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RIP: Tributes pour in after British expat, 54, who went missing after leaving Benidorm hospital is found dead

A BRITISH expat last spotted leaving a Benidorm hospital over the weekend has been found dead. Pete Jackson, 54, lived and worked in Benidorm for

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:47

Lead·Torrevieja

Police find massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters inside Costa Blanca house

Massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters found inside Costa Blanca house

A BIG stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters has been discovered by the Guardia Civil inside a Torrevieja house. A 45-year-old man has been

11 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

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

British man survives hail of bullets while in his car and is 'out of danger' at Costa Blanca hospital

British man survives hail of bullets hitting his car and is ‘out of danger’ at Costa Blanca hospital

A BRITISH man, 32, is recovering in Torrevieja Hospital after being struck by three bullets while in his car on the Orihuela Costa. The vehicle

12 Dec, 2025 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

John George murder suspect set for release after being granted €100k bail by Costa Blanca court

John George murder suspect set to be freed after Costa Blanca court bails him for €100k

A MAN accused of murdering John George and dumping his body under a lemon tree in Rojales has been granted bail if he pays a

11 Dec, 2025 @ 14:30

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

Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple with dozens of arrest warrants for rental home scam are caught on the Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The husband and wife team- aged 36 and 44- have been

9 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

THE number of registered UK expats living in Spain fell by 2.2% in 2024 according to the National Institute of Statistics(NIE). Their annual population census

3 Dec, 2025 @ 10:36

Benidorm·Lead·National News·Torrevieja

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps to keep the UK's roads safe during the winter

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps keep the UK’s roads safe during the icy winter

SALT from Torrevieja will be used to keep the UK’s roads passable during the icy winter. The city’s salt flats are the biggest in Europe

24 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Schoolboy rushed to hospital for emergency operation after classmate stabs him in the chest on Costa Blanca street

A SCHOOLBOY, 16, needed emergency surgery after being stabbed by a classmate in a Torrevieja street. The attack happened on the city’s Avenida de las

20 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Motorist killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

Driver, 22, is killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

TORREVIEJA is urgently reviewing the state of over 5,500 municipal palm trees after one of them collapsed on a car- killing a young motorist. Martin

17 Nov, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca

THREE men have been arrested in Alicante City after a restaurant owner was dragged to his death when his iPhone was stolen in Torrevieja. Inquiries

14 Nov, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

FOREIGN buyers accounted for 43.29% of home purchases in Alicante province between July and September this year. Spain’s Association of Registrars said it was the

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

A MAJOR summer music festival has quit Benidorm after 14 years and found a new home on the southern Costa Blanca in Torrevieja. The Low

11 Nov, 2025 @ 12:43

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Torrevieja

Crazy high-speed car chase sees pedestrian run over and vehicles hit before drug traffickers are arrested in Costa Blanca city

A PEDESTRIAN was knocked over and parked cars damaged in Torrevieja during a high-speed Guardia Civil pursuit of two drug traffickers. Two men, aged 25

30 Oct, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

EXCLUSIVE: Fears of more victims in the Costa Blanca’s ‘very own Jimmy Savile case’ after Brit charity worker is jailed for raping teenage girl in UK

THE rape conviction of a Costa Blanca-based British charity worker for a crime dating back 30 years has prompted fears many more victims could come

28 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Torrevieja

Large vulture flies into Costa Blanca home for a rest- perching on living room sofa

Large vulture flies into Costa Blanca home to chill out on living room sofa

A LARGE griffon vulture flew into a Torrevieja home last Thursday at around 9.30pm and made itself comfortable on top of a sofa. The homeowner

27 Oct, 2025 @ 17:30

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Body is found in the hunt for Brit who went missing from Torrevieja last month

The body of a missing British expat- originally from Oxfordshire- has been discovered in a wooded area near to the Torrevieja salt lake. Marc Tulloch

17 Oct, 2025 @ 11:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Desperate plea from girlfriend of Swede dragged to his death in botched Torrevieja robbery: ‘I need to raise money to repatriate his body and pay his employees’ salaries’

THE devastated girlfriend of a Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death during a brutal robbery is now desperately trying to raise funds

8 Oct, 2025 @ 09:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Have you seen Marc? Worried wife says he was last seen in Torrevieja area 10 days ago

THE wife of a missing man has issued an urgent appeal for help in finding her husband, who vanished in the Torrevieja area ten days

28 Sep, 2025 @ 09:51

Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Crane lifts boulder to free man trapped in rocks at busy Costa Blanca bathing spot

A CRANE was deployed to rescue a Belgian man who fell into rocks adjoining Torrevieja’s main promenade. The incident happened at around 10am on Friday

8 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Young electric scooter rider caught speeding at 135km/h on busy street in Costa Blanca city

Electric scooter rider clocked speeding at 135km/h on busy Costa Blanca city street

AN electric scooter rider was clocked doing 135km/h on a busy Torrevieja street on Tuesday. The Ukrainian, 24, was pulled over by the Policia Local

8 Aug, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Three earthquakes at sea felt by residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE earthquakes plus aftershocks struck off the southern Alicante province coast on Monday according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The IGN said the quakes

5 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Costa Blanca beach hogger caught on camera putting up umbrella at 5.36am

A TORREVIEJA beach goer has been videoed reserving a spot on the sand well before sunrise last Saturday. One of the camera’s used by the

23 Jul, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Residents told to shut windows as forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

WATCH: Forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

A CATALUNYA forest fire has generated smoke which has travelled hundreds of kilometres south to parts of Alicante province on Tuesday. The Valencian 112 emergency

8 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Torrevieja

RIP: Tributes pour in after British expat, 54, who went missing after leaving Benidorm hospital is found dead

Massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters found inside Costa Blanca house

British man survives hail of bullets hitting his car and is ‘out of danger’ at Costa Blanca hospital

John George murder suspect set to be freed after Costa Blanca court bails him for €100k

Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple with dozens of arrest warrants for rental home scam are caught on the Costa Blanca

UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m

Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps keep the UK’s roads safe during the icy winter

Schoolboy rushed to hospital for emergency operation after classmate stabs him in the chest on Costa Blanca street

Driver, 22, is killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road

Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja

Crazy high-speed car chase sees pedestrian run over and vehicles hit before drug traffickers are arrested in Costa Blanca city

EXCLUSIVE: Fears of more victims in the Costa Blanca’s ‘very own Jimmy Savile case’ after Brit charity worker is jailed for raping teenage girl in UK

Large vulture flies into Costa Blanca home to chill out on living room sofa

Body is found in the hunt for Brit who went missing from Torrevieja last month

Desperate plea from girlfriend of Swede dragged to his death in botched Torrevieja robbery: ‘I need to raise money to repatriate his body and pay his employees’ salaries’

Have you seen Marc? Worried wife says he was last seen in Torrevieja area 10 days ago

WATCH: Crane lifts boulder to free man trapped in rocks at busy Costa Blanca bathing spot

Electric scooter rider clocked speeding at 135km/h on busy Costa Blanca city street

Three earthquakes at sea felt by residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Costa Blanca beach hogger caught on camera putting up umbrella at 5.36am

WATCH: Forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

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

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

Earthquake with 2.8 magnitude shakes Spain’s Costa Blanca

There’s a new unlikely star of Spanish cuisine coming out of Galicia – and it isn’t a talented new chef

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

Residents evacuated from rain-soaked Grazalema given green light to return as landslide risk subsides

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

Spain’s new sovereign wealth fund will pay for up to 15,000 new affordable rental homes each year