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Medics Demonstrate Outside Troubled Costa Blanca Hospital In Spain During Valencia Health Minister Visit

Angry lab workers demonstrate outside troubled Costa Blanca hospital in Spain during Health Minister visit

MEDICAL workers and patients joined forces outside Torrevieja Hospital on Friday to demand improvements during a visit by Valencia Health Minister, Miguel Minguez. Minguez was

27 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Big medieval market returns after pandemic break to Spain's Costa Blanca

Big medieval market on Spain’s Costa Blanca returns after pandemic break

ONE of Spain’s biggest medieval markets returns next month to Alicante Province after a two-year enforced break due to the Covid pandemic. The three-day event

25 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

REVEALED: The most popular areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca for overseas property buyers

TORREVIEJA and Orihuela are Alicante Province’s top areas for foreign property buyers according to the Valencia region Notary Association. Figures for the first nine months

24 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Work Starts On Long Awaited €4 Million Park For Popular British Expat Area On Spain's Costa Blanca

Work begins on long-awaited €4 million park for popular British expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BULLDOZERS started clearing land on a Torrevieja urbanisation on Monday as a €4.1 million project kicked-off to create a park and sports area. The 44,000

23 Jan, 2023 @ 17:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Woman leaps off balcony following argument with boyfriend in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 35-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for domestic abuse after his girlfriend leapt four metres off a balcony in Guardamar. The Ukrainian woman, 32, was

23 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Government Allocates €343 Million To Prevent Repeat Of Disastrous 2019 Costa Blanca Floods In Spain

Government allocates €343 million to prevent repeat of 2019 Costa Blanca floods in Spain

THE government has approved a €343 million investment over the next five years to reduce the risk of flooding in the Vega Baja region. Parts

20 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Home robbers caught in the act in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FOUR members of a Torrevieja home robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men- aged between 30 and 45- were caught red-handed

18 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

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

Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain

FOUR gang members have been arrested for kidnapping and injurying a man in Callosa de Segura. The victim was held for four days last April

11 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca city in Spain has largest number of registered Ukrainians in Spain

TORREVIEJA is home to the largest Ukrainian community in Spain according to municipal padron figures. The Costa Blanca city has always been a big draw

9 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

British Run Horse Rescue Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca Makes New Year Appeal To Get An Eu Cash Boost

British-run horse rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca makes New Year appeal to get EU cash boost

THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre at Rojales has appealed for money to pay for new shelters ahead of an expected hike in building material

9 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Controversial solar farm plans rejected in ‘protected area’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS for two solar farms have been scuppered over concerns about their environmental impact on a ‘protected’ Alicante Province area. The proposals envisaged taking up

4 Jan, 2023 @ 18:19

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Five-metre tall Christmas tree made from 600 balls of wool adorns town square in Spain’s Costa Blanca area

A fully-knitted Christmas tree has taken pride of place in an Alicante Province town square with not a pine needle in sight! The five-metre tall

20 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Artichoke Farmers Hire 'superhero' To Fight Problems In Spain's Second Biggest Growing Area On Costa Blanca

Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca

ARTICHOKE producers from the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province have hired a superhero in the form of AlcasilMan- a character created by local comedian

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Angry patient who attacked two ER doctors gets prison sentence in Spain

Female patient stopped from using local health centre after assaulting doctor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman has received a four-month suspended jail term and a ban from any contact with her doctor after assaulting him at an Orihuela health

24 Nov, 2022 @ 17:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Worker dies at Costa Blanca canning factory in Spain after 400 kilo pallet falls on top of his head

A worker at a Vega Baja region canning factory died on Tuesday after a 400 kilo pallet of tinned goods fell on his head. The

23 Nov, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

SFather sexually abused daughter in return for paying for a video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

A 43-year old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter, 11, at their Torrevieja home. The assault happened on Friday when the girl’s

23 Nov, 2022 @ 10:53

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

Massive Investment Planned To Stop Repeat Of Disastrous 2019 Floods In Southern Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Massive investment will try to prevent repeat of disastrous 2019 floods in Costa Blanca area of Spain

OVER a quarter of the Valencian government’s 2023 budget allocated to the Vega Baja region will be spent on stopping a repeat of the disastrous

11 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Environmentalists demand changes to electricity pylon plans linking new solar power station to Spain’s Costa Blanca

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners want changes to the proposed route of a 23 kilometre high-voltage line that will go across the Vega Baja area. They’re worried about

8 Nov, 2022 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Dna Reveals Vicious Costa Blanca Double Murderer To Be Russian Who Fled Spain

DNA reveals vicious Costa Blanca double-murder suspect to be Russian who fled Spain

DNA evidence has revealed a Russian man- formerly based in Torrevieja- as the main suspect in two Costa Blanca killings in 2020. He also tried

3 Nov, 2022 @ 19:30

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

Bogus Policemen Caught After Stealing Narcotics From Costa Blanca Drugs Gang In Spain

Fake policemen steal marijuana haul from Costa Blanca drugs gang in Spain

A gang posing as Policia Nacional officers to rob drug dealers on the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the genuine police. Three men- aged

1 Nov, 2022 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Costa Blanca suitcase thief pays high price for escape bid in Spain

A thief who stole two suitcases from a car parked at a Guardamar hotel has been landed with a €12,000 bill for injuring two by-standers,

31 Oct, 2022 @ 17:45

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

British marijuana grower on Spain's Costa Blanca got young son to deliver narcotics on electric scooter

British marijuana grower on Spain’s Costa Blanca used young son to make drug deliveries on electric scooter

A drugs gang that cultivated and exported marijuana across Europe from plantations in Alicante Province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of the

28 Oct, 2022 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Sad Story Of Elderly British Hoarder Lying Dead For Fortnight In Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Elderly British hoarder probably lay dead for fortnight in her Costa Blanca home in Spain

THE body of an 82-year-old British woman was found in her Torrevieja home after neighbours reported a strong smell coming from the building. Police found

26 Oct, 2022 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Violent jewellery store robbers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after five stick-ups

TWO men have been arrested in Rojales and Torrevieja over five gunpoint jewellery store robberies over the summer in Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil seized

18 Oct, 2022 @ 12:14

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

Developer Submits To Bid To Revive 'ghost' Urbanisation

Ghost urbanisation could be resurrected after 14 years in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A developer wants to resuscitate plans for a ‘ghost’ urbanisation in San Miguel de Salinas in the south of Alicante Province with a previous objective

14 Oct, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Woman Dies In Her Car After It Plummeted Into Canal On Spain's Costa Blanca

Woman dies in car that ended up overturned in canal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman died on Saturday after losing control of her car which ended up overturned in a canal in the Dolores area of the Vega

10 Oct, 2022 @ 11:21

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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