Popular tourist spot on the Costa Blanca in Spain could get a €30 million revamp
PLANS to build a €30 million leisure area in Torrevieja’s port have been submitted to the Valencian Government. The proposal from local firm Inmuebles y
Major Costa Blanca property builder says new home sales in Spain are better in 2021 than predicted
THE Costa Blanca-based, TM Real Estate group, says this year’s property sales are going better than expected in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. TM
Million Euro lottery ticket bought in Carrefour on Spain’s Costa Blanca – numbers revealed
A WINNING ticket in Europe’s international lottery has netted a cool MILLION euros. The lucky winner bought the ticket at the Carrefour Shopping Center, just
Children hooked on drugs are forced to rob homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca to pay off debts to criminal gang
A Torrevieja gang supplied drugs to children and forced them to rob homes as payment. 11 people, including four minors, were arrested for belonging to
‘BLAZING HOT’ as parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain reach highest temperatures since 2009
SAHARAN-style weather brought scorching temperatures to the southern Costa Blanca today(July 12) with the highest values in nearly 12 years. Hot westerly winds ensured that
Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain
A Torrevieja gang occupied empty properties which they sold off for a miniscule amount of money or used them to grow and sell drugs. 11
British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO British brothers wanted in the UK for drug trafficking and being part of a million pound robbery have been arrested in Torrevieja. The men
Man tipped a cupboard onto his mother to conceal baseball bat killing at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A Belgian man has been jailed for 18 years after he murdered his mother in Torrevieja. The 41-year-old killer, named as Jean Christophe C, repeatedly
Man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually grooming children by offering them online game credits
A Torrevieja man has been arrested for sexually grooming children via online game sites and offering them game ‘credits’ in exchange for explicit photos and
Major hospital used by British expats has lowest waiting lists in Costa Blanca area of Spain
TORREVIEJA Hospital has the lowest average surgery waiting lists in the Valencian Community. The 42 day figure from the regional health ministry contrasts to 106
BEACH SHUTDOWN with big police presence to stop San Juan parties on the Costa Blanca in Spain
MOST Costa Blanca beaches will be closed this evening(June 23) to stop any overnight San Juan parties including the celebratory bonfires. It’s the second year
San Juan bonfire ban on beaches throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca
TRADITIONAL San Juan festivities on all Costa Blanca beaches have been suspended for the second year, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic. The municipalities of Alicante
Rise in house and apartment occupations in Spain
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Brilla Torrevieja music festival to make its debut on Spain’s Costa Blanca this August
A BRAND new festival, Brilla Torrevieja, will be taking place in the centre of the coastal city, at Era de la Sal between August 1
All aboard! Electric bus pilot test launched in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN electric bus is being tested for three days until June 17, as part of the Energy Transition Project by AVANZA. Named, URBINO 12, the
Five caught in blazes in Costa Blanca’s Torrevieja including seven-year-old girl and baby
FIVE people, including a baby, young girl and three adults were injured in two separate fires, which occurred in Torrevieja in the early hours of
‘Phishing’ and ‘Smishing’ gang on the Costa Blanca in Spain used credit card details conned out of victims
EIGHT people have been arrested in Almoradi and Torrevieja for running a nationwide scam that stole the credit card details of least 48 people. The
A new ‘contemporary’ corporate logo costing €33,000 is unveiled by a Costa Blanca council in Spain
TORREVIEJA mayor, Eduardo Dolon, has unveiled a new corporate logo for the Costa Blanca city. €33.000 of public money has been spent on producing the
Landmark in a Costa Blanca city in Spain gets a full clean some 46 years after its unveiling
A Torrevieja landmark is getting a major makeover to repair damage caused by coastal erosion. The ‘Hombre de Mar'(Man of the Sea) statue, was designed
Health services in major British expat area of the Costa Blanca in Spain will be publicly-run from October
TORREVIEJA Hospital and the local health department serving 180,000 people will return to public management on October 15. The Valencian Superior Court has rejected a
Police call centre gets money-saving upgrades as part of self-financed renovation plan on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA Local Police have upgraded their call-centre to prioritise emergencies and save money. The renovations consist of new 12 monitors and state-of-the-art telephony systems to
LISTED: All 23 bars involved as tapas festival returns this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends. The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees
Thousands of dangerous jellyfish swarm beaches of Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH has seen thousands of jellyfish washed up on its shores this weekend. Most were the harmless Velella (or Sea Raft) but hundreds
Homeowners on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran away after indoor marijuana farm goes up in smoke
AN illegal electricity hook-up to an indoor marijuana farm is believed to have started a house fire in Torrevieja last Saturday(April 10) Neighbours heard an
2,000 octogenarians vaccinated at one site on Friday and 200,000 more jabs promised next week in Spain’s Valencia Region
MORE THAN 2,000 octogenarian citizens of Torrevieja were vaccinated against Covid-19 on Friday, with regional authorities promising 213,000 more jabs through Valencia this coming week.
RISE & SHINE! Robbing couple get a surprise morning wake-up call from the Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers stormed a Torrevieja address last month to arrest a couple who stole from rural properties across the Costa Blanca. The Spanish husband