Live music fans are targeted by Alicante City to book overnight stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE council has done a deal where people booking tickets to musical events in the city can reserve an overnight stay as well. The City
Major European retailer arrives on the Costa Blanca to open its first PEPCO store in Spain
SPAIN is to get its first PEPCO store next week with the opening of a branch on the Costa Blanca. They plan to open 400
Police investigate locksmith rivalry on Spain’s Costa Blanca as dirty tricks sabotage competitor’s internet ad campaign
POLICE have interviewed four people from a locksmith company who bombarded a ‘pop-up’ internet advert featuring one of their rivals. The aim was to keep
‘BUYER BEWARE’ as mobile phone shop owners are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for selling fake accessories
FIVE Alicante City mobile phone stores that sold fake and potentially dangerous products have been raided by the Policia Nacional. The shop owners have been
WELCOME BACK: Hotels in Spain’s Valencia region begin reopening again ready for the summer
The biggest source of uncertainty at the moment is British tourism, a key market for the region and especially the Costa Blanca.
Costa Blanca businessman is conned out of €153,000 by a bogus African diplomat in Spain
AN Elche businessman was conned out of €153,000 by a 42-year-old Nigerian man posing as an African diplomat. The fraudster lured him in with promises
Greedy grandson steals €2,500 from his 99-year-old granny by using her bank card on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A grandson abused the trust of his 99-year-old grandmother by illegally using her bank card to defraud her of over €2,500. The Spaniard has been
CLEAN SWEEP on Spain’s Costa Blanca as launderettes get their ‘notes into cash’ boxes stolen
A couple stole €9,000 by ripping out money swap boxes from the walls of Alicante City launderettes. The arrested Spanish duo struck six times at
Historic tower and house on Spain’s Costa Blanca can be yours for over €1.3 million
A slice of history is on the market for over €1.3 million in the Alicante area with the sale of Torre de las Aguilas in
Costa Blanca copper who refused to wear a face mask gets 18 months suspension in Spain
A Costa Blanca police officer has been suspended for 18 months without pay after refusing to wear a mask. Rafa Navarro, who worked night shifts
Elderly bus pest arrested after inappropriate behaviour towards female passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE carted off an ‘elderly’ man from an Alicante area bus after a female passenger complained about his inappropriate behaviour. The woman had suffered previous
CAN’T PAY WON’T PLAY: One in four young people in Spain’s Valencia region affected by employment cutbacks
ONE out of every four young people in the Valencia region is affected by a temporary employment regulation, known as ERTE. Around 25% of employees
Pedro Sanchez told to produce an ‘urgent’ mobility plan to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist numbers in Spain
ALICANTE Provincial Council leader, Carlos Mazon, has demanded urgent action from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his government to help the Costa Blanca tourist sector.
‘CLOSURE THREAT’ as Costa Blanca bar customers are told to follow rules like ‘no smoking’ to avoid fresh COVID shutdown in Spain
BARS and restaurants on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign pleading with customers to follow health safety rules to avoid them being closed down
NEW COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(April 2) both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The health
Horrific villa fire kills disabled man and ravages through property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A disabled man died at his Busot home during a fire that gutted the property yesterday afternoon(March 31). The 60-year-old quadriplegic was cared for by
Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed
A Sant Joan d’Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to apply for UNESCO World Heritage Site status
ALICANTE City on the Costa Blanca is pushing forward with an application to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If successful, it will get the
MAKING AN IMPRESSION as Alicante and Benidorm robbers on Costa Blanca area of Spain produce their own front door keys
A home burglary gang used a technique known as lock-impressioning to break into properties across the Costa Blanca without forcing through the front door. Lock
SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain
AN elderly Madrid pensioner could be fined up to €600 for illegally travelling to her Costa Blanca holiday home after a neighbour alerted the police.
‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.
Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was
Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all
Heartless dog owner dumps puppy with broken legs in animal shelter car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man dumped a puppy with two broken legs in a Costa Blanca animal shelter car park and then went on what he described as
Group posing as Red Cross workers robbing from elderly are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GANG of four thieves that stole from the elderly in their own homes has been arrested by Alicante Guardia Civil. The group, three women
Bar owners that screened pirated La Liga soccer on Spain’s Costa Blanca could get one-year jail terms
UP to 50 Alicante City bar owners could each get a one-year prison sentence for screening La Liga football matches without paying for a license.