Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm
A WOMAN wanted by Turkey on charges of being a member of an armed terrorist organisation has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a
Nursing home resident, 87, is robbed of €80,000 life savings by care worker on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TORREVIEJA nursing home worker has been arrested along with a man for clearing out over €80,000 from an 87-year-old female resident. The woman was
Biggest fireworks night of the year will light up the sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend
ALTEA hosts its massive Castell de l’Olla firework display this Saturday evening in the biggest summer night of lights and colours on the Alicante province
Victory for expats and locals on Spain’s Costa Blanca after plans for controversial biowaste plant are pulled
PEOPLE power has forced Los Montesinos council into a quick reversal of its decision to offer up free land to house a biowaste recycling plant
Alicante population breaks the two million mark following surge in British and other foreign residents
ALICANTE province’s population has broken the two million mark according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) with foreign migrants fuelling the increase. Based
Alert in Alicante: Man is arrested for ‘attacking and robbing tourists’ on popular beach – before ‘demanding money to return the stolen goods’
A MAN has been arrested in Denia for allegedly robbing and attacking bathers at a local beach. The 30-year-old Moroccan national was remanded into custody
Man is gored by bull during traditional festival in eastern Spain: 32-year-old is hospitalised with serious injuries
A 32-YEAR-OLD man was seriously injured after being gored on the first night of Calpe’s ‘Bous al Carrer’ bull runs in Alicante province. The incident
Strikes announced at major airport in Spain: Passengers are told to arrive ‘earlier than usual’ throughout August
WORKERS at a major airport in Spain will continue their partial strike throughout the month of August, it has emerged. The industrial action has been
Explosive device is discovered just 400m from popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECIALISED divers from Spain’s Guardia Civil police force discovered an explosive device last month just 400 metres from a popular tourist beach on the country’s
Bomb scare in Spain’s Alicante: Man, 26, is arrested after hoax caused panic on packed tram
A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for making a hoax bomb warning on a Tram d’Alacant service carrying around 200 passengers. The Policia Nacional said
One of Spain’s most wanted fraudsters is arrested on the Costa Blanca
ONE of Spain’s most-wanted fraudsters has been arrested at an Alicante hotel after conning a victim out of a luxury watch. He specialised in making
Tap water warning in Spain: Supplies are ‘not fit for human consumption’ in these areas on the Costa Blanca
TEULADA City Council has announced that water is unfit for human consumption in a large part of the Alicante province municipality. The authority has introduced
Super speed camera is installed on major road on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Device uses microwave signals to detect how fast a vehicle is travelling
MOTORISTS have been warned about a new ‘sophisticated’ speed trap that has appeared on a key Torrevieja entrance route. The unit has been installed on
Drowning crisis in Spain: Three-month death toll on the Costa Blanca is higher than whole of 2023
MORE people drowned on Alicante province beaches between May and July than in the whole of 2023 according to the Spanish Lifesaving Federation. 18 fatalities
Norwegian tourist ‘stabs her husband to death in front of their three children’ during argument on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A NORWEGIAN woman has been arrested on the Orihuela Costa for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in front of their three young children. The
Airbnb crackdown latest in Spain: Major holiday region warns illegal tourist flat owners of €600,000 fines
NEW tourist accommodation laws in the Valencian Community are set to be approved on Friday with penalties ranging between €100,000 and €600,000 for the most
Benidorm appeals record €330m fine over land dispute that would leave the resort bankrupt
BENIDORM City Council has gone to Spain’s Supreme Court to challenge a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest payments that could bankrupt
Brits and locals march against bio-waste plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but why are they against the project?
UP to a thousand residents marched in Los Montesinos on Tuesday to protest against the council deciding to house a regional biowaste recycling plant. Locals
Norwegian expat is arrested after falsely claiming the €70,000 he lost at casinos in Alicante was the result of credit card fraud
A NORWEGIAN man lost almost €70,000 at Alicante province gambling saloons and tried to get his money back from his bank by claiming he was
British tourist, 21, found dead in hotel room in Spain’s Benidorm: Cause of death remains unknown
A BRITISH tourist was found dead in his hotel bedroom by his friends during a holiday in Benidorm. Harvey Dominy, 21, from Merthyr Tydfil was
Tourist, 52, drowns off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca – just days after tragic deaths of husband and wife in their 80s in Alicante
A MAN drowned at El Campello’s Muchavista beach on Sunday, three days after a Madrid couple in their eighties died at Guardamar’s central beach. On
British fugitive is arrested at airport passport control in Spain after ‘beating two US soldiers unconscious’ in Germany
A BRITISH fugitive, 32, has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport on suspicion of a brutal assault on two American soldiers in Germany. The man had
Double tragedy in Alicante: Husband, 87, has fatal heart attack while swimming in the sea before wife, 85, suffers identical fate while diving in to rescue him
A MARRIED couple in their eighties drowned at Guardamar del Segura’s central beach on Thursday. The man, 87, and woman, 85, from Madrid were on
Airbnb crackdown in Spain continues: Major tourist region will outlaw lockboxes for collecting and returning keys
TOUGH new regulations on tourist accommodation in the Valencian Community will include a ban on installing automatic boxes on outside walls and public areas for
‘Fried egg’ jellyfish are washing up on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but are they dangerous?
A TYPE of jellyfish that looks like a fried egg has made an earlier than normal appearance on Alicante province beaches. Known as Cotylorhiza tuberculata,
Residents fight plans for biowaste recycling plant after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROTEST has been called for next week against a regional biowaste recycling plant which Los Montesinos council has agreed to take on. Some residents