Typically Spanish News from Costa Blanca


Photo - PúblicoAlicante teacher in court for setting a pupil linesvideo
The Primary School child was given 100 lines for not doing her homework

EFE archiveAVE high speed train to reach Alicante in 2012 and Murcia 2014
The dates were given by the head of the ADIF infrastructure company who was on a visit to the region on Thursday

Photo EFEThree companies bid for Terra Mítica
The Benidorm Theme Park is expected to see a deal done by the end of the year

Marina management company embargoed in Guardamar del Segura
It's understood to relate to a debt from some years ago

The businessman arrested in the case - EFELawyer claims protected witnesses in Polop Mayor murder investigation
The lawyer for the businessman arrested also claimed a person in public office is under investigation

Ricardo Costa leaving Calle Génova by the garage on Wednesday - EFERicardo Costa confident he will be allowed back in the Partido Popular
The ex General Secretary in Valencia, gave a statement to party barons in Madrid on Wednesday

The ex PP Mayor of Polop, Alejandro Ponsoda - EFE archiveIndications that deal to kill Polop Mayor was planned at a club in Finestrat
The club's manager is reported as the 3rd suspect in custody

Previous immigrant arrivals on the coast of Valencia - EFE archiveMigrants rescued off Torrevieja after 5 days without food
The group of 11 had thrown their engine overboard after it broke down

The scene of the fatal shooting in 2007 - EFE archiveThird arrest in murder of Polop Mayor
All the arrests have taken place this month, two years after Alejandro Ponsoda was killed

EFEInvestigation in Torrevieja after six year old suddenly dies from Swine Flu virus
An undiagnosed health condition is suspected. In Málaga, a pregnant nurse has contracted the virus after she was allegedly refused leave from her hospital

El Borge’s first civil baptism  – Público TVAlicante province holds its first ever civil baptism
One year old Carles from Pedreguer was named at a ceremony held in Ondara on Sunday

Alejandro Ponsoda - EFE archiveSecond arrest in murder of Mayor of Polop de la Marina
This latest suspect is the owner of a local shoe store

Photo EFEBenidorm turns to adventure sports to attract British tourists
The town sees it as a way of attracting younger tourists to the Costa Blanca

Francisco Camps. Archive photo - www.20minutos.esHeated session of Valencia parliament, with Francisco Camps accusing a Socialist of wishing him deadvideo
The PP Regional President claimed the Socialist spokesman would like him to be found face down in a ditch

RyanairRyanair growth leads to a busier Alicante airport
El Altet was the fifth busiest airport in Spain in October