Residents angry about quarry getting environmental go-ahead to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RESIDENTS group in San Miguel de Salinas say they don’t want a clay quarry to reopen because of heavy lorries using narrow roads and
Benidorm blitz on electric scooter law-breakers results in five seizures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE ELECTRIC scooters have been removed off Benidorm streets so far this August for not complying with municipal laws. Benidorm’s Policia Local have been carrying
Pedal power as cyclists protest over cycle routes being removed in Costa Blanca city in Spain
DOZENS of cyclists temporarily blocked the removal of a second cycle lane in Elche ordered by the new Partido Popular-Vox council. Workers were preparing to
New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie release is great news for official toy maker based on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return for their latest big screen adventure Mutant Mayhem, which hits Spain’s cinemas on Friday- and the new film is
Young hiker may have died from heatstroke during long steep mountain walk with family members in Spain’s Alicante area
A 28-YEAR-OLD man died while hiking with family members in the northern hills of Alicante province on Tuesday. One suggestion is that heatstroke may have
Umbrellas at the ready as sudden end to heatwave heralds rain this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE FOURTH official heatwave of the year in the Valencian Community is set to end with a sudden temperature drop this Sunday accompanied by showers.
Jealous expat who stabbed girlfriend and dumped body in rubbish container gets jail time cut on Spain’s Costa Blanca
VALENCIA’S Supreme Court has cut four years from the prison term of a Dutch national who stabbed his girlfriend 15 times and dumped her body
Axe-wielding jilted husband, 40, kidnaps wife’s lover, 28, before forcing him to undress while taking ‘degrading’ photos on his phone on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VILLAJOYOSA court is investigating the kidnapping of a man, 28, who was forced to pose for degrading naked photos at the behest of a
Russian businessman accused of mass fraud is arrested at Benidorm police station in Spain as he applied for asylum
A FORMER Russian company boss got a shock at Benidorm police station where we went to process his asylum application but ended up collared on
Norwegian expat, 54, laid dead in his Costa Blanca home for ‘at least 10 days’: Body is discovered after neighbours complained of foul smell
A STRONG stench wafting from a Torrevieja flat forced a Guardia Civil break-in with the discovery of a man’s body which had been lying there
Benidorm and Murcia Terra Natura parks in Spain report profits that are higher than before Covid pandemic
THE TERRA NATURA wildlife parks in Benidorm and Murcia have boosted profits last year to surpass 2019 figures after dips caused by the Covid pandemic.
Fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for running fake property website and pocketing money from victims
A MAN who scammed €90,000 in just over six months from people using his fake real estate website has been arrested in Alicante Province. The
Benidorm’s busy roads suggest record-breaking summer season at resort popular with British holidaymakers in Spain
BENIDORM’S high tourist bookings are indicative of a busy summer season, but another positive sign is the number of motorists using local roads which is
High rentals charged by tourist apartments are forcing young people out of Costa Blanca city in Spain
SANTA POLA council has been told to sort out an ‘uncontrolled rise in tourist apartments’ which is raising rental costs and allegedly forcing younger people
Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks robbed by men who spied on them on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO street thieves have been arrested in Calpe close to a bank where they stole €4,000 from an elderly man last May. The men of
Troubled hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticised for patient delays will not return to private management
TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL and its associated health department will not return to private management according to the new Valencian Health Minister, Marciano Gomez. The hospital was
Emergency 112 number gets 11,177 calls about animals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S emergency 112 number has received 11,177 calls this year up to August 15 about animals. Over half of the calls- 58%- were
New €4 million municipal park set for October construction finish in British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK on the long-awaited new municipal park for Torrevieja’s La Siesta area should be finished by October. The area covers 44,000 m2 and has cost
Local centre reopening for ambulance call outs after claims people died due to late arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HEALTH emergency co-ordination centre(CICU) will be restored to Alicante province- just months after it was integrated into one Valencian region facility. Alicante’s CICU shut
Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain
A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The
Unique firework display dating back to Middle Ages set to light up Sunday night sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of Spain’s most spectacular firework displays takes place this Sunday which has been recognised by UNESCO as an ‘Intangible Heritage of Humanity’. Elche’s Nit
Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain
THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been
Spain’s biggest-ever seizure of illegal vapes aimed at child smokers in Alicante province
SPAIN’S biggest-ever seizure of illegal vaping units has taken place on an Alicante province industrial estate with 8,615 vapes confiscated along with associated charging units.
Benidorm shops openly selling cannabis next to popular tourist beach are closed down by police in Spain
SIX BENIDORM stores openly selling cannabis and other drugs in the Levante beach and Marina areas have been closed down by the Policia Nacional. 22
Alicante surpasses Sevilla to become Spain’s fourth most populated regionÂ
ALICANTE has become Spain’s fourth most populated city after gaining 44,180 new residents in the last year, according to Spain’s Institute of National Statistics (INE).
New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this ThursdayÂ
ALICANTE province will experience extremely hot temperatures of up to 43 degrees tomorrow, Thursday August 10. The region will be hit by a new heatwave