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PLEASE SHARE: British teen launches last-ditch appeal to find dad who vanished from Spain’s Costa Blanca almost 10 years...
He had been staying at Camping Villa Mar campsite in Benidorm and was also known to regularly frequent Marbella on the Costa del Sol
MISTAKE: ‘Laboratory error’ led to false diagnosis of Chikungunya by Icelandic hospital as Spain remains free of tropical virus
AN Icelandic hospital has admitted to a ‘laboratory error’ after it falsely diagnosed three patients with Chikungunya earlier this month.
The nordic country activated a...
Brit fuming as new Bentley is towed away in Benidorm thanks to slow government database
A BRITISH driver has been left furious after his new UK-plated Bentley was towed away by six police officers in Spain because of a...
Valencia gets first UNESCO biosphere reserves with Alto Turia and Valle de Cabriel
THE Valencian Community has received its first two UNESCO biosphere reserves following an announcement last Wednesday.
The two new reserves are Alto Turia, near Valencia...
IN PICS: England football legend Paul Gascoigne SPOTTED with fans in Benidorm in run up to public speaking tour
PAUL Gascoigne has touched down in Benidorm for two public speaking engagements on Spain's Costa Blanca.
The former England football legend touched down last Thursday...
Spain’s first original Netflix documentary ‘The Alcassar Murders’ released detailing horrific 1992 triple homicide in Valencia
SPAIN’S first original Netflix documentary has been released detailing one of the country’s most horrific murder investigations.
The Alcassar Murders - El Caso Alcàsser in...
British tea set recovered from 150-year-old shipwreck on show at unique Costa Blanca maritime exhibition
AN exhibition displaying British-made plates, bowls and a tea set from a steamship that sank off the Costa Blanca 150 years ago has opened...
SEVEN people stung by Portuguese Man O’War as three beaches closed in Benidorm
SEVEN people have been stung in Benidorm by the deadly Portuguese Man O’War.
Three beaches in the popular resort city were temporarily closed after two...
Dustmen denounce ‘lazy’ resident who threw three gas canisters into organic waste bin in Benitachell
DUSTMEN have hit out against ‘laziness’ after three gas canisters nearly caused a fire in a rubbish truck.
The Weber bottles were thrown into an...
Organic kitchen waste bins required in ALL towns in Valencian Community by 2020
ALL towns in the Valencian Community will be required to have organic waste containers by the end of 2020, it has been revealed.
Environment...
British-run riding stables faces ‘scam’ eviction after rescuing dozens of horses for 13 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN expat riding stables has been left with just four weeks to rehouse 11 horses and three dogs.
The British owners of Hipica Ondara have...
REVEALED: Spain to have ‘warmer than average’ summer with Costa del Sol among hottest areas
The weather agency said in a press conference that temperatures will rise considerably next week across the country
Georgina Harvey, President of Original Charity Shop and Library in Javea, named in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
THE president of a charity shop with a 55-year history on the Costa Blanca has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Georgina Harvey...
Dutchman donates 3,000kg of organic ‘solidarity potatoes’ to help struggling families in Javea
NO ONE understands more than the Spanish that potatoes, particularly patatas bravas, were made for sharing.
But Dutch resident Herman Sinnema, in Pedreguer, has this...
WATCH: Plane drops water on Sierra Helada national park as forest fire blazes above Benidorm’s Aqualandia
THIS is the moment a plane was spotted dropping water on a forest fire above Benidorm's Aqualandia water park.
https://twitter.com/jackrichards37/status/1140645018492952578
Four firetrucks from Alicante's Consorcio Provincial...
‘HE LIKES IT’: Benidorm bar responds to claims that midget stripper advert was a ‘hate crime’
A BENIDORM bar has responded after a prominent dwarfism foundation accused it of a possible 'hate crime'.
Felipe Orviz, lawyer for the Alpe Foundation, suggested...
Rival the yachts of Marbella this summer with this HUGE inflatable boat from Amazon
The must-have item comes complete with a drinks cooler and will no doubt make you the envy of the seas
REVEALED: British flyers behind soar in on-flight incidents in Spain as Malaga, Alicante and Mallorca most affected by bad...
It's no coincidence that the most affected airports are those next to popular tourist resorts
BREAKING: First chikungunya outbreak in Spain as three tourists on the Costa Blanca are infected
THE first chikungunya outbreak has been recorded in Spain as three tourists on the Costa Blanca were confirmed infected.
The infection was confirmed from Reykjavik,...
Girl of THREE among 79 illegal immigrants intercepted as Guardia Civil arrests Alicante-based trafficking gang
A GIRL aged three was among 79 illegal immigrants intercepted by boat when Guardia Civil arrested an Alicante-based trafficking gang this week.
Among the illegal...
PICTURED: Romanian woman beheaded on the Costa Blanca as police say arrest ‘imminent’
POLICE sources have said an arrest is 'imminent' for the brutal murderer who beheaded a Romanian woman on the Costa Blanca.
The perpetrator left significant...
Young paedo groomed at least 10 children across Spain’s Alicante, Andalucia and Valencia and paid them for explicit images...
Police said he also tried to arrange to meet the girls to try and have sexual relations with them
WATCH: British-run restaurant blocked by ‘two truck loads’ of rubble as neighbour demands 150,000 for strip of land
A BRITISH-RUN restaurant has found its entrance blocked by 'two truck-loads of rubble' over a land dispute in Javea.
Paul Kingham came outside to find...
Three ‘pirate taxis’ confiscated from illicit drivers at Alicante-Elche Airport
THREE ‘pirate taxis’ have been confiscated from their drivers during a sting operation at Alicante-Elche Airport.
The vehicles were found to have no authorisation to...
IN PICS: Game of Thrones stars party it up in Spain’s Benidorm for Sophie Turner’s hen do ahead of...
Northampton-born Turner married US Disney star Joe Jonas, 29, in a last-minute Las Vegas wedding in May
Javea’s Cova Tallada to become first beach in Valencian Community with restricted visitor access due to tourism pressure
A CAVE in Javea will be the first beach in the Valencian Community to have its access restricted this summer.
Cova Tallada, in the Montgo...
LATEST NEWS FROM THE COSTA BLANCA
Iryo becomes third high-speed train operator from Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE HIGH SPEED train war on the Alicante to Madrid line goes up another notch on Friday as Iryo launches its service with low-fares...
