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RAISE A GLASS to a special 1st Birthday Party Night this Saturday at Moraira's Premium Sports & Lounge Bar on Spain's Costa Blanca

Cocktail and gin heaven at special Birthday Party Night celebrating one year of Moraira’s Premium Sports & Lounge Bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MORAIRA’S Premium Sports & Lounge Bar will be celebrating this Saturday night(April 30) with a special first birthday party. Despite the problems last year of

27 Apr, 2022 @ 16:23

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Food & Drink·Lead

Benidorm Announces Details Of Pre Eurovision Song Contest Party On May 14 Including Spanish Jury Results

Benidorm announces Eurovision Song Contest party line up featuring live acts and Spanish jury results

BENIDORM’S Plaza de la Hispanidad will host a pre-Eurovision Song Contest party on May 14. The 4,000 capacity venue will host live acts ahead of

27 Apr, 2022 @ 08:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Costa Blanca Fraud Had Fake Companies Using Brothel Address To Defraud Spanish Social Security

Costa Blanca fraudsters created 30 bogus companies to make €10 million by conning Spanish authorities

125 people have been arrested during an 18-month Policia Nacional investigation into a gang who created 30 fake companies to defraud social security and offer

26 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Sex attacker arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after witness tricks him over his mobile phone number

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Carcaixent, Valencia Province, was fooled into giving his mobile phone number to a witness, who passed

26 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

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

Walkers Horrified To See Decomposing Bodies Of Sheep In Costa Blanca Ravine In Spain

Walkers horrified to see decomposing bodies of lambs dumped in ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche farm could be closed down after police found dead lambs dumped in a nearby ravine. Laws prohibit the abandonment of dead or dying

25 Apr, 2022 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Sweet surprise as candy kiosk sells cocaine to make ‘extra money’ for business owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A kiosk selling sweets in Alicante’s Pla district sold more than confectionary as the owner traded cocaine to earn ‘extra money’. A man, 30, has

25 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cousins die in double drowning close to iconic Costa Blanca landmark in Spain

TWO cousins died in a double drowning tragedy in waters off Calpe’s Penon de Ifach on Sunday. An 18-year-old man dived some two metres into

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca swindlers charge thousands of euros for home renovation in Spain but do virtually nothing

TWO home renovators have been arrested in Elche for pocketing over €52,000 and hardly doing any work. The Policia Nacional believe there may be other

22 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Six People Treated For Smoke Poisoning Due To Frying Pan Fire On Spain's Costa Blanca

Six people treated for smoke poisoning caused by frying pan fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A blaze started by a frying pan resulted in six people being taken to hospital in Alicante on Thursday morning. The fire broke out after

21 Apr, 2022 @ 12:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Clean Sweep As Serial Stealer Goes On Laundromat Robbery Spree In Costa Blanca Town In Spain

Clean sweep with serial stealer going on laundromat robbery spree in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A serial stealer went on a two-month spree of robbing self-service laundries and car wash businesses in Callosa de Segura. The Spaniard, 30, had an

21 Apr, 2022 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Storms form dramatic ‘tornado-like’ waterspout off southern Costa Blanca in Spain

A heady meteorological cocktail of hail, rain, and storms produced a tornado-like waterspout off the southern Costa Blanca on Wednesday morning. The waterspout appeared at

20 Apr, 2022 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Weather

New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Massive €1 million airport car parking swindle exposed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Belgian man has been arrested over a €1 million car parking scam at Alicante-Elche airport. The man, 50, ran an off-site long and medium-stay

20 Apr, 2022 @ 13:13

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Man stabs himself in bogus assault claim after expensive night out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A San Juan de Alicante man reported a fake crime after stabbing himself in the chest. He self-harmed after spending a long and expensive night

20 Apr, 2022 @ 11:57

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist app for Spain's Alicante area reaches over 100,000 downloads

Tourist app for Spain’s Alicante area reaches landmark of over 100,000 downloads

A multi-lingual Alicante City tourist app has notched up over 100,000 downloads since being launched in May last year. The Passporter app allows easy access

19 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Planned tourist tax ‘driving away’ British tourists from Spain’s Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

A Valencian tourist tax proposal has been slammed by an Alicante Province small business federation, despite no plans for any local council to implement it.

