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Some 5,000 cars are given FAKE ITV certificates on Spain' Costa Blanca: Leader of dodgy 'MOT' racket is arrested

Some 5,000 cars are given FAKE ITV certificates on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Leader of dodgy ‘MOT’ racket is arrested

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has busted what it described as a ‘sophisticated’ gang that issued an estimated 5,000 bogus ITV car test certificates in two years.

11 Dec, 2023 @ 17:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Residents launch citizen patrols to stop burglaries in popular expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

Residents launch vigilante patrols on Spain’s Costa Blanca following surge in burglaries

A SHARP spike in home robberies has forced worried residents of Pinar de Campoverde on the southern Costa Blanca to demand action to catch the

11 Dec, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Brits continue to be the most important tourists in Spain, new figures show

UK TOURISTS visiting Spain during the first 10 months of 2023 totalled just under 15.5 million people- an annual rise of 14.3%. The British market

9 Dec, 2023 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Drought in Spain: Fruit and vegetable stocks in areas like the Costa Blanca plummet by up to 25% after months of virtually no rainfall

THE ON-GOING drought in Alicante province is causing reductions in local fruit and vegetables reaching markets and shops. The area is facing its driest autumn

8 Dec, 2023 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Hilton to open new airport hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Accommodation will be the closest available to Alicante-Elche

THE FIRST stone has been laid for the construction of the closest hotel to Alicante-Elche airport with a January 2025 opening date pencilled in. The

7 Dec, 2023 @ 07:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Drug cartel members who used cocaine profits to buy hundreds of El Gordo lottery tickets are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FAMILY gang selling cocaine laundered their proceeds by buying Christmas Lottery tickets with the hopes of scooping a bigger return from their criminal activities.

6 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm’s new bullring and other projects to lose EU cash as deadline approaches

PLANS to convert Benidorm’s bullring into a cultural hub which were first announced in January 2021 have been postponed, as the council didn’t act fast

6 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break all-time arrivals record this year as Valencia president calls for second runway

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has predicted that Alicante-Elche airport will close 2023 with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists. The Valencian leader said

5 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Why Christmas lights are not twinkling yet in one major area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

CHRISTMAS lights have been switched on across the Costa Blanca but Orihuela council has been left on the starting line as politicians blame each other

5 Dec, 2023 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

12-year dispute over popular Costa Blanca footpath resolved with an end to long detours for beach goers

Council votes to take back land in long-running saga to reopen popular footpath on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LONG dispute over reopening a small stretch of an Orihuela Costa footpath has seen Orihuela council vote to expropriate land despite opposition from the

4 Dec, 2023 @ 12:16

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Illegal taxi boat service shipping migrants and drugs worth €3 million is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has busted a ‘taxi-boat’ gang that shipped over a total 68 kilos of drugs worth over €3 million to Algeria and returned

4 Dec, 2023 @ 11:32

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Travel safely: Jennifer Cunningham can cover your insurance needs

I AM delighted to inform you that we are working with a very successful travel insurance provider. Jennifer Cunningham Insurance can provide you with a

4 Dec, 2023 @ 10:44

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Dear Jennifer, with Jennifer Cunningham·Other News

Where are Brits and other foreigners buying property in Spain? New data reveals the hottest locations

AS SPAIN’S real estate sector continues to contract for domestic buyers due to higher interest rates, foreign purchasers are getting a higher percentage share of

30 Nov, 2023 @ 17:16

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Record-breaking number of cruise ship tourists visit Spain’s Costa Blanca this year as figure surpasses 192,000

THIS WEEK’S arrival of two cruise ships at Alicante will see the end of the 2023 schedule and a record year for passengers using the

29 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Mamma Mia! Italian family-run pizzeria is exposed as a front for mafia’s drug trafficking ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Italian-owned pizzeria on the Costa Blanca served up cocaine and hashish to its customers along with its more traditional fare according to the Policia

29 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm legend Sticky Vicky dead at 80: Tributes pour in for X-rated performer loved by British tourists

LEGENDARY Benidorm performer, Sticky Vicky, died on Wednesday at the age of 80, her daughter has announced on social media. The Tenerife-born entertainer became famous

29 Nov, 2023 @ 13:31

Benidorm·Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

How much does the average Airbnb earn in British hotspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

ALICANTE UNIVERSITY has produced a unique report mapping out tourist housing in Denia- most of which is in the Les Marines and Les Rotes areas

29 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Cost of rent in Alicante surges by 10% in a year: British tourist hotspots are the most affected

Body of woman ‘aged between 60 and 70’ is found floating in the waters off Spain’s Benidorm

A BODY of a woman- said to be in her sixties- was found floating off a Benidorm beach on Tuesday morning. The Air Unit of

29 Nov, 2023 @ 11:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British expat’s home is taken over by squatters who turn it into mammoth marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of an Aspe property belonging to a British national who died in 2022.

28 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British man arrested in drug den selling marijuana to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AT LEAST one British man was part of a ten-strong group arrested for their role in a bogus l’Alfas del Pi ‘social club’ that acted

28 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

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

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off

A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing

27 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

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

British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation – in bad news for local restaurants and bars

BRITISH tourists are booking more all-inclusive holidays to Benidorm as inflation continues to bite, according to UK tour operators and Benidorm hotel owners. Convenience as

27 Nov, 2023 @ 12:52

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Have-a-go' shop worker dragged by robbers getaway car for 100 metres on Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Have-a-go’ shop worker dragged down the street by robbers getaway car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO robbers ran over an Alicante shop worker who clung onto the hood of their getaway car for around 100 metres. The Policia Nacional went

27 Nov, 2023 @ 11:21

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

Robbers travel on 'days out' to rob shop safes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

A GROUP of Benidorm residents have organised a demonstration this Sunday to protest against big hikes in IBI property and garbage tax rates. IBI is

24 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Older animals suffer same aging condition as humans at Benidorm's Terra Natura

Older animals don’t escape from suffering with osteoarthritis at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park

VETS at Benidorm’s Terra Natura park are treating three of their animals for osteoarthritis- a condition that is certainly not exclusive to humans. A peccary(a

24 Nov, 2023 @ 14:17

Animals·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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