‘Severe’ wildfire in Alicante sparks evacuation of residents amid crippling heatwave
A FOREST fire has destroyed around 320 hectares of land in Alicante province and caused the evacuation of residents. The blaze was reported on Tuesday
Tourists can now use Uber Eats on major beaches in Benidorm and Alicante
SUNBATHERS on two major Costa Blanca beaches won’t have to move far if they want food and water, or perhaps they’ve forgotten something important like
British tourist, 21, found dead in hotel room in Spain’s Benidorm: Cause of death remains unknown
A BRITISH tourist was found dead in his hotel bedroom by his friends during a holiday in Benidorm. Harvey Dominy, 21, from Merthyr Tydfil was
Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days
ONCE upon a time, a weekend at Benicassim festival was the stuff of legend. I myself have heard many a tale – via my party-animal
Police arrest child rape suspect in Spain wanted by the FBI in the United States
A SPANIARD accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in the United States has been arrested in the Valencia area. The Guardia Civil carried out an
Airbnb crackdown in Spain continues: Major tourist region will outlaw lockboxes for collecting and returning keys
TOUGH new regulations on tourist accommodation in the Valencian Community will include a ban on installing automatic boxes on outside walls and public areas for
Tragedy in Benidorm: 85-year-old man dies on shore of popular tourist beach
AN 85-year-old man died on Tuesday on the Levante beach in the popular tourist city of Benidorm, on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coast. According to sources
Plans to turn a former US military base in Spain into a refugee camp are abandoned following outcry
PLANS to convert an old American military base into a migrant reception centre have been scrapped due to the dilapidated state of the buildings and
Huge €350million shopping centre is coming to Spain’s Valencia – this is what we know
VALENCIA City Council has approved plans for a new shopping centre in Malilla next to the Neuva Fe which will cost over €350 million to
Protesters in Spain form human chains on beaches over controversial housing law
HUMAN chains were formed on beaches across the Valencia and Murcia regions on Saturday to demand action to stop sand erosion and potential evictions of
Dutch tourist, 45, dies while swimming off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 45-year-old man died on Sunday while swimming at El Campello’s Morro Blanca cove in Alicante province. The area is regarded as quiet sheltered spot
Group of 20 professional pickpockets who travelled to Spain’s Valencia to target tourists are arrested
THE POLICIA Nacional has arrested 20 members of a travelling pickpocket gang who set up pitch in the Valencia area after arriving from Madrid. The
Oil slick that forced three beaches to close in Spain’s Valencia sparks investigation
THE Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the oil slick that forced the closure of three beaches in the south of Valencia City.
French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police
A 60-year-old French woman found stabbed to death in her motorhome next to a Castellon province beach was travelling alone. Her body was discovered around
French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone
THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body
Brits visiting Benidorm are advised to avoid alcohol and sunbathing during crippling 41C heatwave this weekend
BRITS visiting Benidorm this week have been warned to avoid drinking and sunbathing during the day. That’s the advice of state weather agency AEMET, which
Benidorm bans smoking on two of its most popular beaches – and plans to create ‘smoke-free’ zones in other areas of the resort ‘soon’
TWO of Benidorm’s best-known beaches have banned tobacco smoking. The change covers the Levante and Poniente beaches thanks to an agreement signed between the the
Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A NEW call has been made for tolls on the AP-7 motorway in the Vega Baja to be suspended after the government said the road
Body of swimmer in his 50s is found floating off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE body of a man thought to be aged between 50 and 60 was discovered yesterday floating off the coast of Alicante, on Spain’s Costa
Oil slick stretching for two kilometres pollutes three popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Valencia coast
THREE beaches south of Valencia City were closed to bathers on Tuesday after a two kilometre oil slick appeared with some of the spillage landing
Good news for motorists in Alicante as city’s motorway ring-road goes ‘toll free’ until October to ease traffic jams
ALICANTE’S AP-7 motorway ring road has become toll free until October in a bid to ease traffic jams in the area. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente,
Benidorm brothel exploited vulnerable women round-the-clock with four victims rescued by police
FOUR women have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm after being forced to work as prostitutes in a city apartment converted into a
Hundreds protest against mass tourism in Costa Blanca which makes housing an ‘unattainable luxury for the majority’
ORGANISERS claim that over 700 people joined an Alicante protest on Saturday against mass tourism which is pushing up property prices. The event saw demonstrators
Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain
A MAN allegedly killed his wife with a shotgun on Sunday and then took his own life at their home in the El Postiguet beach
Big screens, extra security measures and the promise of a major party in Madrid: Spain and England fans prepare for the Euro 2024 final
THOUSANDS of Spain and England fans were preparing for the Euro 2024 final on Sunday, both in the streets of Berlin and on Spanish shores.
Big stars including the Black Eyed Peas, Jess Glynne, and Sam Ryder gear up for Spain’s top outdoor music festival
SPAIN’S biggest party – the Festival Internacional de Benicassim – kicks off four days of top musical entertainment this Thursday(July 18). Located on the east