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Children Hooked On Drugs Were Forced To Rob Homes On Spain's Costa Blanca To Pay Off Debts To Criminal Gang

Children hooked on drugs are forced to rob homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca to pay off debts to criminal gang

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 the gang which was behind at least

15 Jul, 2021 @ 12:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca Gang Occupied Empty Homes In Torrevieja Area Of Spain And 'sold' Them For Virtually Nothing Or Converted Them Into Drug Farms

Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain

A Torrevieja gang occupied empty properties which they sold off for a miniscule amount of money or used them to grow and sell drugs. 11 people, including a minor, have been arrested

12 Jul, 2021 @ 17:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO British brothers wanted in the UK for drug trafficking and being part of a million pound robbery have been arrested in Torrevieja. The men spent nearly a year hiding out on

8 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Man Tipped A Cupboard Onto His Dead Mother After Killing Her With A Baseball Bat At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Man tipped a cupboard onto his mother to conceal baseball bat killing at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A Belgian man has been jailed for 18 years after he murdered his mother in Torrevieja. The 41-year-old killer, named as Jean Christophe C, repeatedly hit her on the head with a

7 Jul, 2021 @ 16:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Did you sign up with a Financial Adviser in Spain?

Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain in terms of just how the financial services

2 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

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Costa Blanca Pervert In Spain Sexually Groomed Children Via Online Games By Offering Them Currency Credits

Man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually grooming children by offering them online game credits

A Torrevieja man has been arrested for sexually grooming children via online game sites and offering them game ‘credits’ in exchange for explicit photos and videos. The 50-year-old Spaniard has been charged

29 Jun, 2021 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

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 received a call telling us

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:20

Major hospital used by British expats has lowest waiting lists in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TORREVIEJA Hospital has the lowest average surgery waiting lists in the Valencian Community. The 42 day figure from the regional health ministry contrasts to 106 days across the rest of the region’s

23 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

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 looking to move your pensions

18 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

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Brilla Torrevieja music festival to make its debut on Spain’s Costa Blanca this August

A BRAND new festival, Brilla Torrevieja, will be taking place in the centre of the coastal city, at Era de la Sal between August 1 and 7 this summer. A celebration of

17 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Torrevieja Presents New Electric Bus Credit Town Hall

All aboard! Electric bus pilot test launched in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN electric bus is being tested for three days until June 17, as part of the Energy Transition Project by AVANZA. Named, URBINO 12, the electric train was presented by the town

16 Jun, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Five caught in blazes in Costa Blanca’s Torrevieja including seven-year-old girl and baby

FIVE people, including a baby, young girl and three adults were injured in two separate fires, which occurred in Torrevieja in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The first fire began around

16 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

'phishing' And 'smishing' Gang On The Costa Blanca In Spain Stole Credit Card Details Supplied By Victims

‘Phishing’ and ‘Smishing’ gang on the Costa Blanca in Spain used credit card details conned out of victims

EIGHT people have been arrested in Almoradi and Torrevieja for running a nationwide scam that stole the credit card details of least 48 people. The gang pocketed at least €40,000 in cash

3 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

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 new symbol. Eduardo Dolon said: “This logo

2 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Landmark In A Costa Blanca City In Spain Gets A Full Clean Some 36 Years After Being Unveiled

Landmark in a Costa Blanca city in Spain gets a full clean some 46 years after its unveiling

A Torrevieja landmark is getting a major makeover to repair damage caused by coastal erosion. The ‘Hombre de Mar'(Man of the Sea) statue, was designed by Catalan sculptor, Josep Ricart i Maimar,

31 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Investment Alert! Are you invested in Momentum Harmony, Lombard Russell or Privee Select Funds?

Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial I’ve come across a number of clients in the above-mentioned funds. They are commonly used by certain firms here in Spain, and

28 May, 2021 @ 18:23

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Health services in major British expat area of the Costa Blanca in Spain will be publicly-run from October

TORREVIEJA Hospital and the local health department serving 180,000 people will return to public management on October 15. The Valencian Superior Court has rejected a bid from the current private manager, Ribera

28 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus Financial! So, I thought this would be

30 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

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Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?

Tracy Storer Senior Partner Chorus Financial I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was an analysis of his current charges. He

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:15

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Home Owners On Spain's Costa Blanca Ran Away After Indoor Marijuana Farm Catches Fire

Homeowners on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran away after indoor marijuana farm goes up in smoke

AN illegal electricity hook-up to an indoor marijuana farm is believed to have started a house fire in Torrevieja last Saturday(April 10) Neighbours heard an explosion on Calle Rio Tajo on the

12 Apr, 2021 @ 11:03

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

The pension freedoms trap. Is your UK pension affected?

On 6 April 2015 the retirement landscape for Brits all over the world changed dramatically. Pension freedoms were introduced, and people were given the choice to flexibly access their pensions from the

10 Apr, 2021 @ 14:50

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Husband And Wife House Robbers Get A Surprise Call From The Guardia Civil On Spain's Costa Blanca

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 and wife team ran a computer shop

1 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

PEDAL POWER as police pull over a bicycle with a hidden engine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca cyclist crossed paths with the law after giving his bicycle extra speed by attaching an engine to it. The 41-year-old man redefined the meaning of pedal power as he

26 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Living in Spain? Where will you pay Inheritance Tax?

‘In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes’ – Benjamin Franklin Never a truer word spoken, and quite honestly a depressing one! Part of my role as an adviser is

26 Mar, 2021 @ 18:15

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Belligerent Bulgarian murder fugitive doesn’t think straight as he abused police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Bulgarian man wanted for murder in his country made a fateful mistake in abusing the Policia Nacional in an incident which was videoed and posted on social media. The fugitive was

18 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Corpse of striped dolphin found washed up on public beach in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA resident was shocked to discover a dolphin washed up dead on San Roque beach this morning(March 17). The early morning walker found the gruesome corpse at 6.45am, the animal believed

17 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

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