Tag Archives: Costa Blanca

STORMS and rain hitting Spain’s Mediterranean coast will get an extra element this week in the form of ‘blood rain’- caused by Saharan dust. The phenomenon can occur at any time of the year. However, March is a prime target month. Proyecto Mastral in Torrevieja warns that this is not the time to do any cleaning. They suggest car owners, …

Between July 25 and 27, the Pet Shop Boys, a legendary British pop duo will be performing at Benidorm’s Low Festival. Neil Tennant has 40 years’ worth of hits like West End Girls. It’s a Sin. Suburbia. and Always on Mind. In the Guinness Book of World Records, they are listed as the most popular duo in British music history. …

A GANG that specialised in stealing duty-free goods from the Alicante Elche airport was convicted of theft. Three men, two women and all of Romanian origin purchased cheap tickets for the airside of the facility. The Elche court sentenced each of them to a year in prison and for 40-months, they were prohibited from going within 500 metres or the …

A THIEF has been arrested in Benidorm after stealing a bag containing €4,800 in a distraction burglary at a supermarket car park. The Algerian woman, 47, punctured the tyre of her car and waited for its driver to return, while pointing out she had a serious problem. The woman got out and called a friend, while the male grabbed an …

An Irish national who beat a Costa Blanca resident to death with a knuckleduster in a fit or jealous rage accepted a six-year prison sentence via a plea agreement. Wayne Walsh, 37 from Kilkenny, Ireland, will serve his sentence for the murder of Carl Carr in September 2018. The crime took place at an apartment on Torrevieja’s La Siesta residential …

On Friday, a man threw acid in the face of a woman walking her dog on a Costa Blanca beach. At around 9pm, an incident took place on Calle del Samaruc (Mutxamel). Residents of the area were shocked and worried about what happened. READ MORE The Guardia Civil reported that a man in a hood walked up to a woman …

The murder rate in ALICANTE province reached 20 homicides in the last year, which is the second highest number recorded. In 2023 there were only 11 murders and in 2015 the number of murders was only 30. Spain’s Interior Ministry released statistics that cover gender violence, scores being settled, even disputes between neighbors and a Russian assassination. READ MORE SLAYED …

John George’s family has decided to return to Spain, in an effort to get answers about the murder of their loved one. They will return to the spot where their son was found soon. John, a Belfast father of two who was reported missing by his family in mid-December, was found dead on 7 January near a Rojales Road (about …

The cost of renting a property in Alicante has risen by almost 10% in the last year, with Benidorm being the most expensive. Real estate portal Idealist puts the average charge at €11 per m2 in January- a 9.6% hike in 12 months. It means around €1,100 per month is needed to rent a 100 m2 home, putting it out …

A BRITISH national wanted by Turkey in connection with drug trafficking was arrested at Alicante Elche Airport after flying from London Stansted. The 44-years-old man faces a 30-year prison sentence for offenses dating back to 2007 and an International Arrest Warrant was issued against him. The British passport was flagged by the officers of the Policia Nacional at the passport …