Drinkers watch man douse petrol around a Costa Blanca bar in Spain and threaten to set it on fire
A man went into an Alicante bar early this Tuesday morning and emptied two cans of petrol before threatening to set fire to the premises.
British drugs smuggler Brian Charrington starts ‘narco’ yacht retrial in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE retrial of British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, started in Alicante on Monday(October 18). His original 2018 trial and conviction was quashed by the Supreme
Thieves steal from passengers in car rental zones of Costa Blanca airport in Spain
THREE men have been arrested for stealing from arriving passengers at Alicante-Elche airport. They’ve been charged with six thefts as well as document forgery and
Costa Blanca fraudster arrested for online hate messages against Spain’s Guardia Civil
A con man is behind bars for a 2010 fraud after allegedly using over 4,300 social media profiles to spread hate messages against the Guardia
Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases
SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month. Not far behind is the United
Drunk motorist’s car climbs pavement to hit five people in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE people were mowed down by a drunk driver in Torrevieja on Sunday morning(October 17) Two of those hit at around 4.00 am were taken
Benidorm hosts official launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Costa Blanca area of Spain
BENIDORM hosted the official launch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal last Saturday(October 16) in what is the RBL’s centenary year. The annual parade
European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO members of a European ‘hugging’ robbery gang have been detained on the northern Costa Blanca. Police said the group have notched up arrests in
How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model
A SPANISH town is becoming a model for how to run a municipality on a sound ecological basis. Just a few kilometres from the brash
‘Kiss & Go’ car drop-off zones for school children launched in Sant Joan d’Alacant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca council has become the first in the region to introduce ‘Kiss & Go’ zones next to schools. The move has come in
Belgians bagged for drug growing and dealing in big expat residential area of the Costa Blanca in Spain
THREE Belgians have been arrested in San Fulgencio for running an indoor marijuana farm and selling drugs in an area with a large number of
Two British men are jailed for over 19 years for committing violent Costa Blanca revenge robbery in Spain
TWO British men, 44 and 54, have each been jailed for 19 years and six months for a violent robbery committed in La Nucia in
Twin girls seriously injured in ‘head-on’ car crash on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWIN nine-year-old girls were seriously injured in a car crash on an Elche area road on the Costa Blanca on Wednesday(October 13). Two cars collided
Costa Blanca airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019
PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche airport still have a long way to go in order to match pre-pandemic figures. Figures for September from airport operator Aena
Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’
THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry. The
Benidorm COVID-19 infection rate is three times higher than Spain’s national average
BENIDORM’S coronavirus infection rate is three times higher than national average. The figures come as the popular Costa Blanca resort is welcoming an autumn influx
Youths arrested for attempted murder as they mowed down teenagers on bicycles on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A revenge attack has seen three young men arrested in Gandia for trying to kill three minors by ploughing into their bicycles with a car.
Costa Blanca queue-jumping COVID-19 vaccine mayor set for bribery trial in Spain
A Villajoyosa judge says there’s enough evidence to try La Nucia mayor, Bernabe Cano, for COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping. The Partido Popular mayor got an injection
COVID-19 victims remembered in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, laid a floral tribute this Friday in memory of the 7,805 people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 in the
Costa Blanca money launderers linked to British-involved pyramid con are arrested in Spain
A San Miguel de Salinas-based money laundering gang that handled €2 million in stolen cash has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. Four ring-leaders
EXPLAINER: The relaxed COVID-19 rules for the ‘new normal’ in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
COVID-19 restrictions will largely be abolished from this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community. As expected, Valencian president, Ximo Puig, has announced the scrapping of
EXCLUSIVE: Outrage in Javea as council forces closure of popular beachside restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
JAVEA council has ordered the closure of four businesses, including a successful British-owned restaurant, in the Punta de Arenal area. The authority won’t say why
Costa Blanca property builders in Spain chase Belgian buyers who like teleworking
COSTA Blanca property developers have launched a charm offensive to woo Belgian house buyers by saying the region is an ideal base for working from
Gym owner is arrested for sexually abusing 11 girls in his Costa Blanca premises in Spain
AN Elche gym owner and judo instructor has been remanded into custody over alleged child sex abuse at his premises. The man, 60, has run
Fake Costa Blanca physiotherapist jailed after conning clients via social media sites in Spain
A bogus physiotherapist has been jailed by an Alicante court after one of his victims paid for 225 sessions and showed no improvement. The unnamed
Alicante announces €100 million plan to stop all water discharges into Mediterranean Sea in Spain
ALICANTE council plans to spend over €100 million to fully recycle water in the city to end all discharges into the Mediterranean Sea. One by-product