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Dog bites several police officers trying to arrest drug-trafficking gang leader on Spain's Costa Blanca

Dog bites police officers trying to arrest drug-trafficking gang leader on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX members of a drug trafficking gang behind an Alicante marijuana and hashish retail operation have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The gang leader’s

8 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Teenage girl claims kidnapping and two days of sexual assault following 'puncturing' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca man brutally beaten and knifed in face and buttocks as main aggressor flees Spain to the UK

A 21-year-old man required emergency facial surgery following a brutal gang beating in an Elche park. Three people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional

8 Apr, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukraine Refugees Get Free Training For Hospitality And Tourism Jobs In Benidorm And Costa Blanca In Spain

Ukraine refugees get free training for hospitality and tourism jobs in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas

UKRAINIAN refugees in the Valencian Community can get free training to work in the region’s hospitality and tourism sectors. Many seasonal vacancies normally taken by

7 Apr, 2022 @ 14:24

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

Benidorm warehouse stamped top brand names on clothes for local shops to fool tourists in Spain

The Policia Nacional in Benidorm have busted a criminal gang that distributed fake-branded clothes to local retailers. The hub of the illegal enterprise was a

6 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Swindlers ran online custom-made sofa shop that never delivered from empty warehouse in Spain’s Valencia

THREE fraudsters ran a online ‘made-to-order’ sofa shop in Valencia Province that netted €543,095 in orders which were never fulfilled. The Guardia Civil have arrested

6 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·Asturias·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

The Best Cities for Enjoying Easter in Spain

TAKE advantage of the long weekend. We have everything you need to plan your perfect escape… Sevilla The capital of Andalucia and the largest city in southern

6 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Alicante·Almeria·Cadiz·Granada·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Boy, 5, rushed to Costa Blanca hospital in Spain for drug poisoning including cocaine

A five-year-old boy was rushed to Alicante General Hospital and treated for poisoning after taking benzodiazepine tablets. The number of pills he ingested was not

6 Apr, 2022 @ 11:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

SOff-duty policeman chase supermarket thief around car park after leaving with €400 of unpaid goods in Spain's Costa Blanca

Supermarket thieves took ‘cut-price’ orders from Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain

SIX people have been arrested for stealing from Costa Blanca supermarkets and passing on the items at discount prices to Elche bars and restaurants. The

5 Apr, 2022 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Home robbers made weekly 300 kilometre round-trips to Costa Blanca in Spain

A member of a Murcia-based home robbery gang has been arrested in Alicante Province over 11 break-ins. The 25-year-old man was part of a crew

5 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca To Spend €2.5 Million On Led Street Lights In Levante Zone

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €2.5 million on LED street lights in Levante Zone

A bumper €2.5 million contract to overhaul street lighting in the Levante Zone of Benidorm has been advertised by the city council. LED technology will

5 Apr, 2022 @ 12:55

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Struggling petrol stations in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain get interest-free loans to survive fuel price cuts

INDEPENDENT and mainly family-run service station businesses in the Valencian Community have been offered an interest-free loan to help them survive. Pump price cuts of

4 Apr, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Illegal Drone Sprays Dangerous Chemicals Close To Homes And River On Spain's Costa Blanca

Illegal drone sprays banned chemicals close to homes and river on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN illegal crop-spraying drone using dangerous chemicals has been brought down to earth in Orihuela. The Policia Local were told about the drone operating just

4 Apr, 2022 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British Gang Detained For Running Marijuana Mail Order Service From Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

British gang grew marijuana and ran drugs mail-order service from Costa Blanca area of Spain

A British trio of marijuana farmers who ran a mail-order service out of the Costa Blanca have been busted by the Guardia Civil. The illegal

4 Apr, 2022 @ 15:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Six Cute Looking Flying Fox Pups Born In Benidorm's Terra Natura In Spain

IN PICS: Six cute-looking flying fox babies are born in Benidorm’s Terra Natura in Spain

SIX flying fox pups have been born and are doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura Zoo. At birth they weighed in at around 50 grams

4 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Nature

Online Costa Blanca Scammer Tricked 17 People Across Spain Into Buying Expensive Video Game Consoles That He Never Sent

Online Costa Blanca scammer tricked people across Spain into buying expensive video game consoles that he never sent

A Denia scammer tricked at least 17 online customers to pay for a video game console that he never sent. The Spaniard, 44, has been

4 Apr, 2022 @ 13:02

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

REVIEW: Creative, evolving BonAmb is the place to eat well on the Costa Blanca

THEIR ladders were carefully pinned to the vertical cliff walls of the Marina Alta area or hung down using ropes. An ancient, thousand-year-old fishing method,

2 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

The outdoor life: The Javea area of Spain’s Costa Blanca is a joy for sports lovers

JAVEA’S rugged coastline was once a hotspot of piracy and smuggling. Today, its beaches are frequented by sunbathers, snorkelers and scuba divers, while the whole

2 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca left stumped by GoFundMe block on helping Ukraine refugee family

A British expat who welcomed a Ukrainian refugee family to his Costa Blanca home has been left angry and bemused by crowd-funding portal GoFundMe. The

1 Apr, 2022 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest

Transparency troubles for Torrevieja as report reveals hundreds of business payments made without proper contracts

AS QUESTIONS over a lack of transparency continue, Torrevieja City Council has been slammed for its sloppy finances. Torreveija council are facing scrutiny over reports

1 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez Says Spain Will Have Welcomed 70,000 Ukraine Refugees 'in A Few Days'

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will reach total of 70,000 Ukraine refugees ‘in a few days’

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that the total of Ukraine refugees in Spain will reach 70,000 ‘in a few days’. Sanchez was speaking during

1 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm will host Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest jury and stage special event in May

BENIDORM will be the home of Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest jury for the annual event which takes place in Turin, Italy on May 14. Model

31 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Network of overcrowded unhygienic flats housed trafficked migrants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional have raided six flats crammed with trafficked migrants in the north of Alicante City. The living conditions were described as ‘very poor’.

31 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Motorists feel the squeeze as petrol pump prices soar to highest level for a year in Spain

Petrol stations could close this Friday in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain because they can’t afford to pass on pump price cuts

SMALLER petrol stations could close in the Valencian Community this Friday- the very day that a government-mandated 20 cents per litre fall in pump prices

30 Mar, 2022 @ 19:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Pensioner Gets Stolen Mobility Scooters Back After The Same Thief Struck Twice Within Weeks In Spain

Costa Blanca pensioner gets stolen mobility scooters back after same thief struck twice within weeks in Spain

AN octogenerian has been reunited with his two stolen mobility scooters taken by the same thief in less than two months in San Juan de

30 Mar, 2022 @ 14:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca Start Ups Grows Non Polluting Algae That Doesn't Harbour Nitrates Like In Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon

Costa Blanca start-ups grow algae that doesn’t pollute water with nitrates as in case of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

TWO new Alicante companies have joined forces to cultivate algae that stops nitrate pollution in water, as infamously seen over recent years at Murcia’s Mar

29 Mar, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Costa Blanca property sales led the pack for 2021 house deals in Spain

THE Valencian Community had the most home sales per head of population of any Spanish region in 2021, according to the College of Registrars. Their

29 Mar, 2022 @ 18:00

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

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