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Violent criminal slips up as he's stopped in routine police check on Spain's Costa Blanca

Violent criminal makes mistake of being caught in routine police check on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A violent robber has been arrested after his car was stopped at a Policia Nacional checkpoint in Alicante. The detained man, 34, had six arrest warrants out against him issued by four

23 Nov, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19 passports approved for indoor hospitality and leisure venues in Andalucia area of Spain

COVID-19 certificate downloads soar before mandatory passports for indoor venues arrive in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

DOWNLOADS of COVID-19 certificates have doubled in a week in the Valencian Community ahead of an imminent start of COVID passport rules to access some indoor areas. The regional health department says

23 Nov, 2021 @ 18:03

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Life-saving GPS system pinpoints emergency call locations in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW technology is being used to track locations of emergency callers in the Valencian Community. The Advanced Mobile Location(AML) system pinpoints a mobile phone location to between 15 and 20 metres. The

23 Nov, 2021 @ 14:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Wintry Weather Hits The Costa Blanca In Spain With Snow, Hail, Storms, And Even A Mini Tornado

WATCH: Wintry weather hits Spain’s Costa Blanca with snow, hail, and a mini-tornado

HAILSTORMS and a mini-tornado hit parts of the southern Costa Blanca overnight as temperatures dipped. Alicante streets were coated white through hail but the effect soon disappeared as heavy rains lashed the

23 Nov, 2021 @ 11:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

NO VENDETTA: Just fair reporting of British gestor linked to fake padron probe as he takes on mayor role on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN embattled British gestor has hit back on social media, after the Olive Press revealed his involvement in an alleged fake padron fraud. Expat Matthew Smith – who has just been made

23 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Important news for UK buyers looking for holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

MUST READ: Important news for UK buyers of holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

PROPERTY buying in parts of Spain will become easier for British purchasers after the scrapping of an old Francoist law. Non-EU home buyers in areas like the Costa Blanca and Murcia have

22 Nov, 2021 @ 15:37

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Property

Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK over ‘international level’ drug dealings. He was

22 Nov, 2021 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Judges approve COVID passport which will start being used this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

EXPLAINER: What we know about plans for COVID-19 passports for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

USING an EU COVID-19 certificate to enter some businesses will start within the next fortnight in the Valencian Community. Speaking this Monday, Valencian president, Ximo Puig, repeated previous statements that the region

22 Nov, 2021 @ 12:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident

FOUR people at an El Campello residential special needs centre have been arrested for allegedly harassing and mistreating an autistic person. Other staff members involved with the Educatea home in La Porcha

19 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court

TWO Moroccan brothers arrested on the Costa Blanca in a terror funding investigation are set to be deported. They were taken to a Madrid foreigners detention centre on Wednesday, despite one of

18 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm head chef loses Supreme Court appeal over 11 year sustained bullying of female kitchen assistant on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm head chef bullied female kitchen assistant for 11 years at Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain

THE head chef of an unnamed Benidorm restaurant will have to pay out €13,200 to a bullied kitchen assistant. The female victim suffered for 11 years between 2007 and 2018 and needed

18 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GESTOR who admitted responsibility for the arrest of British pensioners in a padron scandal is now a ‘Pedáneos Mayor’ covering a major expat urbanisation in the Orihuela municipality. Matthew Smith, owner

18 Nov, 2021 @ 17:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

“Respect” called for as able-bodied children damage swing intended for disabled on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRAND NEW swing installed for the sole use of wheelchair-bound people has been damaged by large numbers of able-bodied children using it. The facility at the Natural Park of El Recorral

18 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Universal Children’s Day to be celebrated in style on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council is to commemorate Universal Children’s Day on Sunday, November 21. Local Councillor for Social Welfare, Almudena Baldó, announced the event to be held at the Gabriel Miró Glorieta, from

18 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Costa Blanca Graffiti Vandal In Spain Is Caught After Year Long Investigation

Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation

POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit. The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in the Elche and Santa Pola areas. It’s

18 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Senior Prison Official Lied About Five Hooded Men Attacking Her Outside Her Benidorm Home In Spain

Prison security director lied about hooded men attack outside her Benidorm home in Spain

A senior security director at Villena prison has been arrested for lying about five hooded men attacking her outside her Benidorm home. The unnamed woman was dismissed from her job this Thursday.

18 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Diversity and collaboration in sport to be highlighted in LGBTIQ+ promotion on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE’S main retail complex, the L’Aljub Shopping Centre, will act as a focal point for discussion about sport integrating the LGBTIQ+ community into life. On November 19 and 20, the centre will

17 Nov, 2021 @ 19:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Local Hero Breaks Wrist Catching A Dog That Fell Four Floors From A Costa Blanca Balcony In Spain

Local hero breaks wrist catching falling dog from fourth floor Costa Blanca balcony in Spain

AN Alicante man, 26, was branded a hero after breaking his wrist in the act of catching a dog that fell from a fourth-floor balcony. The dramatic catch happened last Friday(November 12)

17 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man suffers hypothermia and bruising after rescue from choppy Costa Blanca waters of Spain

EMERGENCY services rescued a Russian man who could not get out of the sea on Tuesday evening at Torrevieja’s Cala de la Higuera. It’s not known why he was in the choppy

17 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Unvaccinated patients are two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Unvaccinated patients make up two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO out of three recent ICU hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the Valencian Community have involved unvaccinated patients. Official health figures for the period between October 18 and November 14 show 21

17 Nov, 2021 @ 13:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

“Enough is enough!” – march in fight against gender violence arranged in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO Council has arranged a march and series of other events planned to commemorate the International Day Against Gender Violence. The town encompasses La Marina Urbanisation, one of Spain’s most heavily-populated

17 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dutch national arrested in Benidorm for attempted murder of fellow countryman during drunken bar brawl on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Dutch man who fled Spain after a bar stabbing has been arrested months later on an attempted murder charge by the Guardia Civil in Benidorm. A drunken brawl broke out on

16 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Terrace tax suspended until 2023 in city with huge expat population on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council, which incorporates the popular expat town of Ciudad Quesada, has extended the suspension of the taxes due for outside seating and dining. The measure aims to further reduce the

16 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Half-price meal offer starts in Alicante City restaurants in Spain thanks to new dining voucher scheme

Half-price meal discounts in Alicante City restaurants in Spain thanks to new dining voucher scheme

DINERS in Alicante restaurants could save up to €250 each on going out for a meal, thanks to the city’s new ‘Gastronomic Bonus’ voucher scheme. The plan aims to give restaurants a

16 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Dramatic Benidorm Area Rescue After Two Women Are Trapped In A Blazing Apartment In Spain's L'alfas Del Pi

Dramatic Benidorm area rescue after two women are trapped in blazing Costa Blanca apartment in Spain

TWO women were rescued after a fire trapped them inside their Benidorm area beachside apartment. The blaze started at 12.40 this Tuesday morning at a property on Calle Joaquin Rodrigo in l’Alfas

16 Nov, 2021 @ 13:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Church Service Praying For People Killed During Spain's Turbulent Past Is Cancelled After Using A Promotional General Franco Photo

General Franco photo causes cancellation of Costa Blanca church service dedicated to people killed during Spain’s turbulent history

AN Alicante church service remembering ‘those who fell for God and for Spain’ has been cancelled after a promotional poster featured photos of dictators General Franco and Primo de Rivera. The image

16 Nov, 2021 @ 11:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

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