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Three Brits and a Polish lorry driver are arrested for ‘huge marijuana smuggling ring operating between Spain and Britain’

THREE British men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for allegedly shipping ‘huge’ quantities of marijuana to the United Kingdom. A

10 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Dutch tourist thanks police officers who virtually brought him back to life after he collapsed and had no pulse during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DUTCH tourist has thanked the police for saving his life after he collapsed inside a Costa Blanca shop. He also wants to personally meet

10 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca

Hundreds join protest against controversial solar farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that ‘threatens wildlife and 10,000 trees’

OVER 300 San Miguel de Salinas residents protested in Alicante on Tuesday against plans to build a giant solar farm on prime agricultural land used

8 May, 2024 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

‘Illegal’ elderly home housing expats is shut down on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Swiss owner is arrested

AN illegal nursing home in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province has been raided by the Guardia Civil and closed down by social services.

8 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drought warning in Mallorca: Balearic Islands are placed on ‘pre-alert’ as water supplies run low

Drought warning for Spain’s Costa Blanca: Dry conditions will worsen in May due to lack of rainfall and high temperatures, experts predict

FORECASTERS are predicting hot and dry weather all during May in Alicante province, despite some rainfall at the start of the month. The State Meteorological

7 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

This region in Spain has the highest number of prestigious Blue Flag beaches – after adding three new winners

THE Valencian Community once again has the highest number of blue flag beaches in Spain- six more than in last year- totalling 159, three ahead

7 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Facebook owner Meta is being investigated by the EU over child safety concerns

Mobile phones will banned at schools across Valencia from TOMORROW – all you need to know about new rules

CHILDREN will be banned from using mobile phones in all Valencian Community schools from Monday. Devices will have to be turned off inside school areas

5 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This hotel in a ‘pueblo’ in Alicante is among the best in Spain – according to new Michelin guide

A HOTEL in a small Alicante province town has been given star recognition by the Michelin Guide in its first hotel awards for Spain The

2 May, 2024 @ 14:29

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Text fraud warning in Spain: How hundreds of parents sent €850,000 to scammers posing as their children in distress

THE Guardia Civil has arrested 102 people across Spain for a phone app scam asking victims to make bank transfers of between €800 and €55,000

1 May, 2024 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Audrey Fang murder latest: Prime suspect was made main beneficiary of Singaporean tourist’s assets before she was found butchered to death in Spain

Audrey Fang latest: Link between Singaporean tourist, 39, found butchered to death in Spain and her alleged killer is revealed – as dozens pay respect at her funeral

THE Singaporean woman, Audrey Fang, whose body was discovered this month in Murcia ditch, may have bought insurance policies from her suspected killer in 2016.

30 Apr, 2024 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Swimming pool ban in Spain: Holiday hotspot in Alicante brings in shock measure after suffering months of 'historic drought'

Wanted Russian oil tycoon is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘stealing €35m of public funds’ – according to his home country’s authorities

A RUSSIAN oil tycoon has been arrested at his Costa Blanca home over an alleged €35 million fraud in his native country. The unnamed 58-year-old

29 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with wild boar on Valencia area road

Cyclist, 59, is seriously injured after swerving to avoid a wild boar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca cyclist was seriously injured on Saturday after veering out of the way of a wild boar and crashing to the ground. The

29 Apr, 2024 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Investigation into ‘controversial’ children’s costumes at a carnival in Spain will be reopened: Costa Blanca event saw kids dressed in lingerie-style outfits

A TORREVIEJA court has reopened its inquiries into a carnival parade that included underage girls in provocative costumes including stockings, lingerie, and heels. A complaint

28 Apr, 2024 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Buzzing! Bee keepers in Valencia will receive €1.8m in aid to help fight plagues and replenish population numbers

BEEKEEPERS in the Valencia region will get an €1.8 million boost to help increase the bee population and to fight off varroosis disease. Varroa mites

26 Apr, 2024 @ 14:19

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

Belgian man, 46, is critically injured after falling and hitting his head and chest during a hike on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALPE’S municipal sports field was used as an emergency base for two helicopters on Thursday after a Belgian hiker suffered an accident on the Peñon

26 Apr, 2024 @ 11:16

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Colombian, 36, is arrested for ‘trying to smuggle a kilo of cocaine in his car boot’ on a ferry from Denia to Ibiza

A MAN has been arrested in Denia on the Costa Blanca for trying to board an Ibiza-bound ferry with over a kilo of cocaine hidden

25 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca

Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval

British drug trafficker on the run for four years is arrested at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm after a four-year search to bring him to justice.

24 Apr, 2024 @ 18:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

This is how the Elche stadium in Spain’s Costa Blanca will look like after €40million makeover

ELCHE CF has announced plans for a €40 million revamp of their Martinez Valero stadium as the club battles to get promoted to La Liga’s

24 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Italian ‘guru’ who ‘sold psychadelic drugs including ayahuasca and mushrooms’ at his ‘retreat’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca is arrested

Italian ‘guru’ who ‘sold psychedelic drugs including ayahuasca and mushrooms’ at his ‘retreat’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca is arrested

AN ITALIAN ‘guru’ has been arrested for selling psychotropic drugs from his spiritual retreat in El Campello on the Costa Blanca. The Guardia Civil were

24 Apr, 2024 @ 07:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

This little-known town on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘Europe’s Best Hidden Gem’ – according to travel experts

A TOWN just a few kilometres south of bustling Benidorm has been given the title of ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe 2024’ by the European

23 Apr, 2024 @ 07:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Revealed: Plans for new €16million beachside hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca that will count 200 rooms

PLANS for a €16 million beach-front hotel for Arenales del Sol have been submitted to Elche City Council. It will be built on Calle Albacete

22 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Woman steals identity of a dead baby before embarking on 10-year criminal career as head of a mafia gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN from the Dominican Republic used the identity of a deceased two-month-old baby to gain Spanish nationality before setting up a Costa Blanca-based criminal

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Revealed: The optimum number of steps per day to reduce your risk of heart problems and death

How taking in the sun daily can help prevent cancer and heart problems, according to scientists in Spain

FOUR out of ten adults and three out of ten children in Alicante province suffer from Vitamin D deficiency. Despite some of Spain’s biggest levels

21 Apr, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Health·Lead

Ferrari driving ‘narco boss’ is among 35 arrested in huge crackdown on drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca drugs gang led by a man who bought a €250,000 luxury car out of the proceeds, has been busted by the Guardia

20 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Murcia

Airport expansions in Spain: Both Alicante and Valencia will increase their capacity following record-breaking passenger numbers this year

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports will be ‘expanded’ in future investments by airport operator Aena. It’s chairman and CEO, Maurici Lucena, told a shareholders meeting in

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Dangerous ‘devil hitman’ from Colombia ‘who excelled in kidnap, torture and making people disappear’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COLOMBIAN hitman- nicknamed Juan Diablo- has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The fugitive is a key figure in the Los Lobos criminal gang

17 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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