Rolex watch snatching gang caught in Spain’s Valencia area
A Rolex watch snatching gang that stole from people walking around Oliva in Valencia Province has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. A man
First digital euro token to be tested under watchful eye of Bank of Spain
THE Bank of Spain will allow a digital euro token to be tested by Malaga-based payment gateway firm Monei. It will be the first use
Benidorm shops in Spain caught selling fake-branded clothes with €200,000 retail value
FOUR Benidorm shop owners have been arrested for selling fake-branded clothes and accessories. 1,913 items with a retail value of €200,000 were removed by the
Home invasion gang posing as Guardia Civil officers threaten to cut off baby’s ear in Spain’s Valencia
A brutal gang is still at large after torturing a well-known Valencian businessman and threatening to cut off an ear belonging to his baby son.
Spain’s Costa Blanca announces push to get first-ever direct air link with United States
WORK has started on trying to establish the first direct air link between the United States and Alicante-Elche airport. Speaking at Madrid’s Fitur tourist fair
Woman angry with husband exits car to walk along Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
POLICE rescued a black-dressed woman walking on the hard-shoulder of an unlit Alicante Province motorway after an argument with her husband. The incident happened on
Psychologists launch teenage mental health workshops at Valencia region schools in Spain
Rising suicide rates, bullying cases, and self-harming incidents among young people has prompted the introduction of mental health workshops in Valencian Community secondary schools. 50
Vending machine thief armed with drill caught in special police operation in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia area vending machine thief struck so frequently that the Guardia Civil had to launch a special probe to catch him. Operation Baldy started
Home robbers caught in the act in Costa Blanca area of Spain
FOUR members of a Torrevieja home robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men- aged between 30 and 45- were caught red-handed
Sick patients in Spain struggling to pay power bills for life-saving oxygen machines
A patients group wants lower electricity bills for sufferers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). The Spanish Association for Patients with COPD (APEPOC) says people cannot
Spain’s Rafa Nadal crashes out of Australian Open at second round stage
DEFENDING champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open at the second round stage on Wednesday after suffering a hip injury during his 6-4
Valencia is Spain’s most expensive city for water bills
VALENCIA is Spain’s most expensive city for water with charges of €36.51 per 13 cubic metres, according to consumer group Facua. They surveyed rates in
Power firm Iberdrola fined €68,000 after griffon vulture is electrocuted in Spain’s Valencia
IBERDROLA’S power distribution division has been fined €68,667 after a griffon vulture was electrocuted on a Valencia Province power line. The penalty was imposed by
78.8% of ‘second’ home buyers in Spain’s Valencia region during 2022 were foreigners
78.8% of people who bought a second home through Valencian Community real estate agencies in 2022 were foreigners while 70.1% of those who acquired a
Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after one month of living together in Spain’s Alicante area
A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence. One of them was taken to hospital with
Spain’s Vueling Airlines becomes first European budget carrier to accept cryptocurrency
SPAIN’S Vueling Airlines will allow cryptocurrencies as payment for fares later this year. The low-cost carrier says it will be the first budget airline in
Tourism in Spain ‘totally recovered’ after pandemic, says industry study
TOURIST industry body Exceltur says that the sector has ‘totally recovered’ in Spain after the Covid pandemic and has predicted a bumper year for revenues.
Antique gun collector kills himself by accident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 62-year old antique weapons collector died in Santa Pola after one of his pieces discharged accidentally. Concerned relatives contacted the Policia Nacional saying they
Elderly bank customers hit by distraction robbery gang in Spain’s Valencia and Murcia areas
A distraction robbery gang that stole from elderly people who made bank withdrawals in the Valencia and Murcia regions has been arrested by the Guardia
Wheel of fortune with drilled hole in roulette machine netting fraudsters €50,000 in Spain’s Murcia
A roulette wheel game in a Aguilas gambling saloon was sabotaged to pay out €50,000 in five days. The ringleader of the fraudsters smuggled in
Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia
AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia. 2,181 plants were removed by
Storm Gerald causes severe orange weather alert to parts of Spain’s Valencia region
A yellow extreme weather was activated on Monday for the Valencian Community with westerly winds caused by Storm Gerald bringing gusts in excess of 100
Mother viciously assaults son, 10, with toy just because he was doing homework in Spain’s Valencia
A 33-year-old Valencia woman has been arrested for family ill-treatment after hitting her son, 10, with a toy. The boy had bruises all over his
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos attends funeral of wife’s brother King Constantine in Greece
OVER 1,500 mourners attended Monday’s funeral of Greece’s last king- Constantine II- in Athens. Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, flew in from his self-imposed Abu
Murcia’s Corvera airport in Spain celebrates fourth birthday as passenger numbers still struggle
FOUR years on from King Felipe opening the new Murcia regional airport at Corvera, the facility is still well short of passenger numbers seen previously
Gang drugged girls and sexually assaulted them in Spain’s Valencia
TWO men have been arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting girls at a Gandia house in Valencia Province. The mother of one of the victims