Violent bag snatch family busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA Guardia Civil has arrested a gang of 14 allegedly involved in bag snatches to fund their drug habits. In two separate operations, dealers were
‘Magnificent’ Moorish sanctuary to be restored on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Council has obtained authorisation to proceed with the rehabilitation project of the old Savings Bank of Our Lady of Monserrate. Sabina-Goretti Galindo, the city’s
What a whopper as marijuana plant blossoms into five-metre tall tree in Spain’s Murcia region
NATIONAL POLICE agents used their noses to help sniff out a marijuana plant that sprouted ‘beanstalk-like’ into a five-metre high tree in Molina de Segura,
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British collapse in resorts like Benidorm fuels dramatic August fall in foreign tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUGUST foreign tourist numbers collapsed on the Costa Blanca falling by 63 per cent over 12 months, according to the National Statistics Institute. COVID-19 travel
A happy ending for two dogs stuck in a ditch in Spain’s Murcia region
TWO Guardia Civil agents got their feet wet in the line of duty when they rescued two dogs trapped in an irrigation ditch at Orilla
BREAKING: 10 men and teens arrested over alleged gang rape of girl, 14, in Spain’s Valencia
Five of the arrested are minors while the other half are between 18 and 25 years old
Extra meetings and hotline set up as council overwhelmed by Brits wanting official residency in Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City had to arrange for a second information session as they were overwhelmed by Brits wanting to apply for Spanish residencia. Council officials welcomed
Manhunt for British expat who ‘fatally stabbed fellow Brit in neck’ during fight at house party on Spain’s Costa Blanca last night
Sources believe the murder occurred following a fight between the two men, who were both at a house party with their partners
Paedo father repeatedly raped young daughter while on day release from prison on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 48-YEAR-OLD man who sexually abused his daughter has been jailed for 11 years. The assaults went on for seven years without the mother’s knowledge
Lovestruck woman is taken for a €253,000 fool by a bogus boyfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SANTA POLA woman has been swindled out of €253,000 by her ‘boyfriend’ who met her online two years ago after targeting her for a
Couple who abused and killed their baby son get life sentences on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ELCHE couple will spend the rest of the lives behind bars for the murder of their two-year-old son in September 2018. The duo were
COVID-19 fall in latest infection figures from Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 cases have fallen by almost half over 24 hours in Alicante Province. Latest figures released last night(September 30) by the Valencian Health Ministry
Safe air corridors to Britain MUST open to save Benidorm’s winter tourist season, claim hotel bosses
COSTA Blanca’s largest group of hoteliers, HOSBEC, insists the Spanish government MUST open safe ‘air corridors’ with Britain and Europe. The group claims that pandemic
Recent COVID-19 downward trend reversed in new figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 cases rebounded upwards to 903 in the Valencian Community, according to figures released last night(September 29). That compared to the regional health ministry
Endangered turtles released off Spain’s Murcia to be tracked around the world by satellite
LOGGERHEAD turtles born in captivity have been released into the wild off Murcia beaches. Over two separate releases, 21 of the endangered species were returned
Casino conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca face serious jail time over forged bank notes
LUCK ran out for two men who decided to use Alicante Casino as a laundering point for 15 fake €500 notes. The men each face
Furlough extended as Benidorm tourist and hospitality groups stage protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S government announced an extension to furlough payments today(September 29) as Benidorm hosted a motorcade protest calling on the scheme to continue. The temporary ERTE
Pre-lockdown divorce applications plummet by 40% on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DIVORCE applications have plummeted 40% throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca, but not just because of the coronavirus lockdown. It is true that the near collapse of
Two women shoplift 11 bottles of gin, six kilos of cheese and mountains of tuna on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO women have been arrested in Rojales after allegedly shoplifting an unusual mix of cheese, spirits and party balloons. The pair had been seen acting
Cautious optimism as new COVID-19 cases slow down on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE RATE of new COVID-19 cases is falling in Alicante Province according to the latest data supplied by the Valencian Health Ministry. Figures announced last
Fake inspectors make phone calls to arrange cons on elderly people on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BOGUS gas inspector who stole cash and valuables from elderly people has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. He was part of
Violent debt collector who is martial arts fighter is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DENIA debt collector, who is a martial arts fighter, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 36-year-old Spaniard threatened to kill debtors and
Widow on trial for killing husband just 20 days after their wedding on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN, dubbed as the ‘Black Widow’, has gone on trial in Alicante charged with killing her husband of just 20 days so that she
Mayor in power for 30 years faces corruption quiz on Spain’s Costa Blanca
LOS MONTESINOS mayor, Jose Manuel Butron, could be thrown out of office if he is found guilty of harassment, bribery, and prevarication charges. Butron has
Armed smugglers arrested as quarter tonne of drugs hidden among Indian spices seized on way to Spain’s southern coast
HUGE quantities of weapons and marijuana destined for the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol have been intercepted by Spanish and Dutch National Police. An
