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Hot location: This Costa Blanca town has seen property prices rise faster than any other coastal municipality in Spain

ORIHUELA on the southern Costa Blanca has seen the largest rise in house prices per m2 in the last year of any coastal municipality in

26 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Nine swimmers are rescued by lifeguards on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘ignoring yellow and red flags’

A SUNDAY of sheer recklessness saw nine people rescued from El Campello’s two main beaches on the Costa Blanca. The bathers blatantly ignored yellow and

26 Aug, 2024 @ 17:19

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Drought warning in Spain: Third town on the Costa Blanca is told it faces water cuts if residents fail to cut back on usage

A THIRD Costa Blanca municipality faces cuts to domestic water supplies if residents don’t take ‘extreme measures’ to economise during the ongoing drought. The stark

22 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits

A SCAM based in Benidorm promising instant high returns on investments has been busted by the Policia Nacional after pocketing over €339,000 since 2021. Four

21 Aug, 2024 @ 12:37

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Smuggler steals a boat from tourist hotspot in Alicante to ferry migrants between Africa and Spain

THE Guardia Civil have impounded a boat stolen in Alicante province that ferried migrants from Algeria to the Balearic Islands. Officers intercepted the craft with

21 Aug, 2024 @ 11:14

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Lead

Watch: Bizarre moment a topless man on a horse exits his local corner shop in Spain

AN Elche Policia Local officer opened the door of a city grocery store on Monday and was greeted by the sight of a shirtless man

20 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Video

Costa Blanca mayor accused of punching elderly resident after long-standing feud amidst calls for him to resign

A WAR of words has broken out over an alleged assault by Dolores mayor, Joaquin Hernandez on a 71-year-old resident as political opponents demanded that

19 Aug, 2024 @ 15:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Dozens of boat migrants arrive on popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca – including children, pregnant woman and wheelchair user

A STREAM of migrant boats have landed on the Costa Blanca in the last 24 hours according to the Cruz Roja. Three boats arrived late

19 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Anti-tourism’ movement arrives to Spain’s Costa Blanca: ‘Tourists go home’ banner is seen for the first time in resort popular with Brits

A BANNER opposing mass tourism has appeared for the first time on a Marina Alta beach in Alicante province. The 15-metre-long display was unfurled at

19 Aug, 2024 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expats and locals in Spain are forced to live on bottled water as local tap supply ‘is not even safe for brushing teeth’

THE mass distribution of bottled water eventually started on Friday in a Costa Blanca municipality where drinking tap water was banned a week earlier due

16 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Romance scam sees woman in Spain pay €140,000 to who she believed was her lover recovering in a US hospital

A WOMAN was tricked out of over €140,000 by believing she was in an online romantic relationship with a man in the United States. The

16 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

UK passengers make up a third of record April figures at Costa Blanca airport

Storms cause cancellations and delays at Costa Blanca airport with travellers told to check for latest information

STORMS that hit the Costa Blanca on Wednesday have caused a string of delays plus two cancellations to services arriving at Alicante-Elche airport. Airport operator

14 Aug, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Yellow alert issued for rain and storms this Thursday in Valencia region

Storm and hail warnings across Spain’s Valencia region as a so-called ‘DANA’ rolls in

STORMS and hail arrived in parts of the Valencian Community on Tuesday with an orange warning activated by state forecaster Aemet for heavy rain in

13 Aug, 2024 @ 19:15

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Benidorm mobility scooter rider, 83, in serious condition after plunging five metres into a ravine

AN 83-YEAR-OLD man suffered serious injuries in Benidorm on Sunday after his mobility scooter spun five metres down into a ravine. The crash knocked him

12 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tap water bans extended on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Second town is told its supply is not fit for human consumption

BENITATXELL has become the second Costa Blanca town to impose a ban on drinking tap water. It follows parts of neighbouring Teulada that introduced a

12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:50

Costa Blanca·Lead

Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm

A WOMAN wanted by Turkey on charges of being a member of an armed terrorist organisation has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a

12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:02

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Nursing home resident, 87, is robbed of €80,000 life savings by care worker on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA nursing home worker has been arrested along with a man for clearing out over €80,000 from an 87-year-old female resident. The woman was

10 Aug, 2024 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Biggest fireworks night of the year will light up the sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend

ALTEA hosts its massive Castell de l’Olla firework display this Saturday evening in the biggest summer night of lights and colours on the Alicante province

9 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police in Alicante area rescue 'sweating' baby trapped in car with 40C temperatures outside

Police in Spain rescue baby trapped in car amid 40C temperatures

POLICE in Elda forced open a car with an 11-month-old baby trapped inside as temperatures reached 40C outside the vehicle. It was a mother’s nightmare

8 Aug, 2024 @ 19:30

Alicante·Lead

Victory for expats and locals on Spain’s Costa Blanca after plans for controversial biowaste plant are pulled

PEOPLE power has forced Los Montesinos council into a quick reversal of its decision to offer up free land to house a biowaste recycling plant

8 Aug, 2024 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante area population passes two million mark boosted by foreign migrants

Alicante population breaks the two million mark following surge in British and other foreign residents

ALICANTE province’s population has broken the two million mark according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) with foreign migrants fuelling the increase. Based

8 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Cheeky thief steals from bathers and then demands money for return of items at popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Alert in Alicante: Man is arrested for ‘attacking and robbing tourists’ on popular beach – before ‘demanding money to return the stolen goods’

A MAN has been arrested in Denia for allegedly robbing and attacking bathers at a local beach. The 30-year-old Moroccan national was remanded into custody

8 Aug, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man is gored by bull during traditional festival in eastern Spain: 32-year-old is hospitalised with serious injuries

A 32-YEAR-OLD man was seriously injured after being gored on the first night of Calpe’s ‘Bous al Carrer’ bull runs in Alicante province. The incident

7 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Tap water warning in Spain: Supplies are ‘not fit for human consumption’ in these areas on the Costa Blanca

TEULADA City Council has announced that water is unfit for human consumption in a large part of the Alicante province municipality. The authority has introduced

6 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Super speed camera is installed on major road on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Device uses microwave signals to detect how fast a vehicle is travelling

MOTORISTS have been warned about a new ‘sophisticated’ speed trap that has appeared on a key Torrevieja entrance route. The unit has been installed on

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drowning crisis in Spain: Three-month death toll on the Costa Blanca is higher than whole of 2023

MORE people drowned on Alicante province beaches between May and July than in the whole of 2023 according to the Spanish Lifesaving Federation. 18 fatalities

2 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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