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Man steals dozens of catalytic converters from cars on Spain's Costa Blanca with extracted precious metals exported to Germany

Mechanic steals dozens of catalytic converters with precious metal content from parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A CAR mechanic stole at least 84 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante province with precious metals from the units sold off to a

8 Aug, 2023 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Catral with pool garage – € 345,000

Catral, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 345,000 This beautiful villa for sale in Catral is legally registered and with all the documentation in order, it comes with all the

9 May, 2023 @ 13:05

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Man Shot In Leg After After Cars Collide On Costa Blanca Roundabout In Spain

Man shot after cars collide on Costa Blanca roundabout in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is looking for two men after shots were fired in an extreme road rage incident in the Catral area of Alicante Province. Two cars collided on Wednesday at around

5 Jan, 2023 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Five-metre tall Christmas tree made from 600 balls of wool adorns town square in Spain’s Costa Blanca area

A fully-knitted Christmas tree has taken pride of place in an Alicante Province town square with not a pine needle in sight! The five-metre tall tree was the idea of Catral’s La

20 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gold shop owner melted down stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Gold shop owner melted stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A home robbery gang operating across Costa Blanca and Murcia has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. The six detainees included a gold shop owner who melted down some

20 Aug, 2021 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Charity in “full panic mode” as funds run dry and animals suffer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DESPERATE plea for help has gone out from one of Costa Blanca’s well-known charities, Big Reds Animals. The owner has admitted that animals may suffer as the pandemic and lockdown has

9 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Community pulls together to help food bank robbed of stock for the needy on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Almoradi-based charity has had its storage facility robbed of stock meant for food parcels. Big Reds was keeping hundreds of euros worth of groceries dry and safe while the charity’s new

5 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two solar power farms may be scrapped in Spain’s Vega Baja as area now classed as flood plain

TWO huge solar power farms planned for Spain’s Vega Baja region are now in doubt because of a combination of bad timing and poor communication. The original planning application from the Catral

21 Sep, 2020 @ 12:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

British duo arrested as drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca kidnap and torture supplier who conned them

TWO BRITISH men were among a 18-strong drug trafficking and kidnapping gang arrested by the Guardia Civil on the southern Costa Blanca. One of the group’s suppliers was tortured at a Catral

11 Sep, 2020 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

Worried UK family reach out to Olive Press readers to help care for their ill relative, 72

AN urgent plea has gone out to expats in the Costa Blanca South to help a very sick British pensioner suffering from cancer. Big-hearted expats are being asked to help look out

3 Apr, 2020 @ 06:35

Costa Blanca·Lead