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Dangerous Belgian fugitive on the run from psychiatric unit is arrested at Costa Blanca hospital

Dangerous escaped mental patient from Belgium is recaptured at Costa Blanca hospital

A DANGEROUS Belgian fugitive who escaped from a psychiatric prison facility has been arrested in Alicante province. The man, 48, had been admitted for reasons

6 Jun, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

TWO British tourists have gone on trial for allegedly raping a British woman at a Benidorm hotel in November 2023. The men have been in

3 Jun, 2025 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Body of young Irish woman discovered by partner inside Alicante area apartment

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of an Irish woman, 24, at an apartment in Albatera, Alicante province. She is understood to be from

2 Jun, 2025 @ 18:45

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca

THREE squatters set up a marijuana farm at a Denia finca and also set up an illegal electricity supply to power up equipment. They were

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SOS APPEAL as British expat goes missing on Spain's Costa Blanca

SOS APPEAL: British expat goes missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat has gone missing in the Jacarilla area of Alicante province. Jacarilla council has put out an appeal for Janet Fison who who

2 Jun, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra workers to keep area safe and clean

Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra staff keeping area safe and clean

BENIDORM’S summer beach season kicked off on Sunday with more staff to keep the area clean and safe until September 30. Lifeguard and rescue teams

2 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Giant 'bastard snake' pops up in toilet to shock homeowner in Spain

Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain

A SHOCKED homeowner found a large bastard snake peering up at him from his bathroom toilet. The resident in Benejuzar(Alicante province) called for help shortly

30 May, 2025 @ 12:04

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

50 million scam phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain

Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k

BENIDORM fraudsters syphoned €14,000 out of a woman’s bank account by running a con involving a bogus bank manager. The Policia Nacional have arrested two

28 May, 2025 @ 12:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Cocaine worth €5m found inside catalytic converters shipped to Spain’s Valencia

CUSTOMS officers at the port of Valencia have intercepted cocaine weighing 170 kilos inside catalytic converters imported from Brazil. Authorities said the narcotics had a

27 May, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Irish man is shot in the head outside Costa Blanca shopping centre- suspect jailed

AN IRISH man, 21, was shot in the head inside a property close to the Zenia Boulevard Shopping Centre on the Orihuela Costa. The injured

27 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

Tourist rentals on Costa Blanca: Over half of listings don’t publish license number

OVER half of online tourist rental home listings in Alicante province are not publishing license details as required by law. The figures have been compiled

26 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Extreme weather warning with orange alert issued for heavy rain on Costa Blanca

AN ORANGE alert for heavy rain on the Costa Blanca on Friday have been issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). The entire Alicante province

23 May, 2025 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Costa Blanca marina used by rich clients gets €15m boost with new leisure and restaurant area

ALTEA’S Porto Senso marina which attracts luxury yacht owners will see €15 million of improvements over the next few years. The pledge has come from

22 May, 2025 @ 17:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

Residents demand more doctors and shorter hospital waiting lists for expat Costa Blanca towns

SAN Miguel de Salinas and Los Montesinos residents and politicians protested on Wednesday about a lack of family doctors and long waiting lists at Torrevieja

22 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Sewers get treated to stop cockroach population doubling in Costa Blanca city

Costa Blanca city has sewers blasted with pesticide to stop cockroach explosion

ORIHUELA has launched its summer campaign to combat the increase of pests in sewers- especially cockroaches The warmer weather brings unwelcome visitors as the pest

22 May, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Couple steal bank cards from elderly people after memorising PIN numbers inside Costa Blanca shops

Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops

A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. The Policia Nacional said

22 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat arrested for running ‘sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been accused of running a marijuana farm inside a warehouse in an Alicante province town. The 37-year-old expat has been arrested

19 May, 2025 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

House sales set March record as highest-ever on Spain's Costa Blanca

Property sales set March record for highest-ever on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PROPERTY sales in Alicante province during March were the highest-ever under modern records. The National Institute of Statistics says that 4,664 purchases were carried out,

18 May, 2025 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite to land on asteroid close to Earth

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite that will land on asteroid

A SPANISH start-up company will design and build a satellite to land on an asteroid that will fly close to Earth in 2029. The Elche

18 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

Corrupt mayor gets jailed over 'sweet deal' private health clinic on Costa Blanca

Corrupt ex-mayor is jailed over ‘sweet deal’ private health clinic on Costa Blanca

A FORMER Santa Pola mayor has been sentenced to prison for corruption over a private health clinic that didn’t have to pay any bills and

16 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm is home to the ‘best hotel’ in Spain, according to TripAdvisor

BENIDORM’S Voramar Hotel has been voted as the ‘Best Hotel in Spain 2024’ by users of the TripAdvisor travel portal. The hotel is situated just

16 May, 2025 @ 12:50

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm will fine electric scooter riders up to €500 if they are delivering goods

BENIDORM is tightening up rules over using electric scooters including fines of up to €500 if they are used to deliver goods. The Policia Local

16 May, 2025 @ 11:11

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fruit warehouse could be fined €3m over massive banana scam in Spain

AN Alicante fruit and vegetable distributor could be fined up to €3 million for a scam involving bananas. The company has been accused of passing

15 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

UK passengers make up a third of record April figures at Costa Blanca airport

A NEW April passenger record has been set at Alicante-Elche airport with over 1.7 million travellers using the facility. Over a third of the total

15 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Girl, 3, suffers genital mutilation causing irreversible injuries with parents arrested in Spain

THE parents of a three-year-old girl have been arrested in Elche after she was genitally mutilated in a procedure done outside Spain. The man, 38,

15 May, 2025 @ 12:03

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Bars closed in Benidorm’s ‘English zone’ after police purge against drug trafficking

FOUR bars have been closed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ after police discovered drugs inside them. Seven people of British, Pakistani, and Moroccan nationalities have been

13 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

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