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Antique Gun Collector Fatally Kills Himself By Accident On Spain's Costa Blanca

Antique gun collector kills himself by accident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 62-year old antique weapons collector died in Santa Pola after one of his pieces discharged accidentally. Concerned relatives contacted the Policia Nacional saying they

17 Jan, 2023 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police Simultaneously Raid Six Indoor Marijuana Farms On Spain's Costa Blanca And Murcia

Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia

AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia. 2,181 plants were removed by

16 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Big forest fire forces residents to be evacuated in Alicante area of Spain

A forest fire has forced the evacuation of residents in the Aigues municipality of Alicante Province on Monday morning. The blaze was reported at 7.30

16 Jan, 2023 @ 11:09

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Staff Working In Spain For Uk Health Company Plan Legal Action After Pre Christmas Sackings

Staff sacked by UK health company in Spain’s Costa Blanca taking legal action after pre-Christmas dismissals

A GROUP of disgruntled expats are taking legal action after their UK health company shut down without warning in Spain just before Christmas. The 40

15 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm Vets In Spain Solve Infection Affecting Eye Sight Of Giant Indian Python

OPEN WIDE! Benidorm vets in Spain solve mouth infection causing eye problem for giant python

A team of vets have solved eye sight issues affecting a giant Indian python snake at Benidorm’s Terra Natura. Valencia is a 14-year-old python weighing

14 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Popular Benidorm area beach is losing sand on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FINESTRAT council wants to stop the erosion of sand from Cala de Finestrat beach on the northern Costa Blanca. It’s an urban cove of around

13 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Police close marijuana farms in ‘upmarket’ urbanisations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil have shut down three indoor marijuana farms in rented properties on what they described as ‘upmarket’ urbanisations in Calpe. Over a thousand

13 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Angry farmers from south-eastern Spain descend on Madrid over major threat to crop irrigation

UP to 15,000 farmers took to the streets of Madrid on Wednesday to protest against new protection rules for the river Tajo which will cut

11 Jan, 2023 @ 19:15

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain

FOUR gang members have been arrested for kidnapping and injurying a man in Callosa de Segura. The victim was held for four days last April

11 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

Embraced bodies of elderly couple found inside Costa Blanca home in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a German couple in their Teulada house in Alicante Province. A man called emergency services after discovering

11 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain

POLICE have busted an Alicante Province gang that exported stolen cars to France following two-and-a-half years of investigations. 15 people have been arrested in a

11 Jan, 2023 @ 12:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Wanted US fugitive who 'hired a hitman to kill his three brothers' but ended up killing his teenage sister is arrested at major airport in eastern Spain|

Strong passenger recovery at Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain during 2022

PASSENGERS returned in their droves last year to Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports according to figures released by operator Aena on Tuesday. Alicante-Elche airport registered 13.2

10 Jan, 2023 @ 20:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Driver walks away from van following 60 metre ravine plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante Province motorist cheated death on Tuesday when his van plunged 60 metres down a ravine in the Petrer area. The 24-year-old man was

10 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Home owner discovers three Roman artefacts in basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Santa Pola villa owner got a big surprise during a full clean of her property before putting it up for sale. She went into

10 Jan, 2023 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Resort In Spain Erects Fence To Protect Nesting Birds In Sand Dunes

Costa Blanca resort in Spain erecting fence to protect nesting birds in sand dunes

DENIA’S sand dunes are having wire fences put up to protect vulnerable flora and fauna from unwelcome visitors. Work started last month on erecting a

10 Jan, 2023 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

2022 was hottest year on record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain had their hottest year in 2022 since modern records began. The state meteorological office Aemet said on

9 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Costa Blanca city in Spain has largest number of registered Ukrainians in Spain

TORREVIEJA is home to the largest Ukrainian community in Spain according to municipal padron figures. The Costa Blanca city has always been a big draw

9 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

British Run Horse Rescue Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca Makes New Year Appeal To Get An Eu Cash Boost

British-run horse rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca makes New Year appeal to get EU cash boost

THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre at Rojales has appealed for money to pay for new shelters ahead of an expected hike in building material

