‘Serious’ injuries as railing gives way at an urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE PEOPLE were seriously injured when a railing gave way at a Denia urbanisation. The injuries were caused when a group were leaning on the
Police rammed by drunken motorist in late-night chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DRUNK driver drove the wrong way up an Alicante street and injured two Policia Local agents in an ensuing chase. The 24-year-old man was
Weekend COVID-19 new case figures stabilise across Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 cases have averaged around 200 for the third straight weekend in Alicante Province. Valencian Health Ministry statistics released this afternoon(October 12) showed that
Squatter suffers bloody injury as he tries to break into home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SQUATTER was rescued by the Guardia Civil after broken glass left him temporarily paralysed. The 32-year-old man climbed up to an Moraira apartment balcony
Brits escape prison time after shipping in ‘super drug’ into Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO BRITISH men will not go to prison for planning to distribute a synthetic drug up to 80 times stronger than cannabis. The unnamed duo
Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region
BLACK LIVES did not apparently matter for a bar owner who brazenly admitted that he refused to serve ‘people with dark skin’. Police in Logroño,
Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain
GLASGOW-BORN Alan Joseph Kennedy has switched from storyteller to storywriter with the publication of a tale inspìred by his memories of London’s Brixton area in
Say cheese for top vegan award on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VEGAN cheese produced in Alicante Province has been ranked as one of the best in the world. The plaudit has come from a survey
Two decade-long battle continues over villa land grab on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN AUSTRIAN couple are trying to get their 200-year-old Costa Blanca finca classified as an ‘Asset of Cultural Interest'(BIC) in the latest stage of a
Homophobic slogans painted on rainbow benches in Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIGOTS in Pilar de la Horadada have smeared homophobic graffiti on rainbow-coloured benches erected in the summer. Pilar’s council had installed the benches to celebrate
British fugitive leaps off Benidorm hotel balcony in failed escape bid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive tried to escape the clutches of the Policia Nacional by jumping off the balcony of his Benidorm hotel room. The unnamed 32-year-old
Old hotel is converted into massive marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HI-TECH indoor marijuana farm camouflaged in an old Costa Blanca hotel has been dismantled by the Guardia Civil. The 17,000 square-metre complex was projected
Rebound reported in new COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 case rates have gone up in Alicante Province after a series of steady falls. Figures from the Valencian Health Ministry released last night(October
Future flood fears fuelled by climate change for parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR Costa Blanca areas have been named as being in the firing line from severe storms and flooding caused by climate change. A report produced
Spain’s Costa Blanca continues to buck national trend as new COVID-19 cases fall
NEW COVID-19 cases have shown another fall in Alicante Province and across the Valencian Community. The figures continue to counter big upward trends seen across
Man is sued for being gay nine years after separation in Spain’s Valencia City
A MAN who split from his wife in 2011 is now being sued by her for being gay when they got married. Javi Vilalta’s ex-partner
Spanish language group declares war over scrapping of town name on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PETITION has been launched by a national Spanish-language group to stop Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca being called by just its Valencian name of
Woman who fell on pavement due to mulberry tree berries loses payout bid in Spain’s Valencia City
A WOMAN has lost her bid to get €20,000 in compensation after she slipped on a pavement covered with fallen berries. The case was rejected
COVID-19 figures hold firm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
197 NEW COVID-19 cases have been reported in Alicante Province in the latest update from Valencia’s Health Ministry last night(October 6). That’s the same figure
Romanian robbers charged with 39 crimes involving foreign tourists parked at motorway service areas in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A ROMANIAN robbery gang has been arrested after targeting tourists parked up at service areas on the AP-7 motorway in the Valencian Community and Murcia
European court raps Spain over police attack on peaceful protestors in 2014
SPAIN has been found guilty of flouting the right to protest during a violent police intervention at an anti-austerity demonstration in Valladolid in February 2014.
Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest four youngsters for sharing child sex abuse videos on Portugal-based site
A DOZEN people, including four children, have been arrested in Spain for being part of a paedophile internet ring that shared child sex abuse videos
New COVID-19 cases go down over first weekend of October on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 cases in Alicante Province showed a slight fall last weekend compared to the last weekend in September. Figures from the Valencian Health Ministry
Burglar rents out holiday homes he robbed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BURGLAR has been arrested for stealing from Torrevieja area houses and then letting them out as holiday homes. The Guardia Civil detained the 39-year-old
‘Black Widow’ convicted of murdering fourth husband on Spain’s Costa Blanca to get his money
A WOMAN, nicknamed the ‘Black Widow’, has been found guilty by an Alicante jury of killing her new husband so that she could get a
Manchester torture and blackmail gang member on run from police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE named as one of Britain’s ‘most wanted’ criminals, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil on the Costa Blanca. 36-year-old Micah Walfall was
