International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as
Terrace smoking ban scrapped after three years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SMOKERS can light up again on bar and restaurant terraces in the Valencian Community after regional president Carlos
Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa
Pirates grounded: Police stop three drivers of same unlicensed taxi within hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A PIRATE taxi service hit serious trouble on the Costa Blanca on Sunday as police in Javea pulled
Benidorm in big clean up for peak tourist month on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM CITY COUNCIL will use over 210 people each day to clean up the resort during August- the busiest tourist month of the year. Extra
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 York
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 Province.
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 in
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 Nacional.
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