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‘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

5 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Showers with hail coming to parts of Spain from Friday as sunny weather ends- for now!

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

1 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community·Weather

Partido Popular Make City Gains In Municipal Elections But Psoe Socialists Defy The Odds In Parts Of Spain's Southern Costa Blanca

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

29 May, 2023 @ 14:28

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

25 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Home Robbery Gang Consisting Of Family Members Steal Over €1 Million Of Items From Costa Blanca And Valencia Area In Spain

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

23 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Seven Cannabis Clubs That Sold Drugs To Minors And Foreign Tourists Are Closed Down In Spain's Costa Blanca

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

19 May, 2023 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Public Health Campaigners Say Torrevieja Hospital On Spain's Costa Blanca Needs Another 166 Beds

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

12 May, 2023 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Cannabis Smoking Club Closed For Selling Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

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

12 May, 2023 @ 12:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

10 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

2 May, 2023 @ 15:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

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-

28 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Private Car Park Set For Closure After Motorhomes Make Overnight Stays On Spain's Costa Blanca

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

13 Apr, 2023 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

12 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

This November was one of the hottest and driest on record in Spain, stark figures show

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

11 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

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

5 Apr, 2023 @ 11:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Dead Body At Landfill Site May Have Come From 100 Kilometres Away On Spain's Costa Blanca

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

3 Apr, 2023 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Mini-heatwave ending this weekend in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

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

31 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

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

29 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Irish Man Bailed Over Killing Of Friend Is Jailed For Drug Trafficking On Spain's Costa Blanca

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

27 Mar, 2023 @ 13:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

17 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

16 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

British Man And His Mother Arrested For Running Motorbike Theft Gang On Spain's Costa Blanca

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.

9 Mar, 2023 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Ukrainian Home Robbery Gang Stole Items Worth €1.2 Million From Refugees On Spain's Costa Blanca

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

3 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Multi-million euro plan for Costa Blanca city in Spain takes big step forward

TORREVIEJA council has allocated a €1.5 million contract to draft a construction plan to revamp the city’s Paseo de la Libertad area. The tender winner

2 Mar, 2023 @ 17:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action

2 Mar, 2023 @ 12:12

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain's Costa Blanca vote to strike over ending of collective works agreement

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca vote for first-ever strike in collective agreement dispute

STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in the facility’s history. 96% of workers in a ballot

24 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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