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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

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

Mediterranean Sea on its way to reach its highest temperature ever recorded

The Mediterranean Sea to reach the highest August temperature ever recorded on the Valencian coastline

THE Mediterranean Sea will register the highest August temperature ever recorded on the Valencian coastline. Experts believe that the sea temperature will be warmer than

9 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Angry passenger thumps bus driver in face and hurls him out of vehicle- just missing passing cars- in Spain’s Valencia

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a Valencia man, 27, who attacked a city bus driver who would not let him use somebody else’s travel pass.

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Alicante surpasses Sevilla to become Spain’s fourth most populated region

ALICANTE has become Spain’s fourth most populated city after gaining 44,180 new residents in the last year, according to Spain’s Institute of National Statistics (INE).

9 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Heatwave could reach 45 degrees in inland areas of Spain's Valencia region

New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this Thursday

ALICANTE province will experience extremely hot temperatures of up to 43 degrees tomorrow, Thursday August 10. The region will be hit by a new heatwave

9 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Swimmer in Spain's Valencia arrested at beach for seizing an exotic turtle that was going to be used as dog food

Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A MAN has been arrested at Valencia’s Malvarosa beach after finding an exotic turtle while bathing which he

9 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

VALENCIA: Summer food fights, festivals and candle-lit tributes

Temperatures have hit the roof and the whole city is feeling it, but that doesn’t mean the fun is over for summer. We’re switching from

9 Aug, 2023 @ 09:45

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man steals dozens of catalytic converters from cars on Spain's Costa Blanca with extracted precious metals exported to Germany

Mechanic steals dozens of catalytic converters with precious metal content from parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A CAR mechanic stole at least 84 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante province with precious metals

8 Aug, 2023 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Noisy beach bar blaring out unauthorised music annoying near-by residents ordered to stop by authorities in Spain's Valencia

Noisy beach bar blaring out illegal music concerts ordered to stop for disturbing residents in Spain’s Valencia

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es ONE OF Gandia’s beach bars is being investigated by prosecutors to see if it has committed a crime

8 Aug, 2023 @ 15:54

Valencia·Valencian Community

Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA court is investigating the death of a Benidorm man who died after getting ten dental implants

8 Aug, 2023 @ 14:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother was out partying all night on Spain's Costa Blanca

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother is out partying all night on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl shopped her mother for going out all night with her boyfriend by shouting for help

8 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

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

Man performs Lazarus act to rise from the dead on coroner's autopsy table in Spain's Valencia

Man performs Lazarus act to wake up on coroner’s autopsy table in Spain’s Valencia

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA man literally rose from the dead on Friday as he lay on a coroner’s table just

8 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Neo-Nazi skinheads burst into mosque during prayers and make threats in Spain's Castellon province

Neo-Nazi skinheads in Spain burst into mosque to interrupt prayers and threaten to blow it up

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested three men who burst into a Villareal mosque and threatened the congregation. The

7 Aug, 2023 @ 19:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Lucky escape for historic Roman site on Spain’s Costa Blanca after stray firework causes blaze

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A STRAY firework from Calpe’s ‘Castell de la mar’ display on Sunday morning caused a fire at part

7 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain

Trafficking gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually exploiting women flown in from Columbia

POLICE have freed 11 sexually exploited women and arrested ten people for their part in the racket in Benidorm, Denia, and Gata de Gorgos. The

7 Aug, 2023 @ 14:30

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

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

British man seriously injured during fatal house brawl with knives and hammer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man suffered serious injuries in a brawl at a Torrevieja house early on Saturday morning which saw a Dutch national die from stab

7 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Mediterranean Sea to reach the highest August temperature ever recorded on the Valencian coastline

Angry passenger thumps bus driver in face and hurls him out of vehicle- just missing passing cars- in Spain’s Valencia

Alicante surpasses Sevilla to become Spain’s fourth most populated region

New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this Thursday

Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food

VALENCIA: Summer food fights, festivals and candle-lit tributes

Mechanic steals dozens of catalytic converters with precious metal content from parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Noisy beach bar blaring out illegal music concerts ordered to stop for disturbing residents in Spain’s Valencia

Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother is out partying all night on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man performs Lazarus act to wake up on coroner’s autopsy table in Spain’s Valencia

Neo-Nazi skinheads in Spain burst into mosque to interrupt prayers and threaten to blow it up

Lucky escape for historic Roman site on Spain’s Costa Blanca after stray firework causes blaze

Trafficking gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually exploiting women flown in from Columbia

British man seriously injured during fatal house brawl with knives and hammer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Torrevieja sees population surges — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

Spanish football legend Sergio Ramos agrees €450m deal to buy boyhood club Sevilla

Spain set to overtake France as world’s most visited country by 2040, new report predicts

Spain’s wildfire season is already ahead of schedule with more than double the land burned compared to same period in 2024

Pensioner, 81, waits two years for cancer surgery at Costa Blanca hospital as Spain’s health service struggles