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Meet the woman behind a hospice charity supporting terminally ill expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jennifer Cunningham reveals why La Marina proved the ideal place to expand her business and launch a charity to provide hospice care within the expat community.

2 Jul, 2022 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Doctors quit crisis-stricken hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ‘shock’ plan allegedly reducing emergency waiting times

DOCTORS are still resigning from Torrevieja Hospital, citing poor working conditions, despite an alleged reduction in emergency waiting times thanks to a ‘shock’ plan. The Valencian Health Ministry claims average ER waiting

30 Jun, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja

Security guards wanted as health centre staff on Spain's Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards to protect workers at facilities that are

24 Jun, 2022 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Torrevieja – € 107,500

Apartment Torrevieja, Alicante 3 beds 1 baths € 107,500 Duplex in Torrevieja Lago Jardín area, 75 m of surface, 16 m2 of terrace, 3500 m from the beach, a double

20 Jun, 2022 @ 13:05

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Live long and prosper as people aged 100 and over triples in two decades on Spain's Costa Blanca

Live long and prosper on Spain’s Costa Blanca as people aged 100 years and over triples in two decades

THE number of people aged 100 years and over has tripled over two decades in Alicante Province. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) show there are three times as many women

14 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja

Doctors from across Spain’s Costa Blanca to prop up Torrevieja Hospital staff numbers this summer

DOCTORS from Alicante Province hospitals will be drafted in to boost staffing at Torrevieja Hospital during the summer holiday season. Valencia’s new Health Minister, Miguel Minquez, made the promise at a meeting

14 Jun, 2022 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Hero’ grandfather kidnapped by family after nine weeks of ‘captivity, neglect & starvation’ at hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WARNING: Graphic photos included in this article may be upsetting to some readers.

5 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Premium·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: 84-year-old expat sat in agony for TWO DAYS waiting for treatment at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN EXPAT octogenarian discharged himself from Torrevieja Hospital after sitting a total of 20 hours waiting for attention. Brain Snell, 84, had suffered a fall on his way back to his San

25 May, 2022 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Premium

5 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Torrevieja – € 525,000

Finca/Country House Torrevieja, Alicante 5 beds 3 baths € 525,000 "Magnificent independent house in Loos balcones Torrevieja with a huge plot of 6100 square meters. house has 229 m2. Total

23 May, 2022 @ 13:05

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Be alarmed: British couple narrowly escape house fire in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH couple are urging people to ensure they have a working smoke alarm after they cheated death at their Torrevieja retirement home. On April 20 at 3.15pm, Lynda and Robin Watkins,

22 May, 2022 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Elderly Bather Dies On Costa Blanca Beach In Spain Without Lifeguards Or Local Ambulance To Help Save Him

Elderly bather dies at Costa Blanca beach in Spain with no lifeguards or local ambulance to try to save him

SWIMMERS at a Torrevieja beach were unable to save a 72-year-old man who drowned on Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said he was spotted face down in the water after suffering a suspected heart

18 May, 2022 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

International money launderer caught hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A money launderer wanted by Swedish authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 31 year-old was detained by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. He’s been accused of laundering over €222,000

16 May, 2022 @ 20:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

2 bedroom Bungalow for sale in Torrevieja – € 179,900

Bungalow Torrevieja, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 179,900 Property and Location: Key Ready 2 Bed Bungalows close to Torrevieja This development of ground and top floor bungalow and independent

30 Apr, 2022 @ 13:06

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Property Revival Continues On Spain's Costa Blanca With Unveiling Of New 120 Apartment Complex Just Minutes Away From Airport

Property revival continues on Spain’s Costa Blanca with new apartment complex to be built overlooking sea

PROPERTY developer Taylor Wimpey Spain will spend €18.8 million on a new development in the Santa Pola area of Alicante Province. Amara will be a complex comprising of 120 apartments in Gran

29 Apr, 2022 @ 17:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Cocaine home delivery service operated out of Costa Blanca bar kitchen in Spain

A drugs gang who ran a cocaine home delivery service has been smashed by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The main sales point of the operation was a Torrevieja bar where drugs

29 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Free bus travel may be scrapped to pay for new interchanges and night services in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is planning to build three new transport interchanges to replace the existing site by the old salt museum. The main hub is planned further along the port-side, close to the market

27 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Storms form dramatic ‘tornado-like’ waterspout off southern Costa Blanca in Spain

A heady meteorological cocktail of hail, rain, and storms produced a tornado-like waterspout off the southern Costa Blanca on Wednesday morning. The waterspout appeared at around 8.00 am and was visible for

20 Apr, 2022 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Weather

Ukraine's Honorary Consul condemns violent Costa Blanca bar attack by Russians on Ukrainian living in Spain for 23 years

Ukraine’s Honorary Consul condemns Russians beating up Ukrainian man in bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UKRAINE’S Honorary Consul in the Valencian Community has attacked the beating up of a Ukrainian resident in Torrevieja by allegedly three Russian nationals. Pablo Gil Lopez has called for ‘greater protection’ and

18 Apr, 2022 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine·Valencian Community

Free Spanish lessons and training courses for refugees as Ukrainian population doubles in one city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FURTHER help is being offered to refugees after fleeing war-torn Ukraine. Training courses have been launched by the network of Tourism Centres (CdT) with the aim of helping them find roles in

15 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Ukraine

Russian Men Accused Of Beating Up Ukrainian Resident Inside Costa Blanca Bar In Spain

Russians probed over vicious beating of Ukrainian man inside Costa Blanca bar in Spain

TWO Russians are being investigated over the beating up of a Ukrainian man in a Torrevieja bar last Sunday(April 10). The victim, 43, was repeatedly kicked and punched and suffered a broken

15 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine

Local mayor slammed as ‘grotesque’ following his support of Torrevieja skyscraper ‘aberration’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PUBLIC PRESSURE groups and political parties are being invited by Sueña Torrevieja to join together in a bid to ban a building project by Torrevieja’s marina. The local political formation has announced

14 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Jellyfish and dead dolphins washed up as beaches bereft of sand threaten Easter tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RECENT STORMS smashing into Costa Blanca have caused sufficient damage to threaten the pending Easter break for the hospitality industry. With awful timing, it is the first opportunity that tourism has had

6 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Transparency troubles for Torrevieja as report reveals hundreds of business payments made without proper contracts

AS QUESTIONS over a lack of transparency continue, Torrevieja City Council has been slammed for its sloppy finances. Torreveija council are facing scrutiny over reports that they paid out €27 million in

1 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Torrevieja with pool – € 139,969

Townhouse Torrevieja, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 139,969 2 bedrooms – 1 bathroom – garden – roof terrace – pool Hansson & Hertzell presents this splendid duplex townhouse in

19 Mar, 2022 @ 12:05

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Cocaine Dealers On Spain's Costa Blanca Hid Stashes In Concealed Areas Of Cars

Cocaine dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca hid stashes in secret car compartments

A Torrevieja cocaine gang fell foul of the law after trying to conceal shipments of drug stashes in hidden car compartments. Three people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional who had

16 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Cash Machine Gang Stole €500,000 After Towing Away 18 Atm Machines In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Cash machine gang stole €500,000 after towing away 18 ATMs in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A gang who towed away ATM machines across the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The crooks helped themselves to over €500,000 in 18 robberies that

16 Mar, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

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