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Anti-ageing cream heist with €500k of cosmetics stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

FIVE people have been arrested after nearly €500k of anti-ageing cream was stolen from a lorry in Alicante while the driver was asleep. The shipment

2 Dec, 2025 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New ‘low noise’ zone setback as court says bars and restaurants can return to longer late-nights in Alicante’s Old Town

A COURT has suspended Alicante’s Old Town new low-noise zone after hospitality businesses said they were being unfairly penalised. The ZAS started in October after

1 Dec, 2025 @ 17:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Terrified Alicante woman paid €13k to ‘priestess’ who threatened to put a curse on her family

AN ALICANTE woman paid €13,000 to a priestess who threatened a curse on her family if she stopped making payments to help her sick husband.

28 Nov, 2025 @ 13:12

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from victim- leaving trail of banknotes on the pavement

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind

AN Alicante street thief was caught after snatching a bag containing €5,800 in cash and leaving a trail of banknotes strewn over the pavement. The

27 Nov, 2025 @ 11:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair makes welcome changes to carry-on luggage size after bruising battle with Spain’s airports

Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail

A MAN who threatened to kill a Ryanair worker at Alicante-Elche airport over his oversized suitcase has been given a three-month prison term. The 40-year-old,

24 Nov, 2025 @ 11:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British pub giant Wetherspoon's to open its first bar in Spain at Costa Blanca airport

Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain

JD WETHERSPOON has announced its first-ever pub in mainland Europe will be at Alicante-Elche airport. The outlet has been named Castell de Santa Barbera after

21 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Travel News

Revealed: Where house prices are soaring by over 50% — and how expat hotspots in Spain’s Mediterranean arc are driving the surge

THE property market on parts of Spain’s Mediterranean coast is exploding at an eyewatering pace as house prices practically double in two years. Several expat-heavy

20 Nov, 2025 @ 13:28

Alicante·Lead·Murcia·Property

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

ALICANTE switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday with 2.6 million energy-saving LED bulbs. Installation work started in early September with

18 Nov, 2025 @ 13:17

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Sky high rents in Spain’s top cities are pushing people into popular hotspots in Alicante, Valencia and Andalucia

RISING rents are pushing tenants out of the major cities and into some of Spain’s most popular expat hubs, according to new figures from property

15 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Alicante·Lead·Property

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has almost beaten last year’s passenger total with two months to spare. The Costa Blanca facility recorded a tenth successive record month for

15 Nov, 2025 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca

THREE men have been arrested in Alicante City after a restaurant owner was dragged to his death when his iPhone was stolen in Torrevieja. Inquiries

14 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

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

Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet

AN AFRICAN wild cat illegally kept as a domestic pet has been rescued from an Alicante area home. The five-year-old female serval called Tila became

14 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

FOREIGN buyers accounted for 43.29% of home purchases in Alicante province between July and September this year. Spain’s Association of Registrars said it was the

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Drivers in Alicante beware: Three new ‘average speed check zones’ are being rolled out – all you need to know

NEW speed cameras that calculate how the average speed of a vehicle between two points will be activated soon in Alicante province. Many drivers familiar

10 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: British expats despair as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

A BAND of British expats have told the Olive Press they have almost given up hope for their Alicante community, which has been terrorised by

9 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Property

Big night TONIGHT for ‘nougat’ town that’s one of Spain’s first to switch on its Christmas lights

AN ALICANTE province town is switching on its Christmas lights this Friday night- nearly seven weeks before December 25. Xixona will be the first to

7 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

A SERIAL electric scooter stealer has been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The man, 36, travelled regularly from Alicante to plunder at least

6 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The Agency Costa Blanca: How Moraira-based luxury estate agency has the phone ringing “constantly” with valuation requests

ASK any agent in the Costa Blanca luxury property market and they’ll say the same thing. Plenty of demand – but not enough homes. Spain’s

