Horrific villa fire kills disabled man and ravages through property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A disabled man died at his Busot home during a fire that gutted the property yesterday afternoon(March 31). The 60-year-old quadriplegic was cared for by

1 Apr, 2021 @ 12:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Quick Loan Scam As Tempting Costa Blanca Website Tricked Victims Across Spain Over What They Owed

Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed

A Sant Joan d’Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The

31 Mar, 2021 @ 20:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Santa Barbara Castle, Alicante City, Spain, Europe

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to apply for UNESCO World Heritage Site status

ALICANTE City on the Costa Blanca is pushing forward with an application to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If successful, it will get the

31 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Egypt Suez Canal Stuck Container Ship Refloating

POP! Suez Canal unblocked after six days with huge bottleneck of cargo ships waiting to go through

As businesses and authorities worldwide breathe a collective sigh of relief, port managers are now struggling to make up for lost time.

30 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

The Big Food Con As Half A Million Dated Food Products Are Seized From Benidorm Area Warehouses On Spain's Costa Blanca

BIG FOOD CON as over 500,000 ‘out-of-date’ items are seized from Benidorm area warehouses on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have seized over 500,000 date-expired food products that were being re-labelled in a big scam operating out of three illegal Benidorm area warehouses. A

29 Mar, 2021 @ 20:03

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm police use baton to restrain female COVID-19 RULE-BREAKER

A FAIR COP? Two Benidorm police officers quizzed over hitting woman with baton after she broke COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Policia Nacional officers are being investigated over their physical response to a young woman who broke COVID-19 curfew rules in Benidorm. They say the

29 Mar, 2021 @ 18:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

MORE CARS THAN PEOPLE: Four Valencian towns among list of 25 ‘car tax havens’ in Spain

FOUR towns in the Valencia region have become tax havens for car registration. Serratella (Castellon) has a total population of 95, but more than 10,000

27 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

PEDAL POWER as police pull over a bicycle with a hidden engine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca cyclist crossed paths with the law after giving his bicycle extra speed by attaching an engine to it. The 41-year-old man redefined

26 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Living in Spain? Where will you pay Inheritance Tax?

‘In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes’ – Benjamin Franklin Never a truer word spoken, and quite honestly a depressing one! Part

26 Mar, 2021 @ 18:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Northern Spain·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm area bees create an unwelcome buzz inside a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM firefighters had an unusual call-out when they had to remove a nest of bees from an Altea property. The owner phoned the emergency services

26 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Covid 19 Spain Tourism Crisis 3th Of August 2020

SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain

AN elderly Madrid pensioner could be fined up to €600 for illegally travelling to her Costa Blanca holiday home after a neighbour alerted the police.

26 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

The Name Game As Graffiti Artist Signature Identifies Historic Monument Vandals On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”

ANY Brits in Spain who have been here since before the end of last year and who have not registered as residents – or are

25 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels resign themselves to no British tourists arriving in Spain until mid-June

HOTELS in the Benidorm and Costa Blanca area say that internal Spanish travel restrictions have forced them to give up on their normally lucrative Easter

25 Mar, 2021 @ 08:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was

24 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Phone App Tip Off Leads Police To Rescue Roosters Ahead Of Illegal Cockfight On Spain's Costa Blanca

Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all

24 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm Council Makes A Financial Point Over Key Component To Stop Sea Being Polluted With Sewage On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm council makes a financial stink over a key valve that stops sea being polluted with sewage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM council has paid €80,0000 for a new valve at a pumping station after a temporary fix last year to stop sewage pouring into the

23 Mar, 2021 @ 19:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Heartless Dog Owner Dumps Puppy With Two Broken Legs In Costa Blanca Animal Shelter Car Park

Heartless dog owner dumps puppy with broken legs in animal shelter car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man dumped a puppy with two broken legs in a Costa Blanca animal shelter car park and then went on what he described as

22 Mar, 2021 @ 17:31

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after 'ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot'

Group posing as Red Cross workers robbing from elderly are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GANG of four thieves that stole from the elderly in their own homes has been arrested by Alicante Guardia Civil. The group, three women

22 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bar owners that screened pirated La Liga soccer on Spain’s Costa Blanca could get one-year jail terms

UP to 50 Alicante City bar owners could each get a one-year prison sentence for screening La Liga football matches without paying for a license.

