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
A dream in Spain or prison bars? Why so many British expats are calling time on their bar business ambitions
WATCH any UK television series about Brits starting a new life in Spain and you’re bound to get a segment on expats battling to open
IN PICS: Torrevieja and Benidorm remember the fallen in Armistice Day commemorations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ARMISTICE DAY commemorations took place in ceremonies across Alicante Province on Friday. The day marks the signing of the armistice agreement to end the First
Massive investment will try to prevent repeat of disastrous 2019 floods in Costa Blanca area of Spain
OVER a quarter of the Valencian government’s 2023 budget allocated to the Vega Baja region will be spent on stopping a repeat of the disastrous
Alarming statistic shows diabetes is a rising health threat in Spain
Worrying new data shows diabetes in Spain is a serious problem and health experts are worried there are no signs of cases slowing down. Out
Plug pulled on speed trap after motorists get fines refund on busy Costa Blanca highway in Spain
MOTORISTS are having speeding fines cancelled after complaining about inaccurate speed limit signs on the N-332 on the Orihuela Costa. The DGT traffic authority has
Old man jailed for sexually abusing teenage boy on Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A 76-year-old man has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing a child in a secluded area of an Alicante beach. The assault at
Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss after snatching Costa Blanca couple to steal cryptocurrency codes
THE Guardia Civil have launched a nationwide appeal to find the mastermind behind an Alicante kidnapping plot last Summer to prise out lucrative cryptocurrency access
Farmer on Spain’s Costa Blanca convicted of horrific animal abuse avoids prison time
AN Alicante Province farmer has avoided prison over eight counts of animal abuse involving several dogs. Despite prosecutors at his Benidorm trial wanting him jailed
Happy ending in long search to find Chihuahua puppy stolen from outside Valencia supermarket in Spain
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a 25-year-old Spaniard who stole a Chihuahua puppy tied up outside a Valencia supermarket entrance. Officers produced a happy ending
Guide to Armistice Day and Remembrance Day commemorations in Costa Blanca area of Spain
ROYAL British Legion branches and local councils across Alicante Province are holding Armistice Day and Remembrance Day services this weekend to remember the lives of