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One of Europe’s oldest ‘most wanted’ fugitives is arrested outside his luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Austrian swindler who made €9 million from a scam in his native country has been arrested outside his luxury Costa Blanca villa. The man-

20 Mar, 2024 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Record-breaking number of cruise ship tourists visit Spain's Costa Blanca this year as figure surpasses 192,000

Revealed: This is the most popular destination for British tourists visiting Spain over Easter

A SURVEY of online travel booking website users has crowned Alicante as the number one destination for British travellers to celebrate the Easter holidays. The

19 Mar, 2024 @ 16:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Sand dredged and moved to revitalise a Costa Blanca beach as part of new marina project in Spain

REGENERATION of a Calpe beach has started three years late, after a boundary dispute delayed a major marina development. Sand is being dredged from the

19 Mar, 2024 @ 15:07

Costa Blanca·Environment·Other News·Valencian Community

Famous St. Patrick's Day parade returns to Spain's Costa Blanca after four years

Huge annual St. Patrick’s Day parade coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend – all you need to know

SPAIN’S biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade takes place this Sunday on the southern Costa Blanca. Cabo Roig on the Orihuela Costa will be a sea

15 Mar, 2024 @ 16:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada. The

15 Mar, 2024 @ 10:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Senate votes to end ‘unique’ coastal homes being classified as being on public domain land in Spain BUT decision could be overturned

SPAIN’S upper house of parliament, the Senate, has passed an amendment to the Coastal Law to protect the ‘unique homes’ on the coast. The measure

14 Mar, 2024 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Malaga to Madrid from €7: Renfe launches sale on train fares starting TODAY

New high-speed rail routes in Spain: British expat hotspots on the Costa Blanca will be directly connected to these three fantastic cities

HIGH speed train services from state operator Renfe departing from Elche, Orihuela and Murcia will be directly linked to three Castilla y Leon region cities

13 Mar, 2024 @ 11:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Iconic hotel in Spain’s Torrevieja goes up for sale at €6million

A POPULAR Torrevieja hotel with stunning sea views has gone up for sale for €6 million in a quiet residential area of the city The

13 Mar, 2024 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Spain's reservoir levels fall but no drought worries compared to a year ago

Drought latest in Spain: Water pressure to be reduced on the Costa Blanca – this is all you need to know

OVERNIGHT water pressure levels have been cut in Alicante City to conserve reduced supplies due to the ongoing drought. The Jucar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), which

12 Mar, 2024 @ 15:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca airport scoops 'Best in Europe' award yet again after a record-breaking year for passengers

Alicante airport breaks February record with one MILLION passengers – over a third of which were British

A NEW February passenger record has been set by Alicante-Elche airport which welcomed just over one million travellers last month. Over a third of the

12 Mar, 2024 @ 13:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:22

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Airport In Spain Welcomes New Look Tourist Information Desk

This airport in Spain has been crowned the ‘Best in Europe’ by travel experts

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has once again been recognised as the best airport in Europe that serves 15 to 25 million passengers. The prestigious award for 2023

11 Mar, 2024 @ 16:09

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be

11 Mar, 2024 @ 15:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops. The trio- in their

9 Mar, 2024 @ 08:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Record February passenger levels for Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia airports

Government in no hurry to back a second runway at booming Costa Blanca airport in Spain, despite fears of overcrowding

REGIONAL politicians and business leader have reacted angrily to the government’s view that a second runway at Alicante-Elche airport is not a priority project. The

7 Mar, 2024 @ 17:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house

7 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Benidorm posts best February tourism figures for years: Resort in Spain continues to attract millions of Brits

FEBRUARY is often regarded as the final month of the off-peak tourist season but hotel occupancy figures of over 70% across the Valencian Community have

6 Mar, 2024 @ 12:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain

A JEALOUS ex-husband has been arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a car belonging to his former partner’s new boyfriend. The 44-year-old man from

6 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998

THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000

4 Mar, 2024 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thousands join protest against ‘senseless’ solar power plant being built on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ESTIMATED 3,000 people hit the streets of San Miguel de Salinas on Sunday to oppose controversial plans for a massive solar farm. The San

4 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Italian gangster, 38, is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Fugitive hid among the expat community for years to avoid jail at home

AN Italian fugitive who faces 20 years in prison for drug trafficking charges has been arrested in a holiday apartment in Arenales del Sol. The

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Three family members are killed in a tower block fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE members of the same family died in an apartment block fire in the early hours of Monday morning in Villajoyosa. The blaze started in

4 Mar, 2024 @ 10:54

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Drunk British passengers consume airport booze and perform sex acts in front on children on Ryanair flight to Spain's Canary Islands

Ryanair to add seven new destinations from Alicante this summer

BUDGET airline Ryanair will add a total of nine new routes to the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez airport, connecting the Costa Blanca tourist hotspot to cities

3 Mar, 2024 @ 15:35

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead

Council has to pay ‘millions’ in compensation for illegally-granted building licence approved by law-breaking mayor in 2008 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca council will have to pay the equivalent of a third of its annual budget as compensation for an illegally-approved building that was

2 Mar, 2024 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spanish priest is removed from his Costa Blanca parish for calling Pope Francis a ‘heretic’

THE bishop of the Orihuela-Alicante diocese has suspended San Isidro’s parish priest for branding Pope Francis a ‘heretic’. Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla took the tough

29 Feb, 2024 @ 16:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province. One villa was located

29 Feb, 2024 @ 16:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

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One of Europe’s oldest ‘most wanted’ fugitives is arrested outside his luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Revealed: This is the most popular destination for British tourists visiting Spain over Easter

Sand dredged and moved to revitalise a Costa Blanca beach as part of new marina project in Spain

Huge annual St. Patrick’s Day parade coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend – all you need to know

Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca

Senate votes to end ‘unique’ coastal homes being classified as being on public domain land in Spain BUT decision could be overturned

New high-speed rail routes in Spain: British expat hotspots on the Costa Blanca will be directly connected to these three fantastic cities

Iconic hotel in Spain’s Torrevieja goes up for sale at €6million

Drought latest in Spain: Water pressure to be reduced on the Costa Blanca – this is all you need to know

Alicante airport breaks February record with one MILLION passengers – over a third of which were British

Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

This airport in Spain has been crowned the ‘Best in Europe’ by travel experts

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Government in no hurry to back a second runway at booming Costa Blanca airport in Spain, despite fears of overcrowding

Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm posts best February tourism figures for years: Resort in Spain continues to attract millions of Brits

Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain

British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998

Thousands join protest against ‘senseless’ solar power plant being built on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Italian gangster, 38, is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Fugitive hid among the expat community for years to avoid jail at home

Three family members are killed in a tower block fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ryanair to add seven new destinations from Alicante this summer

Council has to pay ‘millions’ in compensation for illegally-granted building licence approved by law-breaking mayor in 2008 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish priest is removed from his Costa Blanca parish for calling Pope Francis a ‘heretic’

Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca

High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch

Fugitive TikTok star’s surprise return to the UK because he ‘glassed man in the throat during Marbella night club brawl’

Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods

IN PICS: Spain’s most expensive house for sale is priced at €29.5m with an indoor swimming pool, cinema, and its own vineyard

Man arrested in Spain for supplying payments to French tennis players to fix matches