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REVEALED: Benidorm’s 2024 masterplan for Levante Beach to cost over half a billion euros

TRANSFORMING part of Benidorm’s famous Levante Beach into a greener, healthier sustainable area will cost upwards of half a billion euros. Clearing, preparing and building

23 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain's Mallorca

New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province. Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)

21 Jan, 2022 @ 14:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Benidorm hotels say Spain ought to copy England in scrapping COVID restrictions

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want Spain to end COVID restrictions like England

THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association wants Spain to follow England’s lead in scrapping COVID-19 regulations to boost tourism. England ends its ‘Plan B’ restrictions on

21 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Scientists From Spain's Alicante University Create Artificial Reef To Regenerate Mediterranean Seabed

Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed

AN artificial reef using electrolysis to regenerate Mediterranean marine life has been successfully tested in Alicante waters. A team from the University of Alicante created

20 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Glass eye found during the exhumation of remains of a mass grave at cemetery in Spain helps to identify body

THE skeletal remains of a man executed at the hands of General Franco has been uncovered in Alicante – and thanks to his ‘perfectly’ preserved

20 Jan, 2022 @ 16:31

Alicante·Lead·Other News

Young Madrid thieves made special journeys to rob elderly women on the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people from Madrid aged, 18 and 21, have been arrested in Alicante after travelling there just to violently rob elderly women in the street.

20 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

AUTHORITIES have launched a new appeal to find 12 of the UK’s most wanted criminals thought to be hiding out in Spain. Among those on

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:56

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News

Police arrest 121 users of same online platform distributing and uploading child pornography in Spain

Benidorm child pornographer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after Swiss police and Interpol tip-off

A Benidorm man who made and distributed child pornography has been arrested after Swiss police tipped off their Spanish counterparts. The 30-year-old has been charged

19 Jan, 2022 @ 17:41

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Motorist In Spain's Alicante Area Gets Caught With Almost 10,000 Illegal Cigars In His Boot

Elderly Alicante motorist gets smoked out over 10,000 cigar stash uncovered by police in Spain

A consignment of 9,780 illegal handmade cigars went up in smoke for a man who had his stash seized by the Guardia Civil. The motorist,

18 Jan, 2022 @ 13:34

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's Costa Blanca Woos More Gay And Lesbian Tourists Plus Extra Brits And Germans

Spain’s Costa Blanca targets more gay and lesbian tourists plus extra Brits and Germans

COSTA Blanca tourism bosses want the region acknowledged as a ‘high quality’ destination for gay and lesbian visitors. Kick-starting a promotional campaign ahead of this

17 Jan, 2022 @ 20:50

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Travel News

Alicante boy, 16, uses multiple female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

Alicante boy uses female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

AN Alicante area teenage boy has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over online sextortion. The boy, 17, from Alcoy used eight bogus social media

17 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

Luck runs out for female thief with 20 arrests and releases in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A thief with 20 previous arrests has been detained by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. The 33-year-old woman has eight court warrants out against her.

17 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Popular Tourist Walkway In Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca To Get Multi Euro Lighting Revamp

Benidorm ranked as best socially distanced weekend party city in Europe

A NEW year is finally here and whilst European travel is opening up again, many travellers are still cautious and want to find a safe

16 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Freeze Saturday January 15 2022 Olive Press Aemet Weather

Half of Spain braced for weekend ‘big freeze’ – including Balearic Islands

HALF of Spain will feel the chill this Saturday (January 15) as AEMET issues yellow weather warnings for ‘low temperatures’. Swathes of regions in Castilla

14 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Weather

Benidorm summertime hotel robber caught walking down Costa Blanca street in Spain

Benidorm holiday hotel robber caught walking down Costa Blanca street in Spain

A woman wanted for two Benidorm hotel room robberies last August has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. She was spotted by police on January

14 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

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

Orange growers in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas rally against cheap imports

Costa Blanca orange growers cry ‘foul’ as Spain’s supermarkets squeeze them dry

ORANGE farmers in Alicante Province say crop prices have collapsed because of cheap imports from South Africa and supermarkets getting rock-bottom deals. The Alicante Young

13 Jan, 2022 @ 17:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

One of Norway’s ‘Most Wanted’ gets arrested after flying into Costa Blanca airport in Spain

A drug trafficker on the run from Norwegian justice was greeted and arrested by the Policia Nacional after touching down at Alicante-Elche airport. The 38-year-old

13 Jan, 2022 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes

Appeal will try to overturn compensation win for unprotected COVID-19 health staff in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian government will appeal against a landmark court ruling that awarded up to €49,180 each to 154 Alicante health workers who were short of

12 Jan, 2022 @ 16:27

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Biggest Ever Drug Pill Seizure In Spain With Arrests In Costa Blanca And Catalunya Areas

Biggest-ever drug pill seizure in Spain with arrests in Alicante and Catalunya

A Spanish drug trafficking gang has been arrested for exporting benzenoid pills to Morocco to make a narcotic called Karkubi. The Police Nacional detained the

12 Jan, 2022 @ 13:36

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Complaints about attacks on health workers rose by 26% in Spain during 2025.

