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‘I woke up in a hospital in Spain with amnesia and can only remember my first name – now I’m trying to find my home but no one’s reported me missing’

A 71-YEAR-OLD named Stephen has launched an appeal after being struck with amnesia in Spain. The cyclist (pictured in hospital above) was travelling on his

10 Oct, 2024 @ 11:59

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bizarre mural from the Spanish Civil War featuring Hitler, Mussolini and Franco is discovered in Alicante – but what does it mean?

A MURAL dating back to the Spanish Civil War featuring a soldier hammering the heads of dictators Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini on a dragon has

9 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead

Outrage as rubbish tax to more than double in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council has attacked the Spanish government for not lessening the blow of big rubbish tax rises from January, as the city faces an average

9 Oct, 2024 @ 13:21

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Russian-Ukrainian gangsters who installed solar panels for their Alicante marijuana farm are arrested after neighbours reported ‘a strong smell’

A GANG operating a marijuana farm took complex measures to avoid being discovered in San Vicente del Raspeig, but could’nt stop neighbours smelling the drug’s

2 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

'Carer' uses elderly woman's cash card to empty out her bank account in Spain

Carer in Alicante who stole €31,000 from a patient in her 80s is jailed

AN ALICANTE carer has been given a 21-month-jail sentence for stealing €31,000 from her elderly client. The convicted woman took her employer’s bank card to

1 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Crime & Law

British father-of-four dies during ‘first lads holiday’ to Benidorm: Tributes pour in for ‘devoted’ family man

A BRITISH father-of-four has died during his ‘first lads holiday’ in Benidorm. Welshman Nathan Osman, from Pontypridd, is said to have suffered a fatal fall

1 Oct, 2024 @ 14:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

LET IN THE LIGHT (AND WATER): Stunning new development where a salt lagoon in Spain is on full screen

AS any good architect knows you always need to maximise on your environment. And so this is exactly how the talented team at Arquitectos MAB

30 Sep, 2024 @ 16:45

Alicante·Featured Property·Other News·Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

Pictured: Tragic Brit, 28, who plunged to his death from Benidorm hotel balcony during night out with friends

A BRITISH amateur football coach who was holidaying with friends in Benidorm died after a drunken fall from his second-floor hotel balcony, an inquiry has

26 Sep, 2024 @ 13:10

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Pensioner, 77, dies of a heart attack moments after entering a sex shop in Spain’s Alicante

A 77-YEAR-OLD man died moments after entering a sex shop in Alicante on Monday. The pensioner reportedly suffered a heart attack before collapsing to the

24 Sep, 2024 @ 13:02

Alicante·Lead

Shark causes panic as it swims up to shore of popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BEACHGOERS got a shock on Sunday as a shark swam up to the shore of a popular Costa Blanca holiday spot. Just days after a

23 Sep, 2024 @ 11:13

Alicante·Lead

Alicante is building a new neighbourhood from scratch to keep up with housing demand – after being flooded by expats and foreign property buyers

A NEW neighbourhood will be built from scratch in Alicante to keep up with housing demand- after expats and foreign property buyers flood in. Alicante

20 Sep, 2024 @ 12:08

Alicante·Lead

Benidorm police poke fun at Brits for leaving countless items on its beaches

BENIDORM Policia Local has announced the force has a brand new officer, Saint Cucuphas, patron of lost things. “Have you lost something in our city?,”

18 Sep, 2024 @ 15:16

Benidorm·Lead

Alicante to charge tourists an entry fee for popular castle and museums

VISITORS will soon have to pay to visit these popular museums and a castle in Alicante. The Ayuntamiento de Alicante has decided to extend the

18 Sep, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead

Watch: ‘King of Benidorm’ and Bargain Loving Brits star gives warning to tourists visiting the holiday hotspot

A BENIDORM travel expert has warned Brits visiting the coastal town to ‘stay vigilant’. Cornwall native Nigel Pope, dubbed ‘The King of Benidorm’, warned party

18 Sep, 2024 @ 14:38

Benidorm·Lead·Video

Benidorm skyscraper is crowned the best residential development in Europe by a panel of property experts – but its flats aren’t cheap

A SKYSCRAPER in Benidorm has been crowned the best residential development in Europe. Measuring 126m tall, Benidorm Beach was awarded the title by a panel

12 Sep, 2024 @ 11:43

Benidorm·Lead·Property

British OnlyFans model secretly films Benidorm hotel worker sniffing and stealing her underwear

A BRITISH OnlyFans model has described the shocking and ‘creepy’ moment a Benidorm hotel receptionist allegedly snuck into her room before sniffing and stealing her

11 Sep, 2024 @ 15:01

Benidorm·Lead

Mafia-style assassination in Spain’s Alicante was linked to stolen 5kg haul of cocaine, say police

THE violent murder of a Costa Blanca gangster has been linked to a dispute over five kilograms of cocaine, according to police. Two men have

11 Sep, 2024 @ 13:39

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: British tourist heading to Paris wakes up in Spain’s Alicante after boarding wrong flight in the UK

A BRITISH tourist heading to Paris has woken up in Spain’s Alicante after boarding the wrong flight from Leeds. TikToker user @our.little.renno boarded a flight

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:04

Alicante·Lead·Video

Earthquake in Spain’s Valencia causes house to collapse and rattles parts of Alicante

