Travel beyond the obvious attractions of Valencia city with homegrown agency tours
A NEW travel agency opening in Valencia is hoping to give travellers to the region unforgettable experiences. Beyond Valencia Trips is a new agency that
Spain strikes deal with Portugal and France in Alicante for green hydrogen pipeline
THE leaders of Spain, Portugal, and France have agreed on a €2.5 billion plan for a green hydrogen pipeline that should become operational by 2030.
Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain
AN 11-year-old boy died in hospital after being seriously injured whilst practising the sport of parkour on the roof of an L’Alfas del Pi hotel
Bright green swimming pools catch out marijuana farmers in Alicante area of Spain
TWO indoor marijuana farms have been raided on an Aigues urbanisation in Alicante Province, with 100 kilos of the drug seized by the Guardia Civil.
Foreign cyclist threatened with handcuffs for not having Spanish ID papers on Costa Blanca
AN Alicante sustainable transport group is claiming that a female Italian cyclist was unfairly harassed after parking her bike on a city pavement. The PCM
Home sales reach levels not seen since 2007 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
HOME sales in the Valencian Community in the third quarter of 2022 have reached levels not seen since before the bursting of the real estate
Spain’s ‘sweet-tooth’ capital to welcome pioneering ice cream research centre
JIJONA is to become the home of a pioneering artisan ice cream research centre. The small Alicante Province town boasts the biggest number of artisan
Lucky escape for mother and child after tram smashes into car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A mother and daughter escaped with a few bruises after their car was hit by an Alicante tram on Monday. The vehicle was struck at
Graffiti artists smeared train carriages on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO graffiti artists- described by police as ‘well-known’- have been arrested in Alicante for using train carriages as canvasses. The two men, aged 25 and
Alicante expected to see more than 30,000 cruise passengers until end of 2022
Cruise ships docking into Alicante this month and in December is expected to pump €2 million into the local economy. November has already seen eight
Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain
A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and
Tourist tax with little support gets voted in for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A controversial tourist tax has been approved by the Valencian parliament permitting local councils across the region to impose a levy on accommodation. The tax
Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days
EXCLUSIVE: Strange twist in search for Irish tourist missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
There has been another sighting of an Irish tourist missing in Spain, and a common theme has emerged each time he is seen. The family
Father arrested after baby girl takes cocaine in Alicante area of Spain
TESTS at Alcoy’s Virgen de los Lirios Hospital have confirmed that a poorly baby girl had taken some cocaine. Her father has been arrested by
Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate
An Irish pensioner in Benidorm was stabbed to death by his British flatmate in a ferocious knife fight on Thursday morning. Emergency responders found the
Some important dates for your diary in Spain if you want the best possible financial advice
WITH ‘The Finance Tour’ returning to Spain this November, I wanted to encourage any of my regular readers who are considering pension or investment advice
Costa Blanca street robbers in Spain grab man and strip him to his underwear where he concealed money
AN Alicante man was robbed in the street and stripped to his underpants by two thieves. The young victim was attacked by two men from
Overloaded van crammed with stolen iron suffers burst tyre on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain.
A family has been accused of multiple thefts from a glass manufacturing company after a motorway ‘blow-out’ led to their stolen loot being seized by
Drunk British pensioner sexually assaults Jet2 stewardess on flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk British man, 66, sexually assaulted a Jet2 stewardess, forcing an Alicante-bound flight into an emergency landing in France. The intoxicated pensioner was hauled
Teenage boy kidnapped and transported by speedboat to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Algeria to sell drugs
A 13-year-old boy was kidnapped in Algeria and brought over by speedboat to Alicante Province to sell drugs. The teenager went to the Policia Nacional
Policeman in excess force quiz after man gets head kicked in on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional in Alicante are investigating accusations of excess force by an Elche officer recorded kicking a man’s head three times during his arrest.
Woman forgets keys and ends up clinging to balcony in failed attempt to climb into Alicante area flat in Spain
EMERGENCY services went to a Novelda street on Friday night after reports of a woman hanging from the ledge of a fourth-floor balcony. The 30-year-old
EXCLUSIVE: Missing Irishman on Spain’s Costa Blanca last seen in pub asking for directions to Malaga
A man last known to be in Alicante has instead been sighted at a pub 70km away asking bar staff a question that could be
Alarming statistic shows diabetes is a rising health threat in Spain
Worrying new data shows diabetes in Spain is a serious problem and health experts are worried there are no signs of cases slowing down. Out
Old man jailed for sexually abusing teenage boy on Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A 76-year-old man has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing a child in a secluded area of an Alicante beach. The assault at