Costa Blanca shoemaker famous for coloured trainers opens its own shops in Spain
ELCHE footwear manufacturer, Hoff, has opened its second branded store in Spain in Palma de Mallorca. Since it started in 2016, Hoff has sold over
EXCLUSIVE: Expat pensioners left without water and electricity as Iberdrola cut off ‘unsafe’ supply in Spain’s Jalon
EXPAT pensioners living in a rural urbanisation in Jalon on the Costa Blanca are struggling without piped water and electricity after Iberdrola cut off their
Beggars and prostitutes face fines of up to €3,000 in Spain’s Alicante City
FINES of up to €3,000 could be handed to beggars and prostitutes on Alicante streets after the city council passed a new wide-ranging ordnance. The
Spectacular Easter celebrations in Costa Blanca city win tourist recognition in Spain
ALICANTE’S Easter ‘Semana Santa’ celebrations have been classified as a festival of ‘National Tourist Interest’. Secretary of State for Tourism, Fernando Valdes, said: “Semana Santa
Cleaning lady breaches trust to steal jewellery worth €30,000 from employer’s Costa Blanca home in Spain
A cleaning lady has been arrested in Mutxamel, Alicante Province, after raiding her employer’s safe to steal €30,000 of jewellery and cash. The 25-year-old woman
Elderly owner of abandoned Costa Blanca puppy set for prosecution under Spain’s new animal welfare law
A 78-year-old Alicante woman faces an animal abuse charge under Spain’s new tougher welfare laws after she abandoned her six-month-old puppy in a city dog
Biological protective gear worn as woman’s body is pulled out of home on Spain’s Costa Blanca piled high with rubbish
FIREFIGHTERS donned biological protective gear on Friday to remove the decomposing body of a woman from her Torrevieja flat. Concerned neighbours phoned the Guardia Civil
British businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca uses chainsaw to slice through nose of suspected robber
A British man took the law into his own hands after using a chainsaw to attack a man who he wrongly believed was a thief.
Man who urinated in Costa Blanca taxi in Spain is arrested after video goes viral of him taunting cab driver
A man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted a video on social media bragging about it, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain
A ‘large scale’ drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Ten people, all
Benidorm shocker as false teeth lost during 2011 Spanish booze-up get returned to UK owner
A British holidaymaker who lost his dentures on a night out in Benidorm in 2011 has been reunited with them thanks to DNA matching. Paul
Hotel bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca continue to improve but still below pre-pandemic levels
HOTEL occupancy figures for the Costa Blanca in January saw an annual rise of 26.6%, with a total of 47.3%. The numbers from the Alicante
Drug traffickers jailed after shooting gang member and dumping body in car boot on Costa Blanca street in Spain
TWO drugs gang members have been jailed for 12 years each after a shoot out on a Petrer farm killed one of their colleagues. They
Iconic tourist attraction on Spain’s Costa Blanca offers guided tours in English to boost visitor numbers
ONE of Alicante’s biggest tourist attractions, Santa Barbara castle, has made a good start in a new bid to double visitor numbers. New free guided
Seizure of fake luxury branded jewellery with €1 million price tag on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BOGUS branded luxury jewellery items with a retail value close to €1 million have been discovered in shipping containers at the port of Alicante. The
Benidorm area hospital doubling its size to match rising population on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK on a massive expansion of Villajoyosa’s Marina Baixa Hospital could get under way as soon as April. That follows the announcement of a €47
Benidorm politician claims innocence over Russian mafia gang money laundering charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM councillor, Lorenzo Martinez Sola, says he is confident of being cleared of any illegal involvement with a Russian mafia gang. 23 people, including politicians
Elderly tyre slasher vandalises dozens of cars on the same Costa Blanca street in Spain
A 71-year-old man has been charged with 28 counts of criminal damage after slashing car tyres on the same street in Los Montesinos, Alicante Province.
Unruly drunk passenger drops his trousers on Ryanair plane at Costa Blanca airport in Spain before police eject him
A Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Dublin was delayed by 40 minutes on Monday after an intoxicated passenger dropped his trousers and verbally abused
EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show them
EIGHT areas of Spain are still running COVID-19 passport schemes while other regions have stopped the measure as ‘sixth wave’ coronavirus infections fall. Passport will
Cheap Benidorm accommodation offer to tempt bar and restaurant workers from around Spain into filling vacancies
BENIDORM is wooing new hospitality workers from around Spain by offering somewhere cheap to stay in the resort. The hospitality industry’s biggest-ever crisis caused by
Drunk man urinates inside taxi on Spain’s Costa Blanca and then posts social media footage of cab driver’s reaction
A drunk man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted social media footage of the driver’s reaction, may face legal action over his behaviour.
Dog falls six metres down Costa Blanca well in Spain followed by man who tries to rescue it
A man fell six metres down a Torrevieja well on Monday after he tried to rescue a dog. Both were both rescued within an hour.
Guns under the hammer in bumper weapons auction in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A bumper public auction of seized weapons is being organised by the Guardia Civil in Alicante Province. It’s the first sale since November 2019, when
Woman loses €44,000 after man uses her phone to steal personal banking details on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man tricked a woman out of €44,000 after arranging to meet her at the Finestrat Shopping Centre on the Costa Blanca. The fraudster, 20,
British man steals dozens of gas cylinders from stores and petrol stations across Costa Blanca area of Spain
A British resident from Javea has been arrested for stealing 150 butano cylinders from northern Costa Blanca retailers. The thefts started in late October 2021