City in Spain’s Costa Blanca receives over €2m for flood relief, but mayor keeps the news to himself
ORIHUELA City Council was told it would get over €2 million to alleviate the damage caused by the floods of September 2019, but the mayor
Online Boom for Costa Blanca-based Furniture Retailer, Don Baraton
AN ILL WIND like this year’s Covid-19 pandemic in Spain has blown in some new opportunities for businesses to expand including the Costa Blanca-based online
Families ignoring COVID-19 restrictions to set up night time dining areas on Torrevieja’s closed beaches on the Costa Blanca
A Torrevieja councillor has slammed inconsiderate families who are ignoring barriers to set up outdoor night time dining rooms on the city’s beaches. The beaches
Carers accused of killing disabled Benidorm woman in money-motivated attack on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MARRIED couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the town of Jaca in northern Spain, on suspicion of killing and robbing a
Residents fume over rubbish piling up in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA residents have slammed the local council for letting rubbish pile up high on some of their streets. The area always gets a big
Police move against beach hoggers hindering COVID-19 safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SELFISH beach hoggers in Calpe on the Costa Blanca are being fined if they put loungers, chairs, or umbrellas on local sands before 9.30am. The
Beach lifeguard on Spain’s Costa Blanca admitted to hospital with suspected COVID-19
A 20-YEAR-OLD beach lifeguard working in the Dénia area has been admitted to Dénia Hospital’s ICU on suspicion of having contracted the coronavirus. Four other
Couple who run a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca get raided over home plantations soothed by music
A TORREVIEJA couple who played soothing music to their flat crammed with marijuana plants have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Plants were found in
Smokers could be banned from lighting up outdoors on Spain’s Costa Blanca if safety distance is not kept
SMOKERS may be stopped from lighting up in outdoor public areas of the Costa Blanca if they cannot keep two metres away from other people.
Scores of Franco’s victims to be exhumed and given dignified burials across Spain’s Costa Blanca
VICTIMS of Spain’s notorious dictator, General Franco, are to be exhumed across the region, with a tender process for the contract recently launched. The €88,000
Dutch and Spanish tourists die on infamous N-332 killer road south of Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO TOURISTS died yesterday(August 12) after a head-on collision between their vehicles on a major blackspot road on the Costa Blanca. The N-332 in El
Mayor slams ‘irresponsibility’ of bathers swimming under red flags, as culprits fined €500 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAYOR has hit out at ‘irresponsible’ swimmers after two bathers ignored red flags flying at Guardamar del Segura, and took a dip. Seas had
Scuba diver stumbles across ancient artefacts off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DIVER had the find of his life when he stumbled across the remains of a pre-Roman era ship in the sea off Denia. Initial
Boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca with crew rescued by migrant surveillance vessel
FIVE people aboard a pleasure boat were dramatically rescued as it was sunk in the waters of Cap Prim de Xabia on the northern Costa
Town asks locals for pictures and videos as flood anniversary approaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca
REDOVAN council is preparing a video for the anniversary of the devastating Gota Fria and floods that killed seven people and tore into the fabric
Six Frenchmen assault and rob man on street in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SIX-STRONG group of Frenchmen have been arrested in Alicante this morning(August 12) after stealing money and a mobile phone from a Lithuanian man. The
Counterfeit goods destined for coastal markets seized in lockdown town of Totana in Spain’s Costa Calida
SOME 1,500 items of counterfeit clothing and mobile phone accessories were seized in Lorca, Águilas and Totana – a town that is still in a
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca struggle to get even half-full in July
THE COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on Costa Blanca hotels in July with an average occupancy rate of just 45 per cent compared to 89.6
Worst weekend for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community since lockdown ended in June
SPAIN’S Valencian Community has registered its biggest rise in COVID-19 cases over a weekend since the State of Alarm ended on June 21. Figures from
Ding Dong Bell rings hollow for hotel burglars in Spain’s Murcia City
TWO robbers were caught red-handed with a reception bell which they had stolen from an abandoned Murcia City hotel. The Arco de San Juan de
‘Hole in wall’ warehouse robbers rumbled on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Kosovo Albanians have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing 19 robberies across Spain by banging out holes in warehouse walls. The men,
Second toddler swimming pool tragedy in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A young boy drowned in a community swimming pool yesterday(August 9) in the second-such tragedy to hit the southern Costa Blanca within five days. The
Free Outdoor cinema programme launched for families on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROGRAMME of Summer Cinema is due to start in Orihuela Costa, on the popular Costa Blanca. Different neighbourhoods and districts throughout the area will
Benidorm neighbourhood on Spain’s Costa Blanca backtracks on local lockdown threat if COVID-19 cases continue to rise
VILLAJOYOSA, which is just a 15 minute drive from Benidorm, has seen its mayor apparently backtrack on a local lockdown threat over rising COVID-19 cases.
Police turn bathers away as FIVE beaches reach capacity on hottest weekend of the year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE province was forced to temporarily close five of its beaches yesterday, August 9, due to capacities being reached under social distancing regulations. Almadraba beach
Nightclub on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces huge fine for using dance floor
AN ALICANTE nightclub owner could be fined up to €60,000 after social distancing and capacity rules were flouted at a city venue. Alicante Policia Local