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Police officers strip off to rescue bather while another drowns at busy Costa Blanca resort with no lifeguards

A 70-YEAR-OLD man drowned at Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura on Tuesday and hours later a man aged 71 was saved by Guardia Civil officers at

11 Jun, 2025 @ 16:00

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WATCH: Motorist escapes with minor injuries after driving car off Costa Blanca promenade

FIREFIGHTERS rescued an elderly motorist trapped in her car after it drove off a Torrevieja promenade and flipped onto its side. The accident happened at

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:58

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Earthquake with 2.8 magnitude shakes Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN EARTHQUAKE with a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of Torrevieja early on Tuesday morning. The tremor was recorded

15 Apr, 2025 @ 13:45

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Clampdown on bar and restaurant terraces encroaching pedestrian areas in Costa Blanca resort

TORREVIEJA council is painting yellow lines to stop bar and restaurant terraces illegally encroaching public areas on the Juan Aparicio promenade. Lines will appear all

19 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

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Irish expat in Spain says his mental health is ‘far better’ despite ‘much lower’ salary

AN IRISH man who set up a new life for himself on the Costa Blanca, says it has been great for his mental health and

5 Mar, 2025 @ 15:17

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IBreakthrough in removing notorious traffic bottleneck with up to 14 hours of delays in Costa Blanca tourist city

Breakthrough in removing notorious traffic bottleneck that brings misery to motorists in Costa Blanca tourist city

A MAJOR hurdle has been jumped in sorting out an infamous traffic bottleneck in Torrevieja following a positive environmental impact report. The Ministry of Transport

17 Feb, 2025 @ 18:30

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Popular market enjoyed by locals and tourists is moving to temporary home in Costa Blanca city

TORREVIEJA’S popular Paseo de la Libertad market is moving to a temporary home as a major redevelopment of the city’s port area continues. The hippie

27 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

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Ukrainian refugees are biggest foreign group with double the number of British expats in Costa Blanca tourist city

AROUND 9% of Torrevieja’s registered population are Ukrainians according to the city’s municipal padron with numbers double that of British expats. Torrevieja council says that

8 Jan, 2025 @ 11:55

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This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest

TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The

20 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

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‘We’ve done all we can’: Police in Spain give up trying to identify amnesia-struck Brit who will remain ‘stuck’ in hospital over Christmas

POLICE in Spain have given up trying to identify a British cyclist who remains ‘stuck’ in a hospital after being struck with severe amnesia. Stephen

19 Dec, 2024 @ 13:09

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British veterans on Spain’s Costa Blanca extend Armistice Day tribute to 200-plus DANA flood victims

TORREVIEJA’S annual Armistice Day commemoration took place on Monday at the city’s Immaculate Conception church. The Royal British Legion event not only remembered those who

11 Nov, 2024 @ 16:05

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Exclusive: Amnesia-struck Brit in Spain who can only remember his name suffers second stroke in hospital as police race to identify him

SPANISH cops are desperate to identify a British man who woke up in hospital with severe memory loss – as his health deteriorates following two

22 Oct, 2024 @ 17:02

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Family of British woman who fell to her death on Spain’s Costa Blanca demand police investigation

THE family and friends of a British woman who fell to her death from a Torrevieja apartment window want the Metropolitan Police to contact their

17 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00

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Outrage as rubbish tax to more than double in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council has attacked the Spanish government for not lessening the blow of big rubbish tax rises from January, as the city faces an average

9 Oct, 2024 @ 13:21

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Costa Blanca entertainer and fundraising legend, Stevie Spit, loses cancer battle

British expat entertainer and fundraiser Stevie Spit loses battle to cancer: Tributes pour in for Costa Blanca legend

POPULAR Costa Blanca entertainer Stevie Spit, has died aged just 54. The prolific charity fundraiser lost his battle against cancer on Tuesday. Whether hosting shows

5 Sep, 2024 @ 11:15

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Exposed: Taxi drivers are arrested for using ‘mafia tactics’ to gouge prices at Sevilla airport

Major resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffers taxi shortage chaos: Tourist influx sees population triple in summer with people waiting hours for a cab

A LACK of taxis in Torrevieja during the high season has prompted a call for temporary licenses to be issued for the busiest time of

28 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

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Super speed camera is installed on major road on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Device uses microwave signals to detect how fast a vehicle is travelling

MOTORISTS have been warned about a new ‘sophisticated’ speed trap that has appeared on a key Torrevieja entrance route. The unit has been installed on

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

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Warning signs tell tourists about €200 fines if they buy from ‘looky looky’ men on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROAD signs have appeared in Torrevieja warning about €200 fines on people buying from illegal street sellers. The yellow and black hoardings have been erected

8 Jul, 2024 @ 11:38

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Tourist warning for Spain: Buying bags and other goods from ‘looky looky’ men could land you a hefty fine in this holiday hotspot this year

TORREVIEJA’S long-running war against illegal street sellers will be ramped up this summer with plain-clothed police officers dishing out penalties to anybody buying their products.

3 Jun, 2024 @ 10:49

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Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

FOUR people have been arrested for allegedly tricking a Romanian woman to work in Torrevieja as a cook, but forcing her instead into prostitution. The

31 May, 2024 @ 17:15

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British expat is arrested for ‘drug trafficking’ after police raid Torrevieja cannabis club popular with foreign tourists

A BRITISH man involved with a Torrevieja cannabis club has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after it sold drugs to foreign tourists. The club

16 May, 2024 @ 11:10

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Dolphins jump for joy in incredible photos taken just off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja

A LOCAL wildlife enthusiast captured a series of incredible images off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja this Monday, as a pod of dolphins jumped for

15 May, 2024 @ 11:30

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Skyscraper project in Torrevieja faces being cancelled following a ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court

PLANS for two 80-metre-high skyscrapers in Torrevieja’s Acequion beach area have been scuppered by the Supreme Court and the Valencian High Court of Justice. Judges

13 May, 2024 @ 15:00

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Major ‘bottleneck’ road on Spain’s Costa Blanca will FINALLY be updated after years of complaints over horrific traffic

A LONG wait to remove a major Torrevieja bottleneck looks to be ending with a contract to upgrade the N-332 into a dual-carriageway set to

13 May, 2024 @ 12:45

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Investigation into ‘controversial’ children’s costumes at a carnival in Spain will be reopened: Costa Blanca event saw kids dressed in lingerie-style outfits

A TORREVIEJA court has reopened its inquiries into a carnival parade that included underage girls in provocative costumes including stockings, lingerie, and heels. A complaint

28 Apr, 2024 @ 07:00

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