Tiny town in Spain launches a dating app in a bid to save itself from depopulation
A SMALL Alicante province town has launched a phone app that it hopes will fight depopulation by bringing together single people. Salinas in the Alto
Huge annual St. Patrick’s Day parade coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend – all you need to know
SPAIN’S biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade takes place this Sunday on the southern Costa Blanca. Cabo Roig on the Orihuela Costa will be a sea
Senate votes to end ‘unique’ coastal homes being classified as being on public domain land in Spain BUT decision could be overturned
SPAIN’S upper house of parliament, the Senate, has passed an amendment to the Coastal Law to protect the ‘unique homes’ on the coast. The measure
New high-speed rail routes in Spain: British expat hotspots on the Costa Blanca will be directly connected to these three fantastic cities
HIGH speed train services from state operator Renfe departing from Elche, Orihuela and Murcia will be directly linked to three Castilla y Leon region cities
Iconic hotel in Spain’s Torrevieja goes up for sale at €6million
A POPULAR Torrevieja hotel with stunning sea views has gone up for sale for €6 million in a quiet residential area of the city The
Drought latest in Spain: Water pressure to be reduced on the Costa Blanca – this is all you need to know
OVERNIGHT water pressure levels have been cut in Alicante City to conserve reduced supplies due to the ongoing drought. The Jucar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), which
Alicante airport breaks February record with one MILLION passengers – over a third of which were British
A NEW February passenger record has been set by Alicante-Elche airport which welcomed just over one million travellers last month. Over a third of the
Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash
A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has
This airport in Spain has been crowned the ‘Best in Europe’ by travel experts
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has once again been recognised as the best airport in Europe that serves 15 to 25 million passengers. The prestigious award for 2023
‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed
THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be
Escaped African Lynx found in garden on Spain’s Costa del Sol was illegally flown in from Russia
AN escaped African Lynx escaped from a Marbella home and ended up in the garden of a house some 20 kilometres away. The 20-kilo animal
Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house
British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998
THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000
Thousands join protest against ‘senseless’ solar power plant being built on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ESTIMATED 3,000 people hit the streets of San Miguel de Salinas on Sunday to oppose controversial plans for a massive solar farm. The San
Italian gangster, 38, is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Fugitive hid among the expat community for years to avoid jail at home
AN Italian fugitive who faces 20 years in prison for drug trafficking charges has been arrested in a holiday apartment in Arenales del Sol. The
Three family members are killed in a tower block fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE members of the same family died in an apartment block fire in the early hours of Monday morning in Villajoyosa. The blaze started in
Council has to pay ‘millions’ in compensation for illegally-granted building licence approved by law-breaking mayor in 2008 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca council will have to pay the equivalent of a third of its annual budget as compensation for an illegally-approved building that was
Spanish priest is removed from his Costa Blanca parish for calling Pope Francis a ‘heretic’
THE bishop of the Orihuela-Alicante diocese has suspended San Isidro’s parish priest for branding Pope Francis a ‘heretic’. Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla took the tough
Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province. One villa was located
Plan for major new route moves forward to link motorway with popular expat city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS costing around €30 million for a third exit road between the AP-7 and the Marina Alta are set to move forward. The Ministry of
Popular urban park set for summer reopening after three-year closure after contractor walked away from project on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A POPULAR Javea park could reopen in time for the summer, after it was closed for renovation work- way back in September 2021. A contractor
Revealed: The most expensive areas to buy a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE costliest area for properties on the Costa Blanca has been revealed to be on the Calpe coast. Buyers looking to purchase a home by
Police bike rammed and officer injured during dramatic high-speed pursuit of motorist who didn’t pay for petrol on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MOTORIST rammed two Guardia Civil motorbike riders at the end of a high-speed chase on the outskirts of Valencia City. The driver drove off
Polish fugitive, 34, is dramatically arrested in Spain’s Benidorm resort for ‘kidnapping, sexual assault, fraud’ and a list of other serious charges
A POLISH fugitive has been arrested in Benidorm after fleeing his home country where he had been serving a seven year jail term. The man,
Benidorm will FINALLY have a funeral home and crematorium after almost 20 years of waiting
BENIDORM is set to get its first funeral home/crematorium after plans have been mired in red tape since 2005. Families have been going to Villajoyosa
Sewage ‘is being dumped in the sea off Benidorm’: Ecologists in Spain demand action
COMPLAINTS about untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea off Benidorm have prompted two councils to demand urgent action. The El Xoriguer environmentalist group says