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Alicante fire latest: Three firefighters are injured as forest blaze tears through more than 500 hectares and forces the evacuation of 180 people – including dozens of hippies who tried to stay behind

MORE than 500 hectares of forest land have been destroyed by a fire in the Marina Alta area of Alicante province. The blaze – most likely caused by an agricultural fire –

15 Apr, 2024 @ 14:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Beach bars returning for more money after 16-month closure spell on popular stretch of Spain's Costa Blanca

Beach bars returning for more money after being closed for 16 months on popular stretch of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council will more than double its income from beach bar operations after splitting up the old single contract into five bundles. The authority will play financial catch up as bars were

12 Apr, 2024 @ 11:17

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Man ‘attempts to kill partner just after she gave birth’ in Elche because ‘she said she wanted to leave him’

A MAN slit his partner’s throat, minutes after she gave birth in an Elche hospital and then told him that their relationship was over. The woman, 28, was moved to Vinalopo Hospital’s

11 Apr, 2024 @ 10:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Where are Brits and other foreigners buying property in Spain? New data reveals the hottest locations

Real estate agents say scrapping of Golden Visa will cause ‘irreparable’ economic damage to Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘IRREPARABLE’ damage will be done to the real estate sector and tourism on the Costa Blanca if the government abolishes the so-called Golden Visa. That’s the view of the Alicante Real Estate

10 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Economy·Lead·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

Spanish tennis player gets 15-year ban for match-fixing and bribery despite not playing since 2018

A SPANISH tennis player has been banned until 2039 for match-fixing, despite hanging up his racket six years ago. Aaron Cortes Alcaraz, 29, has been suspended from competing for 15 years after

10 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Valencian Community

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Thieves make big blunder by robbing policeman’s home in Spain’s Valencia

TWO women picked the wrong Valencia province wrong house to rob, as it belonged to a police officer who had just popped out for a few minutes. The females, 18 and 32,

10 Apr, 2024 @ 15:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police force launches rapid response unit to deal with violent incidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA’S Policia Local has created a specialist unit called ERIS (Esquadra Rapida d’Intervencio i Suport) to deal with violent incidents that need an immediate response. The new rapid response unit will consist

10 Apr, 2024 @ 05:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Ukrainian refugees bound and gagged in Benidorm house robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm population reaches a record high: Real figure may be much higher as many foreign residents fail to re-register

BENIDORM has logged its biggest registered population with 74,588 residents- surpassing its previous best in 2013. It is now within touching distance of reaching the 75,000 mark which would give it ‘big

9 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Fireworks blown off target by strong winds ignite huge blaze, engulfing cars and killing racing pigeons on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MUNICIPAL fireworks display in Teulada got out of control on Monday destroying 2.5 hectares of land and setting fire to racing pigeon cages where at least 30 birds died. Three cars

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Black Eyed Peas to perform in Malaga for the first time this summer

SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be making their Malaga debut on July 21 in a concert during this year’s Selvatic Malaga Fest season. The hip-hop group featuring will.i.am are

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:33

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Valencian Community

Why property prices in Spain WILL fall next year - according to experts in Brussels

Foreign buyers accounted for 15% of homes bought in Spain last year – the highest figure ever

FOREIGN house buyers are continuing to target the Spanish real estate market as domestic purchases continue to fall. Figures from the country’s notaries for 2023 show that 14.98% of property purchasers came

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Murcia·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

British man wanted in the US for providing pirate TV services is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport for illegally providing subscription TV services in three US states. The 31-year-old Brit had flown in from Southend and was detained by the

8 Apr, 2024 @ 09:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Body of woman ‘aged between 60 and 70’ is found floating in the waters off Spain’s Benidorm

Three man are jailed for raping and robbing a British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm

THREE men have been jailed for gang-raping a British tourist twice in Benidorm in October 2016. Two Moroccans and a Spaniard aged between 24 and 34 have each been sentenced to eight

