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Golf Course Manager Probed Over Illegal Pine Tree Felling On Spain's Costa Blanca

Golf course manager bunkered over illegal pine tree felling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Orihuela golf course manager faces prosecution after illegally-felled Mediterranean pine trees were discovered on a 200 m2 area partially within course land. The Guardia

6 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Residents Worried About Sand Dune Damage By New Development On Spain's Costa Blanca

Sand dune concerns over new development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DENIA residents say they’re concerned about 24 apartments being built at Les Marines beach and the damage they could do to the local eco-system. They

5 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police release 325 sea urchins caught by poachers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA Policia Local officers have returned 325 sea urchins to the water after they detained two poachers. Sea urchins have been a protected species in

3 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Ukrainian Home Robbery Gang Stole Items Worth €1.2 Million From Refugees On Spain's Costa Blanca

Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang

3 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03

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

Multi-million euro plan for Costa Blanca city in Spain takes big step forward

TORREVIEJA council has allocated a €1.5 million contract to draft a construction plan to revamp the city’s Paseo de la Libertad area. The tender winner

2 Mar, 2023 @ 17:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

REVEALED: The worst areas for public health services in Spain

Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country

ALICANTE PROVINCE had the third-highest number of assaults and threats made to health workers in Spain last year according to the Policia Nacional. The region

2 Mar, 2023 @ 13:02

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

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action

2 Mar, 2023 @ 12:12

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Mum arrested after toddler eats cannabis-laced Cheetos in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante mother has been arrested after her 17-month-old son ate cannabis-laced corn snacks that imitated the Cheetos brand. The boy suffered from vomiting and

2 Mar, 2023 @ 11:29

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

King and Queen of Spain visit Costa Blanca to celebrate science at National Research Awards

KING FELIPE has called for ‘greater visibility’ for young Spanish scientists with better support to develop their potential at home rather than having to abroad.

1 Mar, 2023 @ 18:22

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Court Suspends Resurrected 22 Year Old Plan For New Urbanisation On Spain's Costa Blanca

Court suspends 22-year-old plan for new urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante court has agreed to a temporary injunction to stop the resurrection of old plans to build an urbanisation in Lliber. The left-wing Compromis

1 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante province care home worker has been charged with fraud after racking up charges of over €6,000 on a bank card belonging to a

1 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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

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Golf course manager bunkered over illegal pine tree felling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Sand dune concerns over new development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police release 325 sea urchins caught by poachers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Multi-million euro plan for Costa Blanca city in Spain takes big step forward

Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mum arrested after toddler eats cannabis-laced Cheetos in Spain’s Costa Blanca

King and Queen of Spain visit Costa Blanca to celebrate science at National Research Awards

Court suspends 22-year-old plan for new urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Donald Trump Jr holes up with new squeeze in Marbella for rainy weekend after business trip to Gibraltar

Huge Andalucia tsunami drill to send phone alerts to EVERYONE in coastal risk zones – as region prepares for catastrophic ‘Lisbon-style’ earthquake scenario

What is the mysterious ‘bridge ship’ creeping along the horizon from the Costa del Sol?

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

Child horror as ruthless Swedish mafia bosses treat teenagers as ‘disposable contract killers’ for hits on the Costa del Sol