Costa with council workers tearing them down. The N-332 has seen unsanctioned billboard

10 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed ‘reckless’ plans for new properties in a Costa Blanca flood zone. A developer wants to build 64 semi-detached homes in the north

10 Dec, 2024 @ 13:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting

A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia

9 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’

A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance

A BENIDORM bouncer has been arrested after a one punch attack on a British tourist who had to travel back to the UK in a

9 Dec, 2024 @ 11:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bogus Interpol officers attack and rob scooter rider on Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol

A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Take in the glamour of the Benidorm Palace Boxing Day Gala and enjoy a top rated show and delicious dinner

AFTER your Christmas celebrations are over, Boxing Day is the perfect time to take in a show. In fact, the festive celebrations continue at Benidorm

29 Nov, 2024 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Valencia

Rise of the pigs! Wild boars in Spain have learned how to ransack streetside rubbish containers

WILD boars have been spotted rifling through garbage containers in the Javea area of the Costa Blanca and removing individual bags with their teeth. They’ve

26 Nov, 2024 @ 15:04

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop

AN OFF-DUTY Guardia Civil officer who went fishing off the Alicante coast rescued a man, 69, whose kayak had overturned. The sergeant was returning to

26 Nov, 2024 @ 13:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Wanted fugitive flees to Benidorm while on prison leave for committing vile crimes against his stepdaughter in Britain

A FUGITIVE convicted and jailed for raping his teenager stepdaughter in the UK between 1999 and 2001, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 56-year-old Belgian

25 Nov, 2024 @ 17:47

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead