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Partido Popular Make City Gains In Municipal Elections But Psoe Socialists Defy The Odds In Parts Of Spain's Southern Costa Blanca

Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday’s municipal elections. Elche produced one of the

29 May, 2023 @ 14:28

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca singer aims for Spanish success at Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool

BLANCA PALOMA will be representing Spain this Saturday evening in the Eurovision Song Contest with a flamenco-based song called Eaea. The 33-year-old singer hails from

13 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Emergency alert texts to be sent to EVERY phone in areas most at risk from 'historic' Gota Fria across Spain's Valencia region

Mobile phones blare out emergency test alert in Costa Blanca area of Spain

MOBILE phone owners in parts of Alicante province got a Thursday surprise as the Valencian government tested out its emergency alert system. 27 municipalities in

4 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Long Delayed Revamp Of Old Elche Central Market Building Attracts Five Bidders In Spain

Long-delayed revamp of old market building attracts bidders on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE companies have submitted bids to Elche City Council to convert the old Central Market building into a major gastronomic and cultural centre after years

26 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent

13 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold

12 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Online scammers con bank into getting €950,000 personal loan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in the Benidorm and Aspe areas of Alicante province for being part of a cyber scam that netted €1.1 million.

7 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police Seize Biggest Cocaine Stash 'for Years' In Spain's Costa Blanca

Police seize biggest cocaine stash seen ‘for years’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have seized what they described as the ‘largest cocaine stash seen for years’ in Alicante province. 35 kilos of the drug was

4 Apr, 2023 @ 14:43

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Drug Traffickers Growing Marijuana For Export Are Detained On Spain's Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers busted for growing marijuana for export on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NINE Albanian men have been arrested, with all bar one of them jailed, for growing marijuana destined for the European market. A joint Guardia Civil-Policia

28 Mar, 2023 @ 13:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police Catch Multi Tasking Thief Who Specialised In Stealing Catalytic Converters From Cars On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was

22 Mar, 2023 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Elche Becomes First Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca To Use 100% Electric Powered Buses

Elche becomes first area on Spain’s Costa Blanca to use 100% electric-powered buses

ELCHE has become the first municipality in Alicante province to incorporate a 100% electric-powered bus within its public transport fleet. An additional seven electric buses

21 Mar, 2023 @ 14:53

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

UK holidaymakers help Spain to a record-breaking year for foreign tourism|

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

20 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Conman fools people into giving him credit card details to use at brothel and hotel on Spain's Costa Blanca

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

16 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man Ran Cocaine Lab Out Of Empty Property In Expat Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

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

13 Mar, 2023 @ 13:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

13 Mar, 2023 @ 11:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British Man And His Mother Arrested For Running Motorbike Theft Gang On Spain's Costa Blanca

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.

9 Mar, 2023 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Police in Spain arrest couple who used fake modelling and film agencies to force more than 120 women into prostitution

SPAIN’S National Police force has arrested a couple on suspicion of sexually exploiting more than 120 women in the Alicante municipalities of Elche and Novelda.

4 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Carer in Alicante who stole €31,000 from a patient in her 80s is jailed

Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government. The move is aimed

28 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

150 Police Officers Bust Large Costa Blanca Drugs Gang That Sent Marijuana From Spain To The Uk

150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK

SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17

23 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Contract To Be Advertised In April To Build €7.2 Million Health Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca

New €7.2 million health centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca could be completed by end of 2024

A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:03

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Cheapest Property Prices In Spain Are Found In Central City Known For Ceramics

Cheapest property prices in Spain can be found in central city known for ceramics

TALAVERA DE LA REINA in Toledo province- known for its ceramics industry and popular with tourists- has the cheapest properties for sale coming in at

16 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Property

Ai Based Mobile Phone Car Number Plate Reader Created By Company On Spain's Costa Blanca

AI-based mobile phone car number plate reader created by Costa Blanca company in Spain

AN Elche company has created an artificial intelligence device that can convert smartphones into car licence plate readers, which could be used by police to

14 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca woman in Spain conned out of €57,000 by bogus policeman in online love scam

A Teulada woman was conned out of €57,000 in an online love scam run by a Guardamar man posing as a Policia Nacional officer. They

13 Feb, 2023 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man assaults two elderly women in broad daylight in Spain’s Alicante Province

THE Guardia Civil have arrested a 46-year-old man who attacked two women walking down a Crevillente road in broad daylight. The victims- both aged 64-

7 Feb, 2023 @ 11:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community