Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an
Recorded earth tremors leapt up by 70% in 2023 across Spain’s Alicante area
SEISMIC activity increased by 70.3% in Alicante province last year according to the National Geographic Institute. There were 91 tremors ranging between 1.5 and 3.8
Violent and dangerous fugitive with links to Italian mafia is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE with links to the Italian mafia who was wanted by Belgian and Dutch authorities has been arrested on a Costa Blanca urbanisation. The
Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken
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.
Why Christmas lights are not twinkling yet in one major area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
CHRISTMAS lights have been switched on across the Costa Blanca but Orihuela council has been left on the starting line as politicians blame each other
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
Five teenage boys accused of raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante
FIVE teenage boys have been interned in juvenile centres after being arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Dolores. The Guardia Civil arrested the
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.
Popular tourist beach bars closed all throughout 2023 WILL reopen for Easter holidays on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA council has promised that Orihuela Costa beach bars will reopen at Easter after they were shut all year after an old contract held by
Drug driver travels 28km on the wrong side of the motorway with three young friends in the car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YOUNG motorist was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday morning after driving for 28 kilometres of the wrong carriageway of the A-7
Century-old derelict mansion with majestic gardens to be slowly restored to its former splendour on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN HISTORIC building bought by Jacarilla council in 2009 from a real estate entrepreneur may soon be restored to some of its former glory thanks
Marijuana farmers clamber onto to roof in failed attempt to escape police raid at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO MEN running an indoor marijuana farm tried to escape their luxury Costa Blanca rental villa by going onto the roof when the Policia Nacional
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 Vega
Brazilian ‘cleaners’ conned and forced to become sex workers at Costa Blanca brothel in Spain
FIVE WOMEN forced to work as prostitutes in Spain’s Alicante province have been freed by the Policia Nacional following collaboration with the Brazilian Federal police.
British expat, 62, dies in head-on motorcycle crash on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH motorcyclist died in a head-on collision with another car- also driven by a British national- in the San Miguel de Salinas area of
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
Woman wins €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain
AN ELDERLY woman has got a €450,000 pay-out after a shoulder operation went wrong at Torrevieja Hospital resulting in the amputation of her left arm.
After years of campaigning, British expat areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca will finally get home postal deliveries
COMMUNITY postal boxes are to be scrapped over large parts of the Orihuela Costa with the state postal service Correos ordered to introduce ‘door to
Health centre expansion reversed for busy British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS to expand a health centre serving 30,000 patients on the Orihuela Costa have been shelved in favour of seeking a site to build a
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 ‘mobster’ John Gilligan, 71, avoids jail for ‘smuggling cannabis in flip flop shipments’ after securing plea bargain deal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Irish mobster John Gilligan avoided jail on Monday after agreeing a plea bargain with prosecutors over drug trafficking and gun possession charges. The same arrangement