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Alicante ‘mafia gang’ squatted in homes and then rented them out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have broken up an Alicante home-squatting gang that illegally rented out properties to vulnerable people who were forced into high monthly payments. A portfolio

1 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man refuses to let historic sexual abuse by Jesuit priests at Alicante school in Spain go unpunished over 63 years later

A man who says he was abused by priests at a Jesuit-run boarding school in Alicante believes that there have been many similar cases that

23 Feb, 2021 @ 14:05

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK will start at Alicante cemetery next week to exhume the bodies of 11 people murdered between 1939 and 1945 during the fascist regime of

20 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Woman issues ‘Liam Neeson-style’ threat to person who shot her cat in the leg on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN angry cat owner, whose pet was shot in an Alicante area street, has quoted Liam Neeson’s famous line from the ‘Taken’ movies in a

17 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Police discover body of British man in his Alicante City flat on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 45-year-old British man has been found dead in an Alicante city centre apartment. Initial Policia Nacional investigations show that there were no suspicious circumstances

17 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Bogus Interpol officer threatened women if they did not meet him in woodland tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante man pretended to be an Interpol officer in an elaborate ruse to threaten women if they refused to meet him. Meetings were arranged

15 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

A recent protest by bar and restaurant owners in Denia (Alicante)

IT’S OFFICIAL: Valencia hospitality closures extended until March

Regional president Ximo Puig finally confirmed the measure this morning after a week full of negotiations, speculation and protests

12 Feb, 2021 @ 21:40

Alicante·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·Valencia

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia

THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Environment·Lead·Valencia

Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man said that ‘sex was a basic need’ as an excuse to try to break Alicante City’s weekend closed border rules last Sunday(February 7).

9 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:50

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

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s

5 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Torrevieja·Valencia

Police Chase Six People After 290 Kilometre Taxi Journey To Beat Alicante Curfew On Spain S Costa Blanca

Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Alicante after travelling 290 kilometres from Almeria to try to break the city’s weekend perimeter closure. Details of Saturday’s

2 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia

City Closures Lead To Big Sanctions Blitz Against Covid Rule Breakers On Spain S Valencian Community

CITY CLOSURES lead to big sanctions blitz against COVID-19 rule breakers in Spain’s Valencian Community

OVER 3,700 people were sanctioned over the weekend for breaking COVID-19 safety rules across the Valencian Community. Around a third of those involved motorists trying

1 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Cities start COVID-19 weekend blockade this Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER 1,200 police officers will be involved in closing off nine Costa Blanca cities this weekend in the latest move from the Valencian Government to

29 Jan, 2021 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante On Spain S Costa Blanca Sizzles To Highest January Temperatures Since 1982

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca sizzles to highest January temperature since 1982

TEMPERATURES on the Costa Blanca reached 29.2 degrees today(January 28) to become the highest January temperature in 39 years. Alicante was the epicentre of what

28 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Brothel with no masking or social distancing prompts police raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante brothel has been raided by the Policia Nacional after reports that coronavirus health safety rules were broken. Authorities got a tip off that

25 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Francia Ordena El Cierre De Bares Y Restaurantes Desde Las 0 Horas De La Pasada Noche

Benidorm group predicts big losses caused by enforced bar and restaurant closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

€50 million will be the minimal financial cost of the latest closure of Costa Blanca hospitality businesses, according to a leading Benidorm hotel association. Hosbec

20 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A driver for an Alicante-based delivery company has been arrested for stealing €3,300 of items that never made it to their destination. The unnamed firm

19 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Lovestruck Man Beaten Up And Robbed After Dating Site Con On Costa Blanca

LOVESTRUCK man beaten up and robbed after dating site con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 34-year-old man was robbed and assaulted in a Costa Blanca town after he met a woman through a dating website. The victim had posted

18 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Field hospital opens up to treat COVID-19 overflow cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN emergency field hospital has received its first COVID-19 patients as health services in Alicante Province struggle to cope with increasing coronavirus cases. The field

18 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Major Easter Processions Are Called Off Due To Covid 19 On Spain S Costa Blanca

Easter setback as processions are scrapped due to COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALL of the traditional Semana Santa(Holy Week) processions and commemorations for Easter 2021 have been cancelled across the southern Costa Blanca. The news from the

13 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

EARLY CLOSING for bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to legal threat against health minister

BARS and restaurants in Alicante Province plan to sue the Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, over restricted opening hours. Hospitality businesses were ordered to shut

11 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam

ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS in Alicante have been arrested for their part in a SEVEN MILLION euro crypto currency scam. Policia Nacional detained the four, two men

6 Jan, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 infected man flew from London to Spain’s Alicante and was allowed to take TAXI to home in Almeria after refusing to go to hospital

The Nigerian flew into Alicante-Elche airport from the UK without the required PCR/LAMP test on Monday and so was ordered to be tested on site

6 Jan, 2021 @ 15:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

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Alicante ‘mafia gang’ squatted in homes and then rented them out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man refuses to let historic sexual abuse by Jesuit priests at Alicante school in Spain go unpunished over 63 years later

Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman issues ‘Liam Neeson-style’ threat to person who shot her cat in the leg on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police discover body of British man in his Alicante City flat on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Bogus Interpol officer threatened women if they did not meet him in woodland tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IT’S OFFICIAL: Valencia hospitality closures extended until March

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia

Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

CITY CLOSURES lead to big sanctions blitz against COVID-19 rule breakers in Spain’s Valencian Community

Cities start COVID-19 weekend blockade this Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca sizzles to highest January temperature since 1982

Brothel with no masking or social distancing prompts police raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm group predicts big losses caused by enforced bar and restaurant closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LOVESTRUCK man beaten up and robbed after dating site con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Field hospital opens up to treat COVID-19 overflow cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Easter setback as processions are scrapped due to COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EARLY CLOSING for bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to legal threat against health minister

Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam

COVID-19 infected man flew from London to Spain’s Alicante and was allowed to take TAXI to home in Almeria after refusing to go to hospital

British man accused of multiple sex offences and on latest UK ‘Most Wanted’ list of fugitives is arrested in Spain

82-year-old man becomes first victim of West Nile virus in Andalucia – 17 other cases confirmed across the region

Death toll from Ceuta migrant crisis soars to 141 after dozens more bodies are discovered in the Mediterranean Sea

Relief for holidaymakers as Palma airport workers call off August strike – but cancellations hit Barcelona

Shocking figures reveal Malaga now records a rape every two days – with cases soaring seven-fold in a decade

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