Exotic African wild cat coaxed to safety from treetop on Costa Blanca farm in Spain
A wild cat native to Africa was spotted on a Costa Blanca farm and safely captured and taken to a wildlife foundation. The farmer from
Gang robs ‘expensive-looking’ customers at up-market hotels and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A gang plundered guests at an upmarket Alicante hotel and also targeted customers at an expensive city restaurant. Three people have been arrested by the
COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes
COVID passports will be scrapped in the Valencian Community from Tuesday except for visits to nursing homes. The measure was introduced on December 4 for
Unsolved Benidorm killing of British holidaymaker in Spain prompts fresh police appeal
GREATER Manchester Police have made a new appeal for information to find the killer of a British tourist who was brutally assaulted outside Benidorm bar
Police raid illegal booze and drugs ‘rave’ inside road tunnels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN illegal party in a network of road tunnels in an isolated area of Benissa was raided by the Guardia Civil and the Policia Local.
British man found dead by reservoir a week after going missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE body of a British man reported missing for a week from his Costa Blanca home has been found 70 kilometres away in a parked
Spain’s government launches web portal dedicated to Murcia’s polluted Mar Menor lagoon
A Spanish government website has launched a section dedicated to Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon and the pollution issues surrounding it. Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera,
Floating pontoon with restaurant to provide new panoramic views of Alicante and Spain’s Mediterranean Sea
ALICANTE is to create an artificial island at the port entrance to offer new views of the city and the Mediterranean Sea. The Port Authority
Benidorm seeks to sweep up dog dirt to improve image of Spain’s top Costa Blanca resort
BENIDORM is looking to fine more dog owners who don’t pick up their pet’s mess from streets and pavements. Police are focusing on city areas
Costa Blanca apartment owner fined over €11,000 for throwing out cats owned by dead tenant in Spain
A Torrevieja apartment owner has earned a record city fine for animal abandonment after literally throwing out seven cats onto the street. The Norwegian landlord
Boy, 15, shocks police with ‘cold-hearted’ account of how he killed his family on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EXPERIENCED Policia Nacional officers have been shocked by the lack of remorse shown by an Elche teenager, who shot his parents and younger brother last
Driver of UK-registered car dies after vehicle crashes into ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A female driver of a British-registered car died on Friday after it ran off an Alicante Province road into a ditch filled with water The
Tobacco shop robbers use stolen cars as battering rams during ‘moon-landing’ crime spree in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia robbery gang who used stolen cars to ram tobacco store windows has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. Eight
Police accidentally stumble across historic Roman relic on Spain’s Costa Blanca
An important Roman era artefact has been found in a Costa Blanca home by accident during a routine Guardia Civil visit. Guardia officers spotted the
Charred body discovered in burned-out Porsche in Spain’s Murcia area
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the gruesome find this Thursday of a charred body in a burned-out Porsche sports car. The high-end Maccan-branded vehicle was
New low-cost high speed train services will link Spain’s Costa Blanca with Madrid
FRENCH train operator Ouigo will launch a low-cost high speed train service between Alicante and Madrid this autumn. Adult fares will start at €9 and
Largest ultra-fast electric car charging point in southern Europe opens by Costa Blanca airport in Spain
SPANISH power company Iberdrola has opened what it claims to be southern Europe’s largest electric car recharging area. The ‘ultra-fast’ facility is located on the
Spain’s wine trade breathes easy after European Parliament backtracks over ‘cancer warning’ labels
SPAIN’S wine industry has applauded a U-turn from European politicians who ditched proposals to slap ‘cancer warning’ labels on wine bottles. The European Parliament(EP) rolled
68 child sex abuse investigations involving Spain’s Catholic Church are revealed
68 cases of alleged child sex abuse connected to the Catholic Church are currently being investigated in Spain. Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, ordered 17 regional
Iconic ‘Red Wall’ building on Spain’s Costa Blanca to be celebrated in 50th anniversary year
THE Muralla Roja(Red Wall) building in Calpe reaches a landmark next year with the local council announcing a special commemoration of the iconic structure. Calpe
Irish teacher stabbed in back by teenage student at prestigious private school in Spain’s Murcia area
A 13-year-old student at a Murcia City bilingual private school knifed his teacher in the back during a lesson this Wednesday morning. Reports described the
COVID-19 passports set to end as health situation improves in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 passports are set to be abolished in the Valencian Community by the end of February, according to Valencian president, Ximo Puig. They are currently
Police appeal over missing elderly British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN appeal has been launched to discover the whereabouts of a British expat Costa Blanca resident who has not been seen since Sunday. The Guardia
Costa Blanca shoemaker famous for coloured trainers opens its own shops in Spain
ELCHE footwear manufacturer, Hoff, has opened its second branded store in Spain in Palma de Mallorca. Since it started in 2016, Hoff has sold over
Beggars and prostitutes face fines of up to €3,000 in Spain’s Alicante City
FINES of up to €3,000 could be handed to beggars and prostitutes on Alicante streets after the city council passed a new wide-ranging ordnance. The
Water thieves use 12 kilometre-long pipe and pumping gear to illegally supply farms across Murcia area of Spain
A gang who hooked up an illegal water supply from a Murcia region well to irrigate farms has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Three