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
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
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
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
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
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.
‘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
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
Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coastsÂ
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Key Benidorm road reopening in time for summer season on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S Avenida Beniarda is scheduled to reopen on Thursday after being closed since September 15 to allow for the construction of a new underpass. The
Fraudster reports fake car robbery after not paying hotel bill in Spain’s Valencia area
A SCAMMER pushed his luck too far after telling police that his car had been broken into and documents including his credit card stolen in
Extortion racket blackmailed men making online prostitute bookings via bogus adverts in Spain’s Valencia
A VALENCIA extortion racket pocketed over €180,000 from men looking to book a prostitute via a bogus website. Customers were blackmailed for not going through
Two men poisoned by carbon monoxide in wastewater tank in Spain’s Valencia’s area
FIREFIGHTERS rescued two men rendered unconscious by deadly carbon monoxide fumes at an Oliva business on Saturday. An emergency call was made from a car
Partido Popular grab top city prize in municipal election gains across Spain’s Valencia and northern Costa Blanca
LOWER TAXES, a ‘shock cleaning’ plan, and more police are on the agenda for Valencia’s next mayor, Maria Jose Catala, who produced a big win
Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday’s municipal elections. Elche produced one of the
Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015
CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday’s regional elections. Needing 50 seats to grab
Environmental hitch sees plans for new Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain put on hold
PLANS to resuscitate a project to build a 1,300 home urbanisation in Pego have suffered a major blow after an environmental impact study carried out