3 Apr, 2024 @ 15:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

EasyJet opens new base on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Budget airline launches new routes between UK and Alicante

BUDGET airline EasyJet officially opened its new base at Alicante-Elche airport on Wednesday with the promise of 10 new routes. One of those services- to and from Glasgow- actually started on Sunday

3 Apr, 2024 @ 15:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Beach is forced to close for DAYS after MILLIONS of wet wipes clog up the local sewage system on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS throwing away wipes down the toilet have forced the closure of an El Campello beach until at least Friday. The wet wipes have clogged up two pumps at a sewage treatment

3 Apr, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Fake activist in Alicante who took up to €15,000 from Muslim businesses ‘for the Palestinian cause’ before ‘pocketing the money’ is arrested

A PALESTINIAN man has been arrested in Alicante for extorting Muslim victims by demanding money to help his native country, but kept the cash for himself. Two halal butcher shop owners were

3 Apr, 2024 @ 10:09

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Egyptian crocodiles and African turtles among haul of animals seized on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VARIETY of endangered exotic animals including Nile crocodiles, an African spurred tortoise and a Burmese python have been rescued over the last year by the Guardia Civil’s environment unit- Seprona. The

1 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Vile attack sees Nazi swastika emblazoned outside office of left-wing PSOE party on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SWASTIKA and anti-government graffiti has been daubed on the front of the Socialist Party headquarters in Alicante. The vandalism happened in the early hours of Sunday morning and included demands for

1 Apr, 2024 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics·Valencian Community

Fugitive wanted for killing his son-in-law is caught hiding in expat enclave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PAKISTANI fugitive wanted for the murder of his son-in-law has been arrested in the north of Alicante province. The man, 43, is alleged to have carried out the killing in March

1 Apr, 2024 @ 10:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Alicante town declares war on dog poo: Council warns of €3,000 fines after picking up 73 TONNES of mess left by owners

EL CAMPELLO council plans to set up police patrols to catch inconsiderate dog owners who are forcing cleaning services to sweep up 73 tonnes of pet excrement each year. Despite potential fines

1 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Stretch of beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca CAN build chiringuitos, government rules – despite fears for threatened bird species

ONE of Torrevieja’s most popular beaches will get a full compliment of beach bars this summer after concerns that an endangered bird species might be threatened. Two threatened La Mata bars will

29 Mar, 2024 @ 16:58

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Grandmother, 72, is arrested for ‘running a drug trafficking ring with her grandson’ in eastern Spain

A GRANDMOTHER has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a drug trafficking operation in Valencia province. The woman, 72, operated the illegal business out of her home in an undisclosed

29 Mar, 2024 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Expat family chain themselves to a digger to halt new development being built next to their finca on Spain’s Costa Blanca – as Austrian ambassador lends his support

AUSTRIA’S ambassador to Spain has intervened in a long battle to stop a 200-year-old Orihuela Costa finca potentially being damaged by new properties being built next to it. Enno Drofenik has written

28 Mar, 2024 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Boy, 4, is left on school bus after falling asleep in Spain: Education authority launches investigation

A SLEEPING boy, 4, wasn’t raised from his slumber on a Valencia school bus until it ended up at the depot. His parents have demanded an explanation as to why nobody spotted

28 Mar, 2024 @ 13:59

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Airport In Spain Welcomes New Look Tourist Information Desk

Chaos at major airport in Spain: Long queues and delays at security as staff go on strike

PASSENGERS starting their Easter getaway had to put up with long queues at Alicante-Elche airport on Thursday due to a strike by security staff. The hour-long walkout started at 8.30am and was

28 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Brits will continue flocking to Spain's Benidorm 'despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids', say tourism experts

Benidorm approves huge construction plan: 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping malls will be built in the Costa Blanca city

BENIDORM council has approved its largest-ever urban plan which will see up to 20 hotels, over 2,300 homes, and three shopping centres built. The development will cover over 570,000 m2 in the

27 Mar, 2024 @ 14:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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