80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN 80-year-old man died after a five kilometre drive on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in the Torrevieja area. He collided with a
Blue Zone parking planned for major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council is drawing up plans for Blue Zone parking zones in its city centre. Federico Alarcon, the PP’s Councillor for Traffic and Safety, insisted
COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The
Man jailed over drugs ‘revenge’ execution of woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Murcia couple have been arrested after a woman was fatally shot in the head at a Torrevieja property. Two people from Lorca were detained
EU expected to help fund eco-friendly underground highway between Spanish coast and inland Costa Blanca
A MULTI-MILLION euro underground highway linking Torrevieja and Orihuela is to be discussed this week, with important funding from the EU. Speedy transport links have
Woman executed in second suspected drugs gang killing in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman was shot in the head in Torrevieja in a killing believed to be linked to rival criminal drug gangs. It’s the second-such execution
Christmas shivers ahead for Benidorm and the rest of a chilly Costa Blanca in Spain
COSTA BLANCA resorts like Benidorm and Torrevieja are in for a chilly Christmas, according to weather forecasters. A cold Atlantic front will sweep over Spain
Irish gangster John Gilligan out of prison after paying bail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
IRISH felon John Gilligan has been bailed after he was arrested in Torrevieja over drug trafficking in mid-October. The 68-year-old criminal was released from Alicante’s
Expat photographer catches once in a lifetime planetary alignment of Jupiter and Saturn from balcony terrace on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH expat photographer has captured the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter, aka the Star of Bethlehem. Alexander James caught the remarkable moment from his
Identity Card office mayhem on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family injure three police officers in COVID-19 row
THREE Policia Nacional officers in Torrevieja needed medical treatment after being attacked by a family picking up their Spanish ID cards. The five-strong group had
Expats ‘disappointed’ but ‘philosophical’ as outdoor Christmas carol concert moves indoors on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA’S popular Christmas carol concert is being moved indoors due to current levels of concern regarding Covid-19. Traditionally held in the Plaza de la Constitucion,
Foot-chase through city streets sees well-known English thief and is accomplice behind bars on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO HAPLESS thieves were chased by Torrevieja Police after an off-duty Guardia Civil caught them robbing a bar, only yards from the nearby barracks. As
Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this
Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region
A DRUNK and unlicensed Torrevieja motorist drove four kilometres against oncoming vehicles on a Murcia region motorway before crashing into another car. The Guardia Civil
British bar robber caught in the act by off-duty Guardia Civil agent in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH thief was rumbled by an off-duty Guardia Civil agent when he tried to leave a Torrevieja bar with stolen cash and alcohol. Bail
Expat fraudster arrested after being caught on the run on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICIA Nacional have arrested a 67-year-old fugitive in Torrevieja. The suspect had been on the run after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for
Big blast rips through Torrevieja apartment block on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BUTANO gas cannisters inside a Torrevieja flat may have sparked a big explosion this morning(November 19) that destroyed two apartments. Nobody was injured as the
Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA area patients are allegedly having to do 200 kilometre round-trips to Villajoyosa in spite of Torrevieja Hospital being on their doorstep. The claim involves
Costa Blanca mayors praised for their ‘leadership locomotive’ promoting €227m direct rail link into Spain’s Orihuela Costa
BOTH Orihuela and Torrevieja mayors have come together to promote a rail link project direct into the coastal part of the region. Emilio Bascuñana and
Twin earthquakes in Spain as Costa Blanca becomes country’s most affected region
TWO earthquakes of magnitude 2.6 and 2.4 hit the Costa Blanca South last night and early this morning, making it the region in Spain most
British hoarder arrested over home blaze as fire crews dodge two metre hole on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been arrested by Torrevieja’s Guardia Civil after a fire broke out in his rubbish-filled home which also had a two-metre deep
Police nab 40-times arrested con artist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRAUDSTER is behind bars after the Policia Nacional arrested him in Torrevieja for flouting a string of court warrants across Spain. The dragnet eventually
Alicante mayor is puzzled over pandemic curfew proposal for Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROMINENT Costa Blanca mayor says that he is ‘puzzled’ over a Valencian government suggestion to impose a night-time curfew to combat the spread of
Question mark over plans for new €6 million health centre in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS for a second Orihuela Costa medical centre are in serious doubt after it was confirmed, as expected, that Torrevieja area health services will return
Burglar rents out holiday homes he robbed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BURGLAR has been arrested for stealing from Torrevieja area houses and then letting them out as holiday homes. The Guardia Civil detained the 39-year-old
Manchester torture and blackmail gang member on run from police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE named as one of Britain’s ‘most wanted’ criminals, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil on the Costa Blanca. 36-year-old Micah Walfall was
