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Caravanning Alicante: Spain’s unmissable fair for all things caravanning is all set for Alicante

IT’S finally here! The great caravanning family is coming together once again for the most important event in the Levante region. Caravanning Alicante is back!

6 Feb, 2025 @ 11:16

Alicante·Other News·Sponsored

UK tourists help Costa Blanca airport soar to new May record

Spain negotiates direct flight between Canada and major tourist airport

COSTA Blanca Tourist Board chiefs have been talking with Canadian officials about starting up a direct flight to Alicante-Elche airport. The facility welcomed a record

5 Feb, 2025 @ 17:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Body of missing Swiss footballer, 24, is discovered in Alicante port

AUTHORITIES have found the body of a Swiss amateur footballer in the waters of the Port of Alicante after he was reported missing in the

4 Feb, 2025 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Watch: Brit saves money on olive oil by FLYING to Spain and buying bottle at cheap supermarket

A BRITISH TikToker has claimed it is cheaper to fly to Spain, buy olive oil and return home than buying it in your local UK

3 Feb, 2025 @ 12:19

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead·Video

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

Horror in Alicante: Body of missing woman is found floating in tourist port

THE body of a woman reported missing 24 hours earlier was pulled out of the water by divers on Sunday at the Port of Alicante.

3 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante launches its Low Emissions Zone today – here’s what drivers should know

ALICANTE’S Low Emission Zone(ZBE) officially came into force on Friday after two years of discussions and preparations. The council passed a motion approving the city’s

31 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Environment·Lead

Record 20.5% annual price rise in 2025 for second-hand properties in Spain

Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls

PROPERTY prices in Alicante City rose by 18.2% in December over 12 months, while the stock of houses and flats for sale fell by 15%,

29 Jan, 2025 @ 13:15

Alicante·Lead·Property

Teenage terrorists planned to detonate a ‘mother of Satan bomb’ inside a church in Alicante, say police

POLICE have revealed teenage terrorists were planning to detonate a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb inside an Alicante church. The pair planned to attack the Santa

28 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where 15 residents died from Covid-19

Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where over half the residents died from Covid-19 in just two months

A JUDGE has thrown out a €2.2 million compensation bid from families of 15 people who died from Covid-19 in 2020 at an Alicante province

23 Jan, 2025 @ 17:12

Alicante·Coronavirus·Lead

Sabadell Bank to leave Alicante HQ and return home to Barcelona amidst hostile takeover battle with BBVA

SABADELL Bank will move its headquarters back to Barcelona, seven years after setting up shop in Alicante due to Catalunya’s illegal independence referendum. The bank

22 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Lead

British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenage girl with a rare genetic condition had to be placed on a ventilator at Alicante’s General Hospital after her lungs filled with

21 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into air from his balcony

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into the air from a balcony

A MAN has been arrested in Alicante for firing several gunshots into the air from his balcony to see in the New Year. The 47-year-old

20 Jan, 2025 @ 11:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Heavy snow traps three cars with fire crews carrying out rescues in Spain's Alicante area

Overnight snow sees motorists in trouble with fire crews carrying out rescues in Alicante area

A COLD polar weather front has caused widespread rain showers but also brought snow to higher parts of inland Alicante province. The early hours of

17 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Weather

Caravanning Alicante: Spain’s unmissable fair for all things caravanning is all set for Alicante

IT’S finally here! The great caravanning family is coming together once again for the most important event in the Levante region. Caravanning Alicante is back!

17 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

Alicante·Other News·Sponsored

Coldest night of the winter sees severe frosts in Alicante area with lows of minus 13C

ALICANTE province has been hit with the lowest temperatures of the winter, with some inland hilly areas recording overnight lows of minus 13C. The State

15 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Lead·Weather

Record number of people used Costa Blanca airport in March led by UK passengers

Expanded Costa Blanca airport terminal will have dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s terminal will be expanded to include a dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services. The Transport Ministry promised the enhancement

13 Jan, 2025 @ 11:46

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Low emissions zone is coming to Alicante: This is what drivers should know

ALICANTE’S Low Emission Zone(ZBE) will officially come into force on January 30. The reality is that motorists will notice no difference as the Old Town

10 Jan, 2025 @ 11:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

John George suspect is arrested after ‘body of missing Belfast dad’ is found ‘hidden among trees’ in Alicante

