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Teulada Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca To Celebrate Christmas Market on December 21st and 22nd

Teulada Moraira is gearing up for its much-anticipated Christmas Market, set to take place on December 21st and 22nd, 2024. Organised by the Teulada Town

20 Dec, 2024 @ 12:09

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences

ALICANTE City Council will not grant new licences for tourist flats for up to two years. Councillors voted overwhelmingly for the moratorium with just two

19 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘We’ve done all we can’: Police in Spain give up trying to identify amnesia-struck Brit who will remain ‘stuck’ in hospital over Christmas

POLICE in Spain have given up trying to identify a British cyclist who remains ‘stuck’ in a hospital after being struck with severe amnesia. Stephen

19 Dec, 2024 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Fears for missing Brit in Benidorm who failed to return home and ‘hasn’t called anyone in days’

THE family of a missing Brit have launched an appeal online after he failed to return home from a trip to Benidorm. READ UPDATE: UK

19 Dec, 2024 @ 12:56

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm bankruptcy fears remain after court rejects challenge to €330m compensation award

Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval

THE final stage of getting approval for Benidorm’s biggest-ever urban development will begin next week. The city council’s governing board will put the plans for

19 Dec, 2024 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca

A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property

18 Dec, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community

A DUTCH fugitive accused of shipping four tons of cocaine with a street value of €230 million has been arrested in Moraira. The 43-year-old man

17 Dec, 2024 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young Costa Blanca cyclist goes berserk and attacks police officers after refusing to take a breath test

Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’

A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The

13 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport smashed its November passenger record by almost a fifth, with nearly a third of travellers coming from the UK. Airport operator Aena said

12 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca

AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked

12 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police find 'love hug' robbers hiding out in Barcelona after multiple thefts on the Costa Blanca

Woman offering sex to men in the street steals two watches worth over €50k within 30 minutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Romanians have been arrested in the Benidorm area after ‘love hug’ robberies netted them two watches valued at over €50,000 within half-an-hour. The man

12 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tommy Robinson is ordered to pay £50,000 by UK court after being jailed over libelous film about a Syrian refugee

FAR-RIGHT activist Tommy Robinson has been ordered to pay £50,000 in legal costs following his 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The Luton-native, who

11 Dec, 2024 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News

Illegal eyesore advertising billboards on busy Costa Blanca roads and junctions are being removed after years of complaints

TIME has been called on illegal advertising billboards erected across the Orihuela Costa with council workers tearing them down. The N-332 has seen unsanctioned billboard

10 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed ‘reckless’ plans for new properties in a Costa Blanca flood zone. A developer wants to build 64 semi-detached homes in the north

10 Dec, 2024 @ 13:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

French fugitive wanted for drug trafficking is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting

A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia

9 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante's plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed

New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’

A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance

A BENIDORM bouncer has been arrested after a one punch attack on a British tourist who had to travel back to the UK in a

9 Dec, 2024 @ 11:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bogus Interpol officers attack and rob scooter rider on Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol

A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Take in the glamour of the Benidorm Palace Boxing Day Gala and enjoy a top rated show and delicious dinner

AFTER your Christmas celebrations are over, Boxing Day is the perfect time to take in a show. In fact, the festive celebrations continue at Benidorm

29 Nov, 2024 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Valencia

Rise of the pigs! Wild boars in Spain have learned how to ransack streetside rubbish containers

WILD boars have been spotted rifling through garbage containers in the Javea area of the Costa Blanca and removing individual bags with their teeth. They’ve

26 Nov, 2024 @ 15:04

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop

AN OFF-DUTY Guardia Civil officer who went fishing off the Alicante coast rescued a man, 69, whose kayak had overturned. The sergeant was returning to

26 Nov, 2024 @ 13:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed

A TEENAGE boy has been arrested after the fatal stabbing on Sunday of his former girlfriend, aged 15, on the Costa Blanca. It was a

25 Nov, 2024 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: The most expensive and cheapest areas to rent a property based on monthly income in Spain’s Costa Blanca

FINESTRAT on the Costa Blanca has been named as the most expensive municipality in Alicante province for rental properties based on monthly income A study

22 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Wet October and fewer 'home' tourists are blamed for slight fall in 2025 Costa Blanca hotel stays

Surge in foreign tourists boosts Costa Blanca hotels to busiest October this century

COSTA Blanca hotels had their busiest October this century helped by increased numbers of foreign tourists and more businesses staying open in the low season.

22 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Popular Costa Blanca port sets new record for cruise ship visits

THE port of Alicante will break cruise ship stopover records in 2024 with 100 vessels calling into the Costa Blanca with a passenger total of

22 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Teulada Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca To Celebrate Christmas Market on December 21st and 22nd

Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences

‘We’ve done all we can’: Police in Spain give up trying to identify amnesia-struck Brit who will remain ‘stuck’ in hospital over Christmas

Fears for missing Brit in Benidorm who failed to return home and ‘hasn’t called anyone in days’

Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval

Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca

Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community

Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca

Woman offering sex to men in the street steals two watches worth over €50k within 30 minutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tommy Robinson is ordered to pay £50,000 by UK court after being jailed over libelous film about a Syrian refugee

Illegal eyesore advertising billboards on busy Costa Blanca roads and junctions are being removed after years of complaints

New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans

Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting

New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’

Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol

Take in the glamour of the Benidorm Palace Boxing Day Gala and enjoy a top rated show and delicious dinner

Rise of the pigs! Wild boars in Spain have learned how to ransack streetside rubbish containers

Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop

Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed

Revealed: The most expensive and cheapest areas to rent a property based on monthly income in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Surge in foreign tourists boosts Costa Blanca hotels to busiest October this century

Popular Costa Blanca port sets new record for cruise ship visits

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again

WATCH: Bizarre moment carnival group in wheelchairs parades as Stephen Hawking in southern Spain – before belting out songs dedicated to late physicist

Flat-sharing is becoming the new normal in Spain’s pressured housing market – but would you live with a total stranger?

INTERVIEW: Recollections of an Andalucian who was just a child when the USA accidentally dropped four atom bombs on Spain – in what became known as the Palomares nuclear disaster

ON THIS DAY: When America atom-bombed Andalucia (by mistake)