Benidorm will stage Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest search through to at least 2025
BENIDORM will host Spain’s search for a winning Eurovision Song Contest entry for at least four years. Broadcaster, RTVE, signed an agreement in July with
Police attacked after trying to stop customers smoking drugs at a Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain
A fight broke out on an Elche restaurant terrace after police tried to deal with customers smoking marijuana. Policia Nacional officers were attacked and one
Busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain opens its first outdoor terrace with good airfield view
PASSENGERS flying from Alicante-Elche airport can now eat and drink on a new outdoor terrace that looks out onto the airfield. It’s the first outside
Man on Spain’s Costa Blanca attacks woman in park and cheekily complains about eyewitness punching him
AN Elche man assaulted a woman and was arrested after complaining that a witness attacked him. The incident occurred last Friday night(October 29) in the
‘Excellent’ waters off Spain’s Orihuela Costa contrast with polluted Mar Menor only miles to the south
THE BEACHES of Orihuela Costa have “excellent” water quality, despite being less than 10 miles from the polluted and poisonous lagoon of the Mar Menor.
Reduced emergency services and hundreds of unpaid staff at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MEDICAL UNIONS have described the atmosphere at Torrevieja Hospital as “quite conflictive”, as the transition from private to public management continues. CSIF union boss José
Taking selfies kills 379 people globally in 13 years says Costa Blanca university survey in Spain
A Spanish university study says 379 people have died around the globe in 13 years while taking a selfie photo on their phone. The survey
High speed boat chase results in massive offshore drugs bust on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN illegal cargo of 1,300 kilos of hashish has been seized by the Guardia Civil after a high speed boat chase in Costa Blanca waters.
Costa Blanca area lobbies Spanish ambassador to UK over changing 90-day stay rule for holidaying Brits
SPAIN’S ambassador to the UK has met with Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos Mazon, about changing the new 90-day stay rule that affects British people
Leading Spanish poet and performer offers a multi-arts experience in English on Spain’s Costa Blanca
An English language show written and performed by poet Teresa Juan Lopez hits the stage of Denia’s Teatro Auditorio this Thursday evening(November 4). Based on
Scotch eggs, paella and a dubious looking ‘sea of vegetables’: Tapas Trail is back on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NOTHING shows a return to a much-needed normality in Spain than a well-organised Tapas Trail. Over Hallowe’en weekend, the Vega Baja municipality of San Fulgencio
Important announcement over reopening of Benidorm train link with Denia on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A contract worth nearly €10 million to build a new rail viaduct at Quisi in Benissa has been awarded, in another key stage to reopening
Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca comes to London to tempt British tourists back for COVID-safe holidays
COSTA Blanca tourism chiefs will start a new campaign this December to woo back British holidaymakers to the region. The strategy was unveiled on Monday
ANALYSIS: Spain’s Costa Blanca now has a ‘tropical climate’ thanks to global warming as experts warn to expect ‘more intense’ storms
ALICANTE province is now suffering a ‘tropical climate’ which will rapidly increase the frequency of storms, according to the Climatology Lab at the area’s university.
Spiteful foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca goes on online spending spree to clear out family bank account
AN Alicante man, 28, cleared out the bank account of his foster parents in an online spending spree after he stopped living with them. The
Police on Spain’s Costa Blanca say rising bogus crime reports are conning banks and insurance companies out of money
POLICE say that fake crime reports are increasing in Alicante Province after an Orihuela man was arrested after claiming to be an online scam victim.
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame late holiday weekend cancellations on COVID-19 infection rate ‘disinformation’
BENIDORM area hotels have suffered late cancellations totalling 20% of all bookings for the Bank Holiday weekend due to concerns over COVID-19 infection rates. The
Prepare for “Passage of Terror” this Halloween at seaside city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR will see the return of Hallowe’en activities this year, after missing out in 2020 due to Covid restrictions. María Venerdi and Mª Carmen Durán,
British woman caught driving on wrong side of road in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca was five times over limit
ROJALES Policia Local surprised a woman when she was found driving on the wrong side of the road. The municipality includes the popular urbanisation of
Burglar shows off ‘Spiderman’ skills in clambering down a wall of a Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain
POLICE witnessed a thief doing a good Spiderman impression as he tried to escape down the wall of an Alicante apartment block. A Policia Nacional
Man accused of murdering and chopping up his wife before dumping body parts in waste bins in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Finnish man, 70, has been arrested for killing and chopping up his wife, 68, before dumping her body parts in Torrevieja rubbish containers. A
3D virtual environment to improve local commerce in seaside city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA City Council is to implement a €30,000 virtual world where shoppers can navigate around over 20 local businesses. In conjunction with the
Mayor of expat and Costa Blanca tourist area of Spain slams Valencian silence over medical centre land offer
ORIHUELA council says it’s had no reply over an offer of land that could site a second health centre for the Orihuela Costa. Orihuela mayor,
Spain’s Renfe network set to challenge struggling Eurostar for tunnel route with possible link from Costa to London in 24 hours
RENFE, Spain’s state-owned rail operator, is having talks about operating a high-speed passenger service between London and Paris that would compete against Eurostar. Since its
Police seize lethal black cocaine hidden among coffee packs at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
THE Guardia Civil intercepted a parcel containing potentially lethal black cocaine that was shipped to Alicante-Elche airport. The package containing five kilos of the dangerous
Benidorm policeman bravely captures vulture wandering around the Costa Blanca resort in Spain
A Benidorm police officer rescued a disorientated griffon vulture walking around the streets of the Costa Blanca resort last Saturday. The Policia Local received multiple