Health workers win compensation bid over poor COVID-19 protection in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A court has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any the correct PPE equipment in

11 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

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

Costa Blanca sex fiend who assaulted two women within four hours gets 32 years in Spanish prison

Costa Blanca sex fiend gets 32-year jail term in Spain for assaulting two women in one night

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for 32 years after admitting to two sexual assaults on Alicante women in one night. The plea bargain deal

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:01

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

Alicante Ap 7 Motorway Car Wrong Way Motorway January 2022

WATCH: Smart car drives 35km in WRONG direction on AP-7 near Benissa in Alicante

GUARDIA Civil are tracking down the kamikaze driver of a car that drove more than 35km in the WRONG direction on Alicante’s AP-7 motorway. Shocked

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Lawyer Ran Loans Scheme That Seized Homes Of Vulnerable People In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Homes of vulnerable people seized by lawyer-led scammers in Costa Blanca area of Spain

AN Alicante Province gang ran a racket that seized homes from people who struggled to repay loans. They created a company which hoodwinked loan holders

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:18

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

“You have arrived at your destruction” – GPS gets tourist trapped on staircase in Alicante old town

A TOURIST has been fined after a foreign-plated car got trapped on a tight staircase in Alicante city centre. Unable to reverse out, the car

11 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Aemet Weather Costa Blanca Alicante Valencia January 2022 Aemet

First freeze of 2022 to hit Alicante and Valencia this Thursday (Jan 13)

THE first freeze of 2022 is predicted to hit Alicante and the wider Valencian Community this Thursday (January 13). Towns in the mountainous interior of

11 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Sextortionist blackmails Costa Blanca teenager on dating website in Spain

A San Juan de Alicante man, 43, has been arrested for blackmailing an Alicante Province woman on a dating website. The man forwarded private material

10 Jan, 2022 @ 18:36

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

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REVEALED: Benidorm’s 2024 masterplan for Levante Beach to cost over half a billion euros

New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want Spain to end COVID restrictions like England

Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed

Glass eye found during the exhumation of remains of a mass grave at cemetery in Spain helps to identify body

Young Madrid thieves made special journeys to rob elderly women on the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

Benidorm child pornographer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after Swiss police and Interpol tip-off

Elderly Alicante motorist gets smoked out over 10,000 cigar stash uncovered by police in Spain

Spain’s Costa Blanca targets more gay and lesbian tourists plus extra Brits and Germans

Luck runs out for female thief with 20 arrests and releases in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Benidorm ranked as best socially distanced weekend party city in Europe

Half of Spain braced for weekend ‘big freeze’ – including Balearic Islands

Benidorm holiday hotel robber caught walking down Costa Blanca street in Spain

Costa Blanca orange growers cry ‘foul’ as Spain’s supermarkets squeeze them dry

One of Norway’s ‘Most Wanted’ gets arrested after flying into Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Appeal will try to overturn compensation win for unprotected COVID-19 health staff in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Biggest-ever drug pill seizure in Spain with arrests in Alicante and Catalunya

Health workers win compensation bid over poor COVID-19 protection in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Costa Blanca sex fiend gets 32-year jail term in Spain for assaulting two women in one night

WATCH: Smart car drives 35km in WRONG direction on AP-7 near Benissa in Alicante

Homes of vulnerable people seized by lawyer-led scammers in Costa Blanca area of Spain

“You have arrived at your destruction” – GPS gets tourist trapped on staircase in Alicante old town

First freeze of 2022 to hit Alicante and Valencia this Thursday (Jan 13)

Sextortionist blackmails Costa Blanca teenager on dating website in Spain

Priceless Bronze Age gold collection stolen from museum in Spain as well-planned heist took four minutes to execute

Malaga named Spain’s best city to build data centres in – as €1.3bn project nears approval

Lunar eclipse tonight: How to watch Spain’s spectacular celestial show – and do you need special glasses?

Malaga town of Cartama placed under West Nile virus alert after mosquitos caught in trap test positive

Relief as Brazilian woman who vanished on the Costa del Sol is found in hospital – but questions remain unanswered

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