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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

Stop Violence Against Children The Concept Of Stopping Violenc

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

Widow on trial for killing husband just 20 days after their wedding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN, dubbed as the ‘Black Widow’, has gone on trial in Alicante charged with killing her husband of just 20 days so that she

28 Sep, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mayor in power for 30 years faces corruption quiz on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LOS MONTESINOS mayor, Jose Manuel Butron, could be thrown out of office if he is found guilty of harassment, bribery, and prevarication charges. Butron has

28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia

Armed smugglers arrested as quarter tonne of drugs hidden among Indian spices seized on way to Spain’s southern coast

HUGE quantities of weapons and marijuana destined for the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol have been intercepted by Spanish and Dutch National Police. An

28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mass sterilisation seen as ‘the only way’ to reduce stray cat colonies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is to receive €12,000 from Alicante Provincial Council for the sterilisation of stray cats throughout the city. The Councillor for Animal Protection, Concha Sala,

28 Sep, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Benidorm mayor uses festival cash to help families on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM council is reallocate €214,000 from its festival budget to help boost aid for needy families. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, said: “This injection of extra

27 Sep, 2020 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Popular Chinese restaurant shuts down due to alleged COVID-19 outbreak among staff as warning sent out to expat community on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The restaurant did not answer calls from the Olive Press but its website says it will re-open on October 9

27 Sep, 2020 @ 16:02

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Rare Blue Shark washed up at popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a species of requiem shark which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans

27 Sep, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Summer in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain is 'killed off' due to 'disproportionate' restrictions

Top regional figure calls for ‘traffic light’ scheme to help tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CALL has been made to introduce a ‘traffic light’ system to classify COVID-19 safety levels in Spain’s tourist areas. Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos

27 Sep, 2020 @ 11:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Town uses ‘€70,000’ of taxpayers money dealing with complaints from ONE group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE WAR of words continues in the heart of the Vega Baja as Rojales Town Council claims €70,000 of taxpayers cash is being spent on

26 Sep, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm eyesore set to be knocked down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BENIDORM eyesore is set to be knocked down and replaced by a hotel and shops, but an important piece of art will be preserved

26 Sep, 2020 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Abandoned palace described as a ‘haunted house’ requiring ‘urgent action’ eventually gets revamp approved on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has obtained the approval to start a rehabilitation project at the historic Rubalcava Palace. Local mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, announced yesterday, September 25,

26 Sep, 2020 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Widow on trial for killing husband just 20 days after their wedding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mayor in power for 30 years faces corruption quiz on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Armed smugglers arrested as quarter tonne of drugs hidden among Indian spices seized on way to Spain’s southern coast

Mass sterilisation seen as ‘the only way’ to reduce stray cat colonies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm mayor uses festival cash to help families on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Popular Chinese restaurant shuts down due to alleged COVID-19 outbreak among staff as warning sent out to expat community on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Rare Blue Shark washed up at popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Top regional figure calls for ‘traffic light’ scheme to help tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Town uses ‘€70,000’ of taxpayers money dealing with complaints from ONE group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm eyesore set to be knocked down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Abandoned palace described as a ‘haunted house’ requiring ‘urgent action’ eventually gets revamp approved on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Elon Musk’s Starlink service lands in Gibraltar – but what exactly is the satellite internet system?

Gibraltar reviews terrorism threat level after two Jewish men stabbed in London

Marbella town hall rejects Vox’s controversial ‘national priority’ plan to favour locals and people with ‘Spanish heritage’ for public health and education services

Why Spain celebrates May Day (and why Franco tried to quash it): The holiday that gave us the weekend – and helped save the Western world from communist revolution

Spanish police condemn rise of ultra culture in football after ‘serious public disorder’ before Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final in Madrid