1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Altea with pool garage – € 160,000
Apartment Altea, Alicante 1 beds 1 baths € 160,000 This modern one bedroom apartment is located in the urbanization "Isla de Altea", in Altea, with direct access to Playa de
Remains of large Roman villa found at Costa Blanca dig site in Spain
ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Alicante University have found the remains of a large Roman villa on a dig site in the Sogair area of Altea. The discovery came as a surprise as the main
Sevilla couple spend summer holiday robbing cars at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
A Sevilla couple used their August holiday to rob 16 cars parked at Costa Blanca beaches and used stolen bank cards in Benidorm businesses. The man, 37, and woman, 35, have been
Police swoop on ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional have brought down what they called a ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang. The criminals grew marijuana and sold it across the Marina Baixa area of Alicante Province. Five
Property prices in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca continue to be highest in Valencia region
JAVEA has kept its long-standing place for having the highest property prices in the Valencian Community. Prospective house buyers will have to pay €721,003 on average to secure a property in Javea,
Dangerous Polish fugitive arrested inside Costa Blanca nightclub in Spain
A dangerous Polish criminal who ran a drug trafficking gang and tried to kill a rival gang leader, has been arrested at a Costa Blanca nightclub. The Guardia Civil detained him in
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Altea – € 272,000
Apartment Altea, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 272,000 IDEAL INVESTORS! Fantastic apartments on the Mascarat beachfront, in Altea…..KEY READY! Homes with two bedrooms and two bathrooms located on the
Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain
A poisonous tarantula and two snakes have been removed from an Altea house and taken to Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature and animal park. Altea council asked the Guardia Civil to go to
Benidorm police bust €1 million marijuana gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have brought down a major marijuana growing and distribution criminal gang operating on the northern Costa Blanca. 4,200 marijuana plants were seized which could have netted the
Costa Blanca property sales led the pack for 2021 house deals in Spain
THE Valencian Community had the most home sales per head of population of any Spanish region in 2021, according to the College of Registrars. Their figures placed the national average at 11
IN PICS: Motorist survives horrific plunge off Benidorm area motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A female motorist survived a plunge of several metres down an embankment on Thursday off the AP-7 motorway on the Costa Blanca. Her vehicle careered off the motorway between Altea and Benidorm
Drugs lord arrested at luxury Costa Blanca home in Spain for exporting narcotics via lorries across Europe
A Polish drugs lord who used lorries from Spain to transport drugs to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers swooped on his home in Altea on
Costa Blanca classical musicians join forces for Ukraine Charity Gala in Spain
TOP classical musicians from the Costa Blanca are joining forces this Sunday for a Charity Gala in aid of Ukrainian refugees. The event has been organised by the Ithaca Foundation in association
1 bedroom Flat for sale in Altea with pool garage – € 145,000
Flat Altea, Alicante 1 beds 1 baths € 145,000 Apartment with pool of 80 m2 in Isla de Altea. The property is distributed in 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, open plan
British motorist pumped full of booze and drugs drives down wrong side of Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A British woman drove on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway on the northern Costa Blanca after consuming excess alcohol and taking drugs. The Guardia Civil arrested the 44-year-old motorist close
MUST READ: British ‘narco’ baron Brian Charrington jailed after Costa Blanca cocaine smuggling retrial in Spain
BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has been found guilty and jailed for almost 11 years for smuggling cocaine into a Costa Blanca marina in 2013. The drug lord’s original 2018 trial and
Benidorm politician cleared in corruption probe involving Russian mafia gang in Spain
BENIDORM councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola, has been cleared of any illegal involvement with a Russian solicitor accused of running a mafia gang operating out of the Costa Blanca. 23 people, including politicians
Benidorm politician claims innocence over Russian mafia gang money laundering charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola, says he is confident of being cleared of any illegal involvement with a Russian mafia gang. 23 people, including politicians and police officers, were arrested in December
Deer goes swimming in the sea before bounding around busy Costa Blanca road in Spain
A deer caused a commotion when it went for a seaside swim on the Costa Blanca before running away on a busy road. The roe’s exploits had a happy ending after it
Elderly German woman identified as driving 35 kilometres on wrong side of AP-7 motorway in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Guardia Civil have found the motorist who travelled for 35 kilometres on the wrong carriageway of the AP-7 motorway on Sunday. A 75-year-old German woman from Oliva in Valencia Province is
Ex-Valencia president, Eduardo Zaplana, in money laundering quiz over €1.6 million Madrid apartment purchase in Spain
FORMER Valencia region president, Eduardo Zaplana, has suffered a new setback in trying to rebuke money laundering allegations involving up to €20 million. A new Guardia Civil report says nearly €4 million
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Altea with pool garage – € 172,000
Apartment Altea, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 172,000 Apartment in a quiet complex in Sierra de Altea. The apartment is located in a small complex with beautiful gardens and
Benidorm angry with government silence over major road on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council says the government is snubbing them over a request to let it own a section of a key road that passes through the city. The national Ministry of Development has
British drugs smuggler Brian Charrington starts ‘narco’ yacht retrial in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE retrial of British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, started in Alicante on Monday(October 18). His original 2018 trial and conviction was quashed by the Supreme Court in March due to issues over
European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO members of a European ‘hugging’ robbery gang have been detained on the northern Costa Blanca. Police said the group have notched up arrests in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the
Boat owner cheats death after explosion throws him into the water at a Costa Blanca marina in Spain
A Russian man had a lucky escape after a boat explosion blew him into the water at Altea’s Greenwich Marina. The blast happened at around 7.30 pm yesterday evening(August 12). The victim,