Masked robber steals chocolate bar from petrol station before shoot out in Spain’s Alicante area
POLICE in Novelda have arrested a masked thief who robbed two petrol stations on Wednesday. Shots were fired from a stolen van before he was
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets EU boost to develop sustainable tourism
BENIDORM will get over €6 million of EU money to pay for a major sustainable tourism initiative. The city had bid for €8 million but
Benidorm police in Spain stumble upon €11,000 in fake notes during routine car check
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have arrested a 35-year-old man after they found €11,000 of counterfeit notes in his car. The motorist was pulled over
Spain’s Costa Blanca reaches highest population in a decade
ALICANTE Province’s population has risen by 19,832 over a year according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). The total- based on municipal padron registrations-
Benidorm hotel worker bailed after British tourist accuses him of rape in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A worker at an unnamed Benidorm hotel has been bailed after being accused of raping a 43-year-old British guest. The man denies the assault and
How government scrooges in 1882 accidentally created Spain’s obsession with gobbling 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve
THE minute hand on Madrid’s Puerta de Sol clock tower nears midnight. Millions of Spaniards already have a grape in their mouth. Millions of others
Costa Blanca city in Spain stages its first-ever official outdoor New Year’s Eve party
TORREVIEJA council will host the city’s first official outdoor party tonight to see in the New Year. The Plaza de la Constitucion is traditionally a
Two UK nationals in Spain included in New Year’s Honours list
TWO UK nationals in Spain have been named in the New Year’s Honours list. Beverley Corbett, who is a volunteer at charity Noah’s Ark, has
Blackmailers on Spain’s Costa Blanca extort €200,000 from escort website users
A blackmail gang has been arrested in Alicante and Valencia after pocketing over €200,000 by threatening users of an escort website. Six people have been
Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain’s Cadiz but local judge bails him
ALICANTE authorities are said to be astonished after a wanted kidnap gang leader turned himself in to police in Cadiz province, only for a judge
Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window
THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a sixth-floor
Spain bumps up tax breaks to entice more international film and TV productions
SPAIN has announced bigger tax breaks to woo more international TV and movie producers to the country. As of January 1, tax rebates on international
Online seller of endangered toads is punished in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante man has been fined €1,080 for selling natterjack toads on the internet. He’s also been banned from breeding or trading wild animals for
Spain has three airports ranked among the world’s best for shopping and eating
THREE airports in Spain have been named in the world’s top 100 for shops and restaurants according to the AirHelp Score 2022 rankings. Madrid came
Benidorm’s main promenade to celebrate New Year twice with Big Ben and Spain’s Puerta del Sol chimes from Madrid
A big party to celebrate the New Year will run for over seven hours on Saturday on Benidorm’s Paseo de Levante. An estimated 5,000 people
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are looking forward to a busy New Year’s Eve after two years of heavily reduced trade caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in
Christmas record-breaking temperatures for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
CHRISTMAS Day saw most of the Valencian Community enjoy daytime temperatures exceeding 20 degrees, with Valencia City hitting 23 degrees. Alicante recorded 19 degrees on
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming
Manager at Benidorm’s Terra Natura on Spain’s Costa Blanca admits reckless homicide after tiger killed worker
THE manager of Benidorm’s Terra Natura wildlife park and two employees have plead guilty to reckless homicide after a zookeeper was killed by a tiger
Homeless man paid to have stag’s name tattooed on his forehead by vile drunk Brits in Spain’s Benidorm finally having it removed, while still awaiting a simple sorry
A HOMELESS man who was paid by a vile stag party in Benidorm to have the groom’s name tattooed on his forehead is finally on
WATCH: Have a messily good time at flour and eggs mock battle in Spain’s IBI
IF you are on the Costa Blanca and want to let off some steam after the Christmas excesses, head for the Alicante province town of
Here comes Santa Claus in a special surprise arrival for sick children on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FATHER Christmas arrived in spectacular style this week to greet youngsters at Alicante General Hospital. He was taken up on a fire truck ladder to
Criminal gang in Spain charged up to €20,000 for Pakistani nationals to travel from Bosnia
EIGHT people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for illegally bringing Pakistani nationals into Spain and charging between €12,000 and €20,000 per person for
Prisoners spend day release time robbing houses across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO prisoners used their day release privileges to rob houses across the southern Costa Blanca. They were part of a three-man gang who have been
Police patrols stepped up for holiday season in busy shopping areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional has launched its annual Safe Trade Plan to cut crime in Alicante Province shopping areas over the busy Christmas and New Year