Costa Blanca
Valencia Community ranks fourth for same sex marriages in Spain
From 2005 until 2023, the Valencian Community celebrated 9,355 same-sex marriages, making it the fourth autonomous territory to do so since the Equal Marriage...
Squatter evicted from a tourist apartment in Santa Pola for fraud
A woman and her family were evicted from a tourist flat in Santa Pola on Wednesday, June 25th, by court order after staying for more than six months without...
Deadly start to summer in Alicante: Extreme heat kills two people every day
Summer has begun in Alicante with one of the hottest starts on record, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees and a heat wave that has killed 24 people. The...
Neither hats nor ice cream: this is what is being stolen most in shops this summer
Rising temperatures aren’t the only thing that worsens as summer arrives in Spain; shoplifting also climbs. Although this season conjures up visions of...
Doorman in San Isidro shot
According to Guardia Civil sources, the doorman of a business in the La Granadina industrial estate in the Alicante municipality of San Isidro was shot on...
Four people were treated after an accident involving three cars on the N-332 in Oliva
A three-car traffic accident at kilometre 211 of the N-332 near Oliva injured four people on Saturday afternoon, June 29th. According to the Emergency...
Cala Cerrada in Orihuela Costa is closed due to wastewater contamination
The high season begins on the Orihuela Costa in early July, with a beach is closed owing to wastewater pollution. The City Council’s Beaches Department...
Family arrested for selling marijuana in schools and colleges in Alicante
Five members of the same family were detained and charged with trafficking drugs like hashish, marijuana, and cocaine at Elda’s schools and high schools....
Flames devour at least two boats in the second fire in the port of Dénia in four days
A fire broke out late Sunday night, June 29th, at the El Portet marina in Dénia, affecting at least two boats. The fire started shortly after 11 p.m. and is...
Parking hours on Ramón Gallud in Torrevieja will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Federico Alarcón, Torrevieja City Councillor for Police, says that starting yesterday, regulated parking on Ramón Gallud Street will be available from 9:00...
