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Police stop powerful boat being stolen from a Costa Blanca marina which was going to transport drugs and migrants between Africa and Spain

‘Narcos’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are trying to steal boats from marinas to use for drug runs: Police thwart latest robbery attempt

POLICE stopped a boat theft in El Campello with the craft destined to transport drugs and people between North Africa and Spain. A sailor spotted

2 Sep, 2024 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bull collapses and dies on tourist beach after jumping into the sea during traditional festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BULL has died while taking part in a the traditional ‘bous a la mar’ event on the Costa Blanca. The fiesta in Javea sees

31 Aug, 2024 @ 19:28

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Ukrainian ‘fraudster’ wanted by Russia is arrested at a hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A UKRAINIAN man wanted by Russia over a fraud amounting to €850 has been arrested on an international arrest warrant at an Alicante hotel. Russian

30 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Parents are arrested for ‘abandonment’ after their young son almost drowned in a communal swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE parents of a boy, 7, who nearly drowned at a communal swimming pool in San Juan de Alicante, have been arrested for child abandonment.

30 Aug, 2024 @ 11:19

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Body of Belgian man, 74, is found floating face down in the sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BELGIAN man has died while swimming off a popular beach on the Costa Blanca. The 74-year-old was pulled from the sea and onto Fossa

30 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Revealed: The most expensive street on Spain’s Costa Blanca where homes sell for an average of €4million

THE most expensive street to buy a house in the Valencian Community has been revealed to be in the luxury Altea Hills urbanisation on the

29 Aug, 2024 @ 17:40

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Exposed: Taxi drivers are arrested for using ‘mafia tactics’ to gouge prices at Sevilla airport

Major resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffers taxi shortage chaos: Tourist influx sees population triple in summer with people waiting hours for a cab

A LACK of taxis in Torrevieja during the high season has prompted a call for temporary licenses to be issued for the busiest time of

28 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Mayor demands extra police to bring down 'narco' mafia gang accused of making threats and burning cars over shutdown cockfighting venue in Alicante area

Mayor demands extra police to bring down ‘narco’ mafia gang accused of threats and burning cars over shutdown cockfighting arena in Costa Blanca area

THE mayor of an Alicante province town wants extra police brought in to bring down a mafia gang trafficking in drugs and running cockfights. Aspe

28 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Popular YouTube influencer Nil Ojeda who challenged followers to stage fake beach drownings in Spain in return for gifts, faces legal action to close down his video channels

YouTube star in Spain who challenged followers to fake beach drownings and force lifeguards to ‘rescue’ them faces legal action

ALICANTE City Council wants to close down YouTuber Nil Ojeda’s video channels after a viral challenge encouraging followers to stage fake beach drownings to win

28 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘I’m a tourist too!’: Major holiday hotspot in Spain launches campaign to counter ‘anti-tourism’ movement

A NEW Valencia region campaign is promoting a better understanding between tourists and residents in the wake of ‘anti-tourism’ protests in Spain this year. The

28 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old

27 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN died on Monday night after being shot at least twice in an Elche area village on the Costa Blanca. The victim is said

27 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police discover black market octopus and other seafood being sold at restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN UNAMED Santa Pola restaurant is in serious trouble for having 35 kilos of unsourced seafood in its freezers to plate up for unsuspecting diners.

27 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Hot location: This Costa Blanca town has seen property prices rise faster than any other coastal municipality in Spain

ORIHUELA on the southern Costa Blanca has seen the largest rise in house prices per m2 in the last year of any coastal municipality in

26 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Nine swimmers are rescued by lifeguards on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘ignoring yellow and red flags’

A SUNDAY of sheer recklessness saw nine people rescued from El Campello’s two main beaches on the Costa Blanca. The bathers blatantly ignored yellow and

26 Aug, 2024 @ 17:19

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

WINE LOVERS: Teulada Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca gears up for the Festa del Moscatell

Teulada Moraira is preparing to host a new edition of the highly anticipated Festa del Moscatell, an event that celebrates and highlights the town’s winemaking

26 Aug, 2024 @ 12:03

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel·Sponsored

Drought warning in Spain: Third town on the Costa Blanca is told it faces water cuts if residents fail to cut back on usage

A THIRD Costa Blanca municipality faces cuts to domestic water supplies if residents don’t take ‘extreme measures’ to economise during the ongoing drought. The stark

22 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Illegal Airbnb-style flats in Spain’s Valencia are causing a drop in hotel bookings, claim industry leaders

