Important announcement over reopening of Benidorm train link with Denia on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A contract worth nearly €10 million to build a new rail viaduct at Quisi in Benissa has been awarded, in another key stage to reopening
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
SQUID GAME: Did Netflix drama take a cue from iconic housing estate in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca?
IT is the Korean TV series that has proved a massive hit. Squid Game, the dystopian tale where contestants play children’s games with the penalty
Resident, 90, of Costa Blanca care home in Spain loses €10,000 as employee steals her bank card
A Costa Blanca care home worker almost cleared out a savings account belonging to a 90-year-old resident. A 45-year-old woman at a Calpe home stole
Hugging robbers go to the Costa Blanca to target elderly victims after committing multiple crimes across Spain
TWO women who stole watches and jewellery after hugging elderly victims across Spain have been arrested trying their luck on the Costa Blanca. The female
Young unvaccinated people on Spain’s Costa Blanca still breaking COVID-19 safety rules with outdoor drinks parties
POLICE were busy across the northern Costa Blanca at the weekend as they dealt with illegal outdoor drinks parties and COVID rule-breaking involving young residents.
Hundreds of people conned into paying €500 for bogus holiday rentals on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A 67-year-old conman fleeced hundreds of people by charging for non-existent holiday rentals on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional arrested the fraudster at an
Police probe Costa Blanca lifeguard for making lewd sexual video while working on a beach in Spain
A lifeguard is being investigated by Benidorm’s Policia Nacional over inappropriate lewd behaviour at Calpe’s Arenal-Bol beach. The man was in the surveillance chair observing
Cowardly thieves mug Belgian woman, 82, on a Costa Blanca street in Spain to steal her handbag
AN 82-year-old Belgian woman was mugged in a Calpe street when two men stole her handbag. The duo have been arrested by the Guardia Civil
Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain
BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has got a new trial date after Supreme Court judges quashed his original 2018 trial in March due to ‘impartiality’
BEACH SHUTDOWN with big police presence to stop San Juan parties on the Costa Blanca in Spain
MOST Costa Blanca beaches will be closed this evening(June 23) to stop any overnight San Juan parties including the celebratory bonfires. It’s the second year
Rise in house and apartment occupations in Spain
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Businessman gets 36 years in prison for raping his children’s nanny three times at his Costa Blanca villa in Spain
A man has been jailed for 36 years for raping his children’s nanny three times at his Calpe villa on the northern Costa Blanca. An
DODGY DETECTORIST on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hot water after he digs up a rare gold coin and tries to sell it online
A Costa Blanca man has been charged with illegally digging up a rare gold coin and putting it up for sale on the internet. The
COSTA BLANCA CON as woman fleeces insurance company over bogus home robberies in Spain
A Costa Blanca woman conned an insurance company out of €3,000 on a bogus home burglary claim but her luck ran out when she was
Jailed notorious British drugs baron Brian Charrington to get a retrial on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CONVICTED British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, who enjoyed the high life of luxury homes and cars, is to get a retrial after being sentenced to
‘POWER GRAB’ as luxury villa used so much electricity for marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that it blacked-out a Calpe urbanisation
A Spanish couple rented a luxury villa in Calpe to set up a fully-fledged massive indoor marijuana farm. Their operation came unstuck as they drained
‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS in a Calpe complex described as the most ‘Instagrammed’ private building in Spain are continuing to fight plans, first mooted in 2015, for it
Corruption trial involving ex-mayor of Calpe gets delayed yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE trial of ex-Calpe mayor Javier Morato for his alleged role in a fraudulent €4 million waste contract has been delayed yet again. That’s because
British walker rescued by helicopter after suffering a fall on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British woman had to be airlifted to hospital this morning(December 29) after tripping up towards the end of a steep walk to the top
Brand new marina on Spain’s Costa Blanca aims to please tourists and locals alike
A totally-rebuilt marina for Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca is set to become a major tourist draw for the summer of 2022. Bulldozers are
Strong gales in Calpe damage nativity scene site and blow away tent used for COVID-19 tests in Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUSTS of up to 90 kilometres per hour have caused damage around Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Gales brought down the nativity scene stage
Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this
Pedestrian tumbles on zebra crossings lead to repainting work on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COMPLAINTS by people slipping over on Calpe’s pedestrian crossings have forced the city council to replace old paint markings. Residents have struggled to keep their
Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the
Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CALPE council wants capacity restrictions at the Penyal d’Ifac after complaints that safety rules are being flouted at the popular headland on the northern Costa
