Alicante’s nativity scene gets world recognition on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE has grabbed two world records after it built the tallest-ever nativity scene as well as it being the largest in area. The city’s Plaza
High-speed low-cost trains being tested throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S high-speed electric train, the ‘Avlo’, is currently undergoing tests throughout the Costa Blanca. The section between Monforte del Cid (Elche) and Murcia has seen
Sex gang enslaved 14 women as prostitutes in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
20 members of a sex exploitation gang that enslaved 14 women have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Nine of the gang members have been
Benidorm area sees late surge in British expats trying to beat registration deadline on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BRITISH expats living ‘under the radar’ in the Benidorm area are rushing to get their Spanish status sorted before December 31. 2021 sees the UK
Benidorm area castle aims to become visitor attraction on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE remains of a 12th century Benidorm area castle are being revamped to become a tourist attraction. €133,000 is being spent on Polop Castle to
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British investor cries €800,000 foul over Benidorm area football club takeover on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH businessman who spent €800,000 on a Costa Blanca football team is taking legal action after the money was banked and he was thrown
Benidorm gets a much-needed live entertainment boost on Spain’s Costa Blanca
LIVE entertainment has been given the green light for an indoor return to Benidorm’s bars and restaurants, as well as across the Costa Blanca. Indoor
Ryanair bucks travel trend with new UK-Spain routes launched next year
BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced that it will be introducing new routes between Spain and the UK in 2021. On the cards will be routes
Police net 43 arrests in ongoing operation to smash big drugs ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca
43 people have been arrested in a phased operation to bring down a major drugs trafficking gang in Alicante and San Vicente del Raspeig. The
Thousands of kilos of rubbish removed from hoarder’s home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE council has removed over 6,000 kilos of rubbish from a woman’s apartment. Neighbours complained about the health risks in their apartment block in the
Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE woman had her face slashed by a razor blade after telling her husband that their marriage was over. A 44-year-old Moroccan man was
Hotels are selling long-term cheap stays to fill empty rooms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOTELS on the Costa Blanca are offering cheap long term rental deals to try to fill up their empty rooms. The Campanille Hotel group has
Mayor of Benidorm area resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces legal probe over hotel spa go-ahead
ALTEA mayor, Jaime Llinares, faces an investigation over a private complaint filed over an approved extension for the Altea Hills Hotel. A Benidorm court says
Victim gets new Benidorm court date in police transphobia case on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A transgender woman will testify next month in a hate crime case involving two Benidorm police agents. In May, phone video footage went viral as
Agitated man tries to flee in police car as he runs over two agents in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man tried to drive off in an Alicante police car which he reversed into two agents before it ended up in a wall. Police
Benidorm shells out for big upgrade to popular British tourist area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A normally-bustling Benidorm street will get a major revamp while businesses are closed and the mainly-British tourists are not around. Calle Mallorca in the Rincon
Benidorm police raid shops selling thousands of fake items in British tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
EIGHT Benidorm traders in the resort’s Rincon de Loix area have been arrested for selling fake goods, including unapproved COVID-19 masks. The shop owners, based
Are you a ‘Swallow’ or do you actually ‘live’ in Spain? What does Brexit mean for you from January 1st 2020?
The term ‘Swallow’ is used to describe a certain type of Brit we find here in Spain. I first heard it used by the British
Big blast rips through Torrevieja apartment block on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BUTANO gas cannisters inside a Torrevieja flat may have sparked a big explosion this morning(November 19) that destroyed two apartments. Nobody was injured as the
Smell leads to downfall of international drugs gang exporting to Switzerland from Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STENCH of marijuana wafting out of an Alicante area warehouse has led to the downfall of a major drugs supply line to Switzerland. Drugs
Benidorm scammers stole over €1 million by hijacking bank accounts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER €1 million was stolen from bank accounts in a major scam run by Benidorm-based internet fraudsters Four Spaniards aged between 34 and 71 have
Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HUNDREDS of people turned out on Saturday(November 14) for a minute’s silence in memory of a young mother who was stabbed to death in a
Benidorm model with Down’s syndrome to get top award via virtual ceremony beamed into her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BENIDORM model with Down’s syndrome will get a prestigious award in the early hours of Sunday morning(November 15) for being ‘an example to follow’.
Benidorm-based holiday accommodation groups slam high cost of PCR tests for foreigners coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA hoteliers and holiday accommodation owners say that a new rule for most international travellers arriving at airports and ports to show a recent
78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRAUDSTER who took benefits belonging to her aunt who died in 1997 will have to pay it all back. An Alicante court ruled that
