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Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers

21 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Wild boars are terrorising Spain’s Costa Blanca: How a ‘plague of 6,000 pigs’ is destroying land and keeping residents ‘locked in their houses’ at night out of fear

A PLAGUE of wild boars has prompted a group of Alicante province mayors to demand an urgent meeting with the regional Environment Ministry. A meeting

23 Jan, 2024 @ 14:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Environmental hitch sees plans for new Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain put on hold

PLANS to resuscitate a project to build a 1,300 home urbanisation in Pego have suffered a major blow after an environmental impact study carried out

28 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Local Authority Increases Forest Fire Prevention Budget By 290% In Spain's Costa Blanca

Regional body announces three-fold boost to forest fire prevention budget for Spain’s Alicante province

ALICANTE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL is handing out €1.4 million this year to municipalities to produce and execute forest fire prevention plans. It’s a 290% budget rise

15 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Single bidder named for resurrected golf resort development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JUST one applicant has responded to calls from Pego council for developers to build a new golf resort with over 1,300 homes in the north

14 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Pego with pool – € 340,000

Pego, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 340,000 This beautiful Villa consists of a lounge with patio doors leading to the pool. There

4 Apr, 2023 @ 13:05

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1,500 People Evacuated As Worst Fire Seen In A Decade Rages On In Alicante Province Area Of Spain

1,500 people evacuated as worst fire in a decade rages on in Alicante Province area of Spain

THE massive fire in the Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province is reportedly still ‘very active’ on Tuesday morning. It’s the biggest blaze in a

16 Aug, 2022 @ 12:02

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Picturesque Costa Blanca town centre in Spain starts keeping cars out

PARTS of Pego’s old town have become a vehicle-free zone for visitors with new rules being phased in. Access is currently restricted on a Thursday

4 Aug, 2022 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Up To €4 Million In Fake Notes Discovered In An Abandoned Mercedes Car On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Counterfeit notes totalling €4 million are discovered in an abandoned Mercedes on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Mercedes car heading to a Costa Blanca scrapyard got a last minute reprieve after a suitcase containing €4 million of counterfeit cash was found

29 Jul, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Body found of Irish woman missing for days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE body of an Irish mother missing since Saturday has been found in the Marina Alta region of Costa Blanca North, yesterday. Sources have revealed

12 May, 2021 @ 13:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Benidorm area riddle of missing Polish businessman flush with cash on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Polish businessman who disappeared last autumn may have been murdered at his Costa Blanca rental villa by members of a drugs gang. The Guardia

16 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Russian man caught running a giant marijuana farm in his villa basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RUSSIAN man has been arrested for running a marijuana farm in the basement of his Pego villa. Guardia Civil agents from Pedreguer, Pego, and

4 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Scrap Of The Day As Police Get Injured In Soccer Fracas On Spain S Costa Blanca

Manhole cover thrown at Guardia Civil during post-match football fracas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX Guardia Civil agents were injured after arriving to stop a possible fight between two rival groups outside a football ground on the northern Costa

23 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia