Two more refugee boats intercepted off Costa Blanca as migration continues through pandemic

MIGRANTS continue in their attempts to land on the Spanish mainland, with two more boats intercepted yesterday, September 23. Torrevieja Maritime Rescue rescued the groups

24 Sep, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: How Rifaat Al-Assad brutally ‘plundered Syria’ and spent millions of black cash on property, yachts and a PLANE while setting up businesses on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A former general told investigators: “Rifaat was the superior head of the entire intelligence system...in Syria he was almost God”

23 Sep, 2020 @ 20:45

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Fraudsters pocketed over €600,000 meant for animal charities during two years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NATIONAL POLICE have arrested the administrators of a charity in Paterna (Valencia) for allegedly defrauding contributors out of over €600,000. During the last two years,

23 Sep, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Valencia

Tourists recognised for contribution towards ‘positive’ results after summer season closes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Council closed the 2020 Summer Season this week and looked back over a very challenging time. The Councillor for Beaches, Ramon Lopez, joined with

23 Sep, 2020 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

European beach handball tournament returns to resort popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is to host the “Arena 1000” beach handball tournament for the next three years. The Spanish Federation of Handball visited the region yesterday,

23 Sep, 2020 @ 10:42

Costa Blanca·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: New child sex probe launched against Maddie suspect Brueckner as it emerges he ‘confessed at music festival’ in Spain’s Andalucia in 2008

The German paedophile, who lived in Praia da Luz, where Maddie was snatched in May, 2007, allegedly came clean while negotiating a big drug deal

23 Sep, 2020 @ 08:00

Granada·Lead

Opposition party told to ‘supervise, not paralyse’ after ‘continuing complaints’ and fraud accusations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council have accused an opposition party of trying to paralyse them with continuous complaints relating to administration. The Democratic Party of Rojales (Pader)

22 Sep, 2020 @ 21:46

Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Disgraced Marrache brothers helped Rifaat Al-Assad launder millions through Gibraltar for over a decade, Spain court papers claim

It was a highly complex system built to hide the true owners of the companies which would acquire millions of euros worth of assets in

21 Sep, 2020 @ 18:47

Gibraltar·Lead

Drug gangs turning more ruthless and violent along Spain’s southern coast as pressure from police and bitter rivals mount – but business continues despite €3 billion in losses since 2018 (EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE)

Since the end of August, a week has not gone by without an attack on a police car or an accident caused by a drug

21 Sep, 2020 @ 14:07

Cadiz·Lead

Two solar power farms may be scrapped in Spain’s Vega Baja as area now classed as flood plain

TWO huge solar power farms planned for Spain’s Vega Baja region are now in doubt because of a combination of bad timing and poor communication.

21 Sep, 2020 @ 12:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Spain seeking €1 BILLION fine against Rifaat Al-Assad for ‘decades of money laundering’ – and €700 million for each of his children

The so-called ‘Butcher of Hama’ is accused of orchestrating a criminal network dedicated to laundering hundreds of millions of euros obtained from illegal activities

20 Sep, 2020 @ 18:05

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Fugitive arrested for manslaughter and currency forging after decades-long criminal career on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The 39-year-old had evaded authorities for the last year and was wanted throughout Spain and Sweden, police revealed today

20 Sep, 2020 @ 13:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish government slammed over spending in flood-damaged Costa Blanca: ‘Vega Baja needs investments, not advertisements’

AID to help the flood-damaged parts of the Costa Blanca has yet to arrive, a local politician has said. President of the PPCV Party (Popular

15 Sep, 2020 @ 09:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca

‘We are STILL in fear’ admits mayor on anniversary of floods that killed seven on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NOTHING is in place to stop a repeat of the devastating floods that happened this weekend, exactly a year ago. That’s the verdict of a

12 Sep, 2020 @ 15:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Man arrested after posting video online of himself ‘dancing’ in his car at 125mph

SPANISH National Police have arrested a young man after he posted a video clip online of him ‘dancing’ in his car at 200kmh (125mph) The

12 Sep, 2020 @ 10:49

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Boss says Benidorm hotels ‘are not throwing in the towel’ as occupancy collapses to just 30 per cent this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

QUARANTINE rules, the new school year and lockdown restrictions have caused hotel occupancy rates to drop by around 20 per cent in a week throughout

8 Sep, 2020 @ 17:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

FIGURES released this morning, September 6, suggest that Spain had around 40 million fewer international tourists during the first eight months of 2020, compared to

6 Sep, 2020 @ 12:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

COVID-19 outbreaks of a ‘social origin’ appear in more popular expat towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is one of three towns named yesterday to have outbreaks of the coronavirus, all emanating from a ‘social origin’. The three cases confirmed join

5 Sep, 2020 @ 18:47

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Popular expat town suffers first COVID-19 outbreak since pandemic began on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES, which includes the popular expat community of Quesada, has suffered its first COVID-19 outbreak since the start of this year’s pandemic. The Valencian Community’s

3 Sep, 2020 @ 15:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Wine aged at home could be a massive waste of money

As the heat soars in August, wine lovers have been warned to prevent keeping their wines in cupboards at home… and to look for the

26 Aug, 2014 @ 08:30

Food & Drink·Other News

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Two more refugee boats intercepted off Costa Blanca as migration continues through pandemic

REVEALED: How Rifaat Al-Assad brutally ‘plundered Syria’ and spent millions of black cash on property, yachts and a PLANE while setting up businesses on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Fraudsters pocketed over €600,000 meant for animal charities during two years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tourists recognised for contribution towards ‘positive’ results after summer season closes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

European beach handball tournament returns to resort popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: New child sex probe launched against Maddie suspect Brueckner as it emerges he ‘confessed at music festival’ in Spain’s Andalucia in 2008

Opposition party told to ‘supervise, not paralyse’ after ‘continuing complaints’ and fraud accusations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Disgraced Marrache brothers helped Rifaat Al-Assad launder millions through Gibraltar for over a decade, Spain court papers claim

Drug gangs turning more ruthless and violent along Spain’s southern coast as pressure from police and bitter rivals mount – but business continues despite €3 billion in losses since 2018 (EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE)

Two solar power farms may be scrapped in Spain’s Vega Baja as area now classed as flood plain

EXCLUSIVE: Spain seeking €1 BILLION fine against Rifaat Al-Assad for ‘decades of money laundering’ – and €700 million for each of his children

WATCH: Fugitive arrested for manslaughter and currency forging after decades-long criminal career on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish government slammed over spending in flood-damaged Costa Blanca: ‘Vega Baja needs investments, not advertisements’

‘We are STILL in fear’ admits mayor on anniversary of floods that killed seven on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Man arrested after posting video online of himself ‘dancing’ in his car at 125mph

Boss says Benidorm hotels ‘are not throwing in the towel’ as occupancy collapses to just 30 per cent this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

COVID-19 outbreaks of a ‘social origin’ appear in more popular expat towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Popular expat town suffers first COVID-19 outbreak since pandemic began on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Wine aged at home could be a massive waste of money

Gibraltar is going to put on a spectacular drone show visible across the bay for today’s National Day

Marbella broad-daylight shooting was ‘clash between narco gangs’, authorities say – three arrested after Dutchman shot and officer injured

Summer to come back with a bang as mid-September heatwave brings 40C highs and tropical nights

Woman slips under a car and drowns in just a foot of floodwater during torrential storms in Mallorca

Gibraltar gears up to celebrate first National Day since historic post-Brexit treaty tore down border with Spain

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