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Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’

AN ALICANTE hotel worker has been caught stealing money from room safes by using a universal access code to open them. The 24-year-old Spanish woman-

12 Oct, 2023 @ 11:26

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Squatters take over almost 40 rooms at a single hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca in nightmare for owner

AN ALICANTE firm specialising in removing squatters has cleared out dozens of people who had taken over an empty Calpe hotel. The old Rocinante Hotel-

10 Oct, 2023 @ 17:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spanish startup’s private rocket launch is a success after taking off from Andalucia at the weekend – and it’s reusable

ELCHE startup PLD Space launched the first-ever private European rocket into orbit on Saturday morning. After two postponements in the spring, the first launch of

9 Oct, 2023 @ 15:05

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·National News·Technology

Spain will launch a rocket from Andalucia at 2am TOMORROW – here’s how you can see it

ELCHE’S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- in the early hours of Saturday morning from El Arenosillo in Huelva

6 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·National News·Technology

Railing deteriorates at popular Costa Blanca promenade in Spain with council claiming it has no money for repairs

Railings corrode for over two years at popular Costa Blanca promenade in Spain as council says it has no money for repairs

A RESIDENTS group has slammed the state of the railing at one of the main promenades on the Orihuela Costa in the south of Alicante

5 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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

British tourists boost Costa Blanca hotel occupancy in September

COSTA BLANCA hotels reported a busier September than last year with a tourist occupancy rate of 80%- according to the Alicante Province Hotel Association(APHA). It

5 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

TWO ALGERIAN men have been arrested for allegedly raping a British tourist in the Benidorm area on August 25. The age of the victim has

5 Oct, 2023 @ 11:16

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

British retirees living in Spain's Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers

Carer ‘steals €20,000 watch from woman, 94, on Spain’s Costa Blanca before melting down her jewellery for cash’

A CARER has been arrested for stealing over €50,000 of jewellery from an elderly Elche woman that employed her. The 94-year-old victim’s daughter complained to

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Zig-zagging ‘nine times over alcohol limit’ lorry driver chased by police on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A DRUNK Ukrainian lorry driver was pulled over on the A-70 motorway in Alicante after zig-zagging between lanes for over three kilometres. The Guardia Civil

4 Oct, 2023 @ 16:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Feral cats claim to be disrupting protected areas and species including nesting birds in Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR council has been warned about a rising feral cat population at the mouth of the Segura river and in the dune pine forest which

3 Oct, 2023 @ 15:30

Animals·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencian Community

Woman gets €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

Woman wins €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

AN ELDERLY woman has got a €450,000 pay-out after a shoulder operation went wrong at Torrevieja Hospital resulting in the amputation of her left arm.

3 Oct, 2023 @ 14:07

Costa Blanca·Health·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Postal service 'on verge of collapse' with undelivered mail piling up on Costa Blanca

After years of campaigning, British expat areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca will finally get home postal deliveries

COMMUNITY postal boxes are to be scrapped over large parts of the Orihuela Costa with the state postal service Correos ordered to introduce ‘door to

3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

British and other foreign tourists spent a record-breaking €1.6 billion across Spain’s Valencia region this August

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY welcomed 1.26 million international tourists during August- up by 19.68% on the same month last year with record levels of expenditure. It’s

3 Oct, 2023 @ 11:21

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Health centre expansion reversed for busy British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS to expand a health centre serving 30,000 patients on the Orihuela Costa have been shelved in favour of seeking a site to build a

2 Oct, 2023 @ 15:57

Costa Blanca·Health·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Teenage youths in mass fight brandishing machetes and knives as horrified parents look on at junior soccer match in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIGHT in a football stand between teenage groups forced police to suspend a match in Javea on Saturday, with two boys arrested and several

2 Oct, 2023 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British expat arsonist sets fire to bins and parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man, 43, has been arrested in Javea and charged with setting fire to several municipal rubbish collection bins and parked cars. The Guardia

2 Oct, 2023 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

EXC: Tommy Robinson uses British billionaire’s stunning €1.6m villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca to film his podcast with a string of far-right extremists

