Bizarre Benidorm discovery of urn containing human ashes in supermarket locker
BENIDORM police are trying to find the custodian of an urn containing human ashes which was left in a city supermarket. The surprise discovery was
‘Dangerous’ British fugitive accused of drug trafficking is arrested in Costa Blanca expat hotspot
A BRITISH fugitive described by authorities as ‘dangerous’ and how was about to be placed on the UK’s Most Wanted list has been arrested in
Popular Costa Blanca beach has swimming ban imposed due to water quality concerns
SANTA Pola council banned swimming at one of the municipality’s main beaches on Thursday over concerns about water quality. Tests by the General Directorate of
Costa Blanca drama as boy, 9, is injured after golf buggy plunges off a bridge
A BOY, 9, escaped with minor injuries after a golf buggy plunged off a bridge at the La Marquesa golf course in Quesada. A fire
Costa Blanca horror as Benidorm police rescue boy, 8, who sat on skyscraper balcony air con unit while father went shopping
POLICE dashed to rescue a young boy who clambered onto a balcony air conditioning unit on the 21st floor of a Benidorm skyscraper. The child,
New Costa Blanca ‘super’ speed camera becomes Spain’s second-busiest with over 72,000 penalties in a year
A SOPHISTICATED radar speed trap in Torrevieja claimed 72,557 law-breakers in its first full year of operation, according to the Associated European Motorists association(AEA). The
Three Brits arrested for buying 100 kilos of cocaine in Spain which they were going to smuggle into UK
THREE British men have been arrested at an Alicante province warehouse for buying and then trying to ship over 100 kilos of cocaine to the
Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘suffocates in unbearable humidity’ as yellow alert extended across coastline ahead of heat wave peak tomorrow
A FRESH heat alert have been issued for Alicante province with forecasters expecting inland highs to reach at least 40C with more torrid humid nights
Pickpocket gang targeting Spain’s tourist hotspots gets caught ‘red-handed’ by Costa Blanca police
A PICKPOCKET crew that plundered foreign tourists along Spain’s Mediterranean coast has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. Two men and two women
Belgian tourist drives van over his girlfriend following furious Costa Blanca campsite row
A BELGIAN man has been arrested for running over his girlfriend at a Costa Blanca campsite and then fleeing the scene. The Guardia Civil confirmed
Benidorm earns €100k from its first local fines for illegal holiday rental flats
BENIDORM City Council has pocketed over €100,000 from its first fines against illegal tourist accommodation since assuming local enforcement powers last year. Prior to that
New heatwave warnings for Costa Blanca with Saharan hot air mass set to last for days
A BRIEF respite from last week’s heatwave has ended in Alicante province with a yellow warning for extreme temperatures this Tuesday. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet)
Police evict 50 people including children from ex-Costa Blanca hotel who lived there on illegal long-term rental contracts
THE Guardia Civil evicted around 50 long-term residents from a former Torrevieja hotel on Monday after a court ruled that a third-party agency illegally let
Police raid two ‘pink cocaine’ labs supplying dangerous drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja
AN INVESTIGATION into a series of robberies resulted in the discovery of a criminal gang who manufactured ‘pink cocaine’ at two Torrevieja addresses. Eight men
Wild car chase on the Costa Blanca sees gangsters ram police vehicle as eight AK47 ‘weapons of war’ are seized
FOUR men have been arrested for possessing eight automatic Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles following a high speed car chase between Alicante province and the Murcia region.
Police bust Costa Blanca cannabis club that sold drugs to foreign tourists
SIX people have been arrested in Denia for selling drugs to tourists at a cannabis club. Detainees included the club president and secretary. The Policia
Orange heatwave alert issued for Spain’s Costa Blanca with temperatures soaring up to 40C
THE Costa Blanca is bracing itself for the biggest heatwave of the year so far, with temperatures expected to hit 40C in some inland areas
Belgian man, 59, arrested after 43-year-old neighbour dies in car park fight on the Costa Blanca
A BITTER long-running feud between two neighbours in a Denia apartment block has resulted in the death of a 43-year-old man. The Policia Nacional have
Over 200 police officers make 90 arrests during massive swoop on Costa Blanca market selling fake goods
ONE of the biggest-ever operations in Spain against markets selling fake goods took place in Elche earlier this month. Over 200 Policia Nacional officers swarmed
Cruel Benidorm estate agent father-and-son jailed for arranging sham lockdown wedding to fleece pensioner out of €100,000
AN ALICANTE court has sentenced a Benidorm estate agent and his son to over three years each in jail after conning a vulnerable elderly man
Benidorm’s bars stock up with extra beer ahead of England’s first World Cup match on Wednesday night
BENIDORM’S bar and restaurant owners are expecting beer sales to soar by 30% as England fans watch their team’s first World Cup match against Croatia
Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot
A 33-YEAR-OLD Czech woman went through a two-day kidnapping and sexual assault ordeal after letting a homeless couple- also from the Czech Republic- stay in
British father blames teenage son’s sudden death while on holiday in Benidorm on vape oil
A BRITISH teenager has died during a Costa Blanca holiday after an adverse reaction to vape oil, his family has said. Harry Whitton, 18, from
Benidorm introduces high-tech system to help locals and tourists find car park spaces
BENIDORM is now providing ‘real-time’ details about car park spaces via its roadside information signs. The City Council says it is part of its commitment
Alicante hits two million residents and GDP doubles in 25 years – but still ranks 45th out of 52 Spanish provinces for wealth per capita
A STUDY says that Alicante province’s population is now over two million people and its economy is growing at a record rate- but the area
Popular Costa Blanca street market raided with 12 traders arrested for selling fake football shirts ahead of the World Cup
12 PEOPLE have been arrested for selling fake goods at the weekly Torrecremada Park street market in Denia. The Policia Nacional and Denia’s Policia Local