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for homicide over the disappearance and suspected murder of John George in Alicante. The man, who is Eastern European,

7 Jan, 2025 @ 21:40

Alicante·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Alicante: Woman, 52, is killed by a train ‘while talking on mobile phone’

A WOMAN died on Monday after getting too close to an Alicante railway track as the slipstream generated by a passing train threw her onto

7 Jan, 2025 @ 12:09

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tougher laws cause big cutback in tourist homes available for let in Spain

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

NEARLY three-quarters of Alicante’s City’s tourist flats are not registered according to a city council report. Up to 20% of homes in districts like the

7 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Miraculous escape for motorist after car plunges 15 metres off motorway bridge in Spain

A 32-YEAR-OLD motorist cheated death on Thursday when his car plunged 15 metres off a bridge on the AP-7 motorway in the north of Alicante

3 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

John Hardy: Specialist K9 search team flies into Alicante to help find ‘body’ of missing father-of-two

A SPECIALIST search team from Northern Ireland has landed in Alicante to help find Belfast father-of-two John George Hardy. The 37-year-old has been missing since

2 Jan, 2025 @ 18:52

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

John Hardy: Missing Belfast dad ‘was lured to Spain and shot to death’, say family

THE family of a missing Belfast man believe he was ‘lured’ to Spain for a holiday before being ‘shot dead’. John Hardy, aka John George,

31 Dec, 2024 @ 15:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

FOUR alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan

31 Dec, 2024 @ 13:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish couple are arrested for animal abuse after ‘farm of horrors’ is discovered in Alicante

A SPANISH couple face animal abuse charges after dead horses were discovered on their Alicante province farm. Authorities were tipped off about a farm in

30 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Flight from Alicante to Glasgow is diverted due to ‘violent’ passenger: Police make one arrest

POLICE have made one arrest after a flight from Alicante to Glasgow was diverted due to a ‘violent’ passenger. The Ryanair flight was forced to

30 Dec, 2024 @ 11:19

Alicante·Lead·Travel News

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Caravanning Alicante: Spain’s unmissable fair for all things caravanning is all set for Alicante

Spain negotiates direct flight between Canada and major tourist airport

Body of missing Swiss footballer, 24, is discovered in Alicante port

Watch: Brit saves money on olive oil by FLYING to Spain and buying bottle at cheap supermarket

Horror in Alicante: Body of missing woman is found floating in tourist port

Alicante launches its Low Emissions Zone today – here’s what drivers should know

Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls

Teenage terrorists planned to detonate a ‘mother of Satan bomb’ inside a church in Alicante, say police

Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where over half the residents died from Covid-19 in just two months

Sabadell Bank to leave Alicante HQ and return home to Barcelona amidst hostile takeover battle with BBVA

British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca

WATCH: Costa Blanca man caught on video firing gunshots into the air from a balcony

Overnight snow sees motorists in trouble with fire crews carrying out rescues in Alicante area

Caravanning Alicante: Spain’s unmissable fair for all things caravanning is all set for Alicante

Coldest night of the winter sees severe frosts in Alicante area with lows of minus 13C

Expanded Costa Blanca airport terminal will have dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen zone services

Low emissions zone is coming to Alicante: This is what drivers should know

John George suspect is arrested after ‘body of missing Belfast dad’ is found ‘hidden among trees’ in Alicante

Horror in Alicante: Woman, 52, is killed by a train ‘while talking on mobile phone’

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

Miraculous escape for motorist after car plunges 15 metres off motorway bridge in Spain

John Hardy: Specialist K9 search team flies into Alicante to help find ‘body’ of missing father-of-two

John Hardy: Missing Belfast dad ‘was lured to Spain and shot to death’, say family

Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

Spanish couple are arrested for animal abuse after ‘farm of horrors’ is discovered in Alicante

Flight from Alicante to Glasgow is diverted due to ‘violent’ passenger: Police make one arrest

British parents banned from seeing children after leaving them alone to party on the Costa del Sol – but avoid jail time

Secret Spain: This hiking route takes you through a forest filled with some of the tallest trees in the world

Getting to know Antoni Gaudi: The Catalan architect’s masterpieces you’ve probably NEVER heard of

The embodiment of flamenco: Celebrating the 80th birthday of a Spanish national treasure

Must-visit: The six best places to enjoy Barcelona’s skyline – including views of Mallorca

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