Tag: elche
Teen murders family & hides bodies in shed because parents turned off WiFi in Costa Blanca home
A FAMILY home in Elche was cordoned off by security forces on Friday, February 11, after the bodies of three family members were found...
‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain
A 'large scale' drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional.
Ten people, all...
Skeletal remains of man and woman found in Elche ravine could be couple missing in Spain since 2019
THE skeletal remains of a man and woman discovered in a ravine outside Elche in Spain’s Valencia region could belong to a couple reported...
What happens in Elche, stays in Elche: Vegas-style ‘weddings’ in shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE MONTH of love has brought mock Las Vegas-style weddings to Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca.
L’Aljib Shopping Centre, on the outskirts of the city,...
Dog thief strikes again within weeks at same Costa Blanca farm in Spain
AN Elche dog napper has struck again at the same farm in the Atzavares area of the municipality.
A 42-year-old man has been arrested by...
Catalytic converter thieves took expensive units from parked cars in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A gang who stole catalytic converters from parked cars in Alcoy and Elche has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Six men, aged 21 to...
Man chooses car he wants to buy and steals it days later from Costa Blanca showroom in Spain
AN Elche man liked a car so much that he returned to a city dealership a few days later to steal it.
The 42-year-old was...
Mum gives birth to tiny quads within five minutes at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain
A 35-year-old woman has given birth to quadruplets in Elche with the delivery lasting just five minutes.
The two boys and two girls weighed in...
Photography exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding launches this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ELCHE is to host an exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding and dispel any myths surrounding the subject.
“Breastfeeding: Pillar of Life”, will be a free display...
New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province.
Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)...
Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain
AN early morning siege in Elche ended in the arrest of a man accused of killing his girlfriend on Christmas Day.
The Policia Nacional swooped...
Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain
A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their 'log-in' and personal details.
Operation...
New Year celebrations cancelled due to COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
MANY Valencian Community cities have cancelled their New Year celebrations for a second successive year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The tradition of thousands of...
Mother murdered new born twins by dumping them in a bag at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A woman has been convicted of killing her newborn twins at her family home in Elche.
The Alicante Provincial Court jury found the 30-year-old guilty...
Restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffers police raid for not following COVID-19 passport rules
POLICE in a Costa Blanca city moved on a restaurant after getting reports that it was not requesting to see COVID-19 passports from indoor...
Man with gambling debts fakes kidnapping in fear of angry girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca man lied to police about a kidnapping and robbery to keep his gambling debts a secret from his girlfriend.
The ruse backfired...
First Omicron COVID-19 case is confirmed in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE first COVID-19 infection involving the Omicron variant has been officially confirmed in