Car crammed with drugs is seized before boarding Costa Blanca ferry for Spain’s Ibiza
A CAR carrying drugs stashed in secret compartments has been seized by the Guardia Civil as it was going to board a ferry from Denia
Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FATHER has lost a two-year court battle over stopping his young daughter getting an important ear operation. The girl has now undergone the surgery
Regional body announces three-fold boost to forest fire prevention budget for Spain’s Alicante province
ALICANTE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL is handing out €1.4 million this year to municipalities to produce and execute forest fire prevention plans. It’s a 290% budget rise
Police raid luxury home owned by international money launderer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional has raided a Calpe property belonging to the boss of a European money laundering gang. The home valued at over €400,000 has
Benidorm police use CCTV to catch parrot thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BENIDORM parrot left its owner’s home for its daily local flight but was stolen while it perched down on a public street. A man,
Costa Blanca singer aims for Spanish success at Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool
BLANCA PALOMA will be representing Spain this Saturday evening in the Eurovision Song Contest with a flamenco-based song called Eaea. The 33-year-old singer hails from
British toddler drowns in villa swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN 18-month-old British boy drowned in a La Nucia villa swimming pool in Alicante province on Friday. Emergency services were called at around 10.00am with
Benidorm bids for €3 million grant to install elevators to access iconic tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council wants to install a network of elevators to improve access to the Tossal de La Cala viewpoint. Access up the 889 metre-long steep
Health centre worker in Spain’s Valencia steals vials of powerful anaesthetic
A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested for stealing 70 bottles of a powerful anaesthetic from a health centre that she worked at in Valencia province.
Public health campaigners claim major bed shortage at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PUBLIC health campaign group has called for more beds at Torrevieja Hospital during a protest outside the facility on Thursday. ‘Platforma por la Sanidad
EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach, you
Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a private cannabis club in Almoradi because it sold drugs. Registered cannabis clubs are permitted to allow the smoking
Fire crew in Spain’s Benidorm rescue child trapped between iron fence and advertising billboard
A YOUNG boy got himself into a tight spot on Wednesday night in Benidorm after getting wedged between some iron bar fencing and an advertising
Luxury rental villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca converted into marijuana farms
AN ANONYMOUS tip-off directed the Guardia Civil to a gang who grew marijuana in two luxury villas in Altea. The email- from either a ‘concerned’
New invasive algae strikes Costa Blanca beaches and waters in Spain
ALICANTE UNIVERSITY marine scientists have logged the first sightings of an invasive type of algae in Costa Blanca waters as well as on beaches. Known
Injunction sought over health services returning to public management in Spain’s Costa Blanca
RIBERA SALUD who run the Denia health department, including Denia hospital, have gone to court to delay health services returning to public management from January
Valencia health centre in Spain closed after violent assaults on doctors and medical staff
A VALENCIA area health centre was forced to shut on Wednesday after several members of staff took ‘sick leave’ following a series of violent attacks
Man kills himself in balcony fall over mortgage arrears in Spain’s Valencia
A 54-YEAR-OLD man jumped to his death from his Paiporta apartment balcony because he did not afford to pay his mortgage. The single-dweller had received
Three-year-old girl dies after falling from a sixth-floor balcony in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling from a sixth-floor balcony in Torrevieja on Tuesday evening. She is believed to have climbed over the railing
Court drops charges against Spanish ex-porn star Nacho Vidal for death of photographer during ‘toad venom ritual’
CHARGES against former porn star Nacho Vidal have been provisionally dropped by a Valencia court in a bizarre case in which he was accused of
Police warn of ‘killer’ drug that’s cheaper than cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have warned that Costa Blanca drug dealers may be trying to sell a synthetic narcotic named ‘Alpha’ that prove fatal to users. A small
Many British nationals in Spain’s Costa Blanca fail to register to vote in May council elections
COUNCIL elections on May 28 will see fewer British expats voting in the Vega Baja area of Alicante province because they failed to re-register by
Plans unveiled for tower block apartments next to Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A NATIONAL property developer has bought two plots of land for its first-ever building project in Alicante province. Avantespacia plans to build three 14-storey blocks
First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O’War in Spain’s Costa Blanca waters
THE FIRST spring sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have been made in the sea not far from popular Costa Blanca beaches. The Institute of Coastal
Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain
ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National
Enraged ex-partner tries to strangle woman and blow up her home in Spain’s Valencia area
A MAN has been arrested after illegally entering his former partner’s Aldaia home and trying to strangle her before a failed attempt to blow up