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Tributes flood in as young Brit stabbed to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca is named as Ben Nesbitt

THE victim of a fatal stabbing in Southern Spain has been named as Ben Nesbitt. The 22-year-old was from Woodvale, between Southport and Formby on

4 Oct, 2020 @ 20:43

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Brothels raided as human trafficking ring busted in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CRIMINAL gang of ten dedicated to trafficking women for sexual exploitation and drug dealing has been arrested in Alicante. The nine victims being held

4 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Taking The Urine As Boffins On Spain S Costa Blanca Make A Switch To Water

Taking the urine as boffins on Spain’s Costa Blanca convert waste to water

THREE Alicante–based scientists have helped to make a device to convert urine into drinking water for astronauts. It’s a vital development for future long missions

4 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Violent bag snatch family busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA Guardia Civil has arrested a gang of 14 allegedly involved in bag snatches to fund their drug habits. In two separate operations, dealers were

4 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Magnificent’ Moorish sanctuary to be restored on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Council has obtained authorisation to proceed with the rehabilitation project of the old Savings Bank of Our Lady of Monserrate. Sabina-Goretti Galindo, the city’s

4 Oct, 2020 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Something In The Air As Sky High Marijuana Plant Is Unconvered In Spain S Murcia Region

What a whopper as marijuana plant blossoms into five-metre tall tree in Spain’s Murcia region

NATIONAL POLICE agents used their noses to help sniff out a marijuana plant that sprouted ‘beanstalk-like’ into a five-metre high tree in Molina de Segura,

4 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

DEAR JENNIFER: What extras can I get on a home insurance policy?

I often get inquiries about extending home insurance policies and I have to say that Liberty Seguros have the best on the market in Spain.

3 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

British collapse in resorts like Benidorm fuels dramatic August fall in foreign tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUGUST foreign tourist numbers collapsed on the Costa Blanca falling by 63 per cent over 12 months, according to the National Statistics Institute. COVID-19 travel

3 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Double Doggy Rescue As Animals Get Stuck In A Ditch In Spain S Murcia Region

A happy ending for two dogs stuck in a ditch in Spain’s Murcia region

TWO Guardia Civil agents got their feet wet in the line of duty when they rescued two dogs trapped in an irrigation ditch at Orilla

3 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca

BREAKING: 10 men and teens arrested over alleged gang rape of girl, 14, in Spain’s Valencia

Five of the arrested are minors while the other half are between 18 and 25 years old

2 Oct, 2020 @ 17:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

Extra meetings and hotline set up as council overwhelmed by Brits wanting official residency in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City had to arrange for a second information session as they were overwhelmed by Brits wanting to apply for Spanish residencia. Council officials welcomed

2 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Manhunt for British expat who ‘fatally stabbed fellow Brit in neck’ during fight at house party on Spain’s Costa Blanca last night

Sources believe the murder occurred following a fight between the two men, who were both at a house party with their partners

2 Oct, 2020 @ 15:07

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Paedo father repeatedly raped young daughter while on day release from prison on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 48-YEAR-OLD man who sexually abused his daughter has been jailed for 11 years. The assaults went on for seven years without the mother’s knowledge

1 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Lovestruck Woman Is Taken For 253 000 By A Bogus Boyfriend On Spain S Costa Blanca

Lovestruck woman is taken for a €253,000 fool by a bogus boyfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SANTA POLA woman has been swindled out of €253,000 by her ‘boyfriend’ who met her online two years ago after targeting her for a

1 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Couple who abused and killed their baby son get life sentences on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ELCHE couple will spend the rest of the lives behind bars for the murder of their two-year-old son in September 2018. The duo were

1 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 fall in latest infection figures from Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have fallen by almost half over 24 hours in Alicante Province. Latest figures released last night(September 30) by the Valencian Health Ministry

1 Oct, 2020 @ 11:29

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Safe air corridors to Britain MUST open to save Benidorm’s winter tourist season, claim hotel bosses

COSTA Blanca’s largest group of hoteliers, HOSBEC, insists the Spanish government MUST open safe ‘air corridors’ with Britain and Europe. The group claims that pandemic

30 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Recent COVID-19 downward trend reversed in new figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases rebounded upwards to 903 in the Valencian Community, according to figures released last night(September 29). That compared to the regional health ministry

30 Sep, 2020 @ 12:02

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Endangered turtles released off Spain’s Murcia to be tracked around the world by satellite

LOGGERHEAD turtles born in captivity have been released into the wild off Murcia beaches. Over two separate releases, 21 of the endangered species were returned

30 Sep, 2020 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Casino conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca face serious jail time over forged bank notes

LUCK ran out for two men who decided to use Alicante Casino as a laundering point for 15 fake €500 notes. The men each face

29 Sep, 2020 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Furlough extended as Benidorm tourist and hospitality groups stage protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S government announced an extension to furlough payments today(September 29) as Benidorm hosted a motorcade protest calling on the scheme to continue. The temporary ERTE

29 Sep, 2020 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pre-lockdown divorce applications plummet by 40% on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DIVORCE applications have plummeted 40% throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca, but not just because of the coronavirus lockdown. It is true that the near collapse of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two women shoplift 11 bottles of gin, six kilos of cheese and mountains of tuna on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO women have been arrested in Rojales after allegedly shoplifting an unusual mix of cheese, spirits and party balloons. The pair had been seen acting

29 Sep, 2020 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca

Cautious optimism as new COVID-19 cases slow down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE RATE of new COVID-19 cases is falling in Alicante Province according to the latest data supplied by the Valencian Health Ministry. Figures announced last

29 Sep, 2020 @ 12:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

50 million scam phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain

Fake inspectors make phone calls to arrange cons on elderly people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BOGUS gas inspector who stole cash and valuables from elderly people has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. He was part of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 11:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Violent debt collector who is martial arts fighter is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DENIA debt collector, who is a martial arts fighter, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 36-year-old Spaniard threatened to kill debtors and

28 Sep, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

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