9 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Big criminal gang staged 30 shop robberies in Spain’s Mar Menor area

THE Guardia Civil have arrested 15 members of a gang that staged 30 shop robberies in San Javier and Los Alcazares. Four of the gang

8 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Residents On Costa Blanca Urbanisation In Spain Finally Getting Council Run Street Lights After Decades Long Battle

Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain finally getting the street lights it needs after decades-long battle

DEMANDS for a proper street lighting system on a Javea urbanisation are coming to fruition this year. Residents on the El Tosalet urbanisation had to

7 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain proposes crackdown on underage drinking: Breathalysers at SCHOOLS and ban on alcohol branding

Teenagers in Valencia region start drinking alcohol and smoking earlier than in other parts of Spain

THE youngest alcohol drinkers and tobacco smokers in Spain are in the Valencian Community according to a Health Ministry study. No reason has been given

5 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man Shot In Leg After After Cars Collide On Costa Blanca Roundabout In Spain

Man shot after cars collide on Costa Blanca roundabout in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is looking for two men after shots were fired in an extreme road rage incident in the Catral area of Alicante Province.

5 Jan, 2023 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Controversial solar farm plans rejected in ‘protected area’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS for two solar farms have been scuppered over concerns about their environmental impact on a ‘protected’ Alicante Province area. The proposals envisaged taking up

4 Jan, 2023 @ 18:19

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Golf Buggy Thief Stopped From Leaving It On Second Floor Car Park Of Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Golf buggy thief tried to park vehicle at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

A 22-year-old American man has been arrested for stealing a golf buggy and driving nearly six kilometres to park it at Alicante-Elche airport. Security guards

4 Jan, 2023 @ 13:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Masked robber steals chocolate bar from petrol station before shoot out in Spain’s Alicante area

POLICE in Novelda have arrested a masked thief who robbed two petrol stations on Wednesday. Shots were fired from a stolen van before he was

4 Jan, 2023 @ 12:27

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Three Kings gear up for Spain’s longest-running parade in Costa Blanca area

SPAIN’S longest-running Three Kings parade and celebrations gets into full gear in Alcoy on Wednesday. The Alicante Province city’s first recorded parade was in 1866

3 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

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Antique gun collector kills himself by accident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia

Big forest fire forces residents to be evacuated in Alicante area of Spain

Staff sacked by UK health company in Spain’s Costa Blanca taking legal action after pre-Christmas dismissals

OPEN WIDE! Benidorm vets in Spain solve mouth infection causing eye problem for giant python

Popular Benidorm area beach is losing sand on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police close marijuana farms in ‘upmarket’ urbanisations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Angry farmers from south-eastern Spain descend on Madrid over major threat to crop irrigation

Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain

Embraced bodies of elderly couple found inside Costa Blanca home in Spain

Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain

Strong passenger recovery at Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain during 2022

Driver walks away from van following 60 metre ravine plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Home owner discovers three Roman artefacts in basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca resort in Spain erecting fence to protect nesting birds in sand dunes

2022 was hottest year on record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Costa Blanca city in Spain has largest number of registered Ukrainians in Spain

British-run horse rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca makes New Year appeal to get EU cash boost

Big criminal gang staged 30 shop robberies in Spain’s Mar Menor area

Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain finally getting the street lights it needs after decades-long battle

Teenagers in Valencia region start drinking alcohol and smoking earlier than in other parts of Spain

Man shot after cars collide on Costa Blanca roundabout in Spain

Controversial solar farm plans rejected in ‘protected area’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Golf buggy thief tried to park vehicle at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Masked robber steals chocolate bar from petrol station before shoot out in Spain’s Alicante area

Three Kings gear up for Spain’s longest-running parade in Costa Blanca area

Inside Ibiza’s €47m Parador: A luxury hotel 3,000 years in the making

Belgian exhibition hall beats Spanish rival to scoop prestigious EU architecture award

Three-and-a-half million of the 9.5m registered foreigners living in Spain arrived in the last four years, according to latest data release

Spain’s alarming levels of contaminated water shown through interactive map – is your city being affected?

Revealed: Up to 3.5 million jobs at risk in Spain as AI revolution gathers pace — but there’s a silver lining