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Council votes to take back land to reopen popular footpath on Spain's Costa Blanca

Council votes to take back land in long-running saga to reopen popular footpath on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LONG dispute over reopening a small stretch of an Orihuela Costa footpath has seen Orihuela council vote to expropriate land despite opposition from the Bellavista de Cabo Roig residents association. The

4 Dec, 2023 @ 12:16

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Illegal taxi boat service shipping migrants and drugs worth €3 million is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has busted a ‘taxi-boat’ gang that shipped over a total 68 kilos of drugs worth over €3 million to Algeria and returned to Spain with illegal migrants. Six Algerians

4 Dec, 2023 @ 11:32

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Drugs·Valencian Community

Where are Brits and other foreigners buying property in Spain? New data reveals the hottest locations

AS SPAIN’S real estate sector continues to contract for domestic buyers due to higher interest rates, foreign purchasers are getting a higher percentage share of the property market. According to figures from

30 Nov, 2023 @ 17:16

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

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

THIS WEEK’S arrival of two cruise ships at Alicante will see the end of the 2023 schedule and a record year for passengers using the Costa Blanca port. The last two vessels

29 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Mamma Mia! Italian family-run pizzeria is exposed as a front for mafia’s drug trafficking ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Italian-owned pizzeria on the Costa Blanca served up cocaine and hashish to its customers along with its more traditional fare according to the Policia Nacional. A father and son used their

29 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm legend Sticky Vicky dead at 80: Tributes pour in for X-rated performer loved by British tourists

LEGENDARY Benidorm performer, Sticky Vicky, died on Wednesday at the age of 80, her daughter has announced on social media. The Tenerife-born entertainer became famous for her vaginal magic shows in the

29 Nov, 2023 @ 13:31

Benidorm·Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

How much does the average Airbnb earn in British hotspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

ALICANTE UNIVERSITY has produced a unique report mapping out tourist housing in Denia- most of which is in the Les Marines and Les Rotes areas of the popular Costa Blanca resort. It’s

29 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Body of woman ‘aged between 60 and 70’ is found floating in the waters off Spain’s Benidorm

A BODY of a woman- said to be in her sixties- was found floating off a Benidorm beach on Tuesday morning. The Air Unit of the Benidorm Policia Local spotted her some

29 Nov, 2023 @ 11:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British expat’s home is taken over by squatters who turn it into mammoth marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of an Aspe property belonging to a British national who died in 2022. The Spaniards, aged 54 and 28, identified

28 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

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

British man arrested in drug den selling marijuana to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AT LEAST one British man was part of a ten-strong group arrested for their role in a bogus l’Alfas del Pi ‘social club’ that acted as a front for drugs sales. An

28 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

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

Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter

British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off

A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing it. The Brit was waiting for an

27 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

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

British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation – in bad news for local restaurants and bars

BRITISH tourists are booking more all-inclusive holidays to Benidorm as inflation continues to bite, according to UK tour operators and Benidorm hotel owners. Convenience as well as rising prices is contributing to

27 Nov, 2023 @ 12:52

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Have-a-go' shop worker dragged by robbers getaway car for 100 metres on Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Have-a-go’ shop worker dragged down the street by robbers getaway car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO robbers ran over an Alicante shop worker who clung onto the hood of their getaway car for around 100 metres. The Policia Nacional went to a store in the north of

27 Nov, 2023 @ 11:21

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

Hip or knee pain? Learn about the solution

Living with bone and muscle pain prevents people from leading a normal daily life and causes emotional exhaustion due to the limitations they encounter in their daily activities. The problem with suffering

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:56

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Health

Robbers travel on 'days out' to rob shop safes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing time. The Policia Nacional have arrested five

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

A GROUP of Benidorm residents have organised a demonstration this Sunday to protest against big hikes in IBI property and garbage tax rates. IBI is going up 22.94% next year while refuse

24 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Older animals suffer same aging condition as humans at Benidorm's Terra Natura

Older animals don’t escape from suffering with osteoarthritis at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park

VETS at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park are treating three of their animals for osteoarthritis- a condition that is certainly not exclusive to humans. A peccary(a pig-like animal), a rhea bird and a

24 Nov, 2023 @ 14:17

Animals·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Popular iconic beach restaurant is getting torn down on orders of Costas authority after 80 years of trading on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RESTAURANT that has been a landmark on Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura for 80 years is being torn down on the orders of the provincial Coastal Authority(Costas). It’s the culmination of a

24 Nov, 2023 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

UK and foreign holidaymakers boost overnight hotel stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists are returning to booking hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca, figures suggest

OVERNIGHT hotel stays in the Valencian Community in October grew by 7.89% compared to a year earlier according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Over 2.5 million stays were

23 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New site to be looked at for Javea's L'Arenal medical centre

Busy summer medical centre used by tourists set to move on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA council is looking for new premises for the Arenal beach medical centre that operates during the summer season following complaints about the current hut-style structure. The facility has suffered water supply

23 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Valencian Community

Anger after claim that speech therapy treatments are withdrawn on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PATIENTS group has demanded a meeting with health bosses after it alleged that speech therapy services had been withdrawn in parts of Alicante province. The AERBECO association (Association for Rare Diseases

23 Nov, 2023 @ 15:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Valencian Community

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

Five teenage boys accused of raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante

FIVE teenage boys have been interned in juvenile centres after being arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Dolores. The Guardia Civil arrested the teens- aged between 15 and 17- on

23 Nov, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

This region in Spain has virtually abolished inheritance tax

THE VALENCIAN parliament passed a law on Wednesday to slash inheritance tax to just 1% for most beneficiaries. It will apply retrospectively to inheritances and gifts received after 28 May 2023 (the

22 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas

TESTS of a new phone app to manage Benidorm’s new Low Emissions Zone(ZBE) will start in the New Year. The city- in keeping with other municipalities with populations of 50,000 and over-

22 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Human and drug trafficking gang which brought illegal immigrants to Spain by boats is brought down in Alicante

Human and drug trafficking gang which brought illegal immigrants to Spain by boats is busted in Alicante

FIVE members of a human and drug trafficking gang that operated between Spain and Algeria have been arrested in Alicante. Several homes and a warehouse were raided in the city by the

22 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

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

Infamous traffic black spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca inches forward to getting a major overhaul

A LONG-STANDING pledge to turn the N-332 into a dual carriageway as it passes through Torrevieja appears to be moving one step closer to reality. The government announced in 2018 that the

21 Nov, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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