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Gang stole high-end cars to use for spare parts in Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX people have been arrested in Aspe and Petrer in a long-running Policia Nacional probe into the theft of high-end vehicles that were scrapped...
First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O’War in Spain’s Costa Blanca waters
THE FIRST spring sightings of Portuguese Man O'War have been made in the sea not far from popular Costa Blanca beaches.
The Institute of Coastal...
Blue Flag beach winners in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas pick up special honour
CULLERA castle in Valencia province hosted a 36th anniversary celebration on Friday for Blue Flag winners in Europe.
Blue Flags acknowledge beach quality and are...
Drugs gang used latest technology to foil police in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
AN Albanian drugs gang that grew marijuana in Costa Blanca and Murcia properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil.
The group committed similar...
Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain
FOUR gang members have been arrested for kidnapping and injurying a man in Callosa de Segura.
The victim was held for four days last April...
Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss after snatching Costa Blanca couple to steal cryptocurrency codes
THE Guardia Civil have launched a nationwide appeal to find the mastermind behind an Alicante kidnapping plot last Summer to prise out lucrative cryptocurrency...
Man dies after early morning Costa Blanca nightclub fight in Spain
A 26-year-old El Campello man died on Saturday after an early morning brawl outside the Copity nightclub in San Juan de Alicante.
His attacker, a...
Police smash Costa Blanca drugs gang who exported narcotics out of Spain
A Costa Blanca-based drugs gang has been brought down in a joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional.
Four men and two women...
Costa Blanca real estate agency operated pyramid-style swindle conning €5 million out of clients in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has arrested three people and are investigating three others over a massive real estate scam.
The agency, Grupo Lorelai, operated out of...
Two drownings in one day on Benidorm and Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
TWO people died on Wednesday from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches just days after the Valencian government launched a 'safe beaches' campaign.
26 bathers have...
Costa Blanca drugs traffickers use post offices in Spain to mail narcotics to UK and USA
THREE Czech nationals have been arrested for running a mail order drugs service out of the Costa Blanca.
They were based in Playa de San...
Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil is probing the kidnapping of a Russian couple by bogus police officers in the San Juan beach area of Alicante on...
Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea
TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action.
Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello...
Crooked electrician steals tonnes of copper cable from Costa Blanca communities in Spain
AN experienced electrical installer stole 1.8 tonnes of copper cable from urbanisations across Alicante Province.
He caused over €40,000 of damage and sold the wire...
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...
Lorry driver, 5 times over drink-drive limit, hits cars and does not stop for police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk lorry driver hit two cars in Alicante before speeding 150 kilometres north to Valencia where he was stopped at a disused toll...
Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident
FOUR people at an El Campello residential special needs centre have been arrested for allegedly harassing and mistreating an autistic person.
Other staff members involved...
El Campello leads Costa Blanca hotel occupancy boost despite fewer British bookings in Spain
COSTA Blanca hotel occupancy reached 85.8% in August- the highest monthly number since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March 2020.
El Campello led the...
Violent man breaks restraining order and threatens to throw woman off an El Campello balcony on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN El Campello man breached a restraining order to threaten a woman's life if she did not have sex with him.
Police surrounded the woman's...
Police catch burglar ‘red-handed’ after stealing from 22 homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A serial robber who plundered over 20 Costa Blanca homes was caught in a special Guardia Civil operation in El Campello.
The 45-year-old man has...
Body of blue shark that appeared in Benidorm washes up on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A blue shark that swam to the shore of Benidorm's Poniente beach last Thursday has died.
The 2.5 metre female was spotted aground on Saturday...
Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties
EL Campello is to shut its beaches at night because youngsters are coming in from Alicante to stage illegal parties.
The council will impose a...
Sniffer dog tries to find poisoned food aimed at killing pets on a Costa Blanca canine beach in Spain
A specialist dog has been trying to sniff out poison deliberately left on a Costa Blanca canine beach.
The beach is at El Campello where...
BEACH SHUTDOWN with big police presence to stop San Juan parties on the Costa Blanca in Spain
MOST Costa Blanca beaches will be closed this evening(June 23) to stop any overnight San Juan parties including the celebratory bonfires.
It's the second year...
British man’s life saved after suffering from severe heatstroke while lying on a Costa Blanca beach in Spain
LIFEGUARDS saved an elderly British man who lost consciousness after spending too much time in the sun on a El Campello area beach.
The unnamed...
Belgian expat on the Costa Blanca in Spain claimed his dead mother’s state pension for over six years
A 48-year-old Belgian man has been arrested on the Costa Blanca for claiming over €90,000 from his mother's state pension after she died in...
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