Man arrested for swindling over 80,000 euros through fictitious car sales in Valencia
A 43-YEAR-OLD Chiva (Valencia) neighbour has been arrested after allegedly scamming three people over €80,000 by faking car sales. It is believed that his first
Man arrested for sexually abusing young child in Costa Blanca park in Spain
A MAN has been arrested in a Mutxamel park over an alleged sexual assault on a child aged under three years. The incident happened in
Police stops 7-years-old from jumping off school roof in Valencia
POLICE saved the life of a 7-year-old who planned on jumping off his school roof in Valencia on Friday April 28. The kid had climbed
Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra lorry drivers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A VALENCIAN COMMUNITY road haulage federation says the region is short of 2,000 drivers which is causing serious problems with deliveries. The FVET says the
Robbers flee with just €500 after bank stick-up on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO bank robbers held up a Torrevieja bank on Tuesday morning and escaped with just €500. The hooded men entered a branch of the Sabadell
Workers in Spain spend on average 43% of their salary on rent
People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study. This is
Key Costa Blanca road in Spain to close for over a week due to maintenance work
IMPROVEMENTS to two parallel tunnels on the N-332 in the north of Alicante province will force their closure for eight days later this month. The
Police on Spain’s Costa Blanca probe drugs gang exporting millions of euros of marijuana amongst animal feed
TWO PEOPLE have been arrested for being part of an Alicante province drugs trafficking gang that exported marijuana mascarading as animal feed to Ireland and
Unlucky drug smugglers steal boat but owner’s friend spots it elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX drug traffickers who stole a boat from Altea were caught out when having a spot of lunch some 50 kilometres down the coast at
Children smash and blow up vending machines with explosives to steal goods and money in Spain’s Valencia
A GROUP of children smashed into and even blew up vending machines in Valencia to grab cash and items from them. Eight children were identified
Stabbing riddle as ‘good friend’ cleared of killing young Brit, Ben Nesbitt, on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SOUTHPORT man has been found not guilty of homicide following the fatal stabbing of Ben Nesbitt, 22, who was found bleeding to death in
Bull breaks legs, is put down at fiesta in Spain’s Valencia region after jumping over wall
A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta in Valencia on Saturday after it jumped over a wall and fell 15 metres
€2 million boost for tourist projects in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CALPE’S €2 million bid for European Union grants for sustainable tourism projects has been approved by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. The money
Gang sweeps through Costa Blanca shopping area car parks in Spain on robbery spree
SIX THIEVES who operated as a pack in Torrevieja shopping area car parks have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Five men and a woman-
Owner of pit bull dog that killed British woman is arrested in Spain’s Valencia area
THE OWNER of an abandoned pit bull dog that killed a British woman in the Macastre area of Valencia province last February has been arrested
Police arrest woman who could not pay restaurant bill in Spain’s Valencia
A WOMAN who could not pay a restaurant bill has been arrested by the Valencia Policia Local. The 34-year-old customer spent six hours on Thursday
Thieves rob hotel guests on Spain’s Costa Blanca by doping them with drugs
TWO thieves targeted Alicante hotel guests with at least six victims being involuntarily drugged. The men- aged 19 and 21- have been arrested in the
Italian man taken to hospital after base jump goes wrong at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ITALIAN base jumper was injured on Thursday after his leap off the Gran Hotel Bali in Benidorm went badly wrong. He was competing in
Violent criminal with multiple arrests is charged with attempted nightclub killing in Spain’s Valencia
A HABITUAL criminal who stabbed a man four times in a Valencia nightclub has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 38-year-old Spaniard had over
Man saved from drowning in Benidorm hotel swimming pool in Spain
A 54-YEAR-OLD man was found unconscious in a Benidorm hotel swimming pool on Wednesday evening. He was spotted in the pool at the hotel on
Deutsche Telekom announces new ‘IT centre’ at existing base in Spain’s Valencia
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM has announced its set up a new ‘IT Value Centre’ at its existing Valencia technology centre. The facility will be the third such
Long-delayed revamp of old market building attracts bidders on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE companies have submitted bids to Elche City Council to convert the old Central Market building into a major gastronomic and cultural centre after years
Time runs out for fake luxury watch distribution gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DISTRIBUTION network involving thousands of fake watches imitating high-end brands has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. The bogus timepieces were dispatched right
Level crossing blackspot claims third victim in less than a year in Spain’s Valencia
A 20-YEAR-OLD woman died on Wednesday when she was run over by a train at Alfafar level crossing in Valencia province. It’s the third death
Vaping teenagers overtake tobacco smokers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
MORE teenagers in the Valencian Community are vaping as opposed to smoking tobacco according to a study from the AECC cancer charity in the region.
Two men killed in ‘kamikaze’ crash on busy motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO MEN died on Tuesday morning in a ‘head-on’ collision on the AP-7 motorway close to the Murcia-Valencia regional border. The accident happened at around