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Benidorm Skyscraper Gets Hit By Lightning Bolt During Storm On Spain's Costa Blanca

ANALYSIS: Spain’s Costa Blanca now has a ‘tropical climate’ thanks to global warming as experts warn to expect ‘more intense’ storms

ALICANTE province is now suffering a ‘tropical climate’ which will rapidly increase the frequency of storms, according to the Climatology Lab at the area’s university.

2 Nov, 2021 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Weather

Spiteful Foster Son On Spain's Costa Blanca Goes On Online Spending Spree To Clear Out Parental Bank Account

Spiteful foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca goes on online spending spree to clear out family bank account

AN Alicante man, 28, cleared out the bank account of his foster parents in an online spending spree after he stopped living with them. The

1 Nov, 2021 @ 14:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Car salesman threatened with knife during test drive as customer steals car in Valencia area of Spain

Police on Spain’s Costa Blanca say rising bogus crime reports are conning banks and insurance companies out of money

POLICE say that fake crime reports are increasing in Alicante Province after an Orihuela man was arrested after claiming to be an online scam victim.

1 Nov, 2021 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame late holiday weekend cancellations on COVID-19 infection rate ‘disinformation’

BENIDORM area hotels have suffered late cancellations totalling 20% of all bookings for the Bank Holiday weekend due to concerns over COVID-19 infection rates. The

29 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Burglar shows off 'Spiderman' skills in clambering down a wall of a robbed apartment block in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Burglar shows off ‘Spiderman’ skills in clambering down a wall of a Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain

POLICE witnessed a thief doing a good Spiderman impression as he tried to escape down the wall of an Alicante apartment block. A Policia Nacional

29 Oct, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man accused of murdering and chopping up his wife before dumping parts of her in waste bins in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Man accused of murdering and chopping up his wife before dumping body parts in waste bins in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Finnish man, 70, has been arrested for killing and chopping up his wife, 68, before dumping her body parts in Torrevieja rubbish containers. A

29 Oct, 2021 @ 12:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Mayor of expat and tourist area on Spain's Costa Blanca attacks 15-month silence over land offer for a new medical centre

Mayor of expat and Costa Blanca tourist area of Spain slams Valencian silence over medical centre land offer

ORIHUELA council says it’s had no reply over an offer of land that could site a second health centre for the Orihuela Costa. Orihuela mayor,

27 Oct, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police seize lethal black cocaine hidden among coffee packs at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THE Guardia Civil intercepted a parcel containing potentially lethal black cocaine that was shipped to Alicante-Elche airport. The package containing five kilos of the dangerous

27 Oct, 2021 @ 14:22

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm policeman bravely captures vulture wandering around the Costa Blanca resort in Spain

A Benidorm police officer rescued a disorientated griffon vulture walking around the streets of the Costa Blanca resort last Saturday. The Policia Local received multiple

27 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Over 21% of ‘thirty-somethings’ are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

21.6% of Valencian Community residents aged in their thirties have still not got a COVID-19 vaccination, according to health department figures. The age group makes

27 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

New Seaside Apartment Complex To Be Built On The Costa Blanca In Spain

UK and overseas buyers targeted for new seaside apartments on the Costa Blanca in Spain

DEVELOPERS Taylor Wimpey will spend €17 million on building an apartment complex on the southern Costa Blanca. The British firm will construct 48 homes overlooking

26 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Property·Torrevieja

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca could face ‘special measures’ over high COVID-19 infection rate

BENIDORM’S high COVID-19 infection rate of 286 cases per 100,000 people could lead to ‘special measures’ being introduced in the Costa Blanca resort. The warning

26 Oct, 2021 @ 17:50

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm mayor attacks COVID-19 ‘extreme risk’ branding for Costa Blanca resort as first Delta Plus cases appear in Valencia area of Spain

The first two cases of the coronavirus ‘Delta Plus/AY 4.2’ variant have been detected in the Valencian Community with Benidorm placed in an ‘extreme’ risk

26 Oct, 2021 @ 13:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Irishman, 57, found dead after vanishing nine days earlier from Costa Blanca home in Spain

AN Irish national has been found dead by a dogwalker over a week after he disappeared from his Costa Blanca home. David Jackson Pope, 57,

26 Oct, 2021 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Police officer caught on camera hitting a homeless man on a Costa Blanca street in Spain

A Policia Nacional officer is being investigated for hitting a homeless man in an Alicante street. An internal probe has been launched after a video

26 Oct, 2021 @ 11:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Husband Jailed For Attempted Murder Of Estranged Wife In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Husband jailed for brutal attack on estranged wife in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A man has been jailed for eight years for the attempted murder of his estranged wife on a Costa Blanca housing estate in April 2019.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 18:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca Bar Is Accused Of Language Discrimination In Valencia Area Of Spain

Costa Blanca bar in Spain refuses to serve customer because he spoke in Valencian language

A complaint of language discrimination has been filed against a Costa Blanca bar. The premises in Gandia are accused of refusing to serve a customer

25 Oct, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca Marijuana Gang Used Sealed Tin Cans To Take Drugs From Spain To The Uk

Costa Blanca marijuana gang packed drugs into sealed tin cans and took them by road from Spain to the UK

POLICE have smashed a Costa Blanca drugs gang that exported marijuana in tin cans onboard vans and lorries to the United Kingdom. The Guardia Civil

22 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

British tourists ‘blamed’ for high COVID-19 rate in Benidorm area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

RISING British visitor numbers in the Benidorm area could be causing a big spike in local COVID-19 cases according to some Spanish media reports. The

22 Oct, 2021 @ 12:59

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Killer jailed after fatal assault on an old man at his Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain

A 28-year-old man has been jailed for 20 years after killing an old man at his Costa Blanca holiday home before stealing €651. The unnamed

21 Oct, 2021 @ 14:52

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca robbery gang tried to run over a policeman during an aborted escape in Spain

A Costa Blanca home robbery and drug dealing gang has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Three men have been arrested over a series

21 Oct, 2021 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% compared to before the pandemic

British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% on pre-pandemic sales figures

BRITISH property buyers on the Costa Blanca have fallen by half compared to the pre-COVID pandemic era. Despite the drop-off, UK home purchasers are still

21 Oct, 2021 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

'black Widow' Gets Extra Jail Time For Killing New Husband In A Costa Blanca Carpark In Spain

‘Black Widow’ gets extra jail time for killing new husband in a carpark on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIA’S Supreme Court has extended a long prison sentence for a woman who murdered her husband of two weeks in an Alicante area car park.

20 Oct, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flood Prevention Work Intensified In Costa Blanca Town To Reduce Risks During Storms In Spain

Flood prevention work increases in Costa Blanca town to cut incidents during storm season in Spain

MAJOR work has started to clear ravines and land of objects that could cause floods in the rainfall season in l’Alfas del Pi on the

20 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment

Exposed: How a gang paid Spanish women to marry foreign expats in bid to gain them residency

Priest avoids jail time after approving marriages of convenience in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A former Murcia City parish priest has avoided time in prison after being convicted of carrying out 16 marriages of convenience between 2001 and 2012.

20 Oct, 2021 @ 13:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Divers remove trash dumped in waters off the smallest populated island in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Divers remove rubbish dumped in Costa Blanca waters off a popular day-trip island in Spain

MEMBERS of Alicante Province diving clubs joined forces on Sunday(October 17) to clear up rubbish from the marine reserve of Tabarca island. Hundreds of volunteers

20 Oct, 2021 @ 12:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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