Multi-million euro plan for Costa Blanca city in Spain takes big step forward
TORREVIEJA council has allocated a €1.5 million contract to draft a construction plan to revamp the city’s Paseo de la Libertad area. The tender winner
Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country
ALICANTE PROVINCE had the third-highest number of assaults and threats made to health workers in Spain last year according to the Policia Nacional. The region
U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action
Mum arrested after toddler eats cannabis-laced Cheetos in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante mother has been arrested after her 17-month-old son ate cannabis-laced corn snacks that imitated the Cheetos brand. The boy suffered from vomiting and
Alleged right-wing extremist Kristofer Kearney, who was extradited to the UK from Spain, enters guilty pleas
AN ALLEGED right-wing British extremist who used to live in Spain’s Alicante has admitted to a UK court that he shared a stash of terrorist
King and Queen of Spain visit Costa Blanca to celebrate science at National Research Awards
KING FELIPE has called for ‘greater visibility’ for young Spanish scientists with better support to develop their potential at home rather than having to abroad.
Work begins on new €1.6 million Poniente beach walkway in Spain’s Benidorm
WORK started on Wednesday to completely replace the pedestrian walkway running alongside Benidorm’s Poniente beach at a cost of €1.6 million. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez,
Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government. The move is aimed
Pharmacist clones health cards to get cheap medicine for sales racket in Spain’s Alicante area
A pharmacist, 39, in the Cocentaina area of Alicante province has been arrested for illegally obtaining prescription medicines and selling them off to elderly customers.
Benidorm repairman arrested for stealing two antique clocks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO vintage clocks valued at €5,000 have been recovered in Benidorm after a repairer refused to return them to their owner. A man has been
Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca vote for first-ever strike in collective agreement dispute
STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in the facility’s history. 96% of workers in a ballot
Illegal weapons factory closed down with 79 guns seized in Alicante area of Spain
AN illegal weapons manufacturer has been shut down by the Guardia Civil in Alicante province. Officers raided a workshop in Hondon de las Nieves and
Dishonest Benidorm and Alicante employees flushed out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 31-year-old gaming saloon worker in Benidorm stole €18,992 from her employer and shoved most of it back into the establishment’s machines. The saloon owner
Could illegal home nightmare nearly be over for residents of Spain’s Lliber?
THE OWNERS of illegal properties in the Valencian village of Lliber are cautiously optimistic that their decades-long battle to regularise their homes may finally be
Specialist dog sniffs out missing elderly woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante fire rescue dog which sniffs out missing people found an 80-year-old woman who was missing for a day. The lady had fallen and
Travelling thieves steal dozens of phones during big event on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO travelling thieves stole dozens of mobile phones from people enjoying last weekend’s Alicante Carnival celebrations. The men, aged 20 and 35, kept a notebook
Schools in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas have biggest number of Ukraine refugee children
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY classrooms have absorbed the highest number of Ukraine refugee children in Spain since Russia’s invasion of their homeland on February 24 last year.
Suspected body of missing Irish tourist found in field on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A body suspected to be that of an Irish tourist reported as missing on the Costa Blanca last year, has been found in an Alicante
Cafeteria customer fumes at ice cube charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante cafeteria customer has taken to social media to publish a photo of her bill, which included an unexpected charge. Posting under the name
‘Get rich quick’ sports betting scammer wanted by 16 courts in Spain is caught in Murcia
A fraudster offering to quickly double investments via sports betting has been arrested while withdrawing cash from a Murcia City ATM. The man scammed a
Discover a better way to pay – the Currencies Direct multi-currency debit card
International currency transfer provider Currencies Direct have been helping people move money to and from Spain since 1996. Over the years they’ve built a reputation
Woman tries to extort money from her mother in bogus kidnap plot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested along with two men after trying to extort money out of her Alicante mother by lying about a fake
Costa Blanca fire rescue team return home to Spain with moving tales of Turkey earthquake devastation
ALICANTE’S specialist fire rescue team has returned home after going out to Turkey to assist in rescuing survivors of the devastating earthquakes that struck the
Work starts on €2.1 million Benidorm youth hostel and visitor centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK has begun on a €2.1 million youth hostel and visitor centre in Benidorm’s Sequia Mare park. European Union grants totalling €700,000 have helped the
Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports report record-breaking January for passenger numbers
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports reported their busiest-ever January with new records set for passenger numbers. Alicante-Elche airport welcomed 795,148 passengers- up by 68.1% on 2021
Work on biggest urban housing project in Spain’s Costa Blanca set to start soon
WORK could start as soon as April on constructing a big urbanisation of 7,490 properties on the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante