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Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs 'supermarket' that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night.
Five Spaniards, three men...
Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents
BOOZY Benidorm-bound Brits are back in the spotlight after figures revealed they have made Alicante airport Spain's most disruptive destination.
Alicante's main El Altet airport...
Railway museum on track for Alicante historic first on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A deal has been struck that confirms Alicante as a new branch of the National Railway Museum based in Madrid.
The new 'sub-museum' will be...
Famous brothel El Quijote in Pedreguer on the market for €2.5 million as estate agent praises ‘excellent location close...
PROXIMITY to schools, pharmacies and health centres would be an attractive selling point for most home owners looking to buy in the Costa Blanca...
Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal
A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester.
The farmer...
Police informant gunned down while seen talking to an officer in eastern Spain
AN INFORMANT has been gunned down while he was spotted conversing with a police officer on a roadside in Barcelona.
The man was killed instantly...
First Correos cashpoints (ATMs) arrive in Valencia – why Correos accounts are perfect for expats
CORREOS might be an odd hero to take on the banking world, but as it rolls out 1500 new cashpoints (ATMs) across Spain you...
Alicante link to ‘one of Europe’s biggest counterfeiting gangs’
EUROPOL and Policia Nacional have arrested 11 people involved in a huge fake money scam operating across Europe.
Five of the arrests were in Spain,...
Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed
AN artificial reef using electrolysis to regenerate Mediterranean marine life has been successfully tested in Alicante waters.
A team from the University of Alicante created...
PICS: View inside a €500,000 apartment from Spain’s tallest residential building set for 2021 completion date
BELEAGUERED by elevator crashes, worker strikes and five years of paralysis, Spain's tallest residential building finally has a completion date set for next year.
The...
Benidorm launches Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry for 2022 amidst controversy
SPAIN'S 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entry will see Chanel perform 'SloMo' in Italy after a new three-night Benidorm Fest format that ended in some...
‘Illegal houses’ action group expands into Murcia to help duped expats gain essential AFO status for their Spanish homes
MURCIA will soon have an action group that
addresses the issue of ‘illegal homes’ in the region.
Abusos Urbanísticos No Murcia (AUN-Murcia) will be arranging public...
Elderly tyre slasher vandalises dozens of cars on the same Costa Blanca street in Spain
A 71-year-old man has been charged with 28 counts of criminal damage after slashing car tyres on the same street in Los Montesinos, Alicante...
Asesor warns British charities are ‘ignoring Spanish laws’ as Costa Blanca shop faces €24,000 fine for not charging VAT...
A LEADING asesor has warned that British-run charity shops are ignoring Spanish laws that require them to charge value added tax (IVA) on second-hand...
Boy, 15, shocks police with ‘cold-hearted’ account of how he killed his family on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EXPERIENCED Policia Nacional officers have been shocked by the lack of remorse shown by an Elche teenager, who shot his parents and younger brother...
Valentine’s treat for Costa Blanca city as Madrid orchestra performs movie magic
TORREVIEJA Auditorium will see and hear some of cinema’s biggest hits come to musical life as Madrid’s Film Symphony Orchestra comes to town on...
British man suffers suspected spinal injury after falling through tree on steep embankment on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man, 64, may have suffered spinal cord injuries after falling three metres down a steep embankment in Alicante.
A passer-by on Tuesday reported...
Valencian Community worst hit region in Spain as coronavirus cases quadruple to eight overnight
CORONAVIRUS cases in the Valencian Community have jumped to eight following the region's first outbreak, largely due to travellers from Italy.
Six new patients were...
Daily Covid-19 infection updates scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A new sign of post-pandemic normality has been announced by the Valencian government with daily Covid-19 infection updates abolished.
Figures on infections, deaths, and hospital...
EXCLUSIVE: British expats to win back ‘€9 MILLION’ from Rothschild Bank’s ‘dodgy’ equity release scheme across Spain’s Costa del...
ROTHSCHILD bank may be forced to pay back €9 MILLION to British expats over its infamous ‘dodgy’ equity release scheme, a leading lawyer has...
New home buyers on Spain’s Costa Blanca hit with shock news due to high raw material prices
ESCALATING raw material costs are causing some Costa Blanca builders to pause new projects as they are financially unviable.
The Alicante Province Real Estate Developers...
SNOW, rain and temperature drops spark weather warnings across Spain amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic
ALMOST every region in Spain has been placed on some form of weather warning from tomorrow.
Rain, snow and temperature drops are set to hit...
Benidorm will host Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest jury and stage special event in May
BENIDORM will be the home of Spain's Eurovision Song Contest jury for the annual event which takes place in Turin, Italy on May 14.
Model...
Medical body concerned over lack of life-saving equipment in Spain’s Costa Blanca hospitals
ALICANTE’S College of Physicians, COMA, has told the Ministry of Health of its concern about a lack of protective masks and other essential equipment.
In...
Tourist drugged at Costa Blanca ‘hostess’ club in Spain and has €10,000 of charges on stolen bank cards
A Finnish tourist had €10,665 charged on two stolen bank cards after being rendered unconscious by a spiked drink and pill at an Alicante...
Woman punctures partner’s tyres because he ‘kept going to play slot machines’ and risking coronavirus infection in Spain’s Alicante
A WOMAN has punctured the tyres of her partner's car because he kept 'leaving to play slot machines' and she feared he would catch...
LATEST NEWS FROM THE COSTA BLANCA
Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
283 municipalities reported sightings in the region...
