One of the Costa Blanca’s last undeveloped beaches lies just outside Elche
JUST a short drive from Alicante airport, a stretch of golden sand offers a glimpse of what the Costa Blanca looked like before apartment blocks
Wild car chase on the Costa Blanca sees gangsters ram police vehicle as eight AK47 ‘weapons of war’ are seized
FOUR men have been arrested for possessing eight automatic Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles following a high speed car chase between Alicante province and the Murcia region.
Over 200 police officers make 90 arrests during massive swoop on Costa Blanca market selling fake goods
ONE of the biggest-ever operations in Spain against markets selling fake goods took place in Elche earlier this month. Over 200 Policia Nacional officers swarmed
Thief caught red-handed at Costa Blanca pawn shop trying to sell valuable Lego collection stolen from neighbour
THE Policia Nacional have recovered a large number of rare Lego collectables stolen from a house in the Torrellano district of Elche. A 31-year-old man
Spanish football star goes on trial for sexually assaulting woman who he met at Valencia nightclub
LA LIGA footballer Rafa Mir has gone on trial in Valencia- accused of sexually assaulting a woman in September 2024. The 29-year-old Sevilla striker is
WATCH: Thousands of teachers flood the streets of Valencia on first day of indefinite strike that has ’emptied classrooms’ – but why are they protesting?
THOUSANDS of people have taken part in demonstrations across the Valencian Community on the first day of an indefinite school teachers strike. They are demanding
Brilliant breakthrough as Spanish scientists successfully restore vision to blind man using new brain implant
SCIENTISTS in Spain are celebrating their second major breakthrough in a matter of days after researchers successfully restored vision to a blind man whose eye
‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city
A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore
Man with cerebral palsy dies in illegal care home for dependent people on Costa Blanca
A 34-year-old man with cerebral palsy has died in an illegal care home in Elche that catered for special needs and disabled patients. The police
Giant Roman baths finally unearthed in Spain’s Elche after eight year dig
AFTER eight years of relentless digging, archaeologists at the University of Alicante have finally uncovered the full glory of the Eastern Baths at La Alcudia,
Lawyer ran car accident scam to pocket insurance money on Costa Blanca
A LAWYER masterminded a scam in Elche where car accidents were deliberately staged to get insurance payouts. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people including
‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain
A MAN who worked for an elderly woman has been arrested in Elche for clearing out her bank account. The non-Spanish victim was hoodwinked while
Illegal street sellers suffer setback as fake goods suppliers are raided on Costa Blanca
A MAJOR supplier of fake goods to illegal street sellers in Costa Blanca tourist areas has been taken down in Elche. Two warehouses containing 36,000
Start-up company in Spain to build satellite that will land on asteroid
A SPANISH start-up company will design and build a satellite to land on an asteroid that will fly close to Earth in 2029. The Elche
Girl, 3, suffers genital mutilation causing irreversible injuries with parents arrested in Spain
THE parents of a three-year-old girl have been arrested in Elche after she was genitally mutilated in a procedure done outside Spain. The man, 38,
French fugitive wanted for drug trafficking is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCH fugitive wanted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges was caught out by the Policia Nacional when he was walking in an Elche
E-scooter battery causes apartment block fire with five people injured on Costa Blanca
AN ELECTRIC scooter battery left on charge overnight sparked an apartment block blaze in Elche early Friday morning. The fire spread through the five-storey building
Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex
A MAN collecting a debt in the Benidorm area was shot three times at a beachside apartment complex on Wednesday. The incident happened around 12.30pm
Drugs gang copied ‘Breaking Bad’ narco TV drama by laundering money via a car wash business in Spain
A BULGARIAN drugs gang took a leaf out of the hit US TV drama Breaking Bad by laundering the profits of a marijuana operation via
Police arrest suspected killer of two British tourists struck by loose ‘narco boat’ on a busy road in Spain
POLICE have arrested a man over the death of two British tourists who were killed in November after an inflatable boat used to smuggle drugs
Watch: Spain makes 48 arrests as it busts huge human trafficking ring across Alicante and Murcia
POLICE have arrested 48 people for being involved in a sex exploitation gang that lured more than 1,000 women from South America to Spain in
WATCH: Police in Spain arrest leader of brutal mafia gang that murdered 16 people and extorted politicians in Peru
A PERUVIAN mafia boss accused of 16 murders in his country has been arrested in Elche by the Policia Nacional. He was detained at his
Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante
FOUR alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan
Weather alerts for rain and wind force suspension of NYE events on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YELLOW alert for heavy rain and gales in Alicante province on New Year’s Eve issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has caused some
Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’
A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The
Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca
AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked