Drunk lorry driver zigzags for 30 kilometres on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A drunk lorry driver kept veering his vehicle between lanes for 30 kilometres on two Costa Blanca motorways.
When he was pulled over by the...
Costa Blanca rescue in Spain sees two boys saved from drifting out to sea on windsurfer
A Denia police patrol boat rescued two boys on Wednesday who were drifting out to sea on a windsurfer.
The youngsters had one oar and...
Unique recycling system will process 45,000 discarded mattresses from Costa Blanca town in Spain
A ten-year accumulation of old bed mattresses is being removed from Santa Pola's eco-park and taken to Europe's only plant dedicated to mattress recycling.
Over...
Police swoop on ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional have brought down what they called a 'very violent' Benidorm area drugs gang.
The criminals grew marijuana and sold it across the...
Worries about heatwave fires forces natural park closures across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
FEARS of forest fires with temperatures tipped to easily exceed 40 degrees has forced most of the natural parks in the Valencian Community to...
Wizz Air closing down routes to Spain from Cardiff from mid-September
BUDGET carrier Wizz Air is closing its summer season early on four routes linking Cardiff and Spain.
The airline says it will stop flying from...
Spectacular fireworks display on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets new date after high wind postponement
ELCHE'S Nit de l'Alba fireworks display will take place on Monday evening- two days after strong winds forced its cancellation.
Council leaders along with police...
Seven people injured after explosion on Costa Blanca pleasure boat in Spain
SEVEN people including three children were treated for minor burns and bruises after an explosion on a pleasure boat in Calpe on Monday.
The craft...
Mercedes owner fined after driving car into the sea at beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A motorist has been fined €751 for taking his Mercedes car onto a Santa Pola beach and driving it into the water to tow...
New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain
CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating...
Busy summer for Benidorm ‘accessible beach’ points on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council says over 5,000 people have used their three accessible beach points in June and July.
An accessible beach point is an area where...
Olive farmers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas set to forget harvest as production costs soar
OLIVE farmers in the Valencian Community may forget this year's harvest as the costs of olive-picking and making olive oil are too high.
Extreme weather...
EXCLUSIVE: Residents feared for their homes when multiple fronts of flames raced towards their homes in L’Atzubia last night
Many expat residents were forced to flee their homes in fear as the giant wall of flames approached.
One, Chloe Modrekelidze send the Olive Press...
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain cheer August return to pre-pandemic occupancy
FIRST half of August hotel stays are back to 2019 pre-pandemic levels in Benidorm and the Costa Blanca with an average occupancy figure of...
Benidorm crime rate soars by over 50% on Spain’s Costa Blanca
REPORTED crimes in Alicante Province went up by 24.6% in the first half of 2022, compared to last year with Benidorm rising by over...
Thief in big supermarket sweep across 13 stores on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man with an endless list of thefts to his name has been arrested in Alicante Province.
His latest robbing spree saw him steal €4,000...
Man lies about being professional photographer to obtain child pornography on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche man has been arrested for corrupting children and possessing child pornography.
The Policia Nacional said the 25-year-old Spaniard found potential victims by going...
Benidorm moves to second phase of major energy efficient street light switchover on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council has awarded a €2.5 million contract for the second phase of its Energy Efficiency project to upgrade street lighting to LED lamps.
The...
Sweatshop paid workers just €10 to peel and wash 100 kilos of onions on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO business owners have been arrested in Callosa de Segura for infringing workers rights.
The Spaniards ran a vegetable warehouse which paid shockingly-low wages and...
Thieves break into 20 petrol station station shops to steal cash and cigarette machines in Spain’s Valencia
A gang plundered over 20 service station shops across the Valencia Community in a spree of overnight robberies.
They smashed through shop windows and doors...
Three men use knife and terrace chairs as street fighting weapons on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE men involved in a brutal Alicante street fight have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
All three needed stitches at Alicante General Hospital following...
Extortionists demanded €14,000 from holiday home landlords to leave squatted properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A gang who charged a €14,000 'leaving fee' to Villajoyosa holiday home landlords has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
Four members of the crew...
Ex-employee steals fuel discount card from trucking firm in €60,000 fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A former Alicante transport company driver stole a fuel discount card to defraud his ex-employer of €60,000 in just two months.
The man knew the...
Travelling gang enjoy Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man and woman have been arrested after robbing 55 Benidorm hotel rooms since July.
They have also been charged with possessing fake documents and...
Forest fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca billows smoke across AP-7 motorway
FIRE crews tackled a forest blaze next to the AP-7 motorway in the north of Alicante Province.
The fire broke out at around 3.20 pm...
British woman dies after electric scooter falls into Benidorm area ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British woman died on Wednesday after her adapted electric scooter veered off the road and fell down a Benidorm ravine.
The accident happened at...
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British expat’s home is taken over by squatters who turn it into mammoth marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO people have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of an Aspe property belonging to a British national who died in...