19 Apr, 2022 @ 17:12

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm In Spain Creates A New Garden 'green' Space For Residents And Visitors To Enjoy

Benidorm creates new ‘green’ space for residents and visitors to enjoy on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A new garden area covering 4,500 square metres has been created in Benidorm. The ‘green’ space is located at the junction of Avenida Columbia and

19 Apr, 2022 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca tax consultant launders nearly €1 mill in Spain through bank transfers and buying property for Norwegian couple

Costa Blanca tax consultant in Spain launders nearly €1 million through bank transfers and buying property for Norwegian couple

AN Alicante Province tax consultant has been arrested for helping two Norwegians launder part of €11.5 million they defrauded from Norwegian tax authorities. A man

18 Apr, 2022 @ 14:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukraine's Honorary Consul condemns violent Costa Blanca bar attack by Russians on Ukrainian living in Spain for 23 years

Ukraine’s Honorary Consul condemns Russians beating up Ukrainian man in bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UKRAINE’S Honorary Consul in the Valencian Community has attacked the beating up of a Ukrainian resident in Torrevieja by allegedly three Russian nationals. Pablo Gil

18 Apr, 2022 @ 13:03

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

Fresh Tragedy Strikes Scenic Costa Blanca Ravine Area In Spain After Hiker Falls To His Death Down Waterfall

Fresh tragedy strikes scenic Costa Blanca ravine in Spain after hiker falls down waterfall

A hiker, 24, died on Sunday after falling down a waterfall into an Alicante Province ravine at Bolulla. It’s the third death in nine days

18 Apr, 2022 @ 11:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Archaeologists uncover 120,000 year-old Neanderthal camp site in Spain’s Alicante area

AN archaeological team has discovered an open air Neanderthal camp site in Alicante Province dating back around 120,000 years. Researchers from Alicante and Valencia universities

15 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Russian Men Accused Of Beating Up Ukrainian Resident Inside Costa Blanca Bar In Spain

Russians probed over vicious beating of Ukrainian man inside Costa Blanca bar in Spain

TWO Russians are being investigated over the beating up of a Ukrainian man in a Torrevieja bar last Sunday(April 10). The victim, 43, was repeatedly

15 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Elderly Man Creates Panic By Threatening Bar Customers Including Young Families With Fake Gun On Spain's Costa Blanca

Young families among bar customers threatened by man with fake gun on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 65-year-old man created a commotion in an Alicante bar after waving a fake gun around in the air. The Policia Nacional were called to

15 Apr, 2022 @ 11:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thief steals €20,000 of brass ornaments from cemeteries but sells them for virtually nothing in Spain’s Alicante area

A man has been arrested for stealing 70 ornaments from cemeteries in Elda and Petrer. The metal items, which cost a total of €20,000 for

13 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Fugitive Tiktok Preacher Who 'cured' Covid 19 Patients Is Jailed After Fleeing Long Prison Term For Child Sex Abuse In Spain's Costa Blanca

Fugitive TikTok healer who ‘cures’ Covid-19 patients is jailed after fleeing long prison term for child sex abuse in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A self-styled preacher who posted TikTok videos claiming he could cure people of Covid-19 has been arrested in the Basque Country after skipping a 17-year

12 Apr, 2022 @ 14:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante hotels almost 75% full for Easter holidays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Alicante City hotels are nearly 75% full for Easter holidays on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EASTER holiday bookings for the Alicante City area are seeing a return to levels last seen in 2019- the year before the start of the

12 Apr, 2022 @ 11:37

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

Benidorm's much-needed new medical centre takes big step forward on Spain's Costa Blanca

Fresh bill of health for Benidorm as big tender gets advertised on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €4.6 million construction tender has been advertised for Benidorm’s new Rincon de Loix health centre. The new facility will replace the current two-floor clinic

11 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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