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This expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca wants to become Spain’s first ‘crypto-friendly’ city – but what does that...

TORREVIEJA has unveiled plans to become Spain's first cryptocurrency-friendly city. The Costa Blanca resort hopes to achieve that goal through an initiative launched by the...

This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007

ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties...

Popular city for UK tourists hits important target not seen for over 10 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA'S population has gone into six figures with 100,421 registered residents- a 8.690 rise last year, according to the City Council. Almost half of the...

Revealed: Where you will earn the most and the least renting out your holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IF you are looking for a bargain holiday home rental for the rest of winter on the Costa Blanca, then you should focus on...

Costa del Sol in bloom: Malaga towns dominate ranking of Spain’s fastest growing population centres – but which one...

ESTEPONA was the second fastest growing town in Spain in 2023, according to the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) -...

How a Polish gang ‘flew into Spain to rob homes in British expat hotspots before returning home with their...

A POLISH gang that specially flew to Spain to carry out home robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. After two men were detained...

Couple who ‘tricked auction houses around Spain to sell their fake designer bags for up to €10,000 a pop’...

A TORREVIEJA couple have been arrested for selling fake luxury high-end branded leather goods to auction houses across Spain. The Policia Nacional said the quality...

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, Catalunya, and the Madrid region received the largest number of foreign immigrants in 2022 according to figures released by the National...

Revealed: Huge €375m plan to build 1,800-home mega development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA developer has announced plans for a 1,800 home development as part of a new urbanisation containing 7,490 properties in the Costa Blanca...

Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken...

Earth tremor felt in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE National Geographic Institute reported a Monday morning earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale in the southern Costa Blanca. It happened at 10.27am with...

British killer is found hiding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH fugitive convicted of murdering his wife in 1999 has been arrested in Torrevieja, after being paroled in 2015 and breaching his bail...

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...

Popular iconic beach restaurant is getting torn down on orders of Costas authority after 80 years of trading on...

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...

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...

Lest we forget: Royal British Legion Armistice and Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CEREMONIES to honour members of the UK armed forces who gave their lives fighting for their country will be held by the Royal British...

MISSING: British expat, 54, has not been seen since leaving Torrevieja hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca three days ago

FEARS are growing for a missing British expat who has not been seen since leaving hospital three days ago. Kevin Mark Sumpton, 54, is...

Thieves rob homes as part of their summer holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR GEORGIAN men rented Torrevieja area holiday homes over the summer to use them as bases to rob properties across the Vega Baja and...

Irish fugitive accused of helping cover up the murder of Carl Carr on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies before standing...

AN IRISH fugitive wanted over the cover up of the murder of fellow Irish national Carl Carr in Torrevieja five years ago has died...

Woman wins €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

AN ELDERLY woman has got a €450,000 pay-out after a shoulder operation went wrong at Torrevieja Hospital resulting in the amputation of her left...

Health centre expansion reversed for busy British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS to expand a health centre serving 30,000 patients on the Orihuela Costa have been shelved in favour of seeking a site to build...

Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments...

Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 29-year-old Irish national over a hit and run car crash in Torrevieja that killed a motorist. The man is...

Warning over holiday rental scams in southern Spain: Three are arrested for ‘defrauding unsuspecting tourists out of tens of...

A TORREVIEJA holiday rental scam has been busted by the Guardia Civil with three Spaniards arrested- some of whom had previously committed similar frauds. 30...

Irish ‘mobster’ John Gilligan, 71, avoids jail for ‘smuggling cannabis in flip flop shipments’ after securing plea bargain deal...

Irish mobster John Gilligan avoided jail on Monday after agreeing a plea bargain with prosecutors over drug trafficking and gun possession charges. The same arrangement...

Irish holidaymaker hunted after fleeing accident scene when his rental car smashes head-on into oncoming vehicle and kills driver...

POLICE are looking for an Irish motorist who collided head-on with another car- killing the other driver in the Torrevieja area. The smash happened at...

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