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Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

THE BODIES of two men who were neighbours on a Calpe urbanisation have been discovered by the Guardia Civil on Monday. Both had gunshot wounds with one of the victims being a

15 Apr, 2024 @ 13:18

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Egyptian crocodiles and African turtles among haul of animals seized on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VARIETY of endangered exotic animals including Nile crocodiles, an African spurred tortoise and a Burmese python have been rescued over the last year by the Guardia Civil’s environment unit- Seprona. The

1 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Notorious British drug trafficker Brian Charrington is arrested AGAIN in new police probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INFAMOUS British drugs baron Brian Charrington has been arrested again in a Policia Nacional operation that swept up 30 people. Charrington, 67, was detained at his luxury villa in Altea on Tuesday

22 Mar, 2024 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Sand dredged and moved to revitalise a Costa Blanca beach as part of new marina project in Spain

REGENERATION of a Calpe beach has started three years late, after a boundary dispute delayed a major marina development. Sand is being dredged from the mouth of the Puerto Blanco to recover

19 Mar, 2024 @ 15:07

Costa Blanca·Environment·Other News·Valencian Community

Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house that he was going to plunder. He

7 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Revealed: The most expensive areas to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE costliest area for properties on the Costa Blanca has been revealed to be on the Calpe coast. Buyers looking to purchase a home by the town’s Arenal-Bol beach will have to

26 Feb, 2024 @ 09:52

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Revealed: The costliest and cheapest winter holiday rentals on Spain's Costa Blanca

Revealed: Where you will earn the most and the least renting out your holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IF you are looking for a bargain holiday home rental for the rest of winter on the Costa Blanca, then you should focus on the south of the region. A review of

23 Jan, 2024 @ 11:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Kidnap victim rescued by police after €100,000 ransom demand on Spain's Costa Blanca.

Albanian mafia kidnaps and tortures man before demanding €100k ransom from his girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have freed a 24-year-old man who was held hostage for two days in Calpe with the kidnappers demanding a €100,000 ransom from his girlfriend. Five people have been arrested

27 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Squatters take over almost 40 rooms at a single hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca in nightmare for owner

AN ALICANTE firm specialising in removing squatters has cleared out dozens of people who had taken over an empty Calpe hotel. The old Rocinante Hotel- located next to the N-332 and four

10 Oct, 2023 @ 17:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Teenage youths in mass fight brandishing machetes and knives as horrified parents look on at junior soccer match in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIGHT in a football stand between teenage groups forced police to suspend a match in Javea on Saturday, with two boys arrested and several dangerous objects seized. Groups from Benissa and

2 Oct, 2023 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Why are young people struggling to get on the property ladder in Spain?

EXPLAINER: Why one in five homes are lying empty during housing shortage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER 209,000 properties are lying empty in Alicante province according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE)- around a fifth of all homes in the region. Potential landlords are not making moves due

30 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks are robbed by men on Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks robbed by men who spied on them on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO street thieves have been arrested in Calpe close to a bank where they stole €4,000 from an elderly man last May. The men of Columbian nationality, aged 29 and 53, were

16 Aug, 2023 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Horror moment boy, 16, is savagely gored by bull at festival near Spain’s Benidorm, sparking calls for tougher controls

The horror incident took place at the annual ‘Bous al carrer’ event in Calpe, on the Costa Blanca, just a few miles north of Benidorm

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:34

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Lucky escape for historic Roman site on Spain’s Costa Blanca after stray firework causes blaze

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A STRAY firework from Calpe’s ‘Castell de la mar’ display on Sunday morning caused a fire at part of the city’s historic Roman archaeological Banys

7 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa Blanca. The Hungarian men were members of

2 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Robbers looking to rob shoppers are arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Robbers looking to steal from shoppers are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO LOITERING men in a Calpe shopping area eyeing up potential victims to rob have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers discovered that the Algerian nationals, aged 44 and 46, were

19 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Valencia beats Mallorca for the most popular beach resort for Brits in Europe

VALENCIA has topped a survey of favourite coastal destinations in Europe among British tourists conducted by the UK Consumer Association’s Which? Magazine. Benalmadena and Fuengirola were amongst the lowest-ranked Spanish areas. Over

10 Jul, 2023 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Malaga declares war on unattended beach umbrellas

Beach hoggers planting early morning umbrellas face fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BEACH hoggers reserving breakfast slots on Calpe’s beaches will be fined for hindering daily cleaning work. Calpe council has reminded beach users of a local ordinance that prohibits installing chairs, hammocks, and

7 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lifeguard Jackets Deposited In New Steel Emergency Unit On Spain's Costa Blanca

New initiative to reduce seaside drownings thanks to solar-powered unit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STEEL totem unit containing lifejackets has been installed on Calpe’s Penyal d’Ifac coast. The fixed stainless steel structure on Paseo Princesa de Asturias operates off a solar panel and battery guaranteeing

30 May, 2023 @ 13:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Police raid luxury home owned by international money launderer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional has raided a Calpe property belonging to the boss of a European money laundering gang. The home valued at over €400,000 has been impounded following a European warrant issued

15 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach, you have to be aware that you can

12 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Beaches·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Plans unveiled for tower block apartments next to Costa Blanca beach in Spain

A NATIONAL property developer has bought two plots of land for its first-ever building project in Alicante province. Avantespacia plans to build three 14-storey blocks accommodating 120 apartments in Calpe next to

9 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Key Costa Blanca road in Spain to close for over a week due to maintenance work

IMPROVEMENTS to two parallel tunnels on the N-332 in the north of Alicante province will force their closure for eight days later this month. The work has been progressing recently to upgrade

2 May, 2023 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

€2 million boost for tourist projects in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALPE’S €2 million bid for European Union grants for sustainable tourism projects has been approved by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. The money will be allocated in three annual instalments

29 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Time Runs Out For Fake Watch Distribution Gang On Spain's Costa Blanca

Time runs out for fake luxury watch distribution gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DISTRIBUTION network involving thousands of fake watches imitating high-end brands has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. The bogus timepieces were dispatched right across Alicante province to street sellers in

26 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

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

British Man Arrested For Role In Marijuana Gang Who Used Luxury Villas To Grow Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

British man arrested as marijuana gang used luxury villas to grow drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN people including a British national have been arrested for growing marijuana in luxury villas on urbanisations in the Calpe area. Six of the gang members, including the ring-leader, have been jailed

14 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

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