Weather alerts for rain and wind force suspension of NYE events on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YELLOW alert for heavy rain and gales in Alicante province on New Year’s Eve issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has caused some
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
