Man with fake gun robbed victims outside Alicante’s biggest tourist attraction
POLICE have arrested a 26-year-old man who used a fake gun to rob two couples outside Alicante’s Santa Barbara castle. He was detained outside a
Spain’s Costa Blanca set to sizzle in record late October temperatures
THE State Meterological Agency(Aemet) says that temperatures could hit over 35C in parts of Alicante province later this week. Aemet believes that record values could
Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante
A BOGUS cosmetician operating out of her Alicante home scarred a client’s face after injecting her with hyaluronic acid. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested
IN PICS: ‘Poppy Appeal’ on Costa Blanca launched at Royal British Legion parade in Benidorm
THE UK ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis, made his first official visit to Benidorm on Saturday for the official Poppy Appeal launch on the
Benidorm expat makes millions playing poker after owning local restaurants and a hotel
A NORWEGIAN who fell in love with Benidorm as a young boy and moved there, has made his name in the world of poker as
Body is found in the hunt for Brit who went missing from Torrevieja last month
The body of a missing British expat- originally from Oxfordshire- has been discovered in a wooded area near to the Torrevieja salt lake. Marc Tulloch
Four arrested for brutal assault outside Alicante night club that left victim with ‘brain damage’
FOUR people including a minor, 17, have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a
Tommy Robinson is a refugee: Activist tells UK judge he formally lives in Spain during court hearing over refusal to let police search his phone
TOMMY Robinson has told a UK court that he formally resides in Spain – although his exact address will remain confidential. The revelation confirms long-held
Costa Blanca council admits- three months later- that cyberhackers may have stolen personal details of residents
VILLAJOYOSA residents have been warned that their personal details may have been hacked after a cyberattack on the council’s computer network on July 2. Over
House purchases led by ‘locals’ while non-EU property buyers fell last year in Valencia
THE main house buyers in the Valencian Community last year were local residents with the non-EU market decreasing. A study of 69 regional real estate
British expat is killed in crash on notorious Costa Blanca ‘Road of Death’ blackspot
A BRITISH woman, 72, died after her car collided head-on with a motorhome on a notorious Alicante province blackspot road. The fatal accident happened at
Alicante’s Old Town bars and restaurants MUST close earlier to stop excess late-night noise
ALICANTE has implemented the Old Town area’s first ZAS zone to curb noise late at night. The measure provisionally came into force on Tuesday- pending
Ryanair adds extra winter flights to Costa Blanca airport after cutting regional services in Spain
RYANAIR will add 12% more seats to its 2025/26 winter schedule at Alicante-Elche airport. Extensions of summer services come after the budget carrier slashed routes
Costa Blanca airport soars to new September passenger record with a third of travellers from the UK
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport continued to break monthly passenger records with just over 1.9 million people using the facility in September. Over a third of travellers came
Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park ordered to close down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system
AN ANONYMOUS pollution complaint led to the Guardia Civil uncovering an illegal mobile home park site. Guardamar del Segura council has ordered the facility to
Orange alert for heavy rain and storms for parts of Costa Blanca and Valencia
AN ORANGE alert for heavy rain is in force on Monday for parts of the Valencian Community. The warning from State Weather forecaster Aemet runs
WATCH: DANA Alice brings flash floods and tornadoes to Spain’s eastern coast with orange weather alert in place over the weekend
AROUND 70 residents in Murcia were rescued by emergency services last night as DANA Alice brought torrential rainfall to Spain’s eastern coast – one year
RED ALERT continues with heavy rain battering the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
HEAVY rain has battered parts of Alicante Province and the Murcia region that are under an red alert for extreme weather until 11.59pm on Friday
RED ALERT for extreme weather kicks in for Costa Blanca and Murcia regions
A RED alert for extreme weather started on Friday at 10am for parts of Alicante province and the Murcia region. The warning from state weather
Small Costa Blanca town takes on mighty New York for top tourist innovation award
BENISSA on the Costa Blanca has made it to the final three battling it out to become the winner of the ‘Innovative Tourist Destination’ accolade
Teenager suffers brain damage after brutal assault by ‘up to 20 mad men’ near Costa Blanca nightclub
A MOTHER has appealed for witnesses to come forward after her son was beaten up close to an Alicante night club early last Sunday morning.
RED ALERT ‘extreme risk’ warning for heavy rain and storms this Friday for Costa Blanca and Murcia in Spain
A RED alert warning for heavy rain and storms has been issued for parts of the Costa Blanca and the Murcia region on Friday. The
Man ran residency fraud with his mother illegally getting free health treatment on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE man has been accused of running a residency scam for his family which allowed his mother to get €9,000 of free public health
Warning of ‘abundant rainfall’ lasting for four days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HEAVY rain is predicted to hit Alicante province from Thursday with the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) placing a yellow alert for the north of the
Police arrest man who stole €7k of jewellery from his aunt and was flying to UK from Costa Blanca airport
A MAN stole €7,000 of jewellery from his aunt and was arrested before he could board a UK-bound flight at Alicante-Elche airport. Authorities have not
Benidorm gets €6.4m of EU money in fresh attempt to turn old bullring into major cultural venue
BENIDORM has secured €6.4 million of EU funding for its long-awaited redevelopment of the old bullring. Plans were first announced nearly five years ago for