Unlucky burglar tries to rob home of Guardia Civil agent on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BURGLAR made a massive mistake when he tried to break into a Torrevieja home which just happened to be owned by a Guardia Civil
Teachers get mass COVID-19 testing in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council carried out mass COVID-19 testing on teachers and school staff yesterday(September 16), after their plans were initially scuppered by the Valencian government. A
Crucial stage reached in producing major tourist plan to revive popular British holiday spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA is one step closer to launching a ten-point plan to revive tourism in the city. Strategies are being set for the future of the
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
Dog beach campaigners denied permission to petition public on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA City Council has controversially denied a local pressure group in their quest to garner support for more dog-friendly beaches. They have snubbed a request
Regional government bans teacher COVID-19 tests in city on Spain’s Costa Blanca ahead of school reopenings
TORREVIEJA council has been banned from testing its 1,100 teachers for COVID-19 ahead of next week’s start of the new school year. An email was
Hate charges dropped against Madrid man over claims he wanted to spread COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MADRID man has had hate crime charges dropped by a judge after he appeared in a video claiming to have moved to the Costa
Accused love triangle killer of Irishman Carl Carr bailed after 18 months in jail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN IRISHMAN accused of beating a friend to death in a fit of jealous rage has been freed from jail after 18 months in custody.
Baby flamingos fly off-target from breeding area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SOME of the 800 flamingos born last spring on Torrevieja’s salt lake have found it tricky to get their sense of direction. Most have flown
Families ignoring COVID-19 restrictions to set up night time dining areas on Torrevieja’s closed beaches on the Costa Blanca
A Torrevieja councillor has slammed inconsiderate families who are ignoring barriers to set up outdoor night time dining rooms on the city’s beaches. The beaches
Couple who run a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca get raided over home plantations soothed by music
A TORREVIEJA couple who played soothing music to their flat crammed with marijuana plants have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Plants were found in
Police turn bathers away as FIVE beaches reach capacity on hottest weekend of the year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE province was forced to temporarily close five of its beaches yesterday, August 9, due to capacities being reached under social distancing regulations. Almadraba beach
Woman takes to social media to slam pervert’s sex act on bus journey in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN who witnessed a man performing a sex act next to a girl on a Torrevieja-bound bus has slammed his lewd behaviour on social
Resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca goes to waste over Covid-19 tracking
TORREVIEJA is to follow other parts of Spain in monitoring the city´s sewage to spot any trends involving the coronavirus. Mayor Eduardo Dolón said that
Torrevieja tourist market raided on Spain’s Costa Blanca for selling fake masks
TORREVIEJA police seized over 700 bogus PPE masks that were being sold at the city’s popular sea-front tourist market, known as the Paseo de los
Violent villain goes on armed crime spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Murcia man who threatened victims during robberies has been accused of going on a four-day crime spree in Torrevieja. The 32-year-old from Molina de
Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BATHERS enjoying their Covid-safe day on Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura were able to take away a free parasol yesterday, courtesy of the town’s Tourism Department
WATCH: Seven high-speed boats seized as drug trafficking gang smashed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MORE than three tonnes of hashish and seven specially-adapted speedboats have been seized in a combined police operation on the Costa Blanca. A total of
Clumsy robbers leave trail of blood back to their own house after bungled robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE had little difficulty catching a pair of clumsy burglars – they simply followed a trail of blood to catch the hapless duo. They had
Second drowning in a week on same tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TRAGEDY has struck on the same popular beach for the second time in a week after a man drowned at La Mata in Torrevieja yesterday.
A council on Spain´s Costa Blanca has money to burn on a new corporate logo despite the coronavirus crisis
TORREVIEJA council on the southern Costa Blanca is to spend €115,000 of public money on creating a new “corporate image” and a new website. The
Tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees return of venomous stinger which cleared local waters last year
No other sightings have been reported so far and no warnings have been issued by local authorities
Huge public building on Spain’s Costa Blanca disinfected with ‘fogging’ technique ahead of crunch talks over future of area
THE International Auditorium of Torrevieja has carried out the disinfection and cleaning of all its facilities, using a new fogging technique, in order to eliminate
Costa Blanca awakens to earthquake with 3.1 magnitude ‘shaking ground beneath the house’
TORREVIEJA and surrounding areas were awoken early this morning by an earthquake that rattled windows right across the southern areas of Costa Blanca. The quake
Expat community group saves charity from bankruptcy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of expats in Torrevieja have prevented homeless charity Reach Out going bankrupt amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The ‘U3A’ group is a self-help organisation
Nocked for Six: Expat entertainer on Spain’s Costa Blanca bounces back after Covid-19 scare that nearly killed her
EXACTLY three months to the day, expat entertainer Nikki Nock was back to doing what she loves best, after nearly losing her life to COVID-19.