Earth tremor felt in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE National Geographic Institute reported a Monday morning earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale in the southern Costa Blanca. It happened at 10.27am with
British killer is found hiding on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive convicted of murdering his wife in 1999 has been arrested in Torrevieja, after being paroled in 2015 and breaching his bail conditions.
Everyone wants to live in Spain! Number of ‘foreign’ residents surged to almost 600,000 last year – growing at a MUCH faster rate than the Spanish population
SPAIN’S registered population stood at 48,085,361 people as of January 1, 2023, according to the latest census published by the National Institute of Statistics on
Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down
A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing
Popular iconic beach restaurant is getting torn down on orders of Costas authority after 80 years of trading on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RESTAURANT that has been a landmark on Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura for 80 years is being torn down on the orders of the provincial
Infamous traffic black spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca inches forward to getting a major overhaul
A LONG-STANDING pledge to turn the N-332 into a dual carriageway as it passes through Torrevieja appears to be moving one step closer to reality.
Lest we forget: Royal British Legion Armistice and Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CEREMONIES to honour members of the UK armed forces who gave their lives fighting for their country will be held by the Royal British Legion
Thieves rob homes as part of their summer holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR GEORGIAN men rented Torrevieja area holiday homes over the summer to use them as bases to rob properties across the Vega Baja and Medio
Irish fugitive accused of helping cover up the murder of Carl Carr on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies before standing trial
AN IRISH fugitive wanted over the cover up of the murder of fellow Irish national Carl Carr in Torrevieja five years ago has died suddenly
Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments and
Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government
PLANS for three solar farms in the south of Alicante province next to the protected Sierra Escalona area have been rejected by the Ministry for
Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 29-year-old Irish national over a hit and run car crash in Torrevieja that killed a motorist. The man is
Warning over holiday rental scams in southern Spain: Three are arrested for ‘defrauding unsuspecting tourists out of tens of thousands of euros’
A TORREVIEJA holiday rental scam has been busted by the Guardia Civil with three Spaniards arrested- some of whom had previously committed similar frauds. 30
Irish holidaymaker hunted after fleeing accident scene when his rental car smashes head-on into oncoming vehicle and kills driver on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE are looking for an Irish motorist who collided head-on with another car- killing the other driver in the Torrevieja area. The smash happened at
EXPLAINER: Why one in five homes are lying empty during housing shortage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER 209,000 properties are lying empty in Alicante province according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE)- around a fifth of all homes in the region.
Norwegian expat, 54, laid dead in his Costa Blanca home for ‘at least 10 days’: Body is discovered after neighbours complained of foul smell
A STRONG stench wafting from a Torrevieja flat forced a Guardia Civil break-in with the discovery of a man’s body which had been lying there
Troubled hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticised for patient delays will not return to private management
TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL and its associated health department will not return to private management according to the new Valencian Health Minister, Marciano Gomez. The hospital was
New €4 million municipal park set for October construction finish in British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK on the long-awaited new municipal park for Torrevieja’s La Siesta area should be finished by October. The area covers 44,000 m2 and has cost
British man seriously injured during fatal house brawl with knives and hammer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man suffered serious injuries in a brawl at a Torrevieja house early on Saturday morning which saw a Dutch national die from stab
Extradited son of Irish criminal John Gilligan jailed by Costa Blanca court in Spain
THE SON of Irish mobster John Gilligan has been jailed following his extradition from Ireland in July. Darren Gilligan, 47, and his 71-year-old father were
Building of massive urbanisation set for September start on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK could start as soon as September on constructing a 7,490 home urbanisation in Toreviejva- the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante Province.
EXPLAINER: Why smoking ban remains on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
LAST WEEK’S ending of Covid-19 health restrictions in Spain left one anomaly- namely the ban on terrace bar and restaurant smoking introduced in the early
Marijuana gang had drugs worth €3 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca for cardboard box delivery to Germany
A SPANISH-ALBANIAN gang that exported marijuana from Alicante province and Murcia to Germany has been busted in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and
Police rescue woman, 86, who fell and lay on floor for two days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN 86-YEAR-OLD woman was rescued by police at her Rojales home after she suffered a fall and was left on the floor for two days.
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