LOWER hotel occupancy rates in the Valencian Community during the peak summer period are being blamed on illegal tourist accommodation in the region. The regional

22 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Watch: Bizarre moment a topless man on a horse exits his local corner shop in Spain

AN Elche Policia Local officer opened the door of a city grocery store on Monday and was greeted by the sight of a shirtless man

20 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Video

Costa Blanca mayor accused of punching elderly resident after long-standing feud amidst calls for him to resign

A WAR of words has broken out over an alleged assault by Dolores mayor, Joaquin Hernandez on a 71-year-old resident as political opponents demanded that

19 Aug, 2024 @ 15:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Dozens of boat migrants arrive on popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca – including children, pregnant woman and wheelchair user

A STREAM of migrant boats have landed on the Costa Blanca in the last 24 hours according to the Cruz Roja. Three boats arrived late

19 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Anti-tourism’ movement arrives to Spain’s Costa Blanca: ‘Tourists go home’ banner is seen for the first time in resort popular with Brits

A BANNER opposing mass tourism has appeared for the first time on a Marina Alta beach in Alicante province. The 15-metre-long display was unfurled at

19 Aug, 2024 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expats and locals in Spain are forced to live on bottled water as local tap supply ‘is not even safe for brushing teeth’

THE mass distribution of bottled water eventually started on Friday in a Costa Blanca municipality where drinking tap water was banned a week earlier due

16 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Romance scam sees woman in Spain pay €140,000 to who she believed was her lover recovering in a US hospital

A WOMAN was tricked out of over €140,000 by believing she was in an online romantic relationship with a man in the United States. The

16 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

Storms cause cancellations and delays at Costa Blanca airport with travellers told to check for latest information

STORMS that hit the Costa Blanca on Wednesday have caused a string of delays plus two cancellations to services arriving at Alicante-Elche airport. Airport operator

14 Aug, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

How to Learn Spanish on the Stunning Costa Blanca

The Costa Blanca, with its exceptional climate, dream beaches and charming towns, is a great attraction for foreigners from all over the world who visit

13 Aug, 2024 @ 11:41

Costa Blanca·Education·Valencia

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‘Narcos’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are trying to steal boats from marinas to use for drug runs: Police thwart latest robbery attempt

Bull collapses and dies on tourist beach after jumping into the sea during traditional festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ukrainian ‘fraudster’ wanted by Russia is arrested at a hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Parents are arrested for ‘abandonment’ after their young son almost drowned in a communal swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Body of Belgian man, 74, is found floating face down in the sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

Revealed: The most expensive street on Spain’s Costa Blanca where homes sell for an average of €4million

Major resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffers taxi shortage chaos: Tourist influx sees population triple in summer with people waiting hours for a cab

Mayor demands extra police to bring down ‘narco’ mafia gang accused of threats and burning cars over shutdown cockfighting arena in Costa Blanca area

YouTube star in Spain who challenged followers to fake beach drownings and force lifeguards to ‘rescue’ them faces legal action

‘I’m a tourist too!’: Major holiday hotspot in Spain launches campaign to counter ‘anti-tourism’ movement

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police discover black market octopus and other seafood being sold at restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hot location: This Costa Blanca town has seen property prices rise faster than any other coastal municipality in Spain

Nine swimmers are rescued by lifeguards on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘ignoring yellow and red flags’

WINE LOVERS: Teulada Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca gears up for the Festa del Moscatell

Drought warning in Spain: Third town on the Costa Blanca is told it faces water cuts if residents fail to cut back on usage

Illegal Airbnb-style flats in Spain’s Valencia are causing a drop in hotel bookings, claim industry leaders

Watch: Bizarre moment a topless man on a horse exits his local corner shop in Spain

Costa Blanca mayor accused of punching elderly resident after long-standing feud amidst calls for him to resign

Dozens of boat migrants arrive on popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca – including children, pregnant woman and wheelchair user

‘Anti-tourism’ movement arrives to Spain’s Costa Blanca: ‘Tourists go home’ banner is seen for the first time in resort popular with Brits

British expats and locals in Spain are forced to live on bottled water as local tap supply ‘is not even safe for brushing teeth’

Storms cause cancellations and delays at Costa Blanca airport with travellers told to check for latest information

How to Learn Spanish on the Stunning Costa Blanca

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40

Facebook ‘love scam’ gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

EU fast-tracks Gibraltar treaty to ensure fluid border ahead of April’s deadline