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Spain slammed for being the European country with more dolphins in captivity

Environmentalists have exposed Spain as the European country with the largest number of dolphins in captivity. NGO World Animal Protection slams the Mediterranean country for

8 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Environment·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Love Hug’ robber who struck across Spain is finally jailed by Costa Blanca court

A ‘love hug’ robber and her getaway driver have been arrested in Elche after an elderly woman had a gold chain snatched in broad daylight.

8 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Multinational car manufacturer could seal massive deal for project in Spain’s Valencia area

TALKS are said to be an ‘advanced stage’ for an international car manufacturer to launch a project in the metropolitan area of Valencia. Reports from

8 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Man stabs girlfriend but gets hit by taxi during police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN stabbed his girlfriend five times in a Guardamar del Segura street on Tuesday before he ran in front of a taxi as he

8 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

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

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Police stop woman from jumping out of high-rise building window in Spain’s Valencia

POLICIA NACIONAL officers saved the life of a 21-year-old woman in Valencia on Tuesday after she threatened to jump from the 24th floor of a

7 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wild boar sightings rise to 74% of all municipalities in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture. 283 municipalities reported sightings in the region

7 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two major outlets merge to create Spain's biggest chain of beauty and perfume stores

Spain’s largest chain of beauty and perfume stores created by ‘friendly’ merger

BEAUTY AND PERFUME stores Druni and Arenal have announced an €870 million merger with both brands retained and no job losses expected. Druni is based

7 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's Costa Blanca Looks To Woo Foreign Pet Owners To Come Over For A Holiday

Spain’s Costa Blanca looks to woo foreign pet owners to come on holiday

THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board laid on a special programme for social media influencers o show what the area can offer for people bringing their

6 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Free money to clean up building facades in old city centre area on Spain's Costa Blanca

Free money to clean up building facades in popular tourist city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS and business owners in the old centres of Altea and Altea la Vella can apply for cash grants to clean up building facades. Altea

6 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Key Health Services '100%' Guaranteed In Torrevieja During Busy Costa Blanca Summer In Spain

Key health services ‘100%’ guaranteed in Torrevieja area during busy Costa Blanca summer in Spain

TORREVIEJA Health Department has guaranteed ‘100%’ coverage in key patient services during the summer season with €2.8 million funding from its 2023 ‘Holiday Plan’. There

6 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Torrevieja wants tough police action against illegal street sellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council had made a new appeal for tough police action to clear pavements of illegal street sellers ahead of the summer season. The unlicensed

6 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

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

Restaurant Customer Turns Stalker To Sexually Assault Waitress On Spain's Costa Blanca

Obsessed restaurant customer sexually assaults waitress on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE POLICIA LOCAL have arrested a 47-year-old man after he spent ten days harassing a waitress at an Arenales del Sol restaurant, which included sexual

6 Jun, 2023 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lemon harvest falls by 40% in Spain’s Costa Blanca with high production costs blamed

HIGH PRODUCTION costs have slashed Alicante province’s lemon harvest by 40% compared to last year. Alicante’s Asaja young farmers association said that 800,000 tons of

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

Benidorm cybercrooks steal €50,0000 in bank ‘phishing’ con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO MEN have been arrested in Benidorm for illegally obtaining bank account and credit card details via phone text messages, which netted them around €50,000.

5 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

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

‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing ‘love hug’ robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area. A

5 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland

A BRITISH drug trafficking gang operating out of southern Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two properties in San Miguel de Salinas

5 Jun, 2023 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coasts

THE Costa Blanca has been singled out as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the

4 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man Killed By Model Airplane In Spain's Valencia Area

Man killed by model airplane after getting struck on head in Spain’s Valencia area

A 64-YEAR-OLD man died on Thursday when he was struck by a model airplane in Lliria, Valencia province. The accident happened after 9.00am when the

1 Jun, 2023 @ 17:57

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Orange alert for heavy rain and storms for parts of Costa Blanca and Valencia

May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

RAINFALL records have been smashed in the Murcia region with the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area since

1 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community·Weather

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area

A 33-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been jailed after being accused of murdering his ex-partner who was pregnant with twins. The man named as Jaime R.N.

31 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Rail operator in Spain ‘Iryo’ launches summer discount scheme for younger people

Iryo becomes third high-speed train operator from Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE HIGH SPEED train war on the Alicante to Madrid line goes up another notch on Friday as Iryo launches its service with low-fares to

31 May, 2023 @ 14:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Fifth Body Discovered Within Recent Months By Fishing Boats In Waters Of Spain's Costa Blanca

Fifth body discovered within recent months by fishing boats in Costa Blanca waters of Spain

A DENIA fishing boat has discovered a human body six nautical miles off the coast on Tuesday. It’s the fifth body to have been found

31 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled a cocaine trafficking gang in the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province. Investigators believe around a kilo of the substance

30 May, 2023 @ 15:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain's Valencian Community

17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN Health Ministry says that 17.6% of people aged 15 years and over classify themselves as regular smokers in the Valencian Community. 2.6% of

30 May, 2023 @ 15:18

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca company counts down to first private rocket launch in Europe from Spain’s Huelva

ELCHE’S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- on Wednesday from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, at the National Institute

30 May, 2023 @ 14:42

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Huelva·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

Lifeguard Jackets Deposited In New Steel Emergency Unit On Spain's Costa Blanca

New initiative to reduce seaside drownings thanks to solar-powered unit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STEEL totem unit containing lifejackets has been installed on Calpe’s Penyal d’Ifac coast. The fixed stainless steel structure on Paseo Princesa de Asturias operates

30 May, 2023 @ 13:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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Spain slammed for being the European country with more dolphins in captivity

‘Love Hug’ robber who struck across Spain is finally jailed by Costa Blanca court

Multinational car manufacturer could seal massive deal for project in Spain’s Valencia area

Man stabs girlfriend but gets hit by taxi during police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police stop woman from jumping out of high-rise building window in Spain’s Valencia

Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Spain’s largest chain of beauty and perfume stores created by ‘friendly’ merger

Free money to clean up building facades in popular tourist city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Key health services ‘100%’ guaranteed in Torrevieja area during busy Costa Blanca summer in Spain

Torrevieja wants tough police action against illegal street sellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Obsessed restaurant customer sexually assaults waitress on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Lemon harvest falls by 40% in Spain’s Costa Blanca with high production costs blamed

Benidorm cybercrooks steal €50,0000 in bank ‘phishing’ con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland

Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coasts

Man killed by model airplane after getting struck on head in Spain’s Valencia area

May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area

Iryo becomes third high-speed train operator from Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fifth body discovered within recent months by fishing boats in Costa Blanca waters of Spain

Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain’s Costa Blanca

17.6% of people aged 15 years and over smoke in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Costa Blanca company counts down to first private rocket launch in Europe from Spain’s Huelva

New initiative to reduce seaside drownings thanks to solar-powered unit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Modular prefab ‘Lego’ homes arrive in Andalucia – but do they offer better value than traditional homes?

Home sales boom in Spain despite prices continuing to soar

Andalucia is crowned the number one tourist destination in Europe – trouncing nearest competitors Paris and Croatia for short stays

A shiny new main boulevard, more parking and a cycling track: Just some of the upgrades Estepona is set to see in 2026

Record 20.5% annual price rise in 2025 for second-hand properties in Spain