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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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