19 Mar, 2021 @ 19:19

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Arsonist’s dog helps to uncover identity of major fire-starter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man’s pet dog was his undoing after it led to his owner’s arrest over two arson incidents that caused €600,000 of damage on the

19 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

FALLAS SNOWED OFF?: Parts of Spain’s Valencia covered in white as region registers extremely unusual low temperatures for time of year

Check www.aemet.es for updated weather information throughout Spain.

19 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Belligerent Bulgarian murder fugitive doesn’t think straight as he abused police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Bulgarian man wanted for murder in his country made a fateful mistake in abusing the Policia Nacional in an incident which was videoed and

18 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Alicante's big San Juan Hogueras celebrations could be held this autumn on the Costa Blanca in Spain

One of the Costa Blanca’s top summer attractions is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

ALICANTE’S biggest outdoor event of the year, the Hogueras(Bonfires) celebrations, have been called off for the second successive year due to the pandemic. There is

18 Mar, 2021 @ 12:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

HEAVY RAIN alert for Benidorm and Spain’s northern Costa Blanca region

SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has issued a yellow warning of heavy showers hitting the northern Costa Blanca from 3.00 am tomorrow morning(March 18). The

17 Mar, 2021 @ 18:50

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Corpse of striped dolphin found washed up on public beach in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA resident was shocked to discover a dolphin washed up dead on San Roque beach this morning(March 17). The early morning walker found the

17 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

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Horrific villa fire kills disabled man and ravages through property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to apply for UNESCO World Heritage Site status

POP! Suez Canal unblocked after six days with huge bottleneck of cargo ships waiting to go through

BIG FOOD CON as over 500,000 ‘out-of-date’ items are seized from Benidorm area warehouses on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FAIR COP? Two Benidorm police officers quizzed over hitting woman with baton after she broke COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MORE CARS THAN PEOPLE: Four Valencian towns among list of 25 ‘car tax havens’ in Spain

PEDAL POWER as police pull over a bicycle with a hidden engine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Living in Spain? Where will you pay Inheritance Tax?

Benidorm area bees create an unwelcome buzz inside a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain

‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels resign themselves to no British tourists arriving in Spain until mid-June

Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm council makes a financial stink over a key valve that stops sea being polluted with sewage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Heartless dog owner dumps puppy with broken legs in animal shelter car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Group posing as Red Cross workers robbing from elderly are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Bar owners that screened pirated La Liga soccer on Spain’s Costa Blanca could get one-year jail terms

Arsonist’s dog helps to uncover identity of major fire-starter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FALLAS SNOWED OFF?: Parts of Spain’s Valencia covered in white as region registers extremely unusual low temperatures for time of year

Belligerent Bulgarian murder fugitive doesn’t think straight as he abused police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

One of the Costa Blanca’s top summer attractions is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

HEAVY RAIN alert for Benidorm and Spain’s northern Costa Blanca region

Corpse of striped dolphin found washed up on public beach in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Two Spanish fighter jets scramble to defend NATO’s eastern flank after Russian drone alert in Romania

British pensioner launches legal action against leading Spanish bank over expired mortgage cover after wife’s death

Barcelona to more than quadruple tourist tax for cruise ship day-trippers making fleeting visits to the city

Political round-up: Ceuta migrant crisis and family corruption cases haunt Pedro Sanchez in New York as Madrid mobilises for Maricarmen

‘Stay calm doctor’: The final words of the legendary matador Paquirri who stepped into the ring one time too many

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