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Hotels filling up for first post-pandemic Easter holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE FIRST post-Covid pandemic Easter on the Costa Blanca is expected to see hotel occupancy return to levels last seen in 2019. Benidorm and other key holiday destinations in the area are

31 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

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

Fraudsters Stole Homes Worth Over €3 Million From Deceased Elderly People On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fraudsters stole homes worth over €3 million from dead people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang seizing inheritances from dead people in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Homes worth over €3 million as well as jewellery,

27 Mar, 2023 @ 11:45

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

Blue Flag Winners Every Year In Spain's Valencia Region Since First Beach Awards In 1987 Pick Up Special Honour

Blue Flag beach winners in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas pick up special honour

CULLERA castle in Valencia province hosted a 36th anniversary celebration on Friday for Blue Flag winners in Europe. Blue Flags acknowledge beach quality and are awarded every May by an international jury

24 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca wants reservation system to visit two popular sea caves

JAVEA council has applied for €5.6 of EU Tourism Sustainability money to help reduce visitor saturation during the summer at popular seaside spots. Neighbouring areas like Benitatxell and Calpe already have some

14 Mar, 2023 @ 11:52

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Dozens Of Mountain Bikers Treated For Hypothermia During Race In Spain's Costa Blanca

Dozens of mountain bikers treated for hypothermia following race in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A mountain bike race in the Calpe area of Alicante Province produced added difficulties for a thousand competitors. They were participating on Sunday’s final day of the four-day 2023 Costa Blanca Bike

30 Jan, 2023 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

REVEALED: The most popular areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca for overseas property buyers

TORREVIEJA and Orihuela are Alicante Province’s top areas for foreign property buyers according to the Valencia region Notary Association. Figures for the first nine months of 2022 show the two municipalities accounted

24 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Train Link Between Denia And Calpe Fully Restored On Spain's Costa Blanca After Seven Years

Denia to Calpe tram service fully restored on Spain’s Costa Blanca after 2016 suspension

TRAM services between Calpe and Denia are back on track after going off the rails in 2016 due to safety concerns. The final piece of the jigsaw was this week’s reopening of

20 Jan, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police close marijuana farms in ‘upmarket’ urbanisations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil have shut down three indoor marijuana farms in rented properties on what they described as ‘upmarket’ urbanisations in Calpe. Over a thousand plants were seized along with cash and

13 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Serial Thief Behind 90 Costa Blanca Robberies Starts Stealing Again Days After Prison Release In Spain

Serial thief behind 90 Costa Blanca robberies steals again days after prison release in Spain

A serial stealer with 90 Calpe area robberies to his name returned to his old ways just days after he finished serving a prison sentence. The 27-year-old man had over 30 previous

14 Dec, 2022 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Booze Bust With Over 20,000 Bottles Carrying Fake Tax Labels Seized From Costa Blanca Distillery In Spain

Booze bust with over 20,000 bottles missing tax labels seized from Costa Blanca distillery in Spain

AN Alicante Province distillery and warehouse has been raided and 20,231 bottles of wine seized for not having official tax seals on them. It followed a tip off from the Guardia Civil

1 Dec, 2022 @ 18:23

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

Fresh Influx Of Refugee Boat Landings On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fresh influx of refugee boat landings following dangerous sea crossings on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have pìcked up four Algerian teenagers walking around Cabo Roig’s Aguamarina urbanisation after landing by boat 40 minutes earlier on the Orihuela Costa. 33 people have arrived in Alicante Province within

2 Nov, 2022 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Real estate fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after three-year search

A Costa Blanca real estate fraudster has been arrested in Calpe after a three-year search to locate him. The Guardia Civil said the 49-year-old Slovakian national made ‘large amounts’ of money by

27 Oct, 2022 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Corrupt ex-Costa Blanca mayor in Spain gets prison term over waste contract bungs

FORMER Calpe mayor, Francisco Javier Morato, and two ex-Partido Popular councillors have been convicted of receiving bribes over a waste contract awarded in 1998. Javier Morato got a 30-month prison sentence while

25 Oct, 2022 @ 12:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested in Calpe after being on the run for four years. An Estonian man, 56, was part of a criminal gang distributing hashish across

4 Oct, 2022 @ 11:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Busy Costa Blanca Beach In Spain Bars Swimmers Due To Possible Water Pollution

Busy Costa Blanca beach in Spain bans swimmers due to possible water pollution

CALPE council closed La Fossa beach to bathers on Wednesday morning after water tests taken on Tuesday. A sample reviewed by the General Directorate of Water suggested the water was unsuitable for

31 Aug, 2022 @ 15:09

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Scammers tricked elderly people with ‘winning’ lottery ticket offer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Spaniards have been arrested on a Benidorm campsite over a lottery ticket con that scammed over €42,000 out of elderly people in Alicante, Calpe, and Villajoyosa. The man, 35, and woman,

30 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Premium·Valencian Community

Forest fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca billows smoke across AP-7 motorway

FIRE crews tackled a forest blaze next to the AP-7 motorway in the north of Alicante Province. The fire broke out at around 3.20 pm on Wednesday in the Canal de Derre

24 Aug, 2022 @ 17:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Seven people injured after explosion on Costa Blanca pleasure boat in Spain

SEVEN people including three children were treated for minor burns and bruises after an explosion on a pleasure boat in Calpe on Monday. The craft had just refuelled in the port with

16 Aug, 2022 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New Up Market Marina On Spain's Costa Blanca Finally Gets Go Ahead After 20 Month Delay

New upmarket marina on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets go-ahead after 20-month delay

CONSTRUCTION of Calpe’s brand new marina could start ‘in months’ after the Coastal Authority gave the go-ahead for the project. Work on Marina PortBlanc should have begun last year after plans were

8 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Murcia farmer jailed for 42 years for sexually assaulting female workers in Spain

Businessman wins retrial bid after getting 36 years in prison for raping nanny at Costa Blanca villa in Spain

THE Supreme Court has ordered the retrial of a Kuwaiti businessman who was convicted of raping his children’s nanny three times at his Calpe villa. The man was found guilty of sexual

8 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

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

Revealed: The costliest and cheapest winter holiday rentals on Spain's Costa Blanca

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,

4 Aug, 2022 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Property·Valencian Community

Two Drownings In One Day On Costa Blanca Beaches In Spain

Two drownings in one day on Benidorm and Costa Blanca beaches in Spain

TWO people died on Wednesday from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches just days after the Valencian government launched a ‘safe beaches’ campaign. 26 bathers have died this year during seaside swims in

14 Jul, 2022 @ 15:01

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Key section of closed Costa Blanca train line in Spain to reopen after six years

Costa Blanca train line in Spain with direct Benidorm link to reopen after six years

TRAIN services between Teulada and Gata de Gorgos on the northern Costa Blanca will resume this Wednesday(July 13). Travellers have had to make do with replacement buses since the whole Line 9

11 Jul, 2022 @ 16:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two Costa Blanca Beaches In Spain Get 'black Flag' Awards Over Sewage Discharges

Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea

TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action. Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello and Villajoyosa get the unwanted awards for

14 Jun, 2022 @ 15:47

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Premium

Anabolic steroid gang imported drugs to sell in gyms and stores across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THOUSANDS of doses of illegally-imported anabolic steroids have been seized in Policia Nacional raids across the Valencian Community. 16 people have been arrested for running a racket that distributed the drugs to

16 May, 2022 @ 13:49

Benidorm·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 the sea from a heliport at the

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:28

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