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Anti-drugs police chief faces 15 years in prison for being part of massive cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PROSECUTORS want the former head of the Policia Nacional’s anti-drug unit in Alicante jailed for 15 years for his role in the biggest-ever cocaine distribution

2 Feb, 2024 @ 11:02

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

Council spends over €4m of public money to solve problem with illegal car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE area council is having to spend €4.3 million after a green area was not created above a new underground car park two decades

1 Feb, 2024 @ 15:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Air pollution spikes on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to warmest January on record

A RECORD warm January has worsened air quality rates in Alicante province due to the ever-present anticyclone over Spain resulting in fewer winds. The month

30 Jan, 2024 @ 11:24

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community·Weather

Body of elderly man is found floating in Alicante port: Police are struggling to identify him

AUTHORITIES are trying to identify a man’s body which was found floating on Sunday morning in Alicante port waters. The Guardia Civil were notified of

29 Jan, 2024 @ 10:13

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Illegal cigarette factory busted in Spain's Costa Blanca

Illegal cigarette factory making 12,000 ‘branded’ fags per hour is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A ROBBERY alert led to the discovery of an illegal cigarette factory featuring two sophisticated machines inside a Costa Blanca house. The Guardia Civil visited

25 Jan, 2024 @ 12:30

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

Cockfighting ring with seats for 200 spectators is raided on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police make 19 arrests

AN ILLEGAL cockfighting tournament staged in a purpose-built arena at an Alicante province bar has been busted by the Policia Nacional. 19 men involved in

20 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

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

How a Polish gang ‘flew into Spain to rob homes in British expat hotspots before returning home with their spoils’

A POLISH gang that specially flew to Spain to carry out home robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. After two men were detained

18 Jan, 2024 @ 17:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

How new property laws are discouraging homeowners from renting out to long-term tenants on Spain’s Costa Blanca, according to local estate agents

SPAIN’S new Housing Law has been branded as having a ‘disastrous’ effect on the rental market by Alicante’s Association of Real Estate Agents (API). The

18 Jan, 2024 @ 11:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

Caravaning Alicante returns and does so better than ever

This will be the 31st edition of one of the top fairs of the caravanning sector in Spain and, undoubtedly, the largest in the Levante.

16 Jan, 2024 @ 12:31

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Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, Catalunya, and the Madrid region received the largest number of foreign immigrants in 2022 according to figures released by the National Institute

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Loan sharks give businessman €3k and extort ten times the original amount with violent threats on Spain's Costa Blanca

Loan shark warning after man on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees debt soar from €3,000 to €30,000 within months and is subjected to threats and demands

THREE Alicante area loan sharks have been arrested after lending €3,000 to a business owner and then threatening violence against him to bank €30,000 of

14 Jan, 2024 @ 09:00

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

Revealed: The most popular cities in Spain for British digital nomads

BRITISH digital nomads rate Spain, and especially the Valencian Community, as their favourite country for remote working. A study of 400 UK professionals carried out

9 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Alicante to get low-emissions zone with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service to get rid of squatters thanks to deal between Popular Party and far-right Vox

THE CITY of Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca is to get a low-emissions zone, albeit with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service aimed

9 Jan, 2024 @ 16:51

Alicante·Lead·Politics

Recorded earth tremors rose by over 70% in 2023 across Spain's Alicante area

Recorded earth tremors leapt up by 70% in 2023 across Spain’s Alicante area

SEISMIC activity increased by 70.3% in Alicante province last year according to the National Geographic Institute. There were 91 tremors ranging between 1.5 and 3.8

5 Jan, 2024 @ 16:05

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

British couple are left with a €200k bill after their sailboat is struck by a flare during New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE reckless Ukrainian merchant seamen threw around emergency flares to celebrate the New Year at the port of Alicante and set fire to a British-owned

4 Jan, 2024 @ 12:17

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

Italian mafia boss, 53, is arrested at a luxury hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca – where he had hoped to enjoy a New Year’s Eve party

A LEADING Italian Mafia figure has been arrested at a luxury hotel in the Alicante area. Policia Nacional officers swooped to detain Nicola Rullo on

2 Jan, 2024 @ 11:33

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

Covid cases quadruple in Spain: Surge in infections comes despite hotter temperatures

Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region

COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the

28 Dec, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Professional’ thief dresses up as tourist to rob hotel guests on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF dressed up as a tourist to rob hotel guests staying in premises in the centre of Alicante. The man, 50, was a Moroccan

26 Dec, 2023 @ 12:00

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

Fugitive gangster behind 'dozens' of murders is arrested at Costa Blanca holiday apartment in Spain

Fugitive mobster and killer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALBANIAN gangster who’s been ‘on the run’ for years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Alicante area. The man has been

19 Dec, 2023 @ 08:00

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

Ransom demanded after Baby Jesus kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men from the Costa Blanca have been arrested after apparently trying to hold the baby Jesus to a €2,000 ransom. The duo, aged 19

18 Dec, 2023 @ 13:23

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Crypto-fraudsters stole €19m from over 200 victims lured by AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain

Hacker from infamous cyber-attack group Kelvin Security is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘targeting town halls and businesses’

A CYBER-HACKER has been arrested in Alicante for being involved with the notorious Kelvin Security hacking group. The Venezuelan national was jailed after appearing in

11 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla·Valencian Community

Spain’s favourite Christmas toys revealed as sales are set to rise by 2%

DOLLS are proving once again to be favourite toy during the Christmas sales period with a 2% annual rise in toy purchases predicted by the

10 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Expat launches desperate appeal for missing Jack Russell Zorro after he vanished from Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN expat is heartbroken after his ‘beloved’ Jack Russell disappeared into thin air this week. Bruno Ferreira has launched an appeal to track down Zorro,

8 Dec, 2023 @ 13:14

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Hilton to open new airport hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Accommodation will be the closest available to Alicante-Elche

THE FIRST stone has been laid for the construction of the closest hotel to Alicante-Elche airport with a January 2025 opening date pencilled in. The

7 Dec, 2023 @ 07:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break all-time arrivals record this year as Valencia president calls for second runway

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has predicted that Alicante-Elche airport will close 2023 with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists. The Valencian leader said

5 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Illegal taxi boat service shipping migrants and drugs worth €3 million is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has busted a ‘taxi-boat’ gang that shipped over a total 68 kilos of drugs worth over €3 million to Algeria and returned

4 Dec, 2023 @ 11:32

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

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Anti-drugs police chief faces 15 years in prison for being part of massive cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Council spends over €4m of public money to solve problem with illegal car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Air pollution spikes on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to warmest January on record

Body of elderly man is found floating in Alicante port: Police are struggling to identify him

Illegal cigarette factory making 12,000 ‘branded’ fags per hour is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cockfighting ring with seats for 200 spectators is raided on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police make 19 arrests

How a Polish gang ‘flew into Spain to rob homes in British expat hotspots before returning home with their spoils’

How new property laws are discouraging homeowners from renting out to long-term tenants on Spain’s Costa Blanca, according to local estate agents

Caravaning Alicante returns and does so better than ever

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

Loan shark warning after man on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees debt soar from €3,000 to €30,000 within months and is subjected to threats and demands

Revealed: The most popular cities in Spain for British digital nomads

Alicante to get low-emissions zone with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service to get rid of squatters thanks to deal between Popular Party and far-right Vox

Recorded earth tremors leapt up by 70% in 2023 across Spain’s Alicante area

British couple are left with a €200k bill after their sailboat is struck by a flare during New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Italian mafia boss, 53, is arrested at a luxury hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca – where he had hoped to enjoy a New Year’s Eve party

Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region

‘Professional’ thief dresses up as tourist to rob hotel guests on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fugitive mobster and killer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ransom demanded after Baby Jesus kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hacker from infamous cyber-attack group Kelvin Security is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘targeting town halls and businesses’

Spain’s favourite Christmas toys revealed as sales are set to rise by 2%

Expat launches desperate appeal for missing Jack Russell Zorro after he vanished from Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hilton to open new airport hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Accommodation will be the closest available to Alicante-Elche

Airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break all-time arrivals record this year as Valencia president calls for second runway

Illegal taxi boat service shipping migrants and drugs worth €3 million is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia finally reaches maximum height after 144 years of construction with installation of crowning cross

How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless

Eye-catching chalet tucked away in remote Spanish forest is confirmed as the work of Antoni Gaudi 100 years on from his death

Catalunya to become first region in Spain to ban ‘property speculation’ in urgent bid to curb housing crisis

Could Spain’s biggest volcano be about to erupt? All you need to know after Mount Teide is rocked by more than 1,400 mini-earthquakes in less than a day