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Brits will continue flocking to Spain's Benidorm 'despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids', say tourism experts

Benidorm approves huge construction plan: 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping malls will be built in the Costa Blanca city

BENIDORM council has approved its largest-ever urban plan which will see up to 20 hotels, over 2,300 homes, and three shopping centres built. The development will cover over 570,000 m2 in the

27 Mar, 2024 @ 14:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Family clan who ‘sold drugs delivered by narco boats’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca is arrested

THREE brothers have been arrested in Teulada for drug trafficking and getting supplies from narco-boats landing supplies on the coast. Drugs totalling a retail value of €500,000 were seized in police raids.

27 Mar, 2024 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Ex-porn star Nacho Vidal, 50, must be tried for death of photographer in bizarre toad venom ritual in Spain, court rules

A VALENCIA court has ruled that former porn star Nacho Vidal must stand trial over the death of a photographer in a bizarre ritual involving the drinking of toad venom. The Provincial

27 Mar, 2024 @ 10:29

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Burglar plunges from fifth floor balcony in Alicante after being surprised by homeowner

A BUNGLING burglar fell five floors into an Alicante street after he was spotted by a property owner. The 33-year-old Romanian thief is in a serious condition in Alicante General Hospital after

26 Mar, 2024 @ 16:37

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

Have you bought a car on the Costa Blanca? How it might have been stolen from Europe and passed off as a Spanish vehicle

AUTHORITIES have arrested a Costa Blanca gang that stole and cloned details of European cars and changed them to look like Spanish vehicles for sale on second-hand websites. VIN numbers, license plates,

26 Mar, 2024 @ 14:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Twin sisters turn 100 in Spain: Manuela and Isabel say keeping active is the key to longevity – and Manuela’s 102-year-old husband agrees

TWIN Alicante area sisters have celebrated turning 100 with another milestone just around the corner as one of their husbands will hit the 102-year mark later in the year. All three are

26 Mar, 2024 @ 11:02

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Surgeons remove heart tumour from baby weighing under a kilo in first operation of its kind in Spain

A TEAM of over 30 professionals at Valencia’s La Fe Hospital have become the first in Spain to successfully remove a cardiac tumour from a prematurely-born baby. Medics detected a rare type

25 Mar, 2024 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Warning for British tourists in Benidorm: Shops are raided after selling countless fake designer toys, clothes and devices to unsuspecting shoppers

FIVE Benidorm shop owners have been arrested for selling 2,802 fake items to unsuspecting buyers- mainly tourists. Those detained- four men and a woman- were all Chinese nationals. Counterfeited goods included toys,

23 Mar, 2024 @ 08:00

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

Notorious British drug trafficker Brian Charrington is arrested AGAIN in new police probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INFAMOUS British drugs baron Brian Charrington has been arrested again in a Policia Nacional operation that swept up 30 people. Charrington, 67, was detained at his luxury villa in Altea on Tuesday

22 Mar, 2024 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Water supply restrictions ‘not ruled out’ for Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN president, Carlos Mazon, has not ruled out introducing domestic water restrictions in the region as the drought continues. Mazon emphasised there are no immediate plans but would not dismiss the option

22 Mar, 2024 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

New UK routes from Ryanair and EasyJet boost ‘high season’ schedule for Costa Blanca airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport is gearing up for another record year for passengers by announcing its biggest-ever schedule of ‘high season’ flights. The season runs between April 1 and October 31, with seven million

22 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British couple are left with a €200k bill after their sailboat is struck by a flare during New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man jailed for rape of young Irish student on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN has been jailed for four years for the 2022 rape of a young Irish student in Alicante. The 33-year-old was also given an additional one year behind bars after the

22 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

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

This tiny-looking home in Spain is leaving house hunters STUNNED when they step inside – and it could be yours for just €120,000

A TINY home in Valencia is shocking house hunters thanks to its stunning interiors and for just €120,000 it could be yours. READ MORE: Adorable ‘Hobbit village’ in Spain which will make

