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Lemon harvest falls by 40% in Spain’s Costa Blanca with high production costs blamed
HIGH PRODUCTION costs have slashed Alicante province's lemon harvest by 40% compared to last year.
Alicante's Asaja young farmers association said that 800,000 tons of...
Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming says study in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante University study says that global warming has caused an 'alarming' loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests.
The report from the university's Ibero-American...
Benidorm cybercrooks steal €50,0000 in bank ‘phishing’ con on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO MEN have been arrested in Benidorm for illegally obtaining bank account and credit card details via phone text messages, which netted them around...
‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing 'love hug' robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area.
A...
British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland
A BRITISH drug trafficking gang operating out of southern Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
Two properties in San Miguel de Salinas...
May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
RAINFALL records have been smashed in the Murcia region with the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area...
Iryo becomes third high-speed train operator from Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE HIGH SPEED train war on the Alicante to Madrid line goes up another notch on Friday as Iryo launches its service with low-fares...
Fifth body discovered within recent months by fishing boats in Costa Blanca waters of Spain
A DENIA fishing boat has discovered a human body six nautical miles off the coast on Tuesday.
It's the fifth body to have been found...
Strong winds delay Costa Blanca company’s first private rocket launch in Spain
ELCHE'S PLD Space has called off Wednesday's test launch of its first suborbital usable rocket due to strong high altitude winds.
It was going to...
Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled a cocaine trafficking gang in the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province.
Investigators believe around a kilo of the substance...
17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN Health Ministry says that 17.6% of people aged 15 years and over classify themselves as regular smokers in the Valencian Community.
2.6% of...
Costa Blanca company counts down to first private rocket launch in Europe from Spain’s Huelva
ELCHE'S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- on Wednesday from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, at the National...
New initiative to reduce seaside drownings thanks to solar-powered unit on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STEEL totem unit containing lifejackets has been installed on Calpe's Penyal d'Ifac coast.
The fixed stainless steel structure on Paseo Princesa de Asturias operates...
Key Benidorm road reopening in time for summer season on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S Avenida Beniarda is scheduled to reopen on Thursday after being closed since September 15 to allow for the construction of a new underpass.
The...
Partido Popular grab top city prize in municipal election gains across Spain’s Valencia and northern Costa Blanca
LOWER TAXES, a 'shock cleaning' plan, and more police are on the agenda for Valencia's next mayor, Maria Jose Catala, who produced a big...
Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday's municipal elections.
Elche produced one of the...
Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015
CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday's regional elections.
Needing 50 seats to grab...
Environmental hitch sees plans for new Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain put on hold
PLANS to resuscitate a project to build a 1,300 home urbanisation in Pego have suffered a major blow after an environmental impact study carried...
Police nab drugged up and drunk driver with fake licence on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MOTORIST had a day to forget when police pulled him over in El Altet- close to Alicante-Elche airport.
The 41-year-old man was spotted by...
Work begins on new breakwater to stop sand eroding from popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a breakwater at the mouth of Molinell river in the Oliva and Denia area to protect and restore sand...
Woman arrested at Costa Blanca airport in Spain for smuggling cocaine inside Play Station 5 console
A WOMAN has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after she tried to smuggle in cocaine hidden in her Play Station 5 console.
The 23-year-old traveller...
easyJet to open fourth Spanish base at Costa Blanca airport in 2024
BUDGET air carrier easyJet will open a seasonal base at Alicante-Elche airport in 2024.
It will be the airline's fourth base in Spain with the...
Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A GUARDIA CIVIL patrol pulled over a small van on the AP-7 motorway in Torrevieja after spotting a large suspicious package in the trunk...
Top Benidorm attraction joins anti-bullying campaign to help children on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM'S Terra Natura animal park has joined forces with anti-bullying group AcoSOS to fight the problem in Alicante province.
It's estimated that three out of...
New urban bus service could start in Costa Blanca city in Spain before year’s end
DENIA council has approved plans for a new urban bus network consisting of four routes that could start running as soon as the end...
200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights.
Costa Blanca...
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THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board laid on a special programme for social media influencers o show what the area can offer for people bringing...
