Corrupt ex-mayor is jailed over ‘sweet deal’ private health clinic on Costa Blanca
A FORMER Santa Pola mayor has been sentenced to prison for corruption over a private health clinic that didn’t have to pay any bills and
Benidorm is home to the ‘best hotel’ in Spain, according to TripAdvisor
BENIDORM’S Voramar Hotel has been voted as the ‘Best Hotel in Spain 2024’ by users of the TripAdvisor travel portal. The hotel is situated just
Benidorm will fine electric scooter riders up to €500 if they are delivering goods
BENIDORM is tightening up rules over using electric scooters including fines of up to €500 if they are used to deliver goods. The Policia Local
Fruit warehouse could be fined €3m over massive banana scam in Spain
AN Alicante fruit and vegetable distributor could be fined up to €3 million for a scam involving bananas. The company has been accused of passing
UK passengers make up a third of record April figures at Costa Blanca airport
A NEW April passenger record has been set at Alicante-Elche airport with over 1.7 million travellers using the facility. Over a third of the total
British crew survive lightning strike on their yacht anchored off the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH crew of a yacht anchored off the Alicante coast survived a lightning strike on Wednesday afternoon. The Informacion newspaper reported that the catamaran
‘Justice for our baby brother’: Hope for British tourist’s family as Spanish police reopen case as murder
WHEN Pontypridd father-of-four Nathan Osman died in Benidorm, Spanish authorities ruled his death ‘accidental’ or even possibly suicide just days after his body was found.
Love-hug thieves jailed after wave of tourist robberies in Spain
A MAN and a woman- both aged 38- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil over a wave of ‘hugging’ robberies on Costa Blanca streets.
Bogus couple scam busted: Foreigners paid thousands to get residency permits in Spain
FOREIGN migrants were charged up to €4,000 to hood-wink authorities into believing they were in a common-law relationship with a Spanish woman. The Costa Blanca-based
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Costa Blanca’s €35m CWM pension fraud – as justice is finally served
A recent conviction sending infamous expat Jody Smart to prison casts a glimmer of light at the end of the long dark tunnel in the
Foreign residents reach population milestone in Spanish expat hub
ALICANTE province’s registered non-Spanish population has passed the half-a-million mark for the first time. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) for the first quarter
Seaside town crowned Spain’s best for its ‘beautiful beaches and vibrant culture’
JUST a short 15km drive from the bustling towers of Benidorm lies the serene, whitewashed jewel of Altea – a small seaside town that has
French fugitive wanted for drug trafficking is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCH fugitive wanted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges was caught out by the Policia Nacional when he was walking in an Elche
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mastermind’ of CWM pension scandal denies wrongdoing as ex-partner is jailed in Spain
THE alleged mastermind behind one of Spain’s biggest investment frauds has insisted he’s innocent. Darren Kirby, who founded Continental Wealth Management (CWM), told the Olive
WATCH: Tunnel inferno kills lorry driver and closes key Costa Blanca road
A LORRY driver died on Friday after his vehicle carrying flammable materials overturned in a Costa Blanca road tunnel and caught fire. The accident happened
Brits arrested in crackdown on cannabis clubs trafficking drugs on the Costa Blanca
A GANG using legal cannabis clubs on the southern Costa Blanca to traffic drugs has been busted by the Guardia Civil. A multi-national outfit of
Benidorm celebrates its 700th birthday TODAY with a present from Spain’s postal service
SPAIN’S postal service- Correos- has issued a commemorative stamp to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Benidorm being founded on May 8, 1325. 72,000 stamps have
Costa Blanca is Spain’s hotspot for the 2025 Blue Flag beach awards
THE Costa Blanca topped the 2025 Blue Flag awards for the best beaches in Spain, with 89 flags given to Alicante province- three of them
Spanish tourism bosses head to London in effort to tighten grip on massive British market
REPRESENTATIVES from eight of Spain’s main tourist destinations have met with tour operators in the United Kingdom, hoping to strengthen ties with a market representing
Weather warning for the Costa Blanca: Hail and lightning storms bring orange alert
LOCALLY heavy rains and storms with possible hail put 18 Spanish provinces on alert this Thursday, with Aemet expecting a mass of cold air coming
Benidorm in line for its first overnight motorhome park with 284 spaces
BENIDORM could get its first overnight motorhome park- following in the footsteps of neighbouring Finestrat and l’Alfas del Pi. Melmus Activos SL has sent a
Narco-boats ferried drugs and illegal migrants between Costa Blanca and Algeria
A GANG that used ‘narco-boats’ to transport drugs from the Costa Blanca to Algeria and made the return journey with migrants has been busted by
Residents protest over ‘second-rate’ council services for part of Costa Blanca
OVER 300 people protested in Playa Flamenca on Monday about sub-standard services on the Orihuela Costa. The demonstration outside the Orihuela council office was called
Popular day-trip island off Costa Blanca to ban all new construction
SPAIN’S smallest populated island will introduce a total ban on new construction. Tabarca Island lies off the Costa Blanca- close to the ports of Alicante
Expat uproar in Spain’s Costa Blanca as two burglars break into an astounding 84 holiday homes in less than a year
TWO thieves who plundered at least 84 Costa Blanca holiday homes in less than a year have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The burglars
Electricity fully restored in Valencia as president demands blackout ‘explanation as soon as possible’
VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon reported that electricity was fully restored to the region at 4am on Tuesday but wants answers from the government over why