Man stabs girlfriend but gets hit by taxi during police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN stabbed his girlfriend five times in a Guardamar del Segura street on Tuesday before he ran in front of a taxi as he
Key health services ‘100%’ guaranteed in Torrevieja area during busy Costa Blanca summer in Spain
TORREVIEJA Health Department has guaranteed ‘100%’ coverage in key patient services during the summer season with €2.8 million funding from its 2023 ‘Holiday Plan’. There
Torrevieja wants tough police action against illegal street sellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council had made a new appeal for tough police action to clear pavements of illegal street sellers ahead of the summer season. The unlicensed
‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing ‘love hug’ robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area. A
May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
RAINFALL records have been smashed in the Murcia region with the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area since
Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday’s municipal elections. Elche produced one of the
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 that
Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in Spain
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian Community
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 Guardia
Public health campaigners claim major bed shortage at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PUBLIC health campaign group has called for more beds at Torrevieja Hospital during a protest outside the facility on Thursday. ‘Platforma por la Sanidad
Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a private cannabis club in Almoradi because it sold drugs. Registered cannabis clubs are permitted to allow the smoking
Three-year-old girl dies after falling from a sixth-floor balcony in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has died after falling from a sixth-floor balcony in Torrevieja on Tuesday evening. She is believed to have climbed over the railing
Robbers flee with just €500 after bank stick-up on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO bank robbers held up a Torrevieja bank on Tuesday morning and escaped with just €500. The hooded men entered a branch of the Sabadell
Gang sweeps through Costa Blanca shopping area car parks in Spain on robbery spree
SIX THIEVES who operated as a pack in Torrevieja shopping area car parks have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Five men and a woman-
Motorhomes staying illegally overnight causes car park closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on a Torrevieja urbanisation appear to have won a long-running battle to close a private car park where motorhomes stayed overnight- in breach of
Blitz on pirate taxis operating at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
POLICE at Alicante-Elche airport have stepped up surveillance and inspection of vehicles that may be operating as illegal taxis. Clandestine services threaten the livelihoods of
One-day midweek heatwave coming to parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
AFTER a pleasant sunny and dry Easter in the Valencian Community, a one-day taste of high summer is predicted to reach parts of the region
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 in
Dead body at landfill site transferred from 100 kilometres away on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DECOMPOSED body originating from the Vega Baja area has been found on a landfill site in the north of Alicante province. Authorities were called
Mini-heatwave suddenly ends this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
TEMPERATURES will plummet by at least ten degrees on Saturday to bring an abrupt end to a mini-heatwave in the Valencian Community. Thermometers have soared
Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas to headline Costa Blanca music festival in Spain
SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be the stand-out act at this year’s Brilla Torrevieja festival. The hip-hop group featuring will.i.am will take
Irish man jailed for drug trafficking after getting bailed in ‘best friend’ killing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Irish national charged with killing his best friend in 2018 has been jailed for running a Torrevieja drugs gang. The crew used parcel companies
Irish flag raised to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE IRISH flag was raised in a special ceremony in Torrevieja’s Plaza de la Constitucion on Friday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The honour of
British man arrested after two cannabis clubs are shut down in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 24-year-old British man was among four people arrested in Torrevieja for selling drugs at two cannabis clubs in the city. The consumption of marijuana
British mother and son arrested for running motorbike theft gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO British expats have been accused of running a Torrevieja-based operation that stole 21 bikes and mopeds from across the Vega Baja and Murcia areas.
Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang