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Norwegian tourist ‘stabs her husband to death in front of their three children’ during argument on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NORWEGIAN woman has been arrested on the Orihuela Costa for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in front of their three young children. The

2 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Evacuated residents return to their homes following ‘severe’ forest fire in Alicante

OVER 150 residents evacuated from a small Alicante province town returned home on Thursday, almost 48 hours after the start of a forest fire. The

1 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Why a Benidorm restaurant owner got arrested after three burglars were caught red-handed by police

Benidorm appeals record €330m fine over land dispute that would leave the resort bankrupt

BENIDORM City Council has gone to Spain’s Supreme Court to challenge a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest payments that could bankrupt

1 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘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

31 Jul, 2024 @ 16:26

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Brits and locals march against bio-waste plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but why are they against the project?

UP to a thousand residents marched in Los Montesinos on Tuesday to protest against the council deciding to house a regional biowaste recycling plant. Locals

31 Jul, 2024 @ 15:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Norwegian expat is arrested after falsely claiming the €70,000 he lost at casinos in Alicante was the result of credit card fraud

A NORWEGIAN man lost almost €70,000 at Alicante province gambling saloons and tried to get his money back from his bank by claiming he was

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

29 Jul, 2024 @ 17:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tourist, 52, drowns off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca – just days after tragic deaths of husband and wife in their 80s in Alicante

A MAN drowned at El Campello’s Muchavista beach on Sunday, three days after a Madrid couple in their eighties died at Guardamar’s central beach. On

29 Jul, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Double tragedy in Alicante: Husband, 87, has fatal heart attack while swimming in the sea before wife, 85, suffers identical fate while diving in to rescue him

A MARRIED couple in their eighties drowned at Guardamar del Segura’s central beach on Thursday. The man, 87, and woman, 85, from Madrid were on

25 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain's war on tourist apartments continues with new law set to come into effect this week

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

24 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

23 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

‘Fried egg’ jellyfish are washing up on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but are they dangerous?

A TYPE of jellyfish that looks like a fried egg has made an earlier than normal appearance on Alicante province beaches. Known as Cotylorhiza tuberculata,

23 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Opponents fight biowaste recycling plant decision after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain's Costa Blanca

Residents fight plans for biowaste recycling plant after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROTEST has been called for next week against a regional biowaste recycling plant which Los Montesinos council has agreed to take on. Some residents

22 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Environment

Victory for expat family trying to prevent tourist flats being built on ‘their land’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN AUSTRIAN family fighting the building of nine villas on their former garden taken away by an old land-snatch law, has won an temporary injunction

22 Jul, 2024 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’

TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in

18 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

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

17 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Health·Lead

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

17 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

British-Norwegian gang which ‘created and sold fake IDs’ in Spain is busted

FOUR British and Norwegian men have been arrested for running a gang that produced fake ID cards to rip-off phone companies and banks. Six people-

17 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Sunbed wars crackdown in Spain: Beachgoers on the Costa Blanca will be fined for placing towels down too early – and if they abandon their spot for too long

BEACH hoggers will be fined for nipping out before breakfast to place sunbeds, towels and umbrellas to reserve spots on Calpe beaches in Alicante province.

17 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat, 74, dies in Spain after plunging three metres into construction zone at a Costa Blanca shopping centre

A 74-year-old British woman fell to her death at the Playa Flamenca commercial centre on the Orihuela Costa last Friday. Hilary Philips was walking along

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

15 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Masked violent gang robbed luxury holiday villas by following owners into homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VIOLENT robbery gang targeting luxury villas across Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Three men and three women were detained in

15 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm introduces a new hoist to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim

Benidorm brings in new equipment to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim

BENIDORM is making life much easier for people with mobility issues to have a swim at the beach. The popular Costa Blanca resort has installed

13 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Car insurance agent pocketed customer premiums in mass fraud on the Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca motor insurance agent has been accused of pocketing premiums paid by 27 clients who unknowingly were not covered to drive their vehicles.

12 Jul, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Benidorm boosting police patrols and using drones to pinpoint any trouble this Sunday as England play Spain in the Euro 2024 final

Benidorm boosts police presence and will use drones to pinpoint trouble on Sunday as England play Spain in the Euro 2024 final

BENIDORM is taking measures to ensure that everybody enjoys watching Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain in local bars without any trouble. The

11 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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