5 Nov, 2025 @ 07:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries

AN EAST European and Spanish gang that used its own international transport firm to smuggle cigarettes and laughing gas within legal cargo has been busted

31 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Teenage hacker arrested in Alicante for making death threats to Podemos leader, Ione Belarra, and the mass theft of personal data

Teenage hacker arrested in Alicante for death threats against left-wing Podemos leader and threatening mass theft of personal data

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested in the Vinalopo region after making online death threats to the leader of the left-wing political party Podemos. He

29 Oct, 2025 @ 16:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Most sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm to be found in years is raided in Alicante with entry via ‘secret’ door

THE Guardia Civil have dismantled one ‘of the most sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farms to be discovered in Alicante province in recent years. Two warehouses in

28 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

The uneasy colonisation of Spain’s costas: Spanish home buyers are now a minority in Alicante — and Malaga is close behind

A DEEP disquiet is beginning to set in along Spain’s coastal regions after the release of the latest numbers from the Spanish General Council of

27 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Alicante·Lead·Malaga·Property

Dozens of illegal homes built on protected land face demolition after police probe in Alicante

A MAJOR operation against illegal homes on protected rural land in Alicante province has resulted in 64 people being investigated and 70 inspections. Besides facing

22 Oct, 2025 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante stretch of road retains top position for most accidents and victims in Spain

A STRETCH of Alicante City motorway has maintained its unwanted position for the most accidents and victims on Spain’s State Road network. The A-77a at

21 Oct, 2025 @ 14:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man with fake gun robbed victims outside Alicante’s biggest tourist attraction

POLICE have arrested a 26-year-old man who used a fake gun to rob two couples outside Alicante’s Santa Barbara castle. He was detained outside a

21 Oct, 2025 @ 12:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Farmers and growers rejoice over heavy rain which has revived drought-hit crops in Alicante

TORRENTIAL rain caused by DANA Alice in Alicante province has been welcomed by local farmers and growers. They say the downpours have been beneficial for

16 Oct, 2025 @ 13:15

Alicante·Lead

Alicante

Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca

New ‘low noise’ zone setback as court says bars and restaurants can return to longer late-nights in Alicante’s Old Town

Terrified Alicante woman paid €13k to ‘priestess’ who threatened to put a curse on her family

Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind

Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail

Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain

Revealed: Where house prices are soaring by over 50% — and how expat hotspots in Spain’s Mediterranean arc are driving the surge

Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k

Sky high rents in Spain’s top cities are pushing people into popular hotspots in Alicante, Valencia and Andalucia

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca

Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

Drivers in Alicante beware: Three new ‘average speed check zones’ are being rolled out – all you need to know

EXCLUSIVE: British expats despair as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

Big night TONIGHT for ‘nougat’ town that’s one of Spain’s first to switch on its Christmas lights

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

The Agency Costa Blanca: How Moraira-based luxury estate agency has the phone ringing “constantly” with valuation requests

WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries

Teenage hacker arrested in Alicante for death threats against left-wing Podemos leader and threatening mass theft of personal data

‘Most sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm to be found in years is raided in Alicante with entry via ‘secret’ door

The uneasy colonisation of Spain’s costas: Spanish home buyers are now a minority in Alicante — and Malaga is close behind

Dozens of illegal homes built on protected land face demolition after police probe in Alicante

Alicante stretch of road retains top position for most accidents and victims in Spain

Man with fake gun robbed victims outside Alicante’s biggest tourist attraction

Farmers and growers rejoice over heavy rain which has revived drought-hit crops in Alicante

Driver killed and car totalled after wild boar runs into Costa del Sol road – as mass culls continue over swine fever fears

VISUALISED: The startling clusters of European expats that form ‘parallel societies’ along Spain’s sought-after coasts

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

Benidorm braces for winter surge as Brits flock to the Costa Blanca for a ‘proper British Christmas’

Help the recovery: WWF launches new model to restore Spain’s rural areas and cut wildfire risk