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Forgetful passengers left over 2,200 items on Costa Blanca tram services last year in Spain

DOGS, surfboards, suitcases, sun lounger, motorcycle helmets and crutches were among 2,297 items left behind on TRAM d’Alacant services last year. It means an average

10 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain's tourist apartment stays for 2022

Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain’s tourist apartment bookings for 2022

ALICANTE has overhauled Barcelona in the number of people staying in tourist apartments during 2022. A University of Zaragoza study shows there were 155,726 stays

10 Apr, 2023 @ 12:55

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bogus email demands 'immediate' €850 tuition fee payment from parents in Spain's Valencia

Online scammers con bank into getting €950,000 personal loan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in the Benidorm and Aspe areas of Alicante province for being part of a cyber scam that netted €1.1 million.

7 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

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

New luxury hotel and apartment skyscraper unveiled for Spain’s Benidorm

THE Goya Real Estate group has announced details of its project to build the ‘Gran Delfin Private Residences & Hotel’, situated next to the Delfin

7 Apr, 2023 @ 09:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Municipal dog park closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca after being set up on private land

ROJALES council has been left in the doghouse after opening up a canine park on private land on the Pueblo Bravo urbanisation. Entrance gates to

5 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

One dead, eight injured after van crashes off motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE PERSON died and eight other people were injured on Wednesday after a van they were travelling in veered off the AP-7 motorway in Pilar

5 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gang produces bogus documents to get people identified as Ukraine refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE in Torrevieja have busted a group who produced fake documents for East Europeans for them to mascarade as Ukraine nationals fleeing the war in

5 Apr, 2023 @ 11:21

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

Police Seize Biggest Cocaine Stash 'for Years' In Spain's Costa Blanca

Police seize biggest cocaine stash seen ‘for years’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have seized what they described as the ‘largest cocaine stash seen for years’ in Alicante province. 35 kilos of the drug was

4 Apr, 2023 @ 14:43

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

Dead Body At Landfill Site May Have Come From 100 Kilometres Away On Spain's Costa Blanca

Dead body at landfill site transferred from 100 kilometres away on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DECOMPOSED body originating from the Vega Baja area has been found on a landfill site in the north of Alicante province. Authorities were called

3 Apr, 2023 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Mini-heatwave ending this weekend in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Mini-heatwave suddenly ends this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

TEMPERATURES will plummet by at least ten degrees on Saturday to bring an abrupt end to a mini-heatwave in the Valencian Community. Thermometers have soared

31 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

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

British man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after stabbing customer in ‘English Zone’ bar argument

A British man has been arrested after stabbing a man he was arguing with at a Benidorm bar in the city’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday

31 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

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

British Tourist In Benidorm Seriously Injured After Motorbike Knocks Him Over In Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm seriously injured after motorbike hits him when crossing road

A 25-year-old British tourist was seriously injured after a motorcycle knocked him over at a Benidorm crossing point. The man suffered severe head trauma along

31 Mar, 2023 @ 11:24

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Why a Benidorm restaurant owner got arrested after three burglars were caught red-handed by police

Hotels filling up for first post-pandemic Easter holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE FIRST post-Covid pandemic Easter on the Costa Blanca is expected to see hotel occupancy return to levels last seen in 2019. Benidorm and other

31 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British man accused of stabbing wife to death is jailed by court on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 69-YEAR-OLD British man has been jailed as investigations continue into Sunday’s killing of his wife at their Lomas de Cabo Roig urbanisation home on

30 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Irish man stabs fellow tourist in Benidorm holiday apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FIGHT involving two Irish holidaymakers staying in a Benidorm tourist apartment ended up with one of them being stabbed and requiring hospital treatment. The

30 Mar, 2023 @ 16:46

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

Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca Launches Blitz On Dog Owners To Pick Up Pet Mess

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca launches blitz to stop dog mess on streets

BENIDORM has started a two-month campaign to make sure dog owners pick their pet’s mess from city streets. The initiative is called ‘Benidorm, my pet.