AN investigation is underway into how Tommy Robinson accessed a stunning Costa Blanca villa owned by a British billionaire to film his extreme far-right podcasts,

20 Sep, 2023 @ 18:59

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Quirky and crude donkey tradition continues to entertain locals in towns of Valencian Community

A CURIOUS tradition is back again this year to entertain the locals of towns in the Valencian community. For the second year in a row,

20 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C

Scorching temperatures in the Region of Murcia make this summer its second warmest in history

WITH Spain reaching scorching temperatures of way over 40 C this summer, it comes as no surprise that Murcia has just had its second warmest

19 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Murcia·Other News·Weather

Body in an advanced state of decomposition found in water treatment plant in popular expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BODY in an advanced state of decomposition has been found by workers of a sewage treatment plant in Orihuela Costa, in Alicante province, Guardia

19 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two men stealing from holiday homes and beach car parks are caught red-handed after hotel robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments and

10 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government

PLANS for three solar farms in the south of Alicante province next to the protected Sierra Escalona area have been rejected by the Ministry for

10 Sep, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

EXC: British single mother, 44, is branded a ‘squatter’ by her Spanish landlord and faces eviction despite paying rent for SEVEN years

A BRITISH single mother is being evicted from her home in Javea for being a squatter – despite not missing a rent payment in SEVEN

8 Sep, 2023 @ 16:26

Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 29-year-old Irish national over a hit and run car crash in Torrevieja that killed a motorist. The man is

8 Sep, 2023 @ 12:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Children face overcrowded classrooms for start of new school year as council dithers over site of new building in expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

Children start new school year in old classrooms as council dithers over site for replacement building in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COUNCIL has been slammed for ‘snubbing’ children on the Orihuela Costa after it said that a new infant and primary school in Dehesa de

6 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Education·Politics·Valencian Community

Valencia officially announces this year’s local school holiday dates

The Valencia Municipal School Council has made its official announcement regarding this year’s local school holiday dates. A resounding majority of 23 out of 26

6 Sep, 2023 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Education·Other News·Valencia

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Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’

Squatters take over almost 40 rooms at a single hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca in nightmare for owner

Spanish startup’s private rocket launch is a success after taking off from Andalucia at the weekend – and it’s reusable

Spain will launch a rocket from Andalucia at 2am TOMORROW – here’s how you can see it

Railings corrode for over two years at popular Costa Blanca promenade in Spain as council says it has no money for repairs

British tourists boost Costa Blanca hotel occupancy in September

Two men are jailed for rape of young British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

Carer ‘steals €20,000 watch from woman, 94, on Spain’s Costa Blanca before melting down her jewellery for cash’

Zig-zagging ‘nine times over alcohol limit’ lorry driver chased by police on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

Feral cats claim to be disrupting protected areas and species including nesting birds in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman wins €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

After years of campaigning, British expat areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca will finally get home postal deliveries

British and other foreign tourists spent a record-breaking €1.6 billion across Spain’s Valencia region this August

Health centre expansion reversed for busy British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Teenage youths in mass fight brandishing machetes and knives as horrified parents look on at junior soccer match in Spain’s Costa Blanca

British expat arsonist sets fire to bins and parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXC: Tommy Robinson uses British billionaire’s stunning €1.6m villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca to film his podcast with a string of far-right extremists

Quirky and crude donkey tradition continues to entertain locals in towns of Valencian Community

Scorching temperatures in the Region of Murcia make this summer its second warmest in history

Body in an advanced state of decomposition found in water treatment plant in popular expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government

EXC: British single mother, 44, is branded a ‘squatter’ by her Spanish landlord and faces eviction despite paying rent for SEVEN years

Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Children start new school year in old classrooms as council dithers over site for replacement building in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Valencia officially announces this year’s local school holiday dates

Spain’s tax return filing period starts in April: Use this handy online calculator to figure out how much you should get back – or pay up

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

WATCH: Activists troll mayor with birthday cake shaped like the illegal Algarrobico mega hotel on Almeria coast he refuses to demolish

Hard luck: Spain withdraws ‘Love Nectar’ aphrodisiac drink from shelves after discovering hidden Viagra ingredient