Omicron COVID-19 test kit unveiled by pioneering Costa Blanca scientists in Spain
AN Elche company has produced a test kit to identify the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Genetic PCR Solutions was one of the first laboratories in the
Happy ending after woman falls into cold sea at popular Torrevieja promenade on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers rescued a woman who accidentally slipped into the sea in Torrevieja. The incident happened on Saturday evening in a rocky area known
Christmas restrictions could be introduced if COVID hospital numbers soar in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIA region president, Ximo Puig, has warned that COVID hospital rates will determine whether extra restrictions are brought in over the Christmas period. The latest
Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs ‘supermarket’ that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night. Five Spaniards, three men
Desperate paddle surfer cheats death by clinging onto a buoy off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A paddle surfer clung onto a buoy after winds threatened to take her out to sea off Guardamar del Segura. The Dutch woman, 61, was
Violent street robber puts woman into strangle hold and punches her face to steal cash in Alicante area of Spain
A man used a strangle hold on a woman during a robbery in the middle of a Petrer street. Police used security camera footage to
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca is an ‘extreme risk’ area for COVID-19 infections
BENIDORM is among a list of Alicante Province cities and towns branded as ‘extreme risk’ for people catching COVID-19. The resort recorded 647 coronavirus cases
Costa Blanca is Spain’s number one choice for foreign property buyers
ALICANTE Province is continuing to attract the highest percentage of foreign property buyers in Spain. International consultants Colliers say 17.6% of all foreign home buying
COVID-19 passport putting off ‘angry’ Benidorm bar and restaurant customers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm hospitality association claims the mandatory use of the COVID-19 passport inside bars and restaurants is driving away customers. COBRECA president, Pablo Gonzalez, told
Man attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain
A man got pummelled with a baseball bat after complaining about a woman throwing tangerine skins onto a Costa Blanca road. He needed 15 stitches
Benidorm bicycle thief sneakily crept behind residents to access secure garages on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Benidorm have arrested a serial bicycle robber who sneaked into community garages on local urbanisations to steal several bikes. The Policia Nacional were
Lucky escape for Costa Blanca resident as home suffers first floor collapse in Spain
A Costa Blanca woman suffered barely a scratch as the first floor wall of her home fell into the street. The property facade on Calle
Vaccinations increase as COVID-19 passport starts operating in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VACCINATION rates have risen in the Valencian Community after the start-date for the COVID passport was announced by the regional government in late November. The
Lorry driver, 5 times over drink-drive limit, hits cars and does not stop for police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk lorry driver hit two cars in Alicante before speeding 150 kilometres north to Valencia where he was stopped at a disused toll booth.
Fugitive human trafficking boss arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France
A fugitive wanted by French authorities for being a key member of a human trafficking gang has been arrested in Alicante. The 36-year-old Paraguayan man
Costa Blanca mayor faces COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping trial after judge in Spain throws out appeal
A Villajoyosa judge has rejected an appeal from a Costa Blanca mayor that there’s not enough evidence for him to be prosecuted for illegally getting
Man brutally beat his partner to death within hours of arriving on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A Hungarian man, 51, has been convicted by an Alicante jury for killing his partner in a brutal assault at their Costa Blanca home in
Smuggler gets €8 million fine after yacht carrying drugs sank off the Costa Blanca in Spain
FOUR people have been jailed and given massive fines after a plan to sail into Torrevieja with 2.4 tons of hashish went badly wrong. The
Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian Community is at the start of a sixth wave of the COVID pandemic according to a regional health ministry report. Rising COVID cases
Clandestine cannabis club goes to pot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE people who ran an illegal cannabis club in Denia have been arrested for selling drugs at their city centre headquarters. It’s the latest in
Rescued loggerhead turtles are taken back home off the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO rescued loggerhead turtles have been released into the sea some 30 miles off the Costa Blanca shore. The two specimens were found off the
Overstretched doctor calls police due to packed-out emergency area at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital want their boss to resign after patients faced massive waits for emergency room treatment. The situation got so bad on Tuesday
EXPLAINER: Where you will need to show the COVID passport in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE EU COVID-19 certificate will be needed to access certain indoor areas in the Valencian Community from this Friday night. The compulsory measure starts at
People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain
POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain.
Sneaky thief punctured tyres in car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca to steal shopping while drivers put on a spare wheel
AN off-duty police officer has arrested a man in an Alicante shopping area car park who punctured car tyres to stage distraction thefts while owners
Electric scooter thief is trapped by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A GPS tracker on a stolen rental scooter trapped a thief who took it across the Costa Blanca. The scooter was stolen from Playa del