Tag: Costa Blanca
Body in an advanced state of decomposition found in water treatment plant in popular expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa...
A BODY in an advanced state of decomposition has been found by workers of a sewage treatment plant in Orihuela Costa, in Alicante province,...
Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments...
Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government
PLANS for three solar farms in the south of Alicante province next to the protected Sierra Escalona area have been rejected by the Ministry...
Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 29-year-old Irish national over a hit and run car crash in Torrevieja that killed a motorist.
The man is...
Children start new school year in old classrooms as council dithers over site for replacement building in expat area...
ORIHUELA COUNCIL has been slammed for 'snubbing' children on the Orihuela Costa after it said that a new infant and primary school in Dehesa...
Warning over holiday rental scams in southern Spain: Three are arrested for ‘defrauding unsuspecting tourists out of tens of...
A TORREVIEJA holiday rental scam has been busted by the Guardia Civil with three Spaniards arrested- some of whom had previously committed similar frauds.
30...
British tourists help secure record-breaking August in Valencia after filling up hotels in Benidorm and along the Costa Blanca
HOTEL OCCUPANCY topped 90% in the Valencian Community in August, according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association.
The figures though were not a record which...
Neglected grandmother, 85, is found living in squalor in Costa Blanca home after her own granddaughter ‘robbed her account...
A WOMAN, 85, is recovering in a retirement home after she lived in squalor in a Denia property with her granddaughter who took nearly...
Teenage ‘thief’, 19, is arrested after alleged victim spots him wearing his stolen t-shirt
A THIEF stole a football shirt from a Benitachell home in Alicante province only for the owner to spot him wearing it in a...
New doggy water park opens on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SIX-YEAR dream has come true for a young couple to open a dog water park in their home area, with 'Worldog Aquapark Camino'...
Fish attacks in Benidorm are injuring 15 people per DAY, experts warn: THIS is who they are targeting
WARM sea temperatures have been encouraging certain types of fish to nibble on surprised Benidorm bathers on Spain's Costa Blanca.
Around 15 people a day...
Irish ‘mobster’ John Gilligan, 71, avoids jail for ‘smuggling cannabis in flip flop shipments’ after securing plea bargain deal...
Irish mobster John Gilligan avoided jail on Monday after agreeing a plea bargain with prosecutors over drug trafficking and gun possession charges.
The same arrangement...
‘Cat killer’ who was ‘caught murdering a kitten on CCTV’ and accused of stealing three others from an animal...
A MAN who killed cats and stole them from an animal shelter has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in El Verger.
The 28-year-old Spaniard...
Irish holidaymaker hunted after fleeing accident scene when his rental car smashes head-on into oncoming vehicle and kills driver...
POLICE are looking for an Irish motorist who collided head-on with another car- killing the other driver in the Torrevieja area.
The smash happened at...
Two Albanians who ‘robbed more than FIFTY homes’ are arrested: Prolific duo accused of targeting expat neighbourhoods across Spain’s...
TWO MEN have been arrested for robbing 51 homes in Alicante province, with authorities believing they may have committed more offences.
The Albanian nationals aged...
Emergency alert texts to be sent to EVERY phone in areas most at risk from ‘historic’ Gota Fria across...
EMERGENCY alert messages will be sent this weekend to mobile phones in the Valencian Community to warn about problems caused by predicted 'Gota Fria'...
Lucky cat uses one of its nine lives after miraculously surviving 20 metre cliff plunge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CAT used up one of its nine lives after falling 20 metres to the rocky ground at Benissa's Pinets cove.
The lucky feline is...
Residents angry about quarry getting environmental go-ahead to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RESIDENTS group in San Miguel de Salinas say they don't want a clay quarry to reopen because of heavy lorries using narrow roads...
Thieves rob tourists walking around streets of Costa Blanca city in Spain
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in Alicante have arrested two men who robbed a group of French tourists.
The Algerian nationals aged 20 and 29 took a...
Cruel practice of setting fire to frame attached to bull’s horns is banned by Costa Blanca town in Spain
EL VERGER in Alicante province has banned bull runs known as 'els bous embolats' which involve balls of flame being attached to the animal's...
Benidorm blitz on electric scooter law-breakers results in five seizures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE ELECTRIC scooters have been removed off Benidorm streets so far this August for not complying with municipal laws.
Benidorm's Policia Local have been carrying...
Prostitute turf war as women extort and beat up rivals wanting to work on same Costa Blanca street in...
TWO BRAZILIAN women have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for assaulting another prostitute that wanted to 'work' on the same Alicante street.
The assailants...
Pedal power as cyclists protest over cycle routes being removed in Costa Blanca city in Spain
DOZENS of cyclists temporarily blocked the removal of a second cycle lane in Elche ordered by the new Partido Popular-Vox council.
Workers were preparing to...
Three Dutch passengers overpower drunk Spaniard who tried to open emergency door on flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca to...
THREE Dutch travellers overpowered a drunk Spaniard who tried to open the emergency door on a Vueling flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Schipol,...
Police beaten up by angry family and called ‘sons of bitches’ over illegally-parked car in popular tourist spot on...
THE MAYOR of Guardamar, has condemned a 'cowardly and senseless' attack on two Policia Local officers who asked a family at a terrace bar...
Motorcycle parking company based in Spain’s Costa Blanca goes down crowdfunding route for nationwide expansion
AN ALICANTE company that runs secure parking areas for motorbikes and mopeds has gone down the crowdfunding route to help it expand across Spain.
Mimoto...
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