Thieves rob tourists walking around streets of Costa Blanca city in Spain
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in Alicante have arrested two men who robbed a group of French tourists.
The Algerian nationals aged 20 and 29 took a...
Tomatoes aplenty in exciting La Tomatina fight with extra participants in Spain’s Valencia area
AN estimated 18,000 people turned the streets of Buñol red on Wednesday in the annual 'La Tomatina' tomato fight.
Numbers were up by 2,000 more...
Cruel practice of setting fire to frame attached to bull’s horns is banned by Costa Blanca town in Spain
EL VERGER in Alicante province has banned bull runs known as 'els bous embolats' which involve balls of flame being attached to the animal's...
EXPLAINER: Why one in five homes are lying empty during housing shortage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER 209,000 properties are lying empty in Alicante province according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE)- around a fifth of all homes in the...
Benidorm blitz on electric scooter law-breakers results in five seizures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE ELECTRIC scooters have been removed off Benidorm streets so far this August for not complying with municipal laws.
Benidorm's Policia Local have been carrying...
Prostitute turf war as women extort and beat up rivals wanting to work on same Costa Blanca street in...
TWO BRAZILIAN women have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for assaulting another prostitute that wanted to 'work' on the same Alicante street.
The assailants...
Car thieves took orders from overseas clients to steal luxury vehicles throughout Spain
FOUR PEOPLE have been arrested in the Gandia area of Valencia province for stealing luxury cars that were specially ordered by overseas clients.
Three vehicles...
Pedal power as cyclists protest over cycle routes being removed in Costa Blanca city in Spain
DOZENS of cyclists temporarily blocked the removal of a second cycle lane in Elche ordered by the new Partido Popular-Vox council.
Workers were preparing to...
Hero off-duty policeman saves three kids from drowning in Spain’s Castellon area
AN off-duty policeman has saved three kids from drowning in the sea in Castellon province
The Guardia Civil officer, who was spending the day at...
Three Dutch passengers overpower drunk Spaniard who tried to open emergency door on flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca to...
THREE Dutch travellers overpowered a drunk Spaniard who tried to open the emergency door on a Vueling flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Schipol,...
IN PICS: Bulls roam free on Spain’s A-3 motorway in Valencia after transport truck overturns
A GROUP of bulls managed to escape from their transport truck on Monday, after the vehicle suffered an accident on the A-3 motorway near...
Police beaten up by angry family and called ‘sons of bitches’ over illegally-parked car in popular tourist spot on...
THE MAYOR of Guardamar, has condemned a 'cowardly and senseless' attack on two Policia Local officers who asked a family at a terrace bar...
Ready for the future: Shackleton International School in Valencia’s Burjassot is prepared to guide new Year 9 pupils through...
IT may be high summer, but Shackleton International School in Valencia's Burjassot is preparing to put its first intake of Year 9 students through...
Anti-acid medicine maker removes adverts from Valencia area that associated heartburn with famous regional paella in Spain
A MAKER of anti-acid tablets says advertising posters will be taken down in the Valencia region which suggested the pills would clear heartburn caused...
Majestic historic 14th century monastery will get new lease of life as upmarket five-star hotel in Spain’s Valencia
A 14TH century monastery outside Gandia in Valencia province is to be converted into a five-star hotel.
The Castilla Termal group who operate upmarket wellness...
Gourmet burger company created by two brothers ten years ago in Spain’s Valencia announces big nationwide expansion
THE VALENCIA gourmet burger restaurant chain 'The Fitzgerald' plans to celebrate its tenth anniversary this year with the opening of two new wholly-owned shops...
World’s top cyclists converge on Spain for start of La Vuelta in Barcelona
ONE OF the world's premier road cycle races, La Vuelta, begins in Barcelona this Saturday with a team time trial starting at 7.05pm.
Competitors will...
The world’s biggest and craziest tomato fight will turn streets red next week in Spain’s Valencia
THE VALENCIAN town of Buñol is getting ready to see 'red' once again as the world-famous La Tomatina festival returns next Wednesday with tomatoes...
Motorcycle parking company based in Spain’s Costa Blanca goes down crowdfunding route for nationwide expansion
AN ALICANTE company that runs secure parking areas for motorbikes and mopeds has gone down the crowdfunding route to help it expand across Spain.
Mimoto...
New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie release is great news for official toy maker based on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return for their latest big screen adventure Mutant Mayhem, which hits Spain's cinemas on Friday- and the new film...
Women’s hairdresser trafficked drugs across wide area and used her business to launder all the proceeds in Spain’s Costa...
A WOMEN'S hairdresser has been exposed as the lynchpin of a drug trafficking gang operating across the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca....
First-ever case of deadly West Nile virus spread by mosquito bites reported in Spain’s Valencia region
THE FIRST-EVER case of the deadly West Nile disease has been reported by the Ministry of Health in the Valencian Community.
It involved...
REVEALED: Popular hiking route where decapitated body of man was found by walker as Guardia Civil launch probe in...
THE exact location where a headless human body was found by a hiker in the province of Alicante has been revealed.
A Spain’s Guardia Civil...
Young hiker may have died from heatstroke during long steep mountain walk with family members in Spain’s Alicante area
A 28-YEAR-OLD man died while hiking with family members in the northern hills of Alicante province on Tuesday.
One suggestion is that heatstroke may have...
Umbrellas at the ready as sudden end to heatwave heralds rain this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia...
THE FOURTH official heatwave of the year in the Valencian Community is set to end with a sudden temperature drop this Sunday accompanied by...
IN PICS: Cute twin baby porcupines belonging to world’s largest species get round-the-clock care at Bioparc Valencia in Spain
BIOPARC Valencia has two new members of its collection of South African porcupines- the largest porcupine species in the world.
A female went into labour...
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