Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

THE developer of Benidorm’s TM Tower- which will be the tallest residential structure in Europe- says that half of its 260 apartments have been sold.

21 May, 2026 @ 11:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’

TORREVIEJA has given itself an autumn deadline to remove all domestic birds including hens, roosters and chickens that have freely been roaming for years in

20 May, 2026 @ 15:53

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Brits love Benidorm: British tourists account for exactly half of hotel beds booked up in Alicante hotspot

HALF of the hotel beds booked up in an Alicante tourist hotspot have been reserved by Brits. Benidorm continues to be loved by the British

20 May, 2026 @ 12:07

Benidorm·Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca launches campaign to lure wealthy British holidaymakers and long-term winter residents with major UK flight boost

THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board is wooing more British visitors to the region via a promotional roadshow in the UK. Wealthy holidaymakers and winter visitors

20 May, 2026 @ 11:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

The Almeria and Alicante coasts named vital sanctuaries for endangered Mediterranean sharks – but how close do they come to the shore?

SCIENTISTS have identified the coasts of Almeria and Alicante as vital sanctuaries for threatened sharks. A study by Spain’s National Research Council (CSIC) found the

19 May, 2026 @ 18:30

Alicante·Environment·Lead

Alicante gynaecologist mauled by a shark on his Maldives honeymoon breaks silence to share recovery battle

A SPANISH doctor who was seriously injured in a shark attack during his honeymoon in the Maldives has spoken publicly for the first time since

19 May, 2026 @ 12:01

Alicante·Animals·Lead

Woman convicted for leaving pet dog to die agonising death on Costa Blanca terrace in August sun - but escapes jail

Woman who left pet dog to die agonising death on Costa Blanca terrace in August sun escapes jail

A WOMAN who left her dog tied up on a Torrevieja rooftop terrace during scorching heat will not be jailed after accepting a suspended sentence

15 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: British drug trafficker is arrested near Benidorm just hours after most wanted appeal for fugitives ‘hiding out in expat communities in Spain’

A BRITISH fugitive on a ‘Most Wanted List’ unveiled by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday has been arrested the on the same

15 May, 2026 @ 11:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Half of all immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2002 and 2024 ended up leaving again, study finds

SPAIN’s foreign-born population is booming, but only 50% of migrants end up staying in the country after their move abroad. Since 2002, Spain has seen

14 May, 2026 @ 12:10

Alicante·Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Valencia

Man who brutally kicked ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street to be deported from Spain

A MAN has been ordered to leave Spain after brutally kicking his ex-partners cat to death in the street in Torrevieja. The 29-year-old foreign national

14 May, 2026 @ 10:23

Lead·Torrevieja

WATCH: Alicante police want to speak with three passersby who battered thief trying to steal a motorbike in broad daylight

OFFICIALS are on the hunt for a trio who beat up a bike robber after a video of the assault went viral online. A bike

13 May, 2026 @ 21:06

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Torrevieja sees population surges — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

TORREVIEJA’S population is continuing to grow with the local council claiming it is now at over 113,000 people- based on municipal padron numbers. During the

13 May, 2026 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

International drugs gang headed by Irish man used electrical goods parcels to export narcotics from Spain

AN IRISH national has been arrested in the Murcia region for running an international drug trafficking operation based in Spain. The man was detained at

13 May, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Fury in Torrevieja as hundreds of protesters march for justice against man who kicked ex-partner’s cat to death

HUNDREDS of protesters have flooded the streets of Torrevieja to demand justice for Nala the cat, allegedly beaten to death as an act of revenge

13 May, 2026 @ 07:30

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passenger totals with over 630,000 British travellers

Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passengers including over 630,000 British travellers

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has set yet another monthly passenger record with just over 1.9 million travellers using the facility in April. A third of passengers came

12 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Thousands of teachers flood the streets of Valencia on first day of indefinite strike that has ’emptied classrooms’ – but why are they protesting?

THOUSANDS of people have taken part in demonstrations across the Valencian Community on the first day of an indefinite school teachers strike. They are demanding

11 May, 2026 @ 15:26

Alicante·Castellon·Education·Lead·Valencia

Alicante construction surges by 25% as region races to fix Spain’s massive 750,000 home shortage

NEW figures from the Official College of Technical Architecture of Alicante (COATA) have revealed that 3,418 homes began construction in the region during the first

9 May, 2026 @ 09:00

Alicante·Lead·Property

New raids on Benidorm 'English Zone' bars and clubs with one business lacking insurance

Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance

FRESH police raids were executed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday with two premises visited in an ongoing push against drug trafficking and other infractions.

