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...
Cannabis clubs selling drugs to minors and foreign tourists are closed down in Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN cannabis clubs have been closed down in Torrevieja and 19 people aged between 25 and 69 arrested in a major operation by the...
DNA reveals vicious Costa Blanca double-murder suspect to be Russian who fled Spain
DNA evidence has revealed a Russian man- formerly based in Torrevieja- as the main suspect in two Costa Blanca killings in 2020.
He also tried...
A new ‘contemporary’ corporate logo costing €33,000 is unveiled by a Costa Blanca council in Spain
TORREVIEJA mayor, Eduardo Dolon, has unveiled a new corporate logo for the Costa Blanca city.
€33.000 of public money has been spent on producing the...
Gang produces bogus documents to get people identified as Ukraine refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Torrevieja have busted a group who produced fake documents for East Europeans for them to mascarade as Ukraine nationals fleeing the war...
RISE & SHINE! Robbing couple get a surprise morning wake-up call from the Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers stormed a Torrevieja address last month to arrest a couple who stole from rural properties across the Costa Blanca.
The Spanish husband...
ENTIRE nursing home catches COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca a week after first vaccinations
A major COVID-19 outbreak has been reported in a Torrevieja nursing home, a week after residents and staff were given their first dose of...
Angry lab workers demonstrate outside troubled Costa Blanca hospital in Spain during Health Minister visit
MEDICAL workers and patients joined forces outside Torrevieja Hospital on Friday to demand improvements during a visit by Valencia Health Minister, Miguel Minguez.
Minguez was...
Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 29-year-old Irish national over a hit and run car crash in Torrevieja that killed a motorist.
The man is...
Angry farmers from south-eastern Spain descend on Madrid over major threat to crop irrigation
UP to 15,000 farmers took to the streets of Madrid on Wednesday to protest against new protection rules for the river Tajo which will...
Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons),
Managing Partner,
Chorus Financial.
Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa Blanca office...
New €4 million municipal park set for October construction finish in British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK on the long-awaited new municipal park for Torrevieja's La Siesta area should be finished by October.
The area covers 44,000 m2 and has cost...
Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region
A DRUNK and unlicensed Torrevieja motorist drove four kilometres against oncoming vehicles on a Murcia region motorway before crashing into another car.
The Guardia Civil...
Children hooked on drugs are forced to rob homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca to pay off debts to criminal...
A Torrevieja gang supplied drugs to children and forced them to rob homes as payment.
11 people, including four minors, were arrested for belonging to...
Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A GUARDIA CIVIL patrol pulled over a small van on the AP-7 motorway in Torrevieja after spotting a large suspicious package in the trunk...
Tireless efforts of Age Concern leader who has helped many people on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
MAUREEN Payne, president of Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur, has been one of the region's most prominent figures in helping people within the community.
She...
Living in Spain but still have a UK based financial adviser?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons),
Managing Partner,
Chorus Financial.
Chorus Financial are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from those of you living in Spain...
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...
‘Phishing’ and ‘Smishing’ gang arrested for mass internet banking scam based in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A Costa Blanca gang led by four brothers have been arrested by the Guardia Civil over an internet scam that netted cash from 163...
Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments...
‘NO CLEAN SWEEP’ as Torrevieja road cleaner used his work time to run a high-earning cocaine gang on Spain’s...
A Torrevieja road sweeper used his job as a cover to run a drugs gang which included an 80-year-old woman who stitched bags containing...
The Costa Blanca charity that lends a ‘Helping Hand’ to needy families in Spain
IF you live in the Torrevieja area of Alicante Province, then it is highly likely you may have come across over 20 collection points...
Famous carnival parade from Spain’s Costa Blanca visits Madrid for sneak preview
TORREVIEJA'S annual carnival celebrations start next Friday but visitors to Madrid got a sneak preview this week.
It's regarded as one of the best carnival...
Woman executed in second suspected drugs gang killing in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman was shot in the head in Torrevieja in a killing believed to be linked to rival criminal drug gangs.
It's the second-such execution...
Dry spell ends with flooded roads in regular Torrevieja blackspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HEAVY rain brought flooding to Torrevieja on Sunday(March 7) with the usual quota of blocked or partially passable roads.
Local forecasters, the Mastral Project, reported...
British marijuana grower on Spain’s Costa Blanca used young son to make drug deliveries on electric scooter
A drugs gang that cultivated and exported marijuana across Europe from plantations in Alicante Province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
One of the...
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The grisly discovery was made in Albox, Almeria, on Friday morning.
The...
