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‘Shark’ sighting off Spain’s Valencia coast forces beach to close – before experts discover it was just a big fish

A BEACH in the Valencia region was closed on Monday after a shark was thought to have been spotted in the waters. The decision was

21 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Must Read·Valencian Community

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Russian businessman accused of mass fraud is arrested at Benidorm police station in Spain as he applied for asylum

A FORMER Russian company boss got a shock at Benidorm police station where we went to process his asylum application but ended up collared on

21 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Norwegian expat, 54, laid dead in his Costa Blanca home for ‘at least 10 days’: Body is discovered after neighbours complained of foul smell

A STRONG stench wafting from a Torrevieja flat forced a Guardia Civil break-in with the discovery of a man’s body which had been lying there

21 Aug, 2023 @ 10:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Blue shark bites swimmer in leg forcing bathing ban at beaches in Spain’s Valencia area

THREE beaches in Oliva were closed to swimmers on Thursday after a bather at Rabdells beach was bitten by a blue shark. The animal had

18 Aug, 2023 @ 15:16

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm and Murcia's Terra Natura parks in Spain boost pre-pandemic profit levels

Benidorm and Murcia Terra Natura parks in Spain report profits that are higher than before Covid pandemic

THE TERRA NATURA wildlife parks in Benidorm and Murcia have boosted profits last year to surpass 2019 figures after dips caused by the Covid pandemic.

18 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Animals·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Murcia·Valencian Community

Fraudster arrested in Costa Blanca street for running bogus real estate website and pocketing money from victims in Spain

Fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for running fake property website and pocketing money from victims

A MAN who scammed €90,000 in just over six months from people using his fake real estate website has been arrested in Alicante Province. The

18 Aug, 2023 @ 12:41

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Roads across Spain will be extremely busy this weekend - here's why

Benidorm’s busy roads suggest record-breaking summer season at resort popular with British holidaymakers in Spain

BENIDORM’S high tourist bookings are indicative of a busy summer season, but another positive sign is the number of motorists using local roads which is

16 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

High rentals charged by tourist apartments are forcing 'locals' out of Costa Blanca city in Spain

High rentals charged by tourist apartments are forcing young people out of Costa Blanca city in Spain

SANTA POLA council has been told to sort out an ‘uncontrolled rise in tourist apartments’ which is raising rental costs and allegedly forcing younger people

16 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Property·Valencian Community

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks are robbed by men on Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks robbed by men who spied on them on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO street thieves have been arrested in Calpe close to a bank where they stole €4,000 from an elderly man last May. The men of

16 Aug, 2023 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

British man survives hail of bullets while in his car and is 'out of danger' at Costa Blanca hospital

Troubled hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticised for patient delays will not return to private management

TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL and its associated health department will not return to private management according to the new Valencian Health Minister, Marciano Gomez. The hospital was

16 Aug, 2023 @ 11:16

Costa Blanca·Health·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Emergency 112 number gets over 11,000 calls about animals so far this year in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Emergency 112 number gets 11,177 calls about animals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S emergency 112 number has received 11,177 calls this year up to August 15 about animals. Over half of the calls- 58%- were

15 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain

15 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Big new €4.2 million municipal park with sports courts, playgrounds, and dog area set for October opening in British expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

New €4 million municipal park set for October construction finish in British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK on the long-awaited new municipal park for Torrevieja’s La Siesta area should be finished by October. The area covers 44,000 m2 and has cost

15 Aug, 2023 @ 15:19

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja·Travel News·Valencian Community

Ambulance calls will be dealt with once again on Spain's Costa Blanca after claims people died due to late-arriving vehicles

Local centre reopening for ambulance call outs after claims people died due to late arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HEALTH emergency co-ordination centre(CICU) will be restored to Alicante province- just months after it was integrated into one Valencian region facility. Alicante’s CICU shut

15 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

Enjoy a variety of heritage events and tradition festivals in Valencia

Summer is drawing to a close and the city is coming back to life, with plenty of exciting activities and festivals on the horizon. Get

14 Aug, 2023 @ 21:18

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits

Fake bank notes totting up to millions of Euros seized from scamming brothers ripping-off sellers in Spain’s Madrid and Valencia

THREE Croatian-Italian brothers who used counterfeit euro notes to con sellers of high-value items have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The siblings led a

14 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Madrid·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76

14 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman ordered to pay back dead brother’s pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain’s Valencia region

A VALENCIA area woman has been given a two-year prison sentence and ordered to repay €135,805 to Social Security after her claiming her dead brother’s

14 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Unique firework display dating back to Middle Ages set to light up Sunday night sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of Spain’s most spectacular firework displays takes place this Sunday which has been recognised by UNESCO as an ‘Intangible Heritage of Humanity’. Elche’s Nit

13 Aug, 2023 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Valencian Community

RANKED: The place to be this summer season in Spain? It’s the Costa del Sol, baby

THE Costa del Sol dominates a new top 50 ranking of Spain’s hottest destinations for this summer – according to the Spanish themselves. The golden

12 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Irrigators probed for killing fish due to installing illegal weir that dried up river in Spain's Valencia region

Irrigators probed for killing fish due to illegal weir that dried up river in Spain’s Castellon area

FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish appearing

11 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Swimming pool guards arrested for hate crimes in Spain's Valencia after telling woman wearing a veil to 'f---ing go back to her country'

Swimming pool guards arrested for hate crimes in Spain’s Valencia after telling veil-wearing woman to ‘f—ing go back to her country’

TWO SECURITY GUARDS at the Benicalap municipal swimming pool in Valencia have been arrested for hate crimes after allegedly stopping her entering the facility because

11 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thief steals vehicle from car dealership and overturns it minutes later after spotting police in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN stole a vehicle from a Manises dealership in Valencia province but overturned it minutes later when he was spooked by a police patrol.

11 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thousands of fake branded football kits and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been

11 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spains-biggest-ever-seizure-of-illegal-vapes-aimed-at-children-sees-seven-warehouses-raided-in-Alicante-province

Spain’s biggest-ever seizure of illegal vapes aimed at child smokers in Alicante province

SPAIN’S biggest-ever seizure of illegal vaping units has taken place on an Alicante province industrial estate with 8,615 vapes confiscated along with associated charging units.

10 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Valencian Community

Benidorm shops selling 'on display 'cannabis opposite popular tourist beaches are closed by police on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm shops openly selling cannabis next to popular tourist beach are closed down by police in Spain

SIX BENIDORM stores openly selling cannabis and other drugs in the Levante beach and Marina areas have been closed down by the Policia Nacional. 22

9 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00