Supermarkets and Bauhaus move in as Costa Blanca’s biggest new urbanisation takes shape in Torrevieja
La Hoya is the biggest ongoing urbanisation project of its kind in Alicante province with Aldi and Consum planning December 3 openings.
‘Cowardly’ former Brookside star who ran €16m modelling scam from the Costa Blanca is extradited to the UK and jailed for nine years
Philip Barry Foster, who played villain Christian Wright in the Channel 4 series Brookside during the 1990s, was arrested by the Guardia Civil in September.
Torrevieja demolishes seafront viewpoint built on public land without permission
Torrevieja City Council has started to demolish an illegal viewpoint built on the city's Punta Margalla promenade seven years ago.
Ex-British TV soap star turned criminal on ‘Most Wanted List’ flees after hiding out on Costa Blanca
AN ex-British TV soap actor on a recent UK Most Wanted list of fugitives in Spain has been living on Costa Blanca but fled in
New Costa Blanca ‘super’ speed camera becomes Spain’s second-busiest with over 72,000 penalties in a year
A SOPHISTICATED radar speed trap in Torrevieja claimed 72,557 law-breakers in its first full year of operation, according to the Associated European Motorists association(AEA). The
Jonny Smyth- main suspect in John George murder- has new bid for bail rejected by Costa Blanca judge
AN ATTEMPT to bail a man suspecting of killing John George in December 2024 has been refused by a Torrevieja judge who deemed him a
Police evict 50 people including children from ex-Costa Blanca hotel who lived there on illegal long-term rental contracts
THE Guardia Civil evicted around 50 long-term residents from a former Torrevieja hotel on Monday after a court ruled that a third-party agency illegally let
Police raid two ‘pink cocaine’ labs supplying dangerous drugs to partygoers in Torrevieja
AN INVESTIGATION into a series of robberies resulted in the discovery of a criminal gang who manufactured ‘pink cocaine’ at two Torrevieja addresses. Eight men
Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas
A GANG that robbed parked cars at Valencia and Murcia region motorway service stations has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. Four men aged
Red flags at popular Torrevieja swimming spot over fears sewage contamination has leaked into the sea
A 350 METRE stretch of Torrevieja coastline saw a day-long bathing ban after a water test showed up some fecal contamination. The City Council took
Miracle of nature as up to 9,000 newborn flamingo chicks begin spectacular annual migration across Torrevieja lagoons
A COSTA Blanca holiday hotspot was graced with heartwarming scenes as dozens of baby flamingos were seen migrating away from the lagoons where they were
Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain
A MAN who clubbed his ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street has been arrested again- this time to execute his deportation to Colombia.
Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca
TWO paddleboarders made a gruesome discovery of a body on a Torrevieja area beach on Monday. They spotted the male corpse floating in the water
Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money
A 21-YEAR-OLD Russian man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a ‘protection racket’ involving various shop owners in the Torrevieja area. He
Opening date revealed for €61m shopping centre after four years of construction in Torrevieja’s port area
TORREVIEJA’S new Paseo del Mar shopping centre will open for business on June 11. After over four years of construction in the city’s port area,
Torrevieja’s plan to clear its parks and streets of around 700 feral chickens and roosters is ‘progressing well’
TORREVIEJA has given itself an autumn deadline to remove all domestic birds including hens, roosters and chickens that have freely been roaming for years in
Woman who left pet dog to die agonising death on Costa Blanca terrace in August sun escapes jail
A WOMAN who left her dog tied up on a Torrevieja rooftop terrace during scorching heat will not be jailed after accepting a suspended sentence
Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake
TORREVIEJA’S population is continuing to grow with the local council claiming it is now at over 113,000 people- based on municipal padron numbers. During the
Fury in Torrevieja as hundreds of protesters march for justice against man who kicked ex-partner’s cat to deathÂ
HUNDREDS of protesters have flooded the streets of Torrevieja to demand justice for Nala the cat, allegedly beaten to death as an act of revenge
Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him
A MAN under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been arrested for kicking a cat to death in the middle of a Torrevieja street
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Latest Costa Blanca street shooting sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area
A MAN, 25, was shot dead in a Torrevieja street on Saturday night. Gunshots were heard by residents at around 10.30pm on Calle Bergantin in
Suspect in John George murder has his bail revoked by Costa Blanca court
A TORREVIEJA court has revoked bail for Jonny Smyth – the chief suspect in the murder of fellow Northern Ireland man, John George. A judge
Benidorm and Costa Blanca property prices skyrocket in first quarter of 2026
HOUSE prices have soared by 18.3% in Alicante province in the first three months of 2026 compared to a year earlier. Figures from property appraisal
Horror on the Costa Blanca: Father kills his three-year-old daughter before taking own life in suspected ‘vicarious violence’ case
A SUN-DRENCHED city on the Costa Blanca is in mourning this weekend after a three-year-old girl was killed by her own father in a suspected
John George murder suspect is shot dead in the middle of a Costa Blanca street
A CZECH man accused of being an accomplice in the murder of John George was shot dead in Torrevieja early on Sunday morning. Michael Maly,
