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Warning for dog owners: Killer caterpillars are on the move in these areas along Spain’s Costa Blanca

PROCESSIONARY caterpillars- lethal to dogs if they come into contact with them- have been spotted in parts of Alicante province. Sightings have been reported in the Bigastro area and also on Orihuela’s

30 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Corrupt former mayor gets convicted and jailed for taking public cash on Spain's Costa Blanca

Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an 11 year public office ban for misappropriating

9 Jan, 2024 @ 17:15

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

Mother arrested for killing young son and abusing twin brother on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 27-month-old boy died in Bigastro on Saturday and his twin brother suffered various injuries after alleged systematic assaults by their mother. A woman, 32, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil

15 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

'highly Specialised' Costa Blanca Robbery Gang Plundered Homes And Shops In Five Provinces Of Spain

‘Highly specialised’ Costa Blanca and Murcia robbery gang plundered dozens of homes and shops in five provinces of Spain

FOUR members of a Costa Blanca and Murcia-based gang have been jailed over 35 robberies in five Spanish provinces. The seven-strong crew, with previous arrests for identical crimes, were described as a

23 Mar, 2022 @ 12:39

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Long Promised Dual Carriageway Upgrade For A Busy Costa Blanca Tourist Road In Spain Is Announced

Dual carriageway for a busy Costa Blanca tourist road in Spain is announced 14 years after original plans were scrapped

€30 million will be spent on major changes to the CV-95 between Orihuela City and San Miguel de Salinas on the southern Costa Blanca. It’s a key route used by residents and

27 Jul, 2021 @ 18:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

Operation Overdose uncovers 8 tonnes of drugs as 6 arrested at narcotics factory in Spain’s Murcia

ONE of Spain’s first dedicated hashish factories has been dismantled in Murcia, with six arrests. The results of Operation Overdose were presented by the general director of the Civil Guard, María Gámez,

8 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

BRIT’S LUCKY ESCAPE as his plane crashes into lemon trees on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A British man walked away unscathed after his plane crashed into an orchard outside Bigastro on the southern Costa Blanca. The unnamed pilot, said to be in his sixties, was forced into

24 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Revolutionary flood prevention system offers residents free water on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STORM tank has been installed in Bigastro that can collect 200,000 litres of rainwater and provide the town free water for irrigation or washing. The raft system only cost 120,000 euros,

18 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Former city mayor to be tried for embezzling over 70,000 euros of public funds on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BIGASTRO will see it’s former mayor, Jose Joaquin Moya, brought before a public jury next week for two crimes of embezzling public funds. His alleged accomplice, a former auditor at Bigastro City

12 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead