Costa Blanca North: Where your Mediterranean life begins
SUNLIGHT, sea views and space – the Costa Blanca North brings together everything international buyers look for in a home in Spain. From the charm
Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE
THE opposition PSOE socialist party on Benidorm City Council wants a smoking ban on all local beaches. In July 2024, the council signed an agreement
Illegal Botox clinics with links to the UK performed unlicensed operations across the Costa Blanca and Valencia
A CRIMINAL organisation has been dismantled after trafficking Botox and running clandestine cosmetic clinics in Alicante, Valencia and Tarragona. Guardia Civil officers seized over 1,200
Around 350,000 people are set to descend on Alicante for Spain’s second-largest pilgrimage walk
EXTRA Alicante Policia Local officers are being deployed on Thursday and into the weekend as the city celebrates its 537th Santa Faz pilgrimage. The event
Andalucia and Costa Blanca set for 30C as ‘abnormally warm’ air mass hits Spain – but it may not spell the end of the mud rain
THE polar air mass that has brought a chilly edge to much of Spain this week is set to give way to a high pressure
Long-awaited plans for Alicante’s new Central Park unveiled at a cost of €420m
DESIGNS were unveiled on Monday for Alicante’s long-awaited Central Park that will see an estimated investment of €420 million. The new park will be between
Record number of people used Costa Blanca airport in March led by UK passengers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new March passenger number record with just over 1.6 million users- up 9.1% on the previous best set in 2025. Almost
WATCH: ‘Ghost’ gang of Italian women arrested after decade-long jewellery heist spree across the Costa Blanca
FOUR suspects have been arrested after a ten-year jewellery heist spree stretching from the Costa Blanca down to Almeria. The group is accused of carrying
Suspect in John George murder has his bail revoked by Costa Blanca court
A TORREVIEJA court has revoked bail for Jonny Smyth – the chief suspect in the murder of fellow Northern Ireland man, John George. A judge
A glimpse into the life of Costa Blanca expat as he prepares to win prestigious Paris-Roubaix cycle race for the fourth time in a row
DUTCH cycling superstar Mathieu van der Poel has offered fans a rare look behind the curtain in a new short film, just days before his
Robber stole from elderly and vulnerable foreign patients at Costa Blanca hospital
A 62-YEAR-OLD Elche man has been arrested for stealing items from foreign elderly patients at Torrevieja Hospital. The thief was collared by the Guardia Civil
Three Irish cyclists ‘seriously injured’ after car ploughs into them on popular Costa Blanca scenic route
THREE Irish cyclists were seriously injured on Wednesday after being struck by a car on a popular tourist route in the south of Alicante province.
Plush Costa Blanca locale launches urgent survey for struggling residents to tackle housing and rental crisis with fresh subsidised homes
JAVEA town hall has launched an urgent survey to tackle the coastal town’s crippling housing crisis with fresh subsidised homes in the works. The Costa
Benidorm and Costa Blanca property prices skyrocket in first quarter of 2026
HOUSE prices have soared by 18.3% in Alicante province in the first three months of 2026 compared to a year earlier. Figures from property appraisal
British tourist died in Costa Blanca hospital after taking drugs before flight to Spain
A BRITISH tourist died five days after taking drugs before his flight to Alicante-Elche airport in February 2025. An inquest ruled that Paul Williams Jones,
Benidorm ‘English Zone’ pubs and clubs raided for selling drugs – at least 50 people arrested
AT LEAST 50 people have been arrested in a massive police operation against drug trafficking in pubs and clubs operating in Benidorm’s popular ‘English Zone’.
Girl, 17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace her recent contacts
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl died on Monday from meningitis after being admitted to Denia Hospital with ‘symptoms compatible’ with the disease. The cause of death was
Brit accused of ‘executing’ Czech murder suspect in John George case is jailed as Costa Blanca bloodbath continues
A BRITISH suspect is behind bars over the execution of a Czech man linked to the Costa Blanca murder of John George. The 40-year-old expat
Horror on the Costa Blanca: Father kills his three-year-old daughter before taking own life in suspected ‘vicarious violence’ case
A SUN-DRENCHED city on the Costa Blanca is in mourning this weekend after a three-year-old girl was killed by her own father in a suspected
Bogus Alicante doctor arrested for bungled hyaluronic acid injections on underage girl’s lips
A FAKE doctor has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for carrying out hyaluronic acid injections on an underage girl’s lips. The procedure
British tourists make up over half of Benidorm’s hotel bookings in something ‘not seen for a long time’
BRITISH tourists helped Benidorm’s hotels boost their occupancy rates to 77.9% in the first half of March- up by 0.7% on a year ago. The
British woman ‘went out of her mind due to abuse’ and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord, court hears
A BRITISH woman has made her first court statement- six months after being arrested by the Policia Nacional for strangling her Benidorm flatmate with a
Benidorm tattoo parlour in resort’s ‘English Zone’ raided for selling cocaine
A BENIDORM tattoo parlour has been raided by the Policia Nacional for selling cocaine. The business is located in the resort’s busy ‘English Zone’. A
Benidorm council avoids bankruptcy by agreeing to land compensation deal costing at least €500 million over 30 years
BENIDORM council has approved a deal to stave off possible bankruptcy over a land compensation award. €283 million plus interest was granted by the Valencian
Costa Blanca carer steals safe crammed with jewellery and gold bars from elderly man before fleeing Spain
A CAREGIVER has fled Spain after organising a home robbery of her elderly client at his Sant Joan d’Alacant home. Five people helped to clear
Costa Blanca tragedy: Man, 28, dies after plunging down cliff while trying to retrieve dropped glasses
A 28-YEAR-OLD man died after falling more than ten metres from an Orihuela Costa cliff while trying to retrieve a dropped pair of glasses. The
