Irish mobster, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch set to return to Spain after murder acquittal
AN Irish gang boss extradited from Spain three years ago and charged with a 2016 Dublin murder, was acquitted by a judge on Monday. Gerry
No return to Spain with Cuba changing mind over loaning works by great Valencian painter Joaquin Sorolla
SEVEN years of talks with the Cuban government to bring 30 paintings by Valencia artist Joaquin Sorolla back to Spain for an exhibition to mark
Spain’s World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas gets special award for publicising heart health
SPAIN’S World Cup 2010 winning captain Iker Casillas has been awarded an EHRA Gold Medal for services to cardiovascular health. Casillas picked up the award
Robot called ‘Da Vinci’ helps carry out pioneering lung transplant in Spain’s Barcelona
A BARCELONA hospital has carried out a pioneering lung transplant operation with a robot involving a less invasive procedure for the patient. The four-pronged robot
Plans to reopen tram line moves forward for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE RESTORATION of the Denia-Gandia tram link that shut in 1974 has moved a step forward with regional operator FGV being told to start work
EXCLUSIVE: Dizzy spell ends British man’s hunger strike over residency rejection in Spain’s Valencia
A DIZZY spell on a staircase has forced a British man to end his hunger strike in protest over being refused Spanish residency after not
Man dies after leaping between balconies to escape fire in Spain’s Valencia area
A 52-year-old man died in Gandia’s Francesc de Borja hospital on Sunday after escaping from a fire in his Oliva flat the previous evening. The
Thieves distracted travellers in well-planned robberies at Spain’s Valencia airport
THREE thieves operating at Valencia airport have been arrested in the terminal departure area by the Policia Nacional. The trio- all Serbian nationals- have been
Holidaymakers robbed after coach luggage door is forced open in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO MEN broke into a French tourist coach outside a hotel in Albalat dels Tarongers in Valencia province on Saturday lunchtime and stole items belonging
Official go-ahead within days for controversial urbanisation on unspoilt stretch of Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA council’s governing board this Tuesday will finally approve the controversial plans to build up to 2,200 homes at Cala Mosca. Work by the Gomendio
Spain’s Cepsa announces largest second generation biofuels plant in Europe to open in Andalucia
OIL company Cepsa has formed a joint venture to set up a large-scale biofuels plant in Andalucia. Cepsa and Bio-Oils, who process vegetable oils, have
Man accused of sending letter bombs to political and military targets in Spain gets bailed
THE National Court in Madrid has bailed an Ebro province man arrested in January for sending six letter bombs to political and military targets. Pompeyo
Costa Blanca serial house burglar arrested shortly before leaving Spain
A NINE-MONTH probe to catch a burglar who plundered properties in the Benissa and Teulada-Moraira areas ended in his arrest as he planned to leave
Single bidder named for resurrected golf resort development on Spain’s Costa Blanca
JUST one applicant has responded to calls from Pego council for developers to build a new golf resort with over 1,300 homes in the north
Mayoral candidate wants cap on cruise ships visiting Spain’s Valencia
VALENCIA’S deputy mayor and socialist candidate for the top job in May’s municipal elections says she wants a cap on cruise ships docking at the
March passenger numbers continue ‘record’ trend for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports recorded a record-breaking March for passenger numbers to add to records achieved in the first two months of 2023. Barring a
British man arrested as marijuana gang used luxury villas to grow drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN people including a British national have been arrested for growing marijuana in luxury villas on urbanisations in the Calpe area. Six of the gang
Europe’s biggest cocaine lab closed down by police in Spain’s Pontevedra region
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled what it has described as the biggest cocaine laboratory in Europe, with 18 people arrested. The lab in Pontevedra had
Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent
Spain’s Benidorm launches anti-litter campaign and installs new waste bins
BENIDORM City Council has launched a new awareness campaign to keep the city’s streets clean including a plea to smokers not to discard cigarette butts
Motorhomes staying illegally overnight causes car park closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on a Torrevieja urbanisation appear to have won a long-running battle to close a private car park where motorhomes stayed overnight- in breach of
Fishing boat finds two bodies in Costa Blanca waters of Spain
A DENIA trawler got an unwanted catch on Wednesday morning after discovering two bodies in the sea, some six miles off the coast. The crew
Blitz on pirate taxis operating at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
POLICE at Alicante-Elche airport have stepped up surveillance and inspection of vehicles that may be operating as illegal taxis. Clandestine services threaten the livelihoods of
Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold
Five fake paintings by Spanish masters put on sale for €76 million are seized by Valencia police
FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional Historical Heritage
Soccer school scam in Spain’s Andalucia conned wealthy foreign families out of thousands of euros
TWO GRANADA province gangs have been accused of duping dozens of families- mainly from Brazil- with fake promises of turning their sons into top football