Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa
Gay mayor and partner suffer alleged homophobic assault in Spain’s Valencia area
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE MAYOR of a Valencia province town says he and his partner suffered a homophobic attack in the
Pirates grounded: Police stop three drivers of same unlicensed taxi within hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A PIRATE taxi service hit serious trouble on the Costa Blanca on Sunday as police in Javea pulled
Bar and restaurant robbery gang brought down in Spain’s Valencia
A ROBBERY gang that struck at 15 bars and restaurants in the Horta Nord area of Valencia province has been broken up by the Guardia
Benidorm in big clean up for peak tourist month on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM CITY COUNCIL will use over 210 people each day to clean up the resort during August- the busiest tourist month of the year. Extra
Direct flights between New York and Spain’s Valencia could start in summer 2024
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S new Tourist Minister Nuria Montes has said she is ‘sure’ that the region will get a direct air link between New York
Police catch serial robber who broke into dozens of cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 15-MONTH Guardia Civil operation to catch a serial car robber has culminated in the arrest of a San Vicente del Raspeig man. The 52-year-old
Two more beaches in Spain’s Alicante shut over toxic algae concerns as high summer hits
TWO popular Spanish beaches have been forced to close temporarily due at the height of summer to ‘abnormal’ levels of bacteria detected in the water.
Resident can’t sleep due to neighbours having noisy sex in Spain’s Alicante area
AN ALICANTE area resident has told an amorous couple to tone down their passionate sex sessions because they are keeping people awake in an apartment
Gang steal tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain’s Murcia region
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have busted a gang of Murcia-based telephone copper wire thieves and returned over three tons of wiring to their rightful owners. Stolen
Metal company worker stole 185,000 parts worth €1 million from factory on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE metal company employee stole 185,000 parts over nearly three years which he then sold off cheaply to a scrap metal firm. The Spaniard.
Building of massive urbanisation set for September start on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK could start as soon as September on constructing a 7,490 home urbanisation in Toreviejva- the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante Province.
Major drugs and robbery gang arrested in Spain’s Alicante area
A JOINT Policia Nacional- Guardia Civil operation has brought down an Alicante province-based criminal gang with 14 Spaniards arrested. The group has been charged with
This July could be the hottest ever on Earth in the last 120,000 yearsÂ
THIS July could become the hottest ever on the planet in the last 120,000 years, according to a Leipzig University study. The research confirms that
Director of Globix crypto exchange who ensnared Gibraltar elite in Ponzi scheme facing criminal investigationÂ
ROYAL Gibraltar Police have finally opened a criminal investigation into the activities of Globix director Damian Carreras after his company lost €40 million in a
Dutchman arms trafficker who was hiding in Spain arrested in Alicante
A DUTCHMAN sought for arms and drug trafficking has been arrested in Orihuela (Alicante). Guardia Civil started an investigation in March after being informed the
Three dead after drowning in a beach closed to bathing in ValenciaÂ
THREE locals have drowned in a beach closed for swimmers in Valencia. The bathers, two men and a woman aged between 57 and 63, went
Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 yearsÂ
ALICANTE province is dealing with the hottest July nights in the last 100 years, according to Spain’s weather agency Aemet. The most affected area is
Five popular Valencia beaches reopen after being closed to bathing due to water pollutionÂ
ALMOST half a dozen beaches have reopened after being closed for swimmers due to water pollution in the Valencia region. The well-known beaches of Pobla
Passengers stuck in Valencia train station after flood
A TOTAL of 15,300 people have been affected by a delay on a high speed line between Valencia and Madrid at 5 a.m. on Sunday.
Member of religious association arrested for sexually assaulting three young girls in Valencia
On July 17 police arrested a senior member of a religious association for sexually assaulting three minors in Valencia. The accused is from Paraguayan origin
Five men imprisoned for an illegal marihuana plantation in a luxury chalet in Alicante
An illegal marihuana crop was discovered by the Guardia Civil on July 24 in a luxury urbanization in Alicante. The men are all between the
Pay up: ‘Sextortion’ gang targeted victim’s families with hitmen if they did not hand over thousands in Spain’s Alicante
A TERRIFYING ‘sextortion’ ring that threatened to send hitmen to the families of punters looking to pay for sex if they did not continually cough
No place to hide: Net tightens on Globix ponzi fraudsters as liquidators target wife and line up lawyers in Madrid and Moscow
LIQUIDATORS attempting to pin down €40 million missing in a giant crypto fraud are zeroing in on the wife of one of the chief suspects
Dozens of rats have been spotted in the city of Alicante
Numerous rats have been sighted across neighbourhoods in Alicante, most recently in San Blas. The company in charge of disinfection in the region stressed these
The hidden side of Benidorm
IT’S best known for its stag parties and excessive boozing – not to mention its own TV programme. But there is a lot more going