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Airports smash April passenger records in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport welcomed 1.43 million passengers in April- up by nearly 20% on a year earlier, and beating the previous April record set in...

Cannabis clubs selling drugs to minors and foreign tourists are closed down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN cannabis clubs have been closed down in Torrevieja and 19 people aged between 25 and 69 arrested in a major operation by the...

Police disperse dozens of illegal sellers operating on a street on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE'S Policia Local and the Policia Nacional have carried out a joint operation to clear an Alicante street packed with illegal sellers. Neighbourhood associations in...

ELECTION SPECIAL: Numbers of British voters in Spain’s local elections plunge

A GIANT two thirds of British voters have been eliminated from the electoral roll for the forthcoming May elections. A staggering 61,500 expats have lost...

With elections looming, president of Spain’s Valencia region claims ten multinational companies plan to invest in area

THE PRESIDENT of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, has said that the region is waiting to close agreements with ten multinational companies with an...

Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN government and the Cruz Roja will provide free transport for elderly, sick or disabled voters to cast their ballots in the regional...

Bogus computer expert cleared out over €250,000 from client’s bank account on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 28-YEAR-OLD Spaniard posed as a computer expert to steal over €250,000 from a client's bank account in Alicante. The victim told the Policia Nacional...

Costa Blanca start-up company in Spain creates world’s first bottle that purifies water with ozone

AN ALICANTE start-up company with a mix of scientists and entrepreneurs has created Ozeanic, the world's first drinking bottle that purifies water with ozone. The...

Demolition of expensive ‘white elephant’ building begins on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BULLDOZERS have started demolishing an infamous empty 'white elephant' building in Pilar de la Horadada that has been a drain on public money ever...

Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in...

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian...

Gang stole high-end cars to use for spare parts in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Aspe and Petrer in a long-running Policia Nacional probe into the theft of high-end vehicles that were scrapped...

200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca...

New urban bus service could start in Costa Blanca city in Spain before year’s end

DENIA council has approved plans for a new urban bus network consisting of four routes that could start running as soon as the end...

Top Benidorm attraction joins anti-bullying campaign to help children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM'S Terra Natura animal park has joined forces with anti-bullying group AcoSOS to fight the problem in Alicante province. It's estimated that three out of...

Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A GUARDIA CIVIL patrol pulled over a small van on the AP-7 motorway in Torrevieja after spotting a large suspicious package in the trunk...

easyJet to open fourth Spanish base at Costa Blanca airport in 2024

BUDGET air carrier easyJet will open a seasonal base at Alicante-Elche airport in 2024. It will be the airline's fourth base in Spain with the...

Work begins on new breakwater to stop sand eroding from popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

CONSTRUCTION work has started on a breakwater at the mouth of Molinell river in the Oliva and Denia area to protect and restore sand...

Woman arrested at Costa Blanca airport in Spain for smuggling cocaine inside Play Station 5 console

A WOMAN has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after she tried to smuggle in cocaine hidden in her Play Station 5 console. The 23-year-old traveller...

Police nab drugged up and drunk driver with fake licence on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOTORIST had a day to forget when police pulled him over in El Altet- close to Alicante-Elche airport. The 41-year-old man was spotted by...

Environmental hitch sees plans for new Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain put on hold

PLANS to resuscitate a project to build a 1,300 home urbanisation in Pego have suffered a major blow after an environmental impact study carried...

Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday's municipal elections. Elche produced one of the...

Partido Popular grab top city prize in municipal election gains across Spain’s Valencia and northern Costa Blanca

LOWER TAXES, a 'shock cleaning' plan, and more police are on the agenda for Valencia's next mayor, Maria Jose Catala, who produced a big...

Key Benidorm road reopening in time for summer season on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Avenida Beniarda is scheduled to reopen on Thursday after being closed since September 15 to allow for the construction of a new underpass. The...

New initiative to reduce seaside drownings thanks to solar-powered unit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STEEL totem unit containing lifejackets has been installed on Calpe's Penyal d'Ifac coast. The fixed stainless steel structure on Paseo Princesa de Asturias operates...

Costa Blanca company counts down to first private rocket launch in Europe from Spain’s Huelva

ELCHE'S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- on Wednesday from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, at the National...

17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN Health Ministry says that 17.6% of people aged 15 years and over classify themselves as regular smokers in the Valencian Community. 2.6% of...

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