Spain’s Costa Blanca to get tough on mask wearing from Friday
Valencia joins Andalucia, Catalunya and other regions which have made the personal protective gear obligatory
Parrot smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca after netting €1 million trafficking exotic birds to Africa
SPANISH police and the Moroccan Royal Guard have arrested a gang of 28 bird traffickers who were earning over €1 million a year. Some 280
Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BATHERS enjoying their Covid-safe day on Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura were able to take away a free parasol yesterday, courtesy of the town’s Tourism Department
WATCH: Seven high-speed boats seized as drug trafficking gang smashed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MORE than three tonnes of hashish and seven specially-adapted speedboats have been seized in a combined police operation on the Costa Blanca. A total of
Clumsy robbers leave trail of blood back to their own house after bungled robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE had little difficulty catching a pair of clumsy burglars – they simply followed a trail of blood to catch the hapless duo. They had
Second drowning in a week on same tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TRAGEDY has struck on the same popular beach for the second time in a week after a man drowned at La Mata in Torrevieja yesterday.
Hotel association introduces ‘Badge of Honour’ for Covid-compliant hotels and bars in Spain’s Benidorm
AS THOUSANDS more flights land at Alicante Airport, hoteliers association HOSBEC has introduced a health check scheme for hotels. The Benidorm, Costa Blanca and Valencia
Police reveal 19 victims of ‘sextortion’ throughout Spain, four arrested in Madrid
POLICIA NACIONAL have detained four people that allegedly conned over €7,000 from victims in a ‘sextortion’ scam. They posed as women offering sexual services on
Tourists turned away by police from packed beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The beach had quickly reached its capacity under the strict social distancing rules in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Husband dies after elderly couple pulled from rough seas off popular Costa Blanca beach
Strong easterly winds up to 21km/h will continue this week until Friday
Costa Blanca resort get more prestigious awards but local mayor hints that there is more to tourism than beaches
ORIHUELA Costa has been presented with a Qualitur flag in recognition of high standards on the area’s beaches. Popular with expats and Spanish alike, they
Costa Blanca town looks to ‘fresh start’ after ‘frustrating’ delays to essential road improvements
IT has taken hell and brimstone… but Ciudad Quesada’s new-look main road is finally open. Following years of delays due to storms, floods and pandemics,
Expat ‘Superhero’ smashes target raising funds for rare genetic condition affecting 18,000 Brits and Spanish
A BRITISH expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca has tripled his target in a fundraising campaign for his rare genetic condition. The charity he partnered with,
Huge public building on Spain’s Costa Blanca disinfected with ‘fogging’ technique ahead of crunch talks over future of area
THE International Auditorium of Torrevieja has carried out the disinfection and cleaning of all its facilities, using a new fogging technique, in order to eliminate
WATCH: Multinational gang of drug-smuggling kidnappers arrested in Spain’s Alicante and Malaga
POLICE have smashed an international drugs ring and arrested 18 alleged smugglers in Alicante and Malaga. The gang of Moroccan, French, Indian and Spanish nationals
Torrevieja market ‘Paseo de los Hippies’ reopens to 100% capacity
A TORREVIEJA market popular with expats and Spanish alike reopens at 100% capacity this week. The sea-front Paseo de la Libertad ‘los Hippies’ site was
Plans made to raise N-332 coastal road on Spain’s Costa Blanca following complaints over flood risks
A PROPOSITION to discuss raising the busy N-332 coastal road in the southern Costa Blanca has been approved by Spain’s agriculture, livestock and fisheries commission.
New dawn for expat charity shop that had to cancel opening day due to lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIG RED’S charity shop in Almoradi had been trading for exactly one hour when they were forced to close in March because of the Coronavirus
Murcia president warns ‘phase two’ lockdown could return in localised areas hit by COVID-19 spikes
LOCKDOWN restrictions could return to specific parts of the Murcia region hit by a recent spike in coronavirus cases. The warning has come from Murcia’s
WATCH: Safe-crackers caught with thermal lances and oxy-acetylene torches in Policia Nacional swoop after office robbing spree
A TRAVELLING gang of safe robbers have been caught in a Policia Nacional swoop. Agents broke up the transient group of six dangerous criminals who
Three boats carrying illegal immigrants land in three hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca following calm seas
Three boats carrying illegal immigrants landed within three hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca last Monday. The first arrived on Vega Baja shores at 6.50am yesterday,
How Murcia’s ‘cool streets’ technology helps prevent pets burning their paws as temperatures rise across Spain
RED-HOT pavements can be a danger to both children and pets, as summer temperatures spike in Spain. Vienna-based animal welfare charity Four Paws International, warns
Costa Blanca awakens to earthquake with 3.1 magnitude ‘shaking ground beneath the house’
TORREVIEJA and surrounding areas were awoken early this morning by an earthquake that rattled windows right across the southern areas of Costa Blanca. The quake
WATCH: Grenade launcher and other weapons of war seized as ‘largest’ arms smuggling racket dismantled – arrests in 15 Spanish provinces
WEAPONS of war, explosives and firearms have been seized in a nationwide swoop with 21 arrests. Policia Nacional worked with a number of other law
Son arrested over dad’s murder by ‘slitting his throat’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca and is caught standing over body with knife
POLICE have detained a 30-year-old schizophrenic man for allegedly killing his father by slitting his throat. The Spanish national, undergoing medical treatment for the condition,
Expat community group saves charity from bankruptcy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of expats in Torrevieja have prevented homeless charity Reach Out going bankrupt amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The ‘U3A’ group is a self-help organisation