8 May, 2026 @ 16:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

First suspected hantavirus case detected in Spain as woman isolates with symptoms in Alicante hospital

A WOMAN is currently isolating in an Alicante hospital in Spain’s first suspected case of hantavirus, after the patient display symptoms following contact with a

8 May, 2026 @ 15:36

Alicante·Health·Lead

Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players

BENIDORM has become the first European destination and only the third in the world- behind Singapore and Tokyo- to have its own dedicated video game

8 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Alicante and Malaga’s congested roads gained over 100,000 vehicles last year – amounting to three for every four people in both provinces

MORE than 100,000 vehicles were added to the roads of Alicante and Malaga combined in a single year, with both provinces now more motorised than

4 May, 2026 @ 17:15

Alicante·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Benidorm's 'English Zone' sees 80 arrests over drug trafficking in bars and clubs

Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested

80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.

4 May, 2026 @ 15:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Yellow weather warning for Alicante as ‘intense’ storms and heavy rain set to lash the Costa Blanca

TOURISTS and residents along the Costa Blanca might want to rethink a day at the beach as Aemet issues a yellow weather alert for much

4 May, 2026 @ 11:37

Alicante·Lead·Weather

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm

A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was

4 May, 2026 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Missing Costa Blanca businessman found buried under two metres of concrete in Alicante house- four arrests made

Costa Blanca businessman buried under concrete in Alicante house was ‘killed over €5k debt’

THE Policia Nacional have arrested four people in Alicante after finding the body of a missing businessman which was buried under two metres of concrete.

30 Apr, 2026 @ 14:00

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

Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts

FIVE members of a luxury watch robbery gang operating across Spain have been arrested at tourist apartments in the Calpe area of the Costa Blanca.

30 Apr, 2026 @ 12:12

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

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Foreigners rush to buy apartments in Benidorm’s record-breaking TM Tower- Europe’s tallest residential complex

Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’

Brits love Benidorm: British tourists account for exactly half of hotel beds booked up in Alicante hotspot

Costa Blanca launches campaign to lure wealthy British holidaymakers and long-term winter residents with major UK flight boost

The Almeria and Alicante coasts named vital sanctuaries for endangered Mediterranean sharks – but how close do they come to the shore?

Alicante gynaecologist mauled by a shark on his Maldives honeymoon breaks silence to share recovery battle

Woman who left pet dog to die agonising death on Costa Blanca terrace in August sun escapes jail

WATCH: British drug trafficker is arrested near Benidorm just hours after most wanted appeal for fugitives ‘hiding out in expat communities in Spain’

Half of all immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2002 and 2024 ended up leaving again, study finds

Man who brutally kicked ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street to be deported from Spain

WATCH: Alicante police want to speak with three passersby who battered thief trying to steal a motorbike in broad daylight

Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

International drugs gang headed by Irish man used electrical goods parcels to export narcotics from Spain

Fury in Torrevieja as hundreds of protesters march for justice against man who kicked ex-partner’s cat to death

Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passengers including over 630,000 British travellers

WATCH: Thousands of teachers flood the streets of Valencia on first day of indefinite strike that has ’emptied classrooms’ – but why are they protesting?

Alicante construction surges by 25% as region races to fix Spain’s massive 750,000 home shortage

Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance

First suspected hantavirus case detected in Spain as woman isolates with symptoms in Alicante hospital

Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players

Alicante and Malaga’s congested roads gained over 100,000 vehicles last year – amounting to three for every four people in both provinces

Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested

Yellow weather warning for Alicante as ‘intense’ storms and heavy rain set to lash the Costa Blanca

British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm

Costa Blanca businessman buried under concrete in Alicante house was ‘killed over €5k debt’

Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts

Ibiza party boss named new Scottish mafia lieutenant after ‘hanging around in Marbella and getting to know the criminal expats there’

Three quarters of Spaniards want the state to intervene in Spain’s housing market ‘as necessary’ to guarantee access to homes

Two dead and four critically hurt after lift suddenly plunges 50ft to the ground at Malaga care home

Spain’s exports to the US under threat after Washington proposes $200,000 penalty fee for Spanish ships docking in American ports

British expat living in Manilva is charged with embezzling €35k from Gibraltar employer

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