30 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Dangerous 'devil hitman' from Colombia 'who excelled in kidnap, torture and making people disappear' is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Thief attacks and robs middle-aged women on streets of Costa Blanca city in Spain

A THIEF who stalked middle-aged women walking alone on the streets of Denia has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 37-year-old Uruguayan national has

30 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 88,858 home purchases in Spain last year- up by 45% on 2021 figures. The College of Registrars says deals struck

30 Mar, 2023 @ 11:20

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Property·Valencian Community

Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas to headline Costa Blanca music festival in Spain

SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be the stand-out act at this year’s Brilla Torrevieja festival. The hip-hop group featuring will.i.am will take

29 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Exposed: Hidden brothel behind a bar in upmarket resort on Spain's Costa Blanca which 'forced women to perform sex acts for 12 hours per day'

Former Benidorm policeman ran brothel exploiting young women on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE brothel owner who exploited young, vulnerable and underage women has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 50-year-old Spaniard ordered his victims to

29 Mar, 2023 @ 14:37

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

Former Manchester Co-op warehouse to become cultural centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DENIA will have a new cultural centre on the top floor of what used to be a Cooperative warehouse owned by the Manchester-based retailer. It

29 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

7,600 Homes Can Be 'legalised' In Vega Baja Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

7,600 illegally-built homes can be ‘legalised’ in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES have identified 7,600 illegally-built homes in the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca that can be ‘legalised’. The Valencian Ministry of Territorial Policy,

28 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Drug Traffickers Growing Marijuana For Export Are Detained On Spain's Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers busted for growing marijuana for export on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NINE Albanian men have been arrested, with all bar one of them jailed, for growing marijuana destined for the European market. A joint Guardia Civil-Policia

28 Mar, 2023 @ 13:08

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

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Guardia Civil officers shot by man during villa raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Guardia Civil officers were shot on Tuesday by a man in an Alicante area villa. The incident happened at 6.50am in the rural El

28 Mar, 2023 @ 12:15

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

Indoor Market Revamped For €1.5 Million At Old School Building Site On Spain's Costa Blanca

Indoor market fully revamped for €1.5 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €1.5 million makeover for Mutxamel’s indoor market has been completed with the enhanced facility reopening as soon as late April. The project doubling the

27 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Irish Man Bailed Over Killing Of Friend Is Jailed For Drug Trafficking On Spain's Costa Blanca

Irish man jailed for drug trafficking after getting bailed in ‘best friend’ killing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Irish national charged with killing his best friend in 2018 has been jailed for running a Torrevieja drugs gang. The crew used parcel companies

27 Mar, 2023 @ 13:36

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

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Forgetful passengers left over 2,200 items on Costa Blanca tram services last year in Spain

Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain’s tourist apartment bookings for 2022

Online scammers con bank into getting €950,000 personal loan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

New luxury hotel and apartment skyscraper unveiled for Spain’s Benidorm

Municipal dog park closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca after being set up on private land

One dead, eight injured after van crashes off motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Gang produces bogus documents to get people identified as Ukraine refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police seize biggest cocaine stash seen ‘for years’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Dead body at landfill site transferred from 100 kilometres away on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mini-heatwave suddenly ends this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

British man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after stabbing customer in ‘English Zone’ bar argument

British tourist in Spain’s Benidorm seriously injured after motorbike hits him when crossing road

Hotels filling up for first post-pandemic Easter holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man accused of stabbing wife to death is jailed by court on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Irish man stabs fellow tourist in Benidorm holiday apartments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca launches blitz to stop dog mess on streets

Thief attacks and robs middle-aged women on streets of Costa Blanca city in Spain

Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain

Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas to headline Costa Blanca music festival in Spain

Former Benidorm policeman ran brothel exploiting young women on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Former Manchester Co-op warehouse to become cultural centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

7,600 illegally-built homes can be ‘legalised’ in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers busted for growing marijuana for export on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Guardia Civil officers shot by man during villa raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Indoor market fully revamped for €1.5 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Irish man jailed for drug trafficking after getting bailed in ‘best friend’ killing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Relief as homes in Malaga province ‘not at risk of landslides or collapse’ after subterranean booming noises spooked residents

Second Malaga town evacuated as rapidly-filling Montejaque dam approaches critical state – overflow could happen this week

Mystery as four rare whales wash up dead on Andalusian coastline in one day

Andalucia on alert as Storm Nils arrives with warnings of strong winds – but will it bring yet more rain?

Passenger head-butts and breaks teeth of female Ryanair worker after she told him his luggage was too big