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Boat migrant is accused of sexually assaulting cleaner at hotel where he is being held on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BOAT migrant has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a cleaner at a Guardamar hotel that is being used as an emergency reception

1 Jul, 2024 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: The most popular locations for British property hunters on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE province and especially the Costa Blanca continues to be one of the most popular areas of Spain for foreign house buyers. The Registrars report

11 Jun, 2024 @ 14:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

British tourist, 52, dies trying to save two young children in sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH tourist and a Polish national drowned at a Costa Blanca beach on Friday when they went into the sea to save two children,

7 Jun, 2024 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Lead

Earthquake shakes popular tourist areas on Spain's Costa Blanca

Earth tremor felt in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE National Geographic Institute reported a Monday morning earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale in the southern Costa Blanca. It happened at 10.27am with

18 Dec, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Feral cats claim to be disrupting protected areas and species including nesting birds in Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR council has been warned about a rising feral cat population at the mouth of the Segura river and in the dune pine forest which

3 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

Animals·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencian Community

Police intercept thief boarding ferry on Spain's Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen

4 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·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

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

Woman leaps off balcony following argument with boyfriend in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 35-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for domestic abuse after his girlfriend leapt four metres off a balcony in Guardamar. The Ukrainian woman, 32, was

23 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Metal Detector Prohibited In Search For Missing Wedding Ring On Costa Blanca Beach In Spain

Metal detectors banned from wedding ring search on Costa Blanca beach in Spain

DETECTORISTS have criticised a ban from a Costa Blanca council on looking for a missing wedding ring on a beach with a metal detector. A

4 Aug, 2022 @ 11:23

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Security guards wanted as health centre staff on Spain's Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards

24 Jun, 2022 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain

A drug smuggling gang used high-speed boats to ship narcotics from North Africa to Spanish beaches and marinas before resorting to money laundering to hide

20 Jun, 2022 @ 15:53

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Costa Blanca hotels in Spain report excellent April occupancy- just 6% down on pre-pandemic numbers

HOTEL occupancy for April on the Costa Blanca was just 6% down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Figures from the Alicante Province Association of

10 May, 2022 @ 19:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Classic car rally organised by Rotary Club aims to raise funds for schoolkids on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER 100 vintage cars and motorcycles will feature in the 10th Classic Motor Festival in Guardamar del Segura. Set for this Saturday, April 9, it

6 Apr, 2022 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

UK and foreign holidaymakers boost overnight hotel stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Hotel bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca continue to improve but still below pre-pandemic levels

HOTEL occupancy figures for the Costa Blanca in January saw an annual rise of 26.6%, with a total of 47.3%. The numbers from the Alicante

10 Feb, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

3D virtual environment to improve local commerce in seaside city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA City Council is to implement a €30,000 virtual world where shoppers can navigate around over 20 local businesses. In conjunction with the

28 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Nervous British Driver Of Unregistered Car Gets Arrested For Having Marijuana In The Boot On Spain's Costa Blanca

Nervous British driver gets arrested for having marijuana in his car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca after three kilos of marijuana was found in his car boot. The 42-year-old expat

31 Aug, 2021 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Dramatic footage of drones saving three drowning women on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DRAMATIC footage of drones saving women from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches has been released. Both flying robots were launched from the shore, with life-jackets

27 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Fugitive caught on Spain’s Costa Blanca after spending eight months on the run from Valencia prison

HAVING absconded from Picassent prison in Valencia, a 31-year-old Spanish man is back behind bars after hiding in Guardamar for eight months. He had been

17 Aug, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Rear View Of Pretty Girls Lying On Sandy Beach On Hot Summer Day

Which towns melted most this weekend in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca?

AS PARTS of Andalucia reached unprecedented temperatures of over 47ºC, Costa Blanca South also suffered. Orihuela registered the highest temperature in the Vega Baja on

16 Aug, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: ‘Mini-tsunami’ brings flooding to two coastal towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THOUSANDS of people living on and near the coast in Santa Pola and Guardamar woke up on Wednesday to see devastation caused by overnight flooding

11 Aug, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Scandinavian Couple Drown In Beach Tragedy On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A couple drowned yesterday(August 3) at a Guardamar de Segura beach on the southern Costa Blanca. Playa de la Camp has no lifeguard or surveillance

4 Aug, 2021 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm gets a beach drone in bid to reduce seaside drownings in four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

Benidorm gets a beach drone in new move to prevent seaside drownings across four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

DRONES will fly over beaches in four Costa Blanca areas for the rest of the summer in a bid to cut down on deaths caused

3 Aug, 2021 @ 17:17

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British optician on Spain’s Costa Blanca helps detect cancerous ‘rodent ulcer’ on own sister’s face

GUARDAMAR optician, Lisa James, was happy to help when she was approached by her sister who was suffering redness in one eye. However, she discovered

2 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Popular British optician giving away reusable bags during ‘Plastic Free July’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS in Guardamar del Segura are swapping unwanted plastic bags for reusable alternatives during ‘Plastic Free July’. The popular British optician is inviting the public

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Irrigation halted due to pollution in Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLLUTION in waters around the Vega Baja towns of Rojales and Guardamar del Segura halted irrigation last week. The Water Courts of Rojales and Guardamar

31 May, 2021 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead