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Seaside footpath reopens after long battle over 60-metre stretch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BITTER 12-year row over a blocked Orihuela Costa footpath has ended after it reopened last week-  nearly four years after its second closure. Orihuela mayor, Pepe Vegara, witnessed the removal of an iron gate in Cabo Roig that blocked…

WATCH: Crane lifts boulder to free man trapped in rocks at busy Costa Blanca bathing spot

A CRANE was deployed to rescue a Belgian man who fell into rocks adjoining Torrevieja’s main promenade. The incident happened at around 10am on Friday off the city’s Paseo de Juan Aparicio next to Playa de Cura. The man- said…

Record August start for hotel and tourist apartment bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TOURIST groups are reporting record hotel and holiday accommodation bookings for August on the Costa Blanca and other coastal areas of the Valencian region. Hotel reservations on the Valencian Community coast already stand at just under 82%- 3.75% higher a…

Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES have busted an international criminal gang linked to the largest cocaine shipment made in Europe- 16 tonnes- which was seized at the Port of Hamburg in 2021. The Policia Nacional in cooperation with Lithuanian and Irish police brought down…

British motorcyclist dies after ploughing into road sign near Benidorm

A BRITISH motorcyclist died on Monday in the Marina Baixa region of Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil said the 51-year-old man was involved in an accident on the CV-715 road at around 2.15pm in the Tarbena municipality- around 30 kilometres…

Cigarette machine thief seriously injured after getaway car ends up in Costa Blanca canal

A THIEF was seriously injured after his getaway car went into a canal at San Miguel de Salinas in Alicante province. The man was taken to Torrevieja Hospital and a fire crew checked that nobody else was inside the vehicle.…