Friday, December 1, 2023

Alicante

Police officer who gambled and lost €9,000 of seized narco cash at a CASINO in southern Spain avoids being...

A SPANISH police officer who gambled thousands of euros of seized narco cash has avoided being kicked off the force.  The Guardia Civil officer took...

Dozens arrested for duplicating SIM cards of unsuspecting victims and using their data to go on €110,000 shopping spree...

A FOUR-STRONG Valencia gang ran a phone card fraud that syphoned off over €110,000 from 15 victims. The criminals hired 31 'mules' across Alicante and...

Province popular with British retirees on Spain’s Costa Blanca has the fewest nursing homes in mainland Spain

ALICANTE PROVINCE has the lowest number of nursing home places in mainland Spain according to the Network Ageing Laboratory from the Higher Centre for...

Don’t spend too much on energy in Spain!

ARE you spending too much on gas in the winter for heating and hot water?You may have heard of Air Source Heat pumps (ASHP)...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nolotil almost killed me… I’m still traumatised after the painkiller given to me by a hospital in Spain...

BRITISH expat Patrick Clancy went into hospital for a routine shoulder operation and left six weeks later after a near-death brush with a controversial...

One of Spain’s most spectacular Christmas light displays gears up for weekend switch on

ALICANTE is counting down to this Friday's big switch on of its Christmas lights- one of the biggest urban festive light displays in the...

Brits are flocking to Spain’s Costa Blanca: October sees record number of flights to Alicante airport with UK arrivals...

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports have registered their best ever October for passenger numbers, according to airport operator Aena. 1.56 million people used the Costa Blanca...

Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in...

A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested - all of whom used the same digital...

Multiple reservoirs in Spain’s Alicante reach lowest levels in a decade following record-breaking summer

ALICANTE PROVINCE reservoir levels are continuing to fall as the area has not enjoyed autumn rain levels seen in other parts of Spain. Some reservoirs...

Renfe trains in Spain’s Valencia region suffer too many disruptions, says consumer rights group

THE FACUA consumer association has called on the Ministry of Transport to stop 'constant' disruption to Cercanias train services in the Valencian Community. The group...

New direct flights from Alicante: Easyjet to connect Spain’s Costa Blanca with Southampton, Newcastle and 7 other European cities...

LOW COST airline Easyjet will be launching nine routes next summer from Alicante-Elche airport to coincide with the company opening a new base there. Three of...

Strong winds cause injuries in Spain’s Valencia: Woman is struck in the face by a falling sign while another...

STRONG winds caused by Storm Ciaran have kept police and fire crews busy in Valencia and the Valencian Community with over 700 reported incidents...

French fugitive wanted for drive-by shooting is surrounded by gun-wielding police in Spain’s Alicante province

A FUGITIVE wanted for attempted murder in Strasbourg, France, has been arrested by gun-wielding Guardia Civil officers in Alicante province. The man, 31, has dual...

Crackdown on pirate TV across Spain: Arrests in Alicante and Andalucia reveal 18,300 customers were watching €366m worth of...

EIGHT people have been arrested for providing pirate subscription television services to over 18,300 customers from two operational centres in Alicante and Sevilla provinces. The...

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests hackers in Alicante who targeted 168 different companies via ransomware

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested two international hackers in Alicante province who used ransomware to attack 168 different companies.  The operation was carried out in...

Thief targets distracted supermarket shoppers to steal valuables in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ELUSIVE thief who went on a systemic campaign of stealing from Mercadona supermarket shoppers in Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia...

Russian mafia trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca will see five face charges of money laundering – including powerful ‘lobbyist’...

A BENIDORM judge is to prosecute five members of a Costa Blanca-based Russian money laundering gang- almost three years after they were arrested. The judge's...

Shock for hundreds of expat victims as court dismisses giant €35 million CWM pension fraud case

A DEVASTATED expat couple have slammed the decision to dismiss a giant pension fraud case that saw hundreds of Brits robbed of their life...

Civil Guard nabs British national in Spain’s Javea on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering and belonging to a...

THE CIVIL GUARD has arrested a British national in Javea who is wanted by the authorities back home on suspicion of drug trafficking, money...

Extra low-cost fast train services to run between Spain’s Costa Blanca and Madrid

LOW-COST high speed train operator Ouigo is to add an additional service between Alicante and Madrid from December 10. It means there will be three-round...

Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid...

AN ALICANTE hotel worker has been caught stealing money from room safes by using a universal access code to open them. The 24-year-old Spanish woman-...

Squatters take over almost 40 rooms at a single hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca in nightmare for owner

AN ALICANTE firm specialising in removing squatters has cleared out dozens of people who had taken over an empty Calpe hotel. The old Rocinante Hotel-...

‘See if you like it when I come and knock on your mum’s door:’ Police alerted as Tommy Robinson...

FAR-right fanatic Tommy Robinson has threatened the Olive Press after we revealed he has been using a luxury €1.5 million Spanish villa to film...

Expat, 50, is jailed for faking heart attacks to avoid paying his restaurant bill at least 20 times on...

AN expat has been jailed for faking a heart attack to avoid picking up the cheque in at least 20 restaurants in Spain.  The 50-year-old,...

Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives

SUNDAY'S Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 people has prompted cities across Spain to check if clubs are operating legally. The two adjoining Murcia clubs...

‘The algorithms did it’: Suspected mastermind behind Globix crypto fraud blames bots and Ukrainian programmers for missing millions

THE suspected mastermind behind the Globix crypto fraud told a Gibraltar court today that it was automatic trades and deceitful Ukrainian subcontractors that are...