Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain
AN 11-year-old boy died in hospital after being seriously injured whilst practising the sport of parkour on the roof of an L’Alfas del Pi hotel
Bright green swimming pools catch out marijuana farmers in Alicante area of Spain
TWO indoor marijuana farms have been raided on an Aigues urbanisation in Alicante Province, with 100 kilos of the drug seized by the Guardia Civil.
Foreign cyclist threatened with handcuffs for not having Spanish ID papers on Costa Blanca
AN Alicante sustainable transport group is claiming that a female Italian cyclist was unfairly harassed after parking her bike on a city pavement. The PCM
Benidorm skyscraper fire seriously injures resident and kills pet dog on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man suffered serious third-degree burns after a fire broke out in his Benidorm flat. His pet dog died in the blaze in his ninth-floor
Home sales reach levels not seen since 2007 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
HOME sales in the Valencian Community in the third quarter of 2022 have reached levels not seen since before the bursting of the real estate
Spain’s ‘sweet-tooth’ capital to welcome pioneering ice cream research centre
JIJONA is to become the home of a pioneering artisan ice cream research centre. The small Alicante Province town boasts the biggest number of artisan
Lucky escape for mother and child after tram smashes into car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A mother and daughter escaped with a few bruises after their car was hit by an Alicante tram on Monday. The vehicle was struck at
Graffiti artists smeared train carriages on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO graffiti artists- described by police as ‘well-known’- have been arrested in Alicante for using train carriages as canvasses. The two men, aged 25 and
Mass fakery at Benidorm ‘English Zone’ market on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of fake-branded items have been seized in a police raid on a popular Benidorm street market. Policia Nacional officers inspected six stalls targeting tourists
Alicante expected to see more than 30,000 cruise passengers until end of 2022
Cruise ships docking into Alicante this month and in December is expected to pump €2 million into the local economy. November has already seen eight
Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain
A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and
Invasive exotic species being cleared out in vital conservation work on Costa Blanca micro reserve in Spain
A team is working at Torrevieja’s Cabo Cervera micro reserve to clear out invasive exotic flora that is threatening native vegetation. The clear up is
Tourist tax with little support gets voted in for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A controversial tourist tax has been approved by the Valencian parliament permitting local councils across the region to impose a levy on accommodation. The tax
Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days
Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain
A 43-year old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter, 11, at their Torrevieja home. The assault happened on Friday when the girl’s
EXCLUSIVE: Strange twist in search for Irish tourist missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
There has been another sighting of an Irish tourist missing in Spain, and a common theme has emerged each time he is seen. The family
Father arrested after baby girl takes cocaine in Alicante area of Spain
TESTS at Alcoy’s Virgen de los Lirios Hospital have confirmed that a poorly baby girl had taken some cocaine. Her father has been arrested by
Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate
An Irish pensioner in Benidorm was stabbed to death by his British flatmate in a ferocious knife fight on Thursday morning. Emergency responders found the
IN PICS: Benidorm in Spain awash with colour celebrating 25 years of popular ‘Fancy Dress Party’
BENIDORM’S popular Fancy Dress Party celebrated its 25th anniversary on Thursday bringing fun and colour to the Rincon de Loix area of the city. The
Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items
FIVE people have been arrested for stealing from at least six rental homes in the Benidorm area with keys provided by a real estate agent.
Some important dates for your diary in Spain if you want the best possible financial advice
WITH ‘The Finance Tour’ returning to Spain this November, I wanted to encourage any of my regular readers who are considering pension or investment advice
Costa Blanca street robbers in Spain grab man and strip him to his underwear where he concealed money
AN Alicante man was robbed in the street and stripped to his underpants by two thieves. The young victim was attacked by two men from
Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang
THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe’s major narcotics trafficking organisations.
Overloaded van crammed with stolen iron suffers burst tyre on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain.
A family has been accused of multiple thefts from a glass manufacturing company after a motorway ‘blow-out’ led to their stolen loot being seized by
Drunk British pensioner sexually assaults Jet2 stewardess on flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk British man, 66, sexually assaulted a Jet2 stewardess, forcing an Alicante-bound flight into an emergency landing in France. The intoxicated pensioner was hauled
Teenage boy kidnapped and transported by speedboat to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Algeria to sell drugs
A 13-year-old boy was kidnapped in Algeria and brought over by speedboat to Alicante Province to sell drugs. The teenager went to the Policia Nacional
