IN PICS: ‘Poppy Appeal’ on Costa Blanca launched at Royal British Legion parade in Benidorm
THE UK ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis, made his first official visit to Benidorm on Saturday for the official Poppy Appeal launch on the
Body is found in the hunt for Brit who went missing from Torrevieja last month
The body of a missing British expat- originally from Oxfordshire- has been discovered in a wooded area near to the Torrevieja salt lake. Marc Tulloch
WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy
BENIDORM’S Terra Natura park has opened a solar power plant capable of generating over 1,000 kW clean energy. The park says it is a major
Farmers and growers rejoice over heavy rain which has revived drought-hit crops in Alicante
TORRENTIAL rain caused by DANA Alice in Alicante province has been welcomed by local farmers and growers. They say the downpours have been beneficial for
Costa Blanca council admits- three months later- that cyberhackers may have stolen personal details of residents
VILLAJOYOSA residents have been warned that their personal details may have been hacked after a cyberattack on the council’s computer network on July 2. Over
Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park ordered to close down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system
AN ANONYMOUS pollution complaint led to the Guardia Civil uncovering an illegal mobile home park site. Guardamar del Segura council has ordered the facility to
Orange alert for heavy rain and storms for parts of Costa Blanca and Valencia
AN ORANGE alert for heavy rain is in force on Monday for parts of the Valencian Community. The warning from State Weather forecaster Aemet runs
RED ALERT continues with heavy rain battering the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
HEAVY rain has battered parts of Alicante Province and the Murcia region that are under an red alert for extreme weather until 11.59pm on Friday
RED ALERT for extreme weather kicks in for Costa Blanca and Murcia regions
A RED alert for extreme weather started on Friday at 10am for parts of Alicante province and the Murcia region. The warning from state weather
Small Costa Blanca town takes on mighty New York for top tourist innovation award
BENISSA on the Costa Blanca has made it to the final three battling it out to become the winner of the ‘Innovative Tourist Destination’ accolade
RED ALERT ‘extreme risk’ warning for heavy rain and storms this Friday for Costa Blanca and Murcia in Spain
A RED alert warning for heavy rain and storms has been issued for parts of the Costa Blanca and the Murcia region on Friday. The
Warning of ‘abundant rainfall’ lasting for four days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HEAVY rain is predicted to hit Alicante province from Thursday with the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) placing a yellow alert for the north of the
Police arrest man who stole €7k of jewellery from his aunt and was flying to UK from Costa Blanca airport
A MAN stole €7,000 of jewellery from his aunt and was arrested before he could board a UK-bound flight at Alicante-Elche airport. Authorities have not
Benidorm gets €6.4m of EU money in fresh attempt to turn old bullring into major cultural venue
BENIDORM has secured €6.4 million of EU funding for its long-awaited redevelopment of the old bullring. Plans were first announced nearly five years ago for
French murder fugitive chased on Costa Blanca motorway with vehicle towing stolen boat
A FRENCH fugitive wanted for murder stole a boat from his native country but was arrested on a Costa Blanca motorway- after the craft’s GPS
Benidorm to crack down on ‘offensive’ shop window displays
BENIDORM is clamping down on shop window and street displays featuring items with obscene messages in English and Spanish. T-shirts are among the main offenders
Property boom continues with prices rising by 15% in just a year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOUSE prices soared by 15.3% in Alicante province during the third-quarter of 2025 compared to the same three months last year- according to figures from
Storm warnings downgraded to yellow alert as serious flood fears recede in Valencia
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet), has downgraded its severe weather alert from orange to yellow as of 10am on Tuesday for coastal areas of Valencia and
OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect arrested for drug trafficking on Costa Blanca
THE wife of the alleged killer of John George, whose body was found dumped in a Costa Blanca ditch last January, has been arrested after
REVEALED: The top crime hot spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca in first half of 2025
ALICANTE province’s crime rate has risen by 4.7% during the first six months of 2025- compared to the same period last year. The figures from
Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences
A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for
Costa Blanca bank phone scam conned victims across Spain out of €100k
SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa Blanca for being part of a phone scam where 42 victims across Spain were conned out of
WATCH: Police bust gang who pocketed €560k by supplying high-speed boats to migrant smugglers in Spain
A GANG made €560,000 by supplying high-speed boats to traffickers transporting illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. Six members of the crew have been arrested
Irish crime boss John Gilligan is bailed over drug lab charges after spending eight months behind bars in Spain
IRISH mobster John Gilligan has been released from prison after being arrested in December for running a pink cocaine drug laboratory at his Orihuela Costa
‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia boss who fled to Costa Blanca with his family is arrested in Spain
A MAFIA boss described as a ‘dangerous fugitive’ by Italian authorities has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after fleeing to Spain with his family.
Thief causes concern by stealing 30 foreign car number plates within a week in Costa Blanca tourist town
A MAN stole 30 foreign car number plates in a week in Denia, causing concern amongst residents and tourists. The thief, 56, targetted plates from