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Benidorm police seize knives to stop Latino gang showdown on city streets

BENIDORM police prevented a street clash between two Latino groups by seizing their knives including a large machete. Benidorm Policia Local officers spotted around 20

9 Jun, 2025 @ 13:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

TWO British men have been acquitted of raping a British woman at a Benidorm hotel in November 2023. The duo, whose ages have not been

6 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Dangerous Belgian fugitive on the run from psychiatric unit is arrested at Costa Blanca hospital

Dangerous escaped mental patient from Belgium is recaptured at Costa Blanca hospital

A DANGEROUS Belgian fugitive who escaped from a psychiatric prison facility has been arrested in Alicante province. The man, 48, had been admitted for reasons

6 Jun, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Scam Alert: Alicante motorists find bogus parking tickets on car windscreens

ALICANTE City Council has warned about a spate of fake parking tickets being plastered on cars in the Central Market area. Around 30 bogus tickets

5 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Man in van caught with 83 goldfinches was set for Costa Blanca ferry crossing to Algeria

ALICANTE police pulled over a van during a spot-check and discovered 83 goldfinches hidden inside. The live birds were going to be transported via ferry

5 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man's body locked away for two months as couple claimed his pension on Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca couple arrested for keeping man’s body locked in a room to claim his pension

AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for living with a man’s dead body for at least two months in order to

5 Jun, 2025 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

TWO British tourists have gone on trial for allegedly raping a British woman at a Benidorm hotel in November 2023. The men have been in

3 Jun, 2025 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca

THREE squatters set up a marijuana farm at a Denia finca and also set up an illegal electricity supply to power up equipment. They were

2 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SOS APPEAL as British expat goes missing on Spain's Costa Blanca

SOS APPEAL: British expat goes missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat has gone missing in the Jacarilla area of Alicante province. Jacarilla council has put out an appeal for Janet Fison who who

2 Jun, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra workers to keep area safe and clean

Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra staff keeping area safe and clean

BENIDORM’S summer beach season kicked off on Sunday with more staff to keep the area clean and safe until September 30. Lifeguard and rescue teams

2 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman arrested for deliberately drowning dog at canine beach on Costa Blanca

A WOMAN has been arrested for deliberately drowning her dog at an Alicante canine beach. The owner- a French national- was seen repeatedly submerging her

2 Jun, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Giant 'bastard snake' pops up in toilet to shock homeowner in Spain

Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain

A SHOCKED homeowner found a large bastard snake peering up at him from his bathroom toilet. The resident in Benejuzar(Alicante province) called for help shortly

30 May, 2025 @ 12:04

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante’s plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed

ALICANTE’S plans to assume control to inspect, sanction, and collect fines for illegal tourist flats have been delayed because it hasn’t got enough inspectors. The

29 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

50 million scam phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain

Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k

BENIDORM fraudsters syphoned €14,000 out of a woman’s bank account by running a con involving a bogus bank manager. The Policia Nacional have arrested two

28 May, 2025 @ 12:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish man is shot in the head outside Costa Blanca shopping centre- suspect jailed

AN IRISH man, 21, was shot in the head inside a property close to the Zenia Boulevard Shopping Centre on the Orihuela Costa. The injured

27 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Living the Spanish dream: The Dream Properties Group – Your Real Estate Partner in Moraira

WHETHER you want to sell, buy or build your property in Spain, the Dream Properties Group is your high service partner to contact. Not only

27 May, 2025 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

Tourist rentals on Costa Blanca: Over half of listings don’t publish license number

OVER half of online tourist rental home listings in Alicante province are not publishing license details as required by law. The figures have been compiled

26 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

REVEALED: The three beaches in Spain with the best photographic ‘wow factor’

THREE Spanish beaches have been proclaimed to have the ‘wow factor’ when photographs are posted online via social media or in travel blogs. The holiday

25 May, 2025 @ 08:00

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Galicia·Lead

Extreme weather warning with orange alert issued for heavy rain on Costa Blanca

AN ORANGE alert for heavy rain on the Costa Blanca on Friday have been issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). The entire Alicante province

23 May, 2025 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Costa Blanca marina used by rich clients gets €15m boost with new leisure and restaurant area

ALTEA’S Porto Senso marina which attracts luxury yacht owners will see €15 million of improvements over the next few years. The pledge has come from

22 May, 2025 @ 17:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

Residents demand more doctors and shorter hospital waiting lists for expat Costa Blanca towns

SAN Miguel de Salinas and Los Montesinos residents and politicians protested on Wednesday about a lack of family doctors and long waiting lists at Torrevieja

22 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Couple steal bank cards from elderly people after memorising PIN numbers inside Costa Blanca shops

Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops

A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. The Policia Nacional said

22 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police bravely prevent suicidal woman from driving off Costa Blanca clifftop

Police bravely stop suicidal woman from driving off Costa Blanca clifftop

POLICE officers have stopped a woman, 48, from driving off an Alicante clifftop. The woman’s son called emergency services to report she had gone missing

20 May, 2025 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat arrested for running ‘sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been accused of running a marijuana farm inside a warehouse in an Alicante province town. The 37-year-old expat has been arrested

19 May, 2025 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite to land on asteroid close to Earth

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite that will land on asteroid

A SPANISH start-up company will design and build a satellite to land on an asteroid that will fly close to Earth in 2029. The Elche

18 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

Corrupt mayor gets jailed over 'sweet deal' private health clinic on Costa Blanca

Corrupt ex-mayor is jailed over ‘sweet deal’ private health clinic on Costa Blanca

A FORMER Santa Pola mayor has been sentenced to prison for corruption over a private health clinic that didn’t have to pay any bills and

16 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Benidorm police seize knives to stop Latino gang showdown on city streets

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Dangerous escaped mental patient from Belgium is recaptured at Costa Blanca hospital

Scam Alert: Alicante motorists find bogus parking tickets on car windscreens

Man in van caught with 83 goldfinches was set for Costa Blanca ferry crossing to Algeria

Costa Blanca couple arrested for keeping man’s body locked in a room to claim his pension

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca

SOS APPEAL: British expat goes missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra staff keeping area safe and clean

Woman arrested for deliberately drowning dog at canine beach on Costa Blanca

Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain

Alicante’s plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed

Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k

Irish man is shot in the head outside Costa Blanca shopping centre- suspect jailed

Living the Spanish dream: The Dream Properties Group – Your Real Estate Partner in Moraira

Tourist rentals on Costa Blanca: Over half of listings don’t publish license number

REVEALED: The three beaches in Spain with the best photographic ‘wow factor’

Extreme weather warning with orange alert issued for heavy rain on Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca marina used by rich clients gets €15m boost with new leisure and restaurant area

Residents demand more doctors and shorter hospital waiting lists for expat Costa Blanca towns

Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops

Police bravely stop suicidal woman from driving off Costa Blanca clifftop

British expat arrested for running ‘sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm on Costa Blanca

Start-up company in Spain to build satellite that will land on asteroid

Corrupt ex-mayor is jailed over ‘sweet deal’ private health clinic on Costa Blanca

Trump calls Spain a ‘loser’ as diplomatic relations continue to freefall in wake of row over Middle East conflict

Influencers, crypto bros and tax dodgers: Spain brings back its citizens from Dubai – will the UK follow suit as the Iranian bombs fall?

Motorist’s miracle escape after car drops off bridge into path of oncoming tram on Costa Blanca

‘Tsunami of evictions’ looms in Spain as protections for tenants who can’t pay rent are scrapped over squatter fears

Spain deploys frigate to Cyprus after drone ‘not launched from Iran’ targets British airbase on the island