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Direct flights between New York and Spain’s Valencia could start in summer 2024

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY'S new Tourist Minister Nuria Montes has said she is 'sure' that the region will get a direct air link between New...

Police catch serial robber who broke into dozens of cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 15-MONTH Guardia Civil operation to catch a serial car robber has culminated in the arrest of a San Vicente del Raspeig man. The 52-year-old...

Gang steal tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain’s Murcia region

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have busted a gang of Murcia-based telephone copper wire thieves and returned over three tons of wiring to their rightful owners. Stolen...

Metal company worker stole 185,000 parts worth €1 million from factory on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE metal company employee stole 185,000 parts over nearly three years which he then sold off cheaply to a scrap metal firm. The Spaniard....

Building of massive urbanisation set for September start on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK could start as soon as September on constructing a 7,490 home urbanisation in Toreviejva- the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante...

Major drugs and robbery gang arrested in Spain’s Alicante area

A JOINT Policia Nacional- Guardia Civil operation has brought down an Alicante province-based criminal gang with 14 Spaniards arrested. The group has been charged with...

Sub-standard summer rubbish collection service slammed in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ORIHUELA COSTA residents group has demanded action from Orihuela council to remove vast amounts of excess rubbish piling up on the area's streets. The...

Record visitor numbers reported for largest shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE LARGEST shopping centre in Alicante province- Zenia Boulevard- has reported a record six month period for visitors. The complex on the Orihuela Costa which...

Mother arrested after baby tests positive for cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 41-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Elche for child neglect after her baby tested positive for ingesting cocaine. The child- aged 14 months- is...

Large number of dead fish appear in popular marina area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LARGE number of dead fish appeared in Javea's Canal de la Fontana marina on Wednesday morning close to the city's Arenal beach. Some reports...

Robbers looking to steal from shoppers are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO LOITERING men in a Calpe shopping area eyeing up potential victims to rob have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers discovered that the...

Busy motorway to get third lane in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GOVERNMENT has announced that 17 kilometres of the A-7 motorway in the south of Alicante province will be upgraded to three lanes. It's the...

Drug trafficker supplies ecstasy to teenage boy who goes into a coma on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a drug trafficker who supplied ecstasy to a minor who went into a coma at Alicante General Hospital. The 26-year-old...

Two arrests on Spain’s Costa Blanca for swapping 100,000 fake US dollars at money exchanges

TWO PEOPLE have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for using fake US dollar bills at money exchanges around Spain. The detainees...

Elderly British paedophile living on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets jailed for 15 years in UK

A BRITISH resident of Algorfa has been jailed for 15 years and given a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order after sexually abusing a girl...

Polish fugitive wanted over 1997 murder is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A POLISH national who fled his native country after the fatal 1997 shooting of a man has been arrested in Orihuela by the Policia...

Scammers caught hiding at Benidorm campsite after conning elderly victims across Spain

FIVE SPANIARDS have been arrested at a Benidorm campsite after scamming elderly people across Spain. Three men and two women aged between 27 and 55...

Extreme weather brutalises melon and watermelon harvest in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

FARMING UNION, Unio Llaudadora, says extreme weather has forced a 50% fall in this year's melon and watermelon harvest in the Valencian Community. The union...

Two men enjoy holiday in Spain’s Benidorm using cloned card from unsuspecting victim

TWO SPANIARDS have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for using credit card details stolen from a victim in the Barcelona area. The...

Bull drowns in Costa Blanca after being taunted into the water during the annual Bous a la Mar event

A BULL has died after it drowned in the sea in Costa Blanca during the city of Denia’s controversial Bous a la Mar event. Despite...

Major investment in robotic surgery equipment for hospitals in Spain’s Valencia region

ROBOTIC SURGERY equipment is to be installed in five public Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €13.5 million. Units will be supplied to the...

Empty eyesore hotel set for new lease of life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SANTA POLA hotel that was abandoned in 2010 and became a frequent target for vandals has been bought by the Elche-based ASA group. The...

Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d'Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes...

Aunt and uncle misappropriate €148,000 from orphaned nephews on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COUPLE from Sant Joan d'Alacant have each been given nine month prison terms for misappropriating €148,000 euros from two teenage nephews who were...

Partido Popular’s Carlos Mazon invested as new president of Spain’s Valencia region

CARLOS MAZON from the Partido Popular was invested on Thursday as the new president of the Valencian Community with 53 votes in favour-made up...

EXPLAINER: Why smoking ban remains on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

LAST WEEK'S ending of Covid-19 health restrictions in Spain left one anomaly- namely the ban on terrace bar and restaurant smoking introduced in the...

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