Young thief jailed for spree of smashing vending machines with manhole covers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche man has been jailed after he was arrested six times in a few days for breaking into vending machines in the city. The
Tourist tax with little support gets voted in for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A controversial tourist tax has been approved by the Valencian parliament permitting local councils across the region to impose a levy on accommodation. The tax
Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days
Worker dies at Costa Blanca canning factory in Spain after 400 kilo pallet falls on top of his head
A worker at a Vega Baja region canning factory died on Tuesday after a 400 kilo pallet of tinned goods fell on his head. The
Thousands of illegally-built rural properties can be licensed in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW Valencian Community licenses have been introduced to help owners of rural homes built without appropriate permission prior to new 2014 planning laws. An estimated
Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain
A 43-year old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter, 11, at their Torrevieja home. The assault happened on Friday when the girl’s
Man is left severely injured after being shot in the leg in Paterna, Valencia
A 56-year-old man has been left severely injured after being shot in the leg in Paterna, Valencia. The event took place at around 20:45 pm
Sex assault victim tricked out of €10,000 compensation by attacker declaring bankruptcy in Spain’s Valencia
A former Valencia area councillor has declared himself bankrupt to avoid paying €10,000 in compensation to a female employee he sexually abused. The woman’s solicitor,
Woman spots mobile phone held by pervert in toilet window in Spain’s Valencia
A woman using a toilet in a Valencia City public building got a shock after seeing a man’s hand clasped onto a blue mobile phone
Gang kept stolen cars from across Europe at base on Spain’s Costa Blanca before shipping them to Morocco
A criminal gang lived the high-life in luxury villas on the Costa Blanca with money earned from selling off high-end cars stolen across Europe. The
Father arrested after baby girl takes cocaine in Alicante area of Spain
TESTS at Alcoy’s Virgen de los Lirios Hospital have confirmed that a poorly baby girl had taken some cocaine. Her father has been arrested by
Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate
An Irish pensioner in Benidorm was stabbed to death by his British flatmate in a ferocious knife fight on Thursday morning. Emergency responders found the
IN PICS: Benidorm in Spain awash with colour celebrating 25 years of popular ‘Fancy Dress Party’
BENIDORM’S popular Fancy Dress Party celebrated its 25th anniversary on Thursday bringing fun and colour to the Rincon de Loix area of the city. The
Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items
FIVE people have been arrested for stealing from at least six rental homes in the Benidorm area with keys provided by a real estate agent.
‘Vanished’ Costa Blanca sandy beach to be restored in multi-million euro project in Spain
A €14.4 million contract has been awarded by the national government to restore Les Deveses beach in Denia. The area has suffered from the some
EXCLUSIVE: Brits taking on Santander Bank 13 YEARS after their dream house in Spain’s Valencia was ‘illegally’ repossessed
A BRITISH couple are going to court over the 2009 repossession of their dream home in Spain. Tina and Steve Poole are fighting Santander Bank
Costa Blanca street robbers in Spain grab man and strip him to his underwear where he concealed money
AN Alicante man was robbed in the street and stripped to his underpants by two thieves. The young victim was attacked by two men from
Costa Blanca city in Spain gets month-long deadline to remove big Francoist memorial
ELCHE council has been given until mid-December to remove a major Francoist symbol in the city. The order to take down the Cross of the
EXCLUSIVE: British woman being driven crazy by mysterious high-pitched noise around her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A BRITISH expat is going out of her mind over a high-pitched shrill that’s been plaguing her around her Moraira home. She believes it could
Overloaded van crammed with stolen iron suffers burst tyre on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain.
A family has been accused of multiple thefts from a glass manufacturing company after a motorway ‘blow-out’ led to their stolen loot being seized by
Online shopping con defrauds parcel company of nearly €500,000 in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia area parcel company was defrauded of €469,000 when it was hit by invoices from a luxury goods distributor based in Poland. The three
Teenage boy kidnapped and transported by speedboat to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Algeria to sell drugs
A 13-year-old boy was kidnapped in Algeria and brought over by speedboat to Alicante Province to sell drugs. The teenager went to the Policia Nacional
Benidorm Fest grand final tickets sell out ‘within minutes’ to unveil Spain’s 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry
A thousand tickets for the Benidorm Fest grand final on February 4, 2023, were sold out ‘within minutes’ after sales started at noon on Monday.
Drunk woman clutching wine bottles falls asleep on bus stop bench witnessed by distressed young daughter in Spain’s Valencia
A 6-year-old girl has been taken into care after her drunken mother, 26, fell asleep on a bus stop bench in an undisclosed Valencia area
Policeman in excess force quiz after man gets head kicked in on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional in Alicante are investigating accusations of excess force by an Elche officer recorded kicking a man’s head three times during his arrest.
Woman forgets keys and ends up clinging to balcony in failed attempt to climb into Alicante area flat in Spain
EMERGENCY services went to a Novelda street on Friday night after reports of a woman hanging from the ledge of a fourth-floor balcony. The 30-year-old