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Nearly 12,000 holiday rental properties purged from official registry in Valencia

Tragedy on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘sleep-walking’ girl, 4, dies in horror fifth-floor balcony fall

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl has died after plunging from the fifth-floor balcony of her family’s home on the Costa Blanca while her parents were away. The

17 Sep, 2025 @ 16:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Irish mafia boss John Gilligan signs on at Costa Blanca courthouse as part of release conditions after raising €10k bail money with begging Whatsapp messages

VETERAN Irish gangster John Gilligan cut a sorry figure as he signed on at a Costa Blanca courthouse today – his first appearance since being

16 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Local Council Says People Are Dying In British Expat Area Of Spain S Costa Blanca Due To Poor Ambulance Service

Tragedy in Alicante as new-born baby dies and mother crushed by runaway car rolling down hill

A PEACEFUL Sunday evening in the Costa Blanca town of Calpe turned into a devastating tragedy when a 20-day-old baby girl was killed and her

16 Sep, 2025 @ 11:24

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REVEALED: The hottest crime spots on Spain's Costa Blanca during the first half of 2025

REVEALED: The top crime hot spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca in first half of 2025

ALICANTE province’s crime rate has risen by 4.7% during the first six months of 2025- compared to the same period last year. The figures from

5 Sep, 2025 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bank scammers operating from Costa Blanca conned victims across Spain out of €100k

Costa Blanca bank phone scam conned victims across Spain out of €100k

SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa Blanca for being part of a phone scam where 42 victims across Spain were conned out of

3 Sep, 2025 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist assaults British partner at Costa Blanca airport, injures four police officers, and damages two patrol cars

A MAN caused chaos at Alicante-Elche airport after an eye-witness saw him violently assault his British partner. The attacker was described by Elche City Council

2 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish crime boss John Gilligan is bailed over drug lab charges after spending eight months behind bars in Spain

IRISH mobster John Gilligan has been released from prison after being arrested in December for running a pink cocaine drug laboratory at his Orihuela Costa

2 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia boss who fled to Costa Blanca with his family is arrested in Spain

A MAFIA boss described as a ‘dangerous fugitive’ by Italian authorities has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after fleeing to Spain with his family.

1 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN who fled French justice after being given a life sentence for homicide, arson, blackmail and extortion has been arrested in Alicante. Policia Nacional

31 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Delight for Costa Blanca residents as squatters who threatened to ‘kill their pets’ disappear – but ransack property and leave dog behind

RESIDENTS of an Alicante urbanisation are breathing a sigh of relief after a gang of squatters who threatened them and their pets appear to have

29 Aug, 2025 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Video

Thief causes concern by stealing 30 foreign car number plates within a week in Costa Blanca tourist town

A MAN stole 30 foreign car number plates in a week in Denia, causing concern amongst residents and tourists. The thief, 56, targetted plates from

29 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Teulada on the Costa Blanca gears up for Festa del Moscatell 2025

Teulada Moraira is ready to celebrate its long-standing wine-making tradition with the Festa del Moscatell 2025, taking place on Saturday, 30 August. The festival promises

28 Aug, 2025 @ 12:15

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'Massive' ransom demanded after massive cyberattack paralyses council's computer and phone network in Costa Blanca city

‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city

A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Nightclub manager shoves customer who suffers fatal fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SANTA Pola nightclub manager has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for reckless homicide after pushing a customer to the ground who then died.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain's Costa Blanca

Woman, 58, stabbed as she fights off teenage robber who followed her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TEENAGER trailed a woman home from a supermarket before knifing her during a bungled robbery in her Torrevieja doorway. The victim, 58, resisted the

25 Aug, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Seaside footpath reopens after long battle over 60-metre stretch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BITTER 12-year row over a blocked Orihuela Costa footpath has ended after it reopened last week- nearly four years after its second closure. Orihuela

25 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman dies after falling into sea and being hit by boat propeller off Costa Blanca

A JAVEA boat trip turned into tragedy for a group of friends from Murcia after one of them fell into the water and died after

25 Aug, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca under yellow alert for thunderstorms as intense rains dampen the flames in Northern Spain

THE Valencia region has been placed on yellow alert for storms just days after enduring a punishing red alert heatwave. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has

22 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Man with cerebral palsy dies in illegal care home for dependent people on Costa Blanca

A 34-year-old man with cerebral palsy has died in an illegal care home in Elche that catered for special needs and disabled patients. The police

21 Aug, 2025 @ 14:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Poisonous Blue Dragon molluscs force swimming ban along Spain’s Costa Blanca

BATHING has been banned along 11 kilometres of Guardamar del Segura coastline until further notice due to the appearance of a small venomous mollusc known

21 Aug, 2025 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

Estate agents stole €120k from elderly client’s Costa Blanca home while she enjoyed ‘free’ spa holiday

AN ALICANTE real estate agency hatched an elaborate plot to steal €120,000 in cash from a vulnerable elderly client. Two men- including the agency manager-and

20 Aug, 2025 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

€10m Costa Blanca villa is region’s most expensive unsold home- after a year on the market

THE most expensive home being marketed on the Costa Blanca- and for that matter the Valencian Community- has still not been sold after a year.

20 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Keel laid for floating solar energy platform for Valencia port in Spain

SPAIN’s renewable energy game has just leveled up as the keel for the first of two floating solar platforms for the ambitious BlueNewables project has

19 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News

Brit couple arrested on Alicante flight for ‘loudly joining the mile high club in the toilets’

A DRUNK British couple who had sex in an Easyjet plane’s bathroom were hauled away by the Guardia Civil at Alicante-Elche airport. The intoxicated Brits

19 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00

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Red alert in Spain’s Costa Blanca as record-breaking highs forecast for TODAY

THE Costa Blanca is on red alert this Monday with forecasters warning of record-breaking heat as temperatures soar past 42C. Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET has

18 Aug, 2025 @ 12:04

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Giant Roman baths finally unearthed in Spain’s Elche after eight year dig

AFTER eight years of relentless digging, archaeologists at the University of Alicante have finally uncovered the full glory of the Eastern Baths at La Alcudia,

17 Aug, 2025 @ 15:28

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead