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Six Black Flags Handed Out To Beaches In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas

Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain.

16 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Italian mafia fugitive arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in association with their Italian counterparts have arrested a fugitive who belonged to the Calabrian mafia known as the ‘Ndranghueta’. The man

16 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain

BATHERS were ordered to get out of the water at a popular Orihuela Costa beach on Thursday morning after the sighting of a two-metre long

15 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Couple Used Fake Prescriptions To Get Pharmacy Drugs For Social Media Sales In Spain

Fake prescriptions created by drug dealers allow pharmacy drugs to be sold via social media from Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for using bogus prescriptions to get barbiturates from pharmacies. The drugs were then sold online

15 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

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

Partido Popular leader Feijoo says deal with Vox in Spain’s Valencia region was only way to avoid new elections

THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has said that fresh elections would have been called in the Valencian Community if a

14 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spraying Boost To Stop Mosquitoes Hatching In Perfect Conditions On Spain's Costa Blanca

Spraying boost to stop mass hatching of mosquitoes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COMBINATION of stagnant water areas caused by recent heavy rain and higher temperatures are providing perfect hatching grounds for mosquitoes across Alicante province. That’s

14 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Partido Popular to form coalition government with far-right Vox party in Spain’s Valencia region

THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party will get a first taste of power in the Valencian government after a coalition deal was struck on Tuesday which will

13 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm bankruptcy fears remain after court rejects challenge to €330m compensation award

British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm dials his stolen mobile phone with police answering it

A 49-YEAR-OLD Spanish woman has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing a €1,000 mobile phone from a British tourist in Benidorm. While she

13 Jun, 2023 @ 15:15

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

Frustration for car owners over ITV test delays at some centres in Spain’s Costa Blanca

MOTORISTS in parts of Alicante province are suffering long delays in getting an ITV vehicle test with some centres full up into August. The issue

13 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

Air passenger numbers break May record for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain

OVER 25 MILLION passengers used Spanish airports in May, a 3.4% increase on the previous ‘record-breaking’ May in 2019, with Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports recording

12 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man who refuses to pay restaurant bills strikes yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca

Man who refuses to pay restaurant bills strikes again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 50-YEAR-OLD man who was arrested 14 times in two months for not paying restaurant bills in Alicante has struck again after a four-month absence.

11 Jun, 2023 @ 09:30

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

Benidorm Reopens Libraries On Poniente Beach For Tourist Season In Spain

Benidorm reopens libraries on Poniente beach for tourist season on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S two Poniente beach libraries have reopened for the main tourist season. The ‘biblioplayas’ are next to the Paseo de Colon and by Avenida Vicente

10 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Big San Juan party night on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets tourist award

CALA DE FINESTRAT’S San Juan Party night on June 23 has been declared as a Valencian Community party of ‘provincial tourist interest’. The honorary title

9 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Foreign police join patrols in busy tourist areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have welcomed their French and Italian counterparts once again this summer to patrol tourist areas of the Costa Blanca during the summer.

9 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

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

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

Mother and son exploited Alzheimer’s sufferer for cheap house purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DENIA mother and son have been convicted by an Alicante court of hoodwinking an Alzheimer’s sufferer into selling her house at over half the

9 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

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

Altea Gets Eu Grant To Improve Longest River In Marina Baixa Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

EU money will improve state of longest river in Marina Baixa area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALTEA council has been given a €810,652 European Union grant to improve the mouth of the Algar River between the Sogai bridge and the sea.

9 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

‘Love Hug’ robber who struck across Spain is finally jailed by Costa Blanca court

A ‘love hug’ robber and her getaway driver have been arrested in Elche after an elderly woman had a gold chain snatched in broad daylight.

8 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Man stabs girlfriend but gets hit by taxi during police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN stabbed his girlfriend five times in a Guardamar del Segura street on Tuesday before he ran in front of a taxi as he

8 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

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

Wild boar sightings rise to 74% of all municipalities in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture. 283 municipalities reported sightings in the region

7 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's Costa Blanca Looks To Woo Foreign Pet Owners To Come Over For A Holiday

Spain’s Costa Blanca looks to woo foreign pet owners to come on holiday

THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board laid on a special programme for social media influencers o show what the area can offer for people bringing their

6 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Free money to clean up building facades in old city centre area on Spain's Costa Blanca

Free money to clean up building facades in popular tourist city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS and business owners in the old centres of Altea and Altea la Vella can apply for cash grants to clean up building facades. Altea

6 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Key Health Services '100%' Guaranteed In Torrevieja During Busy Costa Blanca Summer In Spain

Key health services ‘100%’ guaranteed in Torrevieja area during busy Costa Blanca summer in Spain

TORREVIEJA Health Department has guaranteed ‘100%’ coverage in key patient services during the summer season with €2.8 million funding from its 2023 ‘Holiday Plan’. There

6 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Torrevieja wants tough police action against illegal street sellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council had made a new appeal for tough police action to clear pavements of illegal street sellers ahead of the summer season. The unlicensed

6 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

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

Restaurant Customer Turns Stalker To Sexually Assault Waitress On Spain's Costa Blanca

Obsessed restaurant customer sexually assaults waitress on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE POLICIA LOCAL have arrested a 47-year-old man after he spent ten days harassing a waitress at an Arenales del Sol restaurant, which included sexual

6 Jun, 2023 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lemon harvest falls by 40% in Spain’s Costa Blanca with high production costs blamed

HIGH PRODUCTION costs have slashed Alicante province’s lemon harvest by 40% compared to last year. Alicante’s Asaja young farmers association said that 800,000 tons of

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming warns Costa Blanca study in Spain

Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming says study in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante University study says that global warming has caused an ‘alarming’ loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests. The report from the university’s Ibero-American

5 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Nature

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Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Italian mafia fugitive arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Partido Popular leader Feijoo says deal with Vox in Spain’s Valencia region was only way to avoid new elections

Spraying boost to stop mass hatching of mosquitoes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Partido Popular to form coalition government with far-right Vox party in Spain’s Valencia region

British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm dials his stolen mobile phone with police answering it

Frustration for car owners over ITV test delays at some centres in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Air passenger numbers break May record for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain

Man who refuses to pay restaurant bills strikes again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm reopens libraries on Poniente beach for tourist season on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Big San Juan party night on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets tourist award

Foreign police join patrols in busy tourist areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mother and son exploited Alzheimer’s sufferer for cheap house purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EU money will improve state of longest river in Marina Baixa area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘Love Hug’ robber who struck across Spain is finally jailed by Costa Blanca court

Man stabs girlfriend but gets hit by taxi during police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Free money to clean up building facades in popular tourist city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Key health services ‘100%’ guaranteed in Torrevieja area during busy Costa Blanca summer in Spain

Torrevieja wants tough police action against illegal street sellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Obsessed restaurant customer sexually assaults waitress on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Lemon harvest falls by 40% in Spain’s Costa Blanca with high production costs blamed

Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming says study in Spain’s Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Body found in search for missing woman, 45, who was swept away in Malaga floods while trying to rescue her dog

Thieves steal over two dozen V-16 emergency lights in one night from parked cars in Costa Blanca town

Tragedy as rising fashion model, 21, is found dead in her room on the Costa del Sol

Spain’s corrupt police chief ‘helped smuggle 58 tonnes of cocaine worth €2 billion’ while head of the Economic Crimes unit

Depraved father live-streams sex assaults on underage daughter in Spain while seedy subscribers paid in crypto to watch