Man jailed for rape of young Irish student on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN has been jailed for four years for the 2022 rape of a young Irish student in Alicante. The 33-year-old was also given an
Revealed: This is the most popular destination for British tourists visiting Spain over Easter
A SURVEY of online travel booking website users has crowned Alicante as the number one destination for British travellers to celebrate the Easter holidays. The
Tiny town in Spain launches a dating app in a bid to save itself from depopulation
A SMALL Alicante province town has launched a phone app that it hopes will fight depopulation by bringing together single people. Salinas in the Alto
Sinkholes pose a growing risk to life in Spain: First global map of phenomenon shows Andalucia and Valencia are among the most threatened areas
THE world’s first map to show countries most prone to soil subsidence has Spain as one of those most affected in Europe. Sinkholes are becoming
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various
Iconic hotel in Spain’s Torrevieja goes up for sale at €6million
A POPULAR Torrevieja hotel with stunning sea views has gone up for sale for €6 million in a quiet residential area of the city The
Drought latest in Spain: Water pressure to be reduced on the Costa Blanca – this is all you need to know
OVERNIGHT water pressure levels have been cut in Alicante City to conserve reduced supplies due to the ongoing drought. The Jucar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), which
Alicante airport breaks February record with one MILLION passengers – over a third of which were British
A NEW February passenger record has been set by Alicante-Elche airport which welcomed just over one million travellers last month. Over a third of the
Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash
A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has
This airport in Spain has been crowned the ‘Best in Europe’ by travel experts
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has once again been recognised as the best airport in Europe that serves 15 to 25 million passengers. The prestigious award for 2023
‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed
THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be
Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops. The trio- in their
Escaped African Lynx found in garden on Spain’s Costa del Sol was illegally flown in from Russia
AN escaped African Lynx escaped from a Marbella home and ended up in the garden of a house some 20 kilometres away. The 20-kilo animal
Government in no hurry to back a second runway at booming Costa Blanca airport in Spain, despite fears of overcrowding
REGIONAL politicians and business leader have reacted angrily to the government’s view that a second runway at Alicante-Elche airport is not a priority project. The
Benidorm posts best February tourism figures for years: Resort in Spain continues to attract millions of Brits
FEBRUARY is often regarded as the final month of the off-peak tourist season but hotel occupancy figures of over 70% across the Valencian Community have
Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain
A JEALOUS ex-husband has been arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a car belonging to his former partner’s new boyfriend. The 44-year-old man from
Renting costs in Alicante soar by 40% since 2022: Just two studio apartments are now less than €600 per month – as Brits continue to flock to Spain’s ‘expat paradise’
IDEALISTA listings have revealed that there are now only two studio apartments available in Alicante for €600 per month, the cheapest offerings in a city
British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998
THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000
Ryanair to add seven new destinations from Alicante this summer
BUDGET airline Ryanair will add a total of nine new routes to the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez airport, connecting the Costa Blanca tourist hotspot to cities
Honesty and integrity are key to setting up a business – lessons learned in the RAF by expat business leader Jennifer Cunningham
WHEN setting up a business in Spain Jennifer Cunningham realised that the qualities she learned during her time in the Royal Air Force would stand
Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province. One villa was located
Revealed: The most expensive areas to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE costliest area for properties on the Costa Blanca has been revealed to be on the Calpe coast. Buyers looking to purchase a home by
Kremlin brands Maxim Kuzminov, the Russian pilot shot dead in Spain, a ‘criminal traitor’Â
THE Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov who was found shot dead last week in Villajoyosa in Spain’s Alicante province has been branded a ‘criminal traitor’ by
PICTURED: Russian pilot, 28, who defected to Ukraine is named as the victim of a gangland-style assassination in a car park just metres below tourist apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YOUNG Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine has been named as the victim of a gangland-style assassination in Spain last week. Maksim Kuzminov, 28,
Body of man, 80, is found floating in Alicante port in Spain
THE body of an 80-year-old man was discovered on Monday floating in the waters off the Port of Alicante. Sources from the Civil Guard told
Polish fugitive, 34, is dramatically arrested in Spain’s Benidorm resort for ‘kidnapping, sexual assault, fraud’ and a list of other serious charges
A POLISH fugitive has been arrested in Benidorm after fleeing his home country where he had been serving a seven year jail term. The man,