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Work Begins On New €1.6 Million Pedestrian Walkway At Poniente Beach In Spain's Benidorm

Work begins on new €1.6 million Poniente beach walkway in Spain’s Benidorm

WORK started on Wednesday to completely replace the pedestrian walkway running alongside Benidorm’s Poniente beach at a cost of €1.6 million. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez,

1 Mar, 2023 @ 11:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

'Carer' uses elderly woman's cash card to empty out her bank account in Spain

Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government. The move is aimed

28 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

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

Benidorm repairman arrested for stealing two antique clocks on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO vintage clocks valued at €5,000 have been recovered in Benidorm after a repairer refused to return them to their owner. A man has been

27 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Bizarre motorway accident kills car passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE person died after three cars were struck on the AP-7 by part of a bridge fence that had fallen down onto the AP-7 motorway

27 Feb, 2023 @ 11:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Coldest night of the winter sees severe frosts in Alicante area with lows of minus 13C

Temperatures in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas to plummet in coldest spell of winter

DAYTIME temperatures are set to touch 20 degrees in parts of the Valencian Community on Sunday, but that’s a warmish prelude to what could be

26 Feb, 2023 @ 08:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Orange growers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas rally against cheap imports

FARMERS in the Valencian Community are appealing to retailers and customers to buy Spanish when it comes to oranges. The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA)

25 Feb, 2023 @ 08:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tough new animal welfare law approved for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Valencian parliament has approved a new regional animal welfare bill which is tougher than recently-passed national legislation. The law imposes penalties of up to

24 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain's Costa Blanca vote to strike over ending of collective works agreement

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca vote for first-ever strike in collective agreement dispute

STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in the facility’s history. 96% of workers in a ballot

24 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca people smuggling gang charged €5,000 for dangerous boat journey to Spain

THE Policia Nacional has arrested a Costa Blanca gang that ran dangerous boat journeys for illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. At least 88 people

24 Feb, 2023 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

150 Police Officers Bust Large Costa Blanca Drugs Gang That Sent Marijuana From Spain To The Uk

150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK

SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17

23 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British Triathlon Aces The Brownlee Brothers Enjoy Winter Training On Spain's Costa Blanca

British triathlon stars- the Brownlee brothers- enjoy winter training on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH triathlon stars Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have been gearing up for another busy year with some winter training at La Nucia’s Camilo Cano sports

23 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Valencian Community

Contract To Be Advertised In April To Build €7.2 Million Health Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca

New €7.2 million health centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca could be completed by end of 2024

A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:03

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Ibiza-bound smuggler hides big drugs stash in car bumper on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drug-smuggler’s cunning plan failed after the Guardia Civil discovered a big stash of hashish in his car’s back bumper, as he was about to

22 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Valencian Community

Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm

Dishonest Benidorm and Alicante employees flushed out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 31-year-old gaming saloon worker in Benidorm stole €18,992 from her employer and shoved most of it back into the establishment’s machines. The saloon owner

22 Feb, 2023 @ 11:57

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

Specialist Dog Sniffs Out Missing Lady Who Had Fall On Spain's Costa Blanca

Specialist dog sniffs out missing elderly woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante fire rescue dog which sniffs out missing people found an 80-year-old woman who was missing for a day. The lady had fallen and

21 Feb, 2023 @ 18:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Travelling Thieves Steal 51 Phones During Big Event On Spain's Costa Blanca

Travelling thieves steal dozens of phones during big event on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO travelling thieves stole dozens of mobile phones from people enjoying last weekend’s Alicante Carnival celebrations. The men, aged 20 and 35, kept a notebook

21 Feb, 2023 @ 15:17

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

Acoustic barriers erected to cut noise pollution on Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

NOISE pollution has been cut at a l’Alfas del Pi urbanisation in Alicante provincie after the installation of 200 metres of acoustic barriers. The €108,000

21 Feb, 2023 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Schools In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Have The Highest Number Of Ukraine Refugee Children

Schools in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas have biggest number of Ukraine refugee children

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY classrooms have absorbed the highest number of Ukraine refugee children in Spain since Russia’s invasion of their homeland on February 24 last year.

20 Feb, 2023 @ 19:11

Costa Blanca·Education·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Suspected body of missing Irish tourist found in field on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A body suspected to be that of an Irish tourist reported as missing on the Costa Blanca last year, has been found in an Alicante

20 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Big Cancer Solidarity March On Spain's Costa Blanca Makes Successful Return After Pandemic Break

Big cancer solidarity march on Spain’s Costa Blanca returns after pandemic break

OVER 4,000 people took part in Sunday’s Solidarity against Cancer walk in La Nucia, after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic. The five

20 Feb, 2023 @ 13:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New emergency rapid response unit approved for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PLANS have been approved for a new emergency response unit- the UVE- which will deal with incidents across the Valencian Community. The regional government executive

17 Feb, 2023 @ 18:07

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cafeteria customer fumes at ice cube charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante cafeteria customer has taken to social media to publish a photo of her bill, which included an unexpected charge. Posting under the name

17 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded

15 Feb, 2023 @ 14:44

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community