A HOUSE has collapsed in Valencia following a small earthquake in the region. The mini quake, registering 2.7 on the Richter scale, struck in Alfafara,

6 Sep, 2024 @ 12:05

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencia

French ‘gangsters’ are found with 35 guns hidden in the boot of their car in Spain’s Alicante

TWO French nationals have been arrested in Alicante province after police found 35 semi-automatic guns hidden in their car. The vehicle’s final destination was Bordeaux

6 Sep, 2024 @ 12:03

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca entertainer and fundraising legend, Stevie Spit, loses cancer battle

British expat entertainer and fundraiser Stevie Spit loses battle to cancer: Tributes pour in for Costa Blanca legend

POPULAR Costa Blanca entertainer Stevie Spit, has died aged just 54. The prolific charity fundraiser lost his battle against cancer on Tuesday. Whether hosting shows

5 Sep, 2024 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Watch: Weather chaos in Spain as roads are destroyed by hail and rain storms in the north and east – while Mallorca is placed on orange alert

SEVERE storms are continuing to batter north and eastern Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands. Images shared online show how roads have collapsed in

3 Sep, 2024 @ 13:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Video·Weather

Watch: Tornado lands in Alicante amid weather alerts for rain and storms across eastern Spain

THIS is the moment a tornado was spotted landing on the Costa Blanca on Monday. Video shared on X shows the weather phenomenon travelling through

3 Sep, 2024 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Video·Weather

Benidorm to launch its Low Emission Zone next year as part of EU directive: Locals and tourists will face fines for breaking new rules after initial trial period

BENIDORM will launch its Low Emission Zone (ZBE) in January 2025 following changes to its local mobility laws made last Friday. There will be a

2 Sep, 2024 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Ukrainian ‘fraudster’ wanted by Russia is arrested at a hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A UKRAINIAN man wanted by Russia over a fraud amounting to €850 has been arrested on an international arrest warrant at an Alicante hotel. Russian

30 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British girl, 3, dies in drowning tragedy at Mallorca holiday villa swimming pool

Parents are arrested for ‘abandonment’ after their young son almost drowned in a communal swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE parents of a boy, 7, who nearly drowned at a communal swimming pool in San Juan de Alicante, have been arrested for child abandonment.

30 Aug, 2024 @ 11:19

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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‘I woke up in a hospital in Spain with amnesia and can only remember my first name – now I’m trying to find my home but no one’s reported me missing’

Bizarre mural from the Spanish Civil War featuring Hitler, Mussolini and Franco is discovered in Alicante – but what does it mean?

Outrage as rubbish tax to more than double in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Russian-Ukrainian gangsters who installed solar panels for their Alicante marijuana farm are arrested after neighbours reported ‘a strong smell’

Carer in Alicante who stole €31,000 from a patient in her 80s is jailed

British father-of-four dies during ‘first lads holiday’ to Benidorm: Tributes pour in for ‘devoted’ family man

LET IN THE LIGHT (AND WATER): Stunning new development where a salt lagoon in Spain is on full screen

Pictured: Tragic Brit, 28, who plunged to his death from Benidorm hotel balcony during night out with friends

Pensioner, 77, dies of a heart attack moments after entering a sex shop in Spain’s Alicante

Shark causes panic as it swims up to shore of popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alicante is building a new neighbourhood from scratch to keep up with housing demand – after being flooded by expats and foreign property buyers

Benidorm police poke fun at Brits for leaving countless items on its beaches

Alicante to charge tourists an entry fee for popular castle and museums

Watch: ‘King of Benidorm’ and Bargain Loving Brits star gives warning to tourists visiting the holiday hotspot

Benidorm skyscraper is crowned the best residential development in Europe by a panel of property experts – but its flats aren’t cheap

British OnlyFans model secretly films Benidorm hotel worker sniffing and stealing her underwear

Mafia-style assassination in Spain’s Alicante was linked to stolen 5kg haul of cocaine, say police

Watch: British tourist heading to Paris wakes up in Spain’s Alicante after boarding wrong flight in the UK

Earthquake in Spain’s Valencia causes house to collapse and rattles parts of Alicante

French ‘gangsters’ are found with 35 guns hidden in the boot of their car in Spain’s Alicante

British expat entertainer and fundraiser Stevie Spit loses battle to cancer: Tributes pour in for Costa Blanca legend

Watch: Weather chaos in Spain as roads are destroyed by hail and rain storms in the north and east – while Mallorca is placed on orange alert

Watch: Tornado lands in Alicante amid weather alerts for rain and storms across eastern Spain

Benidorm to launch its Low Emission Zone next year as part of EU directive: Locals and tourists will face fines for breaking new rules after initial trial period

Ukrainian ‘fraudster’ wanted by Russia is arrested at a hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Parents are arrested for ‘abandonment’ after their young son almost drowned in a communal swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man stabbed ‘near the heart’ by his flatmate in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation dies in hospital

Belgian tourist has gold chain ripped off in Mijas before stolen car chase ends in Torremolinos smash up

Costa del Sol sea temperature nears 29C – the hottest on record since 2015

Revolutionary new skin cancer vaccine proves successful in trials as Spanish scientists hail medical breakthrough

Is summer coming to an end? Thunderstorms, flash foods, powerful gusts and giant hail to lash Spain as cool air mass clashes with lingering heat

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