Oh, My Moraira! Why I fell in love with this seaside town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
It’s a lot more than just beaches and fish restaurants, writes local businesswoman Amanda Bourne
Thief, 60, steals tourist suitcases from Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A suitcase thief got caught out at Alicante-Elche airport after parking his car badly and showing a fake driving licence to suspicious police officers. The
Hot pursuit car chase roars through towns in Spain’s Alicante area after motorist dodges police checkpoint
AN unlicensed young motorist led the Guardia Civil on an hour-long chase through Alicante Province towns after turning round from a checkpoint. The man, 20,
Crash bang: Noisy protest held against closure of restaurants on seafront of Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 300 protesters turned up to support hundreds of workers who face losing their jobs over the closure of seven well known beach bars and
Man tries to strangle health centre receptionist in Valencia area of Spain
TWO Gandia health centre receptionists were attacked by a man who walked in and started to insult them. The man appeared at the Beniopa centre
Benidorm family drugs gang converted squatted homes into drug dens and sales points on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm drugs gang operating out of three illegally occupied Villajoyosa homes has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation.
Elderly bather dies at Costa Blanca beach in Spain with no lifeguards or local ambulance to try to save him
SWIMMERS at a Torrevieja beach were unable to save a 72-year-old man who drowned on Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said he was spotted face down in
Squatter nearly drowns in building’s underground water cistern on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A female squatter in Sant Joan d’Alacant almost drowned after falling into a building’s underground water cistern. A passer-by heard shouting coming from the block
Tap water had toxin levels up to 1,000 times over safety limit on Valencia region industrial estate in Spain
A Castellon Province waste management factory owner is being investigated over a poisonous discharge that forced drinking water supplies to be cut off for a
Vistabella sex cult leader who hypnotised followers and filmed ‘ritual orgies’ found dead in prison in Spain
JUST weeks after he was arrested for a catalogue of alleged crimes including child sex abuse, extortion and fraud, the sex cult leader known as
International money launderer caught hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A money launderer wanted by Swedish authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 31 year-old was detained by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja.
Nazi and Franco medals owned by deceased German expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca to be auctioned-off
A German woman has pumped in over €1.6 million into Valencian coffers because she never made a will and had no remaining family members. The
Weekly Market Roundup
Weekly Market News – 16/05/2022 Stock markets had another rough week with some very choppy moves on concerns over monetary tightening to combat high inflation
Anabolic steroid gang imported drugs to sell in gyms and stores across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of doses of illegally-imported anabolic steroids have been seized in Policia Nacional raids across the Valencian Community. 16 people have been arrested for running
Businesses will get public money to introduce four-day working week in Spain’s Valencia region
GRANTS of up to €200,000 per company will be offered as an incentive for Valencian Community businesses to move some of their staff onto a
Soggy days: Valencia just experienced the rainiest spring on record
VALENCIA has recorded its wettest Spring on record. Some municipalities in the region have registered up to 37 days of rain so far.. Even if
Valencia street to be renamed to honour cartoonist killed by Franco during Spain’s dictatorship
VALENCIA city is to name a street after famous cartoon artist Carlos Gomez Carrera, also known as ´Bluff´, who was shot after lampooning fascist dicatator
Fairground worker violently assaults ‘merry-go-round’ horse dealer in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia dealer was clubbed by an iron bar during a disagreement over the price of seven ‘merry-go-round’ horses. The salesman, 31, agreed to meet
Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk British tourist was saved from drowning in the sea in Benidorm on Thursday. The 61-year-old man decided to go for a dip in
Boy, 12, dies in Spain’s Valencia after playing with friends on balcony and falling onto concrete patio
A boy, 12, died from his injuries at Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Thursday, after falling from a fourth floor balcony in Algemesi. The youngster
Police bust Almeria and Alicante gang who falsified documents to help foreigners gain residency in Spain
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have arrested 23 people involved in a scheme to provide foreign citizens with fake documents in the Spanish towns of Almeria and
Thieves puncture car tyres in distraction burglary con at motorway service areas in Spain’s Valencia region
TWO people have been arrested for robbing motorists at AP-7 motorway service areas in Castellon Province. Tyres were deliberately punctured to set up distraction thefts.
Expat Clinic in Valencia: A new clinic for expats in the Valencia Community
In recent years, the number of  English-speaking people living in the Valencia Community continues to grow. It is clear therefore, that we need more English-speaking
MAPPED: Spain breaks record with most blue flag beaches in the world
SPAIN has once again kept its position at the top as the nation with the highest number of blue flag beaches in the world. Valencia
Iconic Benidorm beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca loses its coveted ‘Blue Flag’
BENIDORM’S Poniente beach has been stripped of its ‘Blue Flag’ for 2022 following a test carried out in mid-June last year. The city’s other two
Benidorm police bust €1 million marijuana gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have brought down a major marijuana growing and distribution criminal gang operating on the northern Costa Blanca. 4,200 marijuana plants