Benidorm cleaning blitz is removing chewing gum from its pavements
BENIDORM’S Street Cleaning department has started the onerous task of removing discarded chewing gum that has firmly stuck on city pavements. The work is being
Couple who ‘tricked auction houses around Spain to sell their fake designer bags for up to €10,000 a pop’ are finally arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TORREVIEJA couple have been arrested for selling fake luxury high-end branded leather goods to auction houses across Spain. The Policia Nacional said the quality
Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community
SPAIN’S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented
German expat, 65, dies in horror blaze at illegal camping site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE PERSON died and two others have been treated after a fire at a wooden cabin on an illegal campsite in Benidoleig, Alicante province. The
Revealed: Huge €375m plan to build 1,800-home mega development on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TORREVIEJA developer has announced plans for a 1,800 home development as part of a new urbanisation containing 7,490 properties in the Costa Blanca city.
Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of
Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an
Mother dumps two children, aged 6 and 8, on a busy highway on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘as punishment’
A MOTHER faces prosecution after dumping her two children, aged six and eight, on a Costa Blanca highway as a punishment. An Elche Policia Local
‘Illegal’ eyesore hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca will be partly demolished 21 YEARS after construction
A 21-YEAR paralysis of a controversial Villajoyosa hotel project is set to be resolved by a partial demolition to bring it into line with building
Forest fire sees 125 homes evacuated and multiple roads closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIREFIGHTERS spent the weekend bringing a fire under control in the Altea area of Alicante province. The blaze was reported at 3.30am on Saturday in
Woman freed after being forced into prostitution for six years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Villajoyosa after being forced into prostitution during her six year stay in Spain The
New holiday rental licences are suspended in a popular tourist town on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid fears of locals being ‘swamped’
ALTEA City Council has voted to suspend granting new licences for holiday lets for a year while a report is prepared to regularise the sector.
Recorded earth tremors leapt up by 70% in 2023 across Spain’s Alicante area
SEISMIC activity increased by 70.3% in Alicante province last year according to the National Geographic Institute. There were 91 tremors ranging between 1.5 and 3.8
Italian mafia boss, 53, is arrested at a luxury hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca – where he had hoped to enjoy a New Year’s Eve party
A LEADING Italian Mafia figure has been arrested at a luxury hotel in the Alicante area. Policia Nacional officers swooped to detain Nicola Rullo on
Elderly British couple found dead after fire inside their house on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH couple were found dead in their Denia home on Friday following a fire that experts believe could occurred ‘several days’ earlier. One theory
Cyber criminals swindle victim out of €237k over property purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 16 people for defrauding a woman out of €237,622 by intercepting and altering emails to trick her during a Costa
Violent and dangerous fugitive with links to Italian mafia is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FUGITIVE with links to the Italian mafia who was wanted by Belgian and Dutch authorities has been arrested on a Costa Blanca urbanisation. The
Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region
COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the
Albanian mafia kidnaps and tortures man before demanding €100k ransom from his girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have freed a 24-year-old man who was held hostage for two days in Calpe with the kidnappers demanding a €100,000 ransom from
Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken
Nun’s bank card stolen and used in multiple ATM withdrawals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ex-cleaner who stole a nun’s bank card and racked up €2,640 of cash withdrawals has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Petrer. The
Police arrest man who made gunpowder and upgraded machine guns at his Costa Blanca home in Spain
A FORMER solider has been arrested in Villajoyosa for operating a clandestine workshop where he upgraded weapons and made gunpowder and metal gun cartridges. The
Thief steals manhole covers worth thousands of euros to sell for scrap on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF with a penchant for stealing manhole covers to sell to scrapyards has been arrested in Elche. The 43-year-old man removed around 100 covers
Brits sold drugs to Benidorm bar and hotel clients with quick delivery by electric scooter
THREE British men have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional for running a drugs delivery service to the city’s bars, hotels, and restaurants.
Earth tremor felt in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE National Geographic Institute reported a Monday morning earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale in the southern Costa Blanca. It happened at 10.27am with
British killer is found hiding on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH fugitive convicted of murdering his wife in 1999 has been arrested in Torrevieja, after being paroled in 2015 and breaching his bail conditions.