Tag: Albacete
Valencia-based sextortion gang gets busted by police in Spain
A Valencia-based sextortion gang that netted €104,000 from users of an escort site has been brought down by the Guardia Civil.
The ringleader was arrested...
Thief in big supermarket sweep across 13 stores on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man with an endless list of thefts to his name has been arrested in Alicante Province.
His latest robbing spree saw him steal €4,000...
Police catch dive-bombing hawk that attacked humans and caused terror in Spanish town
A BIRD of prey that was causing havoc in the town of Tobarra, Albacete has finally been caught.
The Harris hawk had escaped from its...
‘Highly specialised’ Costa Blanca and Murcia robbery gang plundered dozens of homes and shops in five provinces of Spain
FOUR members of a Costa Blanca and Murcia-based gang have been jailed over 35 robberies in five Spanish provinces.
The seven-strong crew, with previous arrests...
Train passengers face longer high-speed rail journeys between Costa Blanca and Madrid in Spain
POLITICIANS and business groups are fuming about a train station switch that will add 15 minutes to high-speed rail journeys between Alicante and Madrid.
Rail...
Albacete: Why you should visit central Spain’s underdog tourist destination
To mark Castilla-La Mancha day on May 31st we take a look at one of Spain's most under rated cities.
Tobacco shop robbers use stolen cars as battering rams during ‘moon-landing’ crime spree in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia robbery gang who used stolen cars to ram tobacco store windows has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation.
Eight...
Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain
A major Alicante Province home robbery gang has been broken up in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation.
14 people have been arrested and two...
2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Elche de la Sierra – € 57,750
TownhouseElche de la Sierra, Albacete
2 beds
2 baths
€ 57,750
TRANDITIONL VILLAGE HOUSE IMMACULATELY REDTORED PRICED TO SELL107 m2 2 bedrooms,...
Child investigated for animal cruelty after donkey shot dead with bow and arrow in Spain
THE Guardia Civil's Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty.
A minor from Albacete is being investigated for allegedly killing...
Bank-robbing gang steal €1.3 million from 33 branches in Spain and even replace front-door locks
A robbery gang that looted 33 banks across Spain and stole nearly €1.3 million have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
The crooks used a...
Scotland’s biggest rock band add one extra date to rearranged European tour, and it’s here in Spain
TEXAS, arguably Scotland’s biggest and most endearing rock band have added an extra concert date in Spain for their rearranged 2021 tour.
Albacete's Palacio de...
Police call out ‘barbaric’ traps on cycle path in Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWISTED pranksters have been laying dangerous traps for cyclists in Albacete.
Several routes have been dotted with nails protruding from the earth while barbed wire...
WATCH: Heartbreaking moment injured elephants roam Southern Spain motorway after truck overturns, one killed
Shocking videos show emergency services lifting an injured elephant with a crane after the circus truck overturned on the motorway
Dog rescue centre in Spain in peril after British expat owner dies suddenly from brain aneurysm
DOZENS of dogs are in danger after their British expat owner died suddenly from a brain aneurysm.
Hope for Podenos, in Albacete, urgently needs €120,000...
WATCH: Escaped bull in Spain smashes and flings motorbike into the air with its horns
Locals cowered in their homes in fear as the bull ran around the streets
MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa and footballer Gabriel Milito owe Spanish tax man millions
Football clubs Racing Santander, Recreativo de Huelva, Jerez, Murcia, Albacete and Alicante are also named for owing the tax man more than €1 million
Around 300 flamingos killed by enormous hailstones in Albacete storm
Many injured flamingos were also rescued from the Albacete bird reserve
Little-known Spanish wine voted world’s second favourite by popular wine app
The world’s second favourite wine is little-known Valencian vintage
UPDATE: Death toll from fighter jet crash in Spain rises to 11
THE death toll from the crash of a Greek fighter jet in central Spain has risen to 11.
One of the French airmen who...
UPDATE: Ten dead in plane crash in Castilla la Mancha
A Greek F16 fighter jet crashed at the Albacete airbase
A Guardia Civil officer dies at La Vuelta a Espana
Officials are investigating the death of a Guardia Civil officer who died whilst on patrol at the Vuelta a Espana
Spain football idol Andres Iniesta is no saint after all
Iniesta never intended to donate €300,000 Euro 2012 fee to fire victims
End of the line for high speed Toledo – Albacete ‘ghost train’
Route carrying just nine passengers cost 18,000 euros a day to operate
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The three nations...
