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New direct flights from Alicante: Easyjet to connect Spain’s Costa Blanca with Southampton, Newcastle and 7 other European cities...

LOW COST airline Easyjet will be launching nine routes next summer from Alicante-Elche airport to coincide with the company opening a new base there. Three of...

Hundreds of boat migrants are put up in four-star hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AROUND 230 migrants- mainly from Senegal- who landed in the Canary Islands are being accommodated in a Guardamar del Segura hotel on the southern...

British tourist recovery continues as tourist tax set to be scrapped ‘soon’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH tourist numbers to the Valencian Community are continuing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, said Valencian president Carlos Mazon on the first day of...

Marijuana farmers clamber onto to roof in failed attempt to escape police raid at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa...

TWO MEN running an indoor marijuana farm tried to escape their luxury Costa Blanca rental villa by going onto the roof when the Policia...

Man, 22, is arrested a year after ‘raping a young British tourist’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have arrested a man for the rape of a young British woman who was on holiday with her family in Pilar de la...

Luxury cars stolen from Spain’s Benidorm area to be resold with false plates and changed VIN numbers

A BENIDORM area gang has been arrested for stealing five high-end cars which they planned to resell after changing vehicle VIN numbers. The Policia Nacional...

Strong winds cause injuries in Spain’s Valencia: Woman is struck in the face by a falling sign while another...

STRONG winds caused by Storm Ciaran have kept police and fire crews busy in Valencia and the Valencian Community with over 700 reported incidents...

French fugitive wanted for drive-by shooting is surrounded by gun-wielding police in Spain’s Alicante province

A FUGITIVE wanted for attempted murder in Strasbourg, France, has been arrested by gun-wielding Guardia Civil officers in Alicante province. The man, 31, has dual...

Boy, 14, attacks his mother and grandmother and smashes TV at Costa Blanca home ‘because they refused to buy...

A BOY, 14, who attacked his mother after she refused to buy him a mobile phone has been arrested by the Elche Policia Local. The...

Hundreds evacuated as forest fire rages in Spain’s Valencia: Strong winds from Storm Ciaran help flames tear through more...

A FOREST fire fanned by strong winds in the south of Valencia province has forced the evacuation of 850 residents. The blaze started on Thursday...

Valencia in Spain gets international UNESCO recognition for its work with design

VALENCIA'S record in encouraging new designs has helped it become a UNESCO Creative City in an announcement made on Tuesday to coincide with World...

Teenage girl, 18, ‘is gang raped by four men’ just metres from a police station in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE are investigating a gang rape suffered by an 18-year-old woman in the Malvarrosa beach area of Valencia last Saturday morning. The teenager was assaulted...

Doctor in Spain refused to treat a man at his home just 50m away because it ‘broke protocol’: Woman...

A VALENCIA doctor has been convicted of refusing to go to a patient's home- just 50 metres from her medical centre- with the man...

Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the...

Elderly man cheats death after explosion rips through top floor of home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN, 82, escaped with just leg burns after an explosion ripped through the top floor of his Orihuela Costa home on Tuesday morning. Neighbours...

More Brits than ever to visit Spain’s Costa Blanca this winter: Alicante airport braces for over 2 million UK...

BRITISH travellers are set to make up a third of all passengers using Alicante-Elche airport during the winter season which runs until March 30. Airport...

Beach revival project almost finished but without promised promenade on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €15 million regeneration project to replace sand on Denia's Les Deveses beach will finish earlier than scheduled because plans for wooden promenade...

Burger from Spain which has DOUGHNUT buns is named the best in Europe – but could YOU stomach it?

A VALENCIA restaurant chain has been named as offering the best hamburger in Europe at the 'Champions Burger' event held in Barcelona. Jenkin's has three...

Builder, 57, miraculously survives after building collapses on him in Spain’s Valencia

A BUILDER renovating an Ontinyent property had the escape of his life on Thursday when the house collapsed on top of him. Emergency services got...

‘Special plan’ unveiled to assist plight of homeless people in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA City Council has announced a ‘special’ plan to help homeless people. Social Services councillor, Marta Torrado, said "What leads to homelessness will be studied-...

Rubbish news for Benidorm property owners in Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM property owners will have to pay 70% more next year for refuse collection services. The city is no different from most other Valencia region...

Hospitals WILL return to public management in two areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia

THE VALENCIAN government has rejected calls to overturn plans to remove the private management of two health departments. The Denia and Manises areas will return...

Lawyer, 59, is arrested on suspicion of starting at least NINE forest fires in Spain’s Valencia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man accused of starting at least nine fires in Valencia's Devesa del Saler natural park. The arsonist was branded...

Popular British tourist and expat area to get much-needed work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €1.8 million budget for improving roads and pavements in Orihuela has been announced by the council, with the Orihuela Costa set to benefit...

Under-fire nursing home with rat infestation gets surprise inspection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN government inspectors have made a surprise visit to an Orihuela Costa nursing home after complaints of rat and cockroach infestations. As previously reported by...

Love scam’ warning after woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca loses €80,000: Victim sold properties and took out loans to...

A GATA DE GORGOS woman was conned out of over €80,000 by online love scammers who pretended to have a romantic relationship with her. The...

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