EXCLUSIVE: Youth swings bollard into crowds as dozens brawl in Spain’s Alicante
A brazen youth wielding a large metal bollard has swung it into crowds as dozens of teenagers brawled on the streets of Alicante. The disturbing
Crooked carer steals jewellery from vulnerable elderly clients on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante carer topped up her income by stealing jewellery from elderly clients and selling off the items. The Policia Nacional targeted the 30-year-old woman
Wave of sweet carob bean robberies from farms on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca
A spate of carob bean thefts has hit Alicante Province farms with 23 tons destined for the black market stored in two warehouses in Altea
Spanish judge rules parents can’t name child with Basque word for ‘semen’
A FAMILY in Spain’s Basque Country has vowed to take legal action after a judge refused to allow their newborn daughter to be named Hazia,
Playa Flamenca: a charming seafront oasis in Spain’s Orihuela Costa
BASED around two small and beautiful beach coves, Playa Flamenca is a popular urbanization in Alicante region’s Orihuela Costa – part of the sunny Valencian
Police act on frivolous false complaint that pensioner is breeding geckos at home in Spain’s Alicante area
POLICE resources in Elda, Alicante Province, were diverted to an apartment visit to see if a pensioner was breeding geckos. Tiny geckos are a familiar
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
Fresh influx of refugee boat landings following dangerous sea crossings on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have pìcked up four Algerian teenagers walking around Cabo Roig’s Aguamarina urbanisation after landing by boat 40 minutes earlier on the Orihuela Costa. 33
Costa Blanca suitcase thief pays high price for escape bid in Spain
A thief who stole two suitcases from a car parked at a Guardamar hotel has been landed with a €12,000 bill for injuring two by-standers,
Popular ‘Gladiator’ exhibition extended till late November on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN international exhibition celebrating the days of gladiators doing battle in Rome’s Colosseum has been extended in Alicante due to public demand. ‘Gladiators: Heroes of
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
Ryanair unveils new winter routes as it celebrates 15 years of its Costa Blanca airport base in Spain
RYANAIR has launched four new routes for the winter season out of Alicante-Elche airport as it celebrated 15 years of having a base at the
Heat-related deaths surged during sizzling hot summer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A scorching Costa Blanca summer brought an almost three-fold rise in deaths caused by high temperatures. Madrid’s Carlos III Health Institute says that 238 people
Businesses across Spain get ripped-off by Barcelona-based cybercriminals
A Barcelona-based cybercriminal gang defrauded 11 companies across Spain by intercepting business email invoices and pocketing the money. They also scammed seven individuals on ‘buy
Elderly British hoarder probably lay dead for fortnight in her Costa Blanca home in Spain
THE body of an 82-year-old British woman was found in her Torrevieja home after neighbours reported a strong smell coming from the building. Police found
‘It’s good to talk’ says Benidorm with new €2 million home for solving neighbour disputes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM will have a new €2 million home for an innovative mediation service that started up in March. The council has approved the construction of
Blind customer makes massive payment mistake in Alicante area bar in Spain as owner tells him to go to court
A Petrer man found himself seriously out of pocket when he paid the bill in a local bar. The visually-impaired customer used the Bizum instant
Ryanair flight from Luton to Spain’s Murcia gets diverted as Corvera airport was closed for the night
A Ryanair flight from Luton to Corvera in Murcia suffered a two-hour take-off delay on Sunday- meaning it was too late for it land at
Man dies after early morning Costa Blanca nightclub fight in Spain
A 26-year-old El Campello man died on Saturday after an early morning brawl outside the Copity nightclub in San Juan de Alicante. His attacker, a
Costa Blanca boy in Spain who killed parents and brother gets six-year internment
AN Alicante court has imposed six years of internment for a teenage boy who shot dead his parents and younger brother at their Elche home
Under-fire boss resigns from criticised Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE head of Torrevieja’s health department, Pilar Santos, has resigned just over a year after it returned to public management. Ribera Salud contract to run
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe closes Irish pub on Spain’s Costa Blanca, promises ‘exciting new ventures’
Former Manchester United star Lee Sharpe has promised more ‘many new exciting business ventures’ as he steps away from his beloved Spanish sports bar. The
Costa Blanca woman conned out of €835,000 by Mallorca-based ‘love’ scam gang in Spain
THE Policia Nacional in Alicante have busted a massive ‘love scam’ in what they say has been one of the largest-ever operations against cybercrime in
EXCLUSIVE: Former England and Manchester United star Lee Sharpe’s Irish pub in the Costa Blanca’s Javea closes and is up for sale
A SPANISH sports bar owned by former Manchester United football star Lee Sharpe has closed less than a year after he launched the business. The
Income tax declarations reveal Costa Blanca has two of Spain’s poorest big city areas
ALICANTE and Elche have two of Spain’s poorest big city neighbourhoods according to figures compiled by the Tax Agency. The organisation says that after the