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Benidorm Estate Agent In Spain Gave Rental Home Keys To Robbers With British Woman Selling Off Stolen Items

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. The Russian woman who ran the Benidorm

18 Nov, 2022 @ 12:55

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

'vanished' Costa Blanca Sandy Beach To Be Restored In €14 Million Plus Project In Spain

‘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 of the worst coastal erosion over the

17 Nov, 2022 @ 17:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

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 Fallen comes from the Valencian government who

17 Nov, 2022 @ 11:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Brits will continue flocking to Spain's Benidorm 'despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids', say tourism experts

Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang

THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe’s major narcotics trafficking organisations. The man laundered €6 million from the

17 Nov, 2022 @ 11:07

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

A Mysterious High Pitch Noise Is Driving British Resident Crazy On Spain's Costa Blanca

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 be linked to an Iberdrola electricity substation

16 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Burst Tyre Reveals Overloaded Van Crammed With Stolen Iron On Costa Blanca Motorway In Spain.

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 the Guardia Civil. The gang stole 490

16 Nov, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Teenage Boy Kidnapped And Taken By Speedboat To Spain's Costa Blanca From Algeria To Sell Drugs

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 who then arrested an Algerian man for

15 Nov, 2022 @ 11:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm Fest Grand Final Tickets Sell Out 'within Minutes' To See Spain's 2023 Eurovision Pick

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. The venue will once again be Benidorm’s

14 Nov, 2022 @ 15:18

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

Plain Clothed Policeman On Spain's Costa Blanca In Excess Force Probe After Man Gets Head Kicked In

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. The man had arrest warrants previously issued

14 Nov, 2022 @ 13:42

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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 a bar. It’s not a cakewalk at

13 Nov, 2022 @ 09:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Torrevieja And Benidorm Remembers In Armistice Day Commemoration On Spain's Costa Blanca

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 World War. It took effect on the

11 Nov, 2022 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Massive Investment Planned To Stop Repeat Of Disastrous 2019 Floods In Southern Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

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 floods over three years ago. €42.9 million

11 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

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 for four-and-a-half years and a compensation order

10 Nov, 2022 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Armistice And Remembrance Day Commemorations In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

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 fallen UK armed forces members. Armistice Day

10 Nov, 2022 @ 13:08

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man conceals gun from police in his boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency surgery in Spain's Alicante area

Man conceals gun from police in boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency operation in Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alicante Province man hid an illegal gun from the eyes police officers by stuffing it down his boxer shorts, but ended up in hospital after he shot his penis. The wounded

9 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Street signs decrying gender violence erected across Costa Blanca town in Spain

VILLAJOYOSA has become the latest Valencian municipality to put up street signs decrying gender violence. The town has installed eight signs as part of a national initiative called ‘Municipalities against abuse’. Four

9 Nov, 2022 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Environmentalists demand changes to electricity pylon plans linking new solar power station to Spain’s Costa Blanca

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners want changes to the proposed route of a 23 kilometre high-voltage line that will go across the Vega Baja area. They’re worried about the impact on farmland and cattle trails.

8 Nov, 2022 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca border town in Spain wants to use nearby Mar Menor hospital in Murcia region

RESIDENTS of Pilar de la Horadada may get a much shorter hospital trip compared to a 22 kilometre road journey to Torrevieja Hospital. Pilar mayor Jose Maria Perez wants local people to

8 Nov, 2022 @ 10:58

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Spate Of Sweet Carob Bean Thefts From Farms On Spain's Northern Costa Blanca

Wave of sweet carob bean robberies from farms on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca

A spate of carob bean thefts has hit Alicante Province farms with 23 tons destined for the black market stored in two warehouses in Altea and Silla. 17 people- mainly from Alicante

7 Nov, 2022 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police act on frivolous complaint that pensioner is breeding geckos at home in Spain's Alicante area

Police act on frivolous false complaint that pensioner is breeding geckos at home in Spain’s Alicante area

POLICE resources in Elda, Alicante Province, were diverted to an apartment visit to see if a pensioner was breeding geckos. Tiny geckos are a familiar site on buildings- especially in the warm

4 Nov, 2022 @ 14:38

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Dna Reveals Vicious Costa Blanca Double Murderer To Be Russian Who Fled Spain

DNA reveals vicious Costa Blanca double-murder suspect to be Russian who fled Spain

DNA evidence has revealed a Russian man- formerly based in Torrevieja- as the main suspect in two Costa Blanca killings in 2020. He also tried to murder a woman entering her apartment

3 Nov, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Test Runs Start On Key Rail Link Closed For Safety Reasons In 2016 On Spain's Costa Blanca

Test runs start before reopening of rail link between Benidorm and Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TESTS to restore the rail link between Denia and Gata de Gorgos are taking place this week with a view to resuming services early in the New Year. Once the new stretch

2 Nov, 2022 @ 15:16

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Fresh Influx Of Refugee Boat Landings On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fresh influx of refugee boat landings following dangerous sea crossings on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have pìcked up four Algerian teenagers walking around Cabo Roig’s Aguamarina urbanisation after landing by boat 40 minutes earlier on the Orihuela Costa. 33 people have arrived in Alicante Province within

2 Nov, 2022 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Lone female on Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ list detained in Ecuador for running Costa Blanca prostitution ring

POLICE have caught one of Spain’s top ten ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives hiding out in a town on the Columbia-Ecuador border. Viviana Andrea Vallejo Gutierrez, 36, was the only woman on the list

1 Nov, 2022 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Kamikaze Motorist Drives 29 Kilometres Down Wrong Side Of Costa Blanca Motorway In Spain

Kamikaze motorist drives 29 kilometres down wrong side of busy Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A 24-year-old La Nucia man has been charged with reckless driving after a 29 kilometre journey on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway between Pedreguer and Altea. The motorist used the

1 Nov, 2022 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Bogus Policemen Caught After Stealing Narcotics From Costa Blanca Drugs Gang In Spain

Fake policemen steal marijuana haul from Costa Blanca drugs gang in Spain

A gang posing as Policia Nacional officers to rob drug dealers on the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the genuine police. Three men- aged 26 to 29- were caught after fleeing

1 Nov, 2022 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

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