Alicante expected to see more than 30,000 cruise passengers until end of 2022
Cruise ships docking into Alicante this month and in December is expected to pump €2 million into the local economy. November has already seen eight
Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain
A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and
Invasive exotic species being cleared out in vital conservation work on Costa Blanca micro reserve in Spain
A team is working at Torrevieja’s Cabo Cervera micro reserve to clear out invasive exotic flora that is threatening native vegetation. The clear up is
Tourist tax with little support gets voted in for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A controversial tourist tax has been approved by the Valencian parliament permitting local councils across the region to impose a levy on accommodation. The tax
Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days
Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain
A 43-year old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter, 11, at their Torrevieja home. The assault happened on Friday when the girl’s
EXCLUSIVE: Strange twist in search for Irish tourist missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
There has been another sighting of an Irish tourist missing in Spain, and a common theme has emerged each time he is seen. The family
Father arrested after baby girl takes cocaine in Alicante area of Spain
TESTS at Alcoy’s Virgen de los Lirios Hospital have confirmed that a poorly baby girl had taken some cocaine. Her father has been arrested by
Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate
An Irish pensioner in Benidorm was stabbed to death by his British flatmate in a ferocious knife fight on Thursday morning. Emergency responders found the
IN PICS: Benidorm in Spain awash with colour celebrating 25 years of popular ‘Fancy Dress Party’
BENIDORM’S popular Fancy Dress Party celebrated its 25th anniversary on Thursday bringing fun and colour to the Rincon de Loix area of the city. The
Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items
FIVE people have been arrested for stealing from at least six rental homes in the Benidorm area with keys provided by a real estate agent.
Some important dates for your diary in Spain if you want the best possible financial advice
WITH ‘The Finance Tour’ returning to Spain this November, I wanted to encourage any of my regular readers who are considering pension or investment advice
Costa Blanca street robbers in Spain grab man and strip him to his underwear where he concealed money
AN Alicante man was robbed in the street and stripped to his underpants by two thieves. The young victim was attacked by two men from
Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang
THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe’s major narcotics trafficking organisations.
Overloaded van crammed with stolen iron suffers burst tyre on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain.
A family has been accused of multiple thefts from a glass manufacturing company after a motorway ‘blow-out’ led to their stolen loot being seized by
Drunk British pensioner sexually assaults Jet2 stewardess on flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk British man, 66, sexually assaulted a Jet2 stewardess, forcing an Alicante-bound flight into an emergency landing in France. The intoxicated pensioner was hauled
Teenage boy kidnapped and transported by speedboat to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Algeria to sell drugs
A 13-year-old boy was kidnapped in Algeria and brought over by speedboat to Alicante Province to sell drugs. The teenager went to the Policia Nacional
Benidorm Fest grand final tickets sell out ‘within minutes’ to unveil Spain’s 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry
A thousand tickets for the Benidorm Fest grand final on February 4, 2023, were sold out ‘within minutes’ after sales started at noon on Monday.
Policeman in excess force quiz after man gets head kicked in on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional in Alicante are investigating accusations of excess force by an Elche officer recorded kicking a man’s head three times during his arrest.
Woman forgets keys and ends up clinging to balcony in failed attempt to climb into Alicante area flat in Spain
EMERGENCY services went to a Novelda street on Friday night after reports of a woman hanging from the ledge of a fourth-floor balcony. The 30-year-old
A dream in Spain or prison bars? Why so many British expats are calling time on their bar business ambitions
WATCH any UK television series about Brits starting a new life in Spain and you’re bound to get a segment on expats battling to open
EXCLUSIVE: Missing Irishman on Spain’s Costa Blanca last seen in pub asking for directions to Malaga
A man last known to be in Alicante has instead been sighted at a pub 70km away asking bar staff a question that could be
IN PICS: Torrevieja and Benidorm remember the fallen in Armistice Day commemorations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ARMISTICE DAY commemorations took place in ceremonies across Alicante Province on Friday. The day marks the signing of the armistice agreement to end the First
Alarming statistic shows diabetes is a rising health threat in Spain
Worrying new data shows diabetes in Spain is a serious problem and health experts are worried there are no signs of cases slowing down. Out
Old man jailed for sexually abusing teenage boy on Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A 76-year-old man has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing a child in a secluded area of an Alicante beach. The assault at
Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss after snatching Costa Blanca couple to steal cryptocurrency codes
THE Guardia Civil have launched a nationwide appeal to find the mastermind behind an Alicante kidnapping plot last Summer to prise out lucrative cryptocurrency access