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‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain

15 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Big new €4.2 million municipal park with sports courts, playgrounds, and dog area set for October opening in British expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

New €4 million municipal park set for October construction finish in British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK on the long-awaited new municipal park for Torrevieja’s La Siesta area should be finished by October. The area covers 44,000 m2 and has cost

15 Aug, 2023 @ 15:19

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja·Travel News·Valencian Community

Ambulance calls will be dealt with once again on Spain's Costa Blanca after claims people died due to late-arriving vehicles

Local centre reopening for ambulance call outs after claims people died due to late arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HEALTH emergency co-ordination centre(CICU) will be restored to Alicante province- just months after it was integrated into one Valencian region facility. Alicante’s CICU shut

15 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76

14 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain

A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The

14 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Cadiz·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

Unique firework display dating back to Middle Ages set to light up Sunday night sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of Spain’s most spectacular firework displays takes place this Sunday which has been recognised by UNESCO as an ‘Intangible Heritage of Humanity’. Elche’s Nit

13 Aug, 2023 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Valencian Community

Thousands of fake branded football kits and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been

11 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

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

Benidorm shops selling 'on display 'cannabis opposite popular tourist beaches are closed by police on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm shops openly selling cannabis next to popular tourist beach are closed down by police in Spain

SIX BENIDORM stores openly selling cannabis and other drugs in the Levante beach and Marina areas have been closed down by the Policia Nacional. 22

9 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

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

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 tips@theolivepress.es A CAR mechanic stole at least 84 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante province with precious metals

8 Aug, 2023 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA court is investigating the death of a Benidorm man who died after getting ten dental implants

8 Aug, 2023 @ 14:45

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

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother was out partying all night on Spain's Costa Blanca

Home alone little girl shouts from balcony that mother is out partying all night on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl shopped her mother for going out all night with her boyfriend by shouting for help

8 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

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

Lucky escape for historic Roman site on Spain’s Costa Blanca after stray firework causes blaze

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A STRAY firework from Calpe’s ‘Castell de la mar’ display on Sunday morning caused a fire at part

7 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain

Trafficking gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually exploiting women flown in from Columbia

POLICE have freed 11 sexually exploited women and arrested ten people for their part in the racket in Benidorm, Denia, and Gata de Gorgos. The

7 Aug, 2023 @ 14:30

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

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

British man seriously injured during fatal house brawl with knives and hammer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man suffered serious injuries in a brawl at a Torrevieja house early on Saturday morning which saw a Dutch national die from stab

7 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

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

Police intercept thief boarding ferry on Spain's Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen

4 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

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

Forecasters say current heatwave will run until 'probably' Monday in Spain

New summer heatwave with temperatures of 47? to hit Spain next week

A NEW heatwave with temperatures of up to 47? will hit Spain next week, according to the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Meteorologists have announced

4 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Castellon·Cordoba·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Murcia·Sevilla·Valencia·Weather

Extradited son of Irish criminal John Gilligan jailed by Costa Blanca court in Spain

THE SON of Irish mobster John Gilligan has been jailed following his extradition from Ireland in July. Darren Gilligan, 47, and his 71-year-old father were

4 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

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

New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A NEW express car park has opened in the arrivals area of Alicante-Elche airport allowing passengers to be

3 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

International drugs gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain's Costa Blanca

International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as

3 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's new anti-smoking law will increase smoke-free areas with bans for bar and restaurant terraces

Terrace smoking ban scrapped after three years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SMOKERS can light up again on bar and restaurant terraces in the Valencian Community after regional president Carlos

2 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa

2 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today - this is why

Pirates grounded: Police stop three drivers of same unlicensed taxi within hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A PIRATE taxi service hit serious trouble on the Costa Blanca on Sunday as police in Javea pulled

1 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Benidorm in big clean up for peak tourist month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM CITY COUNCIL will use over 210 people each day to clean up the resort during August- the busiest tourist month of the year. Extra

1 Aug, 2023 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Police catch serial robber who broke into dozens of cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 15-MONTH Guardia Civil operation to catch a serial car robber has culminated in the arrest of a San Vicente del Raspeig man. The 52-year-old

1 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

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

Metal company worker stole 185,000 parts worth €1 million from factory on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE metal company employee stole 185,000 parts over nearly three years which he then sold off cheaply to a scrap metal firm. The Spaniard.

31 Jul, 2023 @ 13:22

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

Building of massive urbanisation set for September start on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK could start as soon as September on constructing a 7,490 home urbanisation in Toreviejva- the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante Province.

31 Jul, 2023 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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