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Ex-schoolboy jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca for knifing pupil in class over Islamic insults

A Torrevieja teenager has received a five year jail sentence after stabbing a fellow high school pupil in the back for criticising his Islamic religious

12 Jan, 2021 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Salt sent to Spain’s snowy centre in storm solution and show of ‘solidarity’ by Costa Blanca cities

TORREVIEJA Council has joined up with an Orihuela company to send road salt to central Spain, in light of the deadly snow conditions. A fleet

11 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News

80 Year Old Dies After Driving On Wrong Motorway Carriageway On Spain S Costa Blanca

80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN 80-year-old man died after a five kilometre drive on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in the Torrevieja area. He collided with a

5 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Blue Zone parking planned for major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council is drawing up plans for Blue Zone parking zones in its city centre. Federico Alarcon, the PP’s Councillor for Traffic and Safety, insisted

2 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Plan To Stop Party Crowds In Early New Year Celebrations On Spain S Costa Blanca

COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Man jailed over drugs ‘revenge’ execution of woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Murcia couple have been arrested after a woman was fatally shot in the head at a Torrevieja property. Two people from Lorca were detained

28 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

EU expected to help fund eco-friendly underground highway between Spanish coast and inland Costa Blanca

A MULTI-MILLION euro underground highway linking Torrevieja and Orihuela is to be discussed this week, with important funding from the EU. Speedy transport links have

28 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment

Woman Executed In Second Suspected Drugs Gang Killing In A Week On Spain S Costa Blanca

Woman executed in second suspected drugs gang killing in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman was shot in the head in Torrevieja in a killing believed to be linked to rival criminal drug gangs. It’s the second-such execution

24 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Christmas Shivers Ahead For Chilly Costa Blanca In Spain

Christmas shivers ahead for Benidorm and the rest of a chilly Costa Blanca in Spain

COSTA BLANCA resorts like Benidorm and Torrevieja are in for a chilly Christmas, according to weather forecasters. A cold Atlantic front will sweep over Spain

23 Dec, 2020 @ 18:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Irish gangster John Gilligan out of prison after paying bail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IRISH felon John Gilligan has been bailed after he was arrested in Torrevieja over drug trafficking in mid-October. The 68-year-old criminal was released from Alicante’s

22 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Expat photographer catches once in a lifetime planetary alignment of Jupiter and Saturn from balcony terrace on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat photographer has captured the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter, aka the Star of Bethlehem. Alexander James caught the remarkable moment from his

22 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Mayhem In Id Office On Spain S Costa Blanca As Family Flout Covid 19 Safety Rules And Injury Three Police Officers

Identity Card office mayhem on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family injure three police officers in COVID-19 row

THREE Policia Nacional officers in Torrevieja needed medical treatment after being attacked by a family picking up their Spanish ID cards. The five-strong group had

16 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Expats ‘disappointed’ but ‘philosophical’ as outdoor Christmas carol concert moves indoors on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA’S popular Christmas carol concert is being moved indoors due to current levels of concern regarding Covid-19. Traditionally held in the Plaza de la Constitucion,

12 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Foot-chase through city streets sees well-known English thief and is accomplice behind bars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO HAPLESS thieves were chased by Torrevieja Police after an off-duty Guardia Civil caught them robbing a bar, only yards from the nearby barracks. As

10 Dec, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca

Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this

9 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region

A DRUNK and unlicensed Torrevieja motorist drove four kilometres against oncoming vehicles on a Murcia region motorway before crashing into another car. The Guardia Civil

9 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Torrevieja

British bar robber caught in the act by off-duty Guardia Civil agent in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH thief was rumbled by an off-duty Guardia Civil agent when he tried to leave a Torrevieja bar with stolen cash and alcohol. Bail

9 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Expat fraudster arrested after being caught on the run on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICIA Nacional have arrested a 67-year-old fugitive in Torrevieja. The suspect had been on the run after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for

2 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca

Big blast rips through Torrevieja apartment block on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BUTANO gas cannisters inside a Torrevieja flat may have sparked a big explosion this morning(November 19) that destroyed two apartments. Nobody was injured as the

19 Nov, 2020 @ 12:41

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Row Over 200 Kilometre Hospital Trips From Orihuela To Villajoyosa On Spain S Costa Blanca

Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA area patients are allegedly having to do 200 kilometre round-trips to Villajoyosa in spite of Torrevieja Hospital being on their doorstep. The claim involves

12 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca mayors praised for their ‘leadership locomotive’ promoting €227m direct rail link into Spain’s Orihuela Costa

BOTH Orihuela and Torrevieja mayors have come together to promote a rail link project direct into the coastal part of the region. Emilio Bascuñana and

11 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Twin earthquakes in Spain as Costa Blanca becomes country’s most affected region

TWO earthquakes of magnitude 2.6 and 2.4 hit the Costa Blanca South last night and early this morning, making it the region in Spain most

2 Nov, 2020 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

British hoarder arrested over home blaze as fire crews dodge two metre hole on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested by Torrevieja’s Guardia Civil after a fire broke out in his rubbish-filled home which also had a two-metre deep

29 Oct, 2020 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Police nab 40-times arrested con artist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER is behind bars after the Policia Nacional arrested him in Torrevieja for flouting a string of court warrants across Spain. The dragnet eventually

23 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Mayors Confused Over Pandemic Curfew Proposal For Spain S Costa Blanca

Alicante mayor is puzzled over pandemic curfew proposal for Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROMINENT Costa Blanca mayor says that he is ‘puzzled’ over a Valencian government suggestion to impose a night-time curfew to combat the spread of

22 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia

Question Mark Photo Three Ribera Salud And Orihuela Officials At Health Centre Site In July

Question mark over plans for new €6 million health centre in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS for a second Orihuela Costa medical centre are in serious doubt after it was confirmed, as expected, that Torrevieja area health services will return

13 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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