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Winter boom with record passenger numbers for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports

PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports reported a second successive record month, according to February's figures released on Monday by airport operator Aena. The...

Expansion work costing €70 million launches at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

A ceremony has formally launched the big €70 million expansion for Orihuela's Vega Baja hospital which will take up to 30 months to complete. Two...

Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca wants reservation system to visit two popular sea caves

JAVEA council has applied for €5.6 of EU Tourism Sustainability money to help reduce visitor saturation during the summer at popular seaside spots. Neighbouring areas...

Crooked car dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca caught spinning mileage clocks back by 100,000 kilometres

POLICE have busted a scam in Crevillente where customers at a car dealership were sold high-end vehicles with tampered odometers. A man and a woman-...

Drugs gang used latest technology to foil police in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

AN Albanian drugs gang that grew marijuana in Costa Blanca and Murcia properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The group committed similar...

Famous St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca after four year gap

CABO ROIG'S famous St. Patrick's Day parade will be hoping nothing will stand in its way this Friday as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. The...

Woman gets €211 service charge for fire crew preventing her suicide on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE city council has waived a €211 charge levied on a young woman who was saved by a fire crew after threatening to take...

UK ambassador to Spain presents honorary MBE to family of late Benidorm mayor, Agustin Navarro

THE family of the late Benidorm mayor, Agustin Navarro, were presented with an honorary MBE on Tuesday- awarded in recognition to his services to...

Benidorm pays tribute to over 200 residents who died from Covid-19 during pandemic in Spain

A white candle and memorial plaque have been erected at a new Benidorm roundabout to remember the 200-plus local victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. A...

British man arrested after two cannabis clubs are shut down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 24-year-old British man was among four people arrested in Torrevieja for selling drugs at two cannabis clubs in the city. The consumption of marijuana...

Biggest shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €18 million on improvements

ZENIA BOULEVARD- the largest shopping centre in Alicante province- has started an improvement project costing €18 million. The work will be carried out at night...

People tricked into giving credit card details to fraudster who used brothel and hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Elche for using fraudulently obtained credit card numbers to rack up €7,000 in charges at a local...

New sports pavilion costing €11.4 million coming to Costa Blanca city in Spain

DENIA is to get a 2,500 seater sports pavilion costing €11.4 million which will be built next to the municipal athletics track. The pavilion would...

British arsonist who caused Benidorm natural park blaze gets ten-year ban on entering Spain

A British man will be expelled from Spain for ten years after deliberately starting fires that devastated over two hectares of the Sierra Helada...

Pervert filmed videos of women inside changing rooms and toilets at Costa Blanca shopping centre in Spain

A 34-year-old man has been arrested for recording videos of women in changing rooms and toilets at an Alicante shopping centre. A victim complained to...

Irish flag raised to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE IRISH flag was raised in a special ceremony in Torrevieja's Plaza de la Constitucion on Friday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The honour of...

Spain’s Costa Blanca getting beaches ready for big tourist influx at Easter

TOWN HALLS across Alicante province are gearing up for Easter with beach entrances getting a spring clean and lifeguards getting ready to resume duties. With...

British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca get surprising news of venue closure

A successful Costa Blanca bowls club faces closure after hearing its home for the last 30 years will be shutting its doors on April...

Health unions sign deal to introduce 35-hour working week in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

FIVE health unions have signed a deal with the Valencian Health Ministry to improve primary health care working conditions in the region. The package includes...

Unique Terracotta army exhibition opens next week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PIECES for a unique Alicante exhibition featuring China's Terracotta army have been unpacked and put ready for display at the city's MARQ archaeological museum. The...

Elche becomes first area on Spain’s Costa Blanca to use 100% electric-powered buses

ELCHE has become the first municipality in Alicante province to incorporate a 100% electric-powered bus within its public transport fleet. An additional seven electric buses...

Work on building major €65 million congress centre for Spain’s Costa Blanca to start in 2024

A major international congress centre costing €65 million is to be built in the port area of Alicante. The building will consist of a central...

Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain

POLICE in Alicante have bagged a 30-year-old man responsible for a wave of e-scooter thefts around the city. The Policia Nacional collared him for 13...

Young teenage girl raped by two men in Costa Blanca supermarket toilets in Spain

TWO 22-year-old men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the rape of a 14-year-old girl in the toilets of an Alicante supermarket...

Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was...

Benidorm hosting 4,000 motor-bikers this weekend from Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

BENIDORM'S Parque de l'Aiguera welcomes around 4,000 bikers from around the Valencia region and further afield this weekend for the annual Southeast Bike Week. There'll...

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Chaos at major airport in Spain: Long queues and delays at security as staff go on strike

PASSENGERS starting their Easter getaway had to put up with long queues at Alicante-Elche airport on Thursday due to a strike by security staff. The...

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