21 Mar, 2024 @ 14:14

Lead·Other News·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

One of Europe’s oldest ‘most wanted’ fugitives is arrested outside his luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Austrian swindler who made €9 million from a scam in his native country has been arrested outside his luxury Costa Blanca villa. The man- in his 70s- bought the property with

20 Mar, 2024 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Victims of the deadly tower block fire in Valencia file a criminal negligence case against the building’s construction firm

RESIDENTS of the Valencia tower block where a fire claimed 10 lives on February 22 are alleging negligence over the blaze spreading so quickly. The property owners association covering the Campanar district

20 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gang snatches over 100 bags from elderly people and withdraw €75k from their stolen bank cards in Spain

A bag snatching gang preying on elderly people has been arrested in the Valencia area. The five-strong crew operated across Spain and have been charged with 106 robberies and withdrawing over €75,000

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Record-breaking number of cruise ship tourists visit Spain's Costa Blanca this year as figure surpasses 192,000

Revealed: This is the most popular destination for British tourists visiting Spain over Easter

A SURVEY of online travel booking website users has crowned Alicante as the number one destination for British travellers to celebrate the Easter holidays. The study from online flight portal JetCost says

19 Mar, 2024 @ 16:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Sand dredged and moved to revitalise a Costa Blanca beach as part of new marina project in Spain

REGENERATION of a Calpe beach has started three years late, after a boundary dispute delayed a major marina development. Sand is being dredged from the mouth of the Puerto Blanco to recover

19 Mar, 2024 @ 15:07

Costa Blanca·Environment·Other News·Valencian Community

Thieves Distracted Travellers In Well Planned Robberies At Spain's Valencia Airport

Airport strikes in Spain: Workers at major travel hub to walk out over Easter

AIRPORT staff unions have announced daily two-hour strikes over the busy Easter holiday period at Valencia. The stoppages will run between 11.00am and 1.00pm from March 28 to April 1. Grievances include

18 Mar, 2024 @ 10:02

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tiny town in Spain launches a dating app in a bid to save itself from depopulation

A SMALL Alicante province town has launched a phone app that it hopes will fight depopulation by bringing together single people. Salinas in the Alto Vinalopo region has around 1,500 residents- 25%

15 Mar, 2024 @ 17:28

Alicante·Valencian Community

Famous St. Patrick's Day parade returns to Spain's Costa Blanca after four years

Huge annual St. Patrick’s Day parade coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend – all you need to know

SPAIN’S biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade takes place this Sunday on the southern Costa Blanca. Cabo Roig on the Orihuela Costa will be a sea of green with at least 25,000 visitors

15 Mar, 2024 @ 16:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada. The 36-year-old Kazakhstan national was detained on Wednesday

15 Mar, 2024 @ 10:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Top men’s tennis players coming to Valencia and Malaga for 2024 Davis Cup finals in Spain

VALENCIA will once again be a host city for the world’s premier men’s tennis team competition, the Davis Cup. The Fuente de San Luis arena will jointly stage the Group Stage of

14 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Sport·Valencia·Valencian Community

Senate votes to end ‘unique’ coastal homes being classified as being on public domain land in Spain BUT decision could be overturned

SPAIN’S upper house of parliament, the Senate, has passed an amendment to the Coastal Law to protect the ‘unique homes’ on the coast. The measure was approved by the Partido Popular(PP) who

14 Mar, 2024 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Malaga to Madrid from €7: Renfe launches sale on train fares starting TODAY

New high-speed rail routes in Spain: British expat hotspots on the Costa Blanca will be directly connected to these three fantastic cities

HIGH speed train services from state operator Renfe departing from Elche, Orihuela and Murcia will be directly linked to three Castilla y Leon region cities from next month. From April 8, people

13 Mar, 2024 @ 11:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Iconic hotel in Spain’s Torrevieja goes up for sale at €6million

A POPULAR Torrevieja hotel with stunning sea views has gone up for sale for €6 million in a quiet residential area of the city The three-star Hotel Masa International is three kilometres

13 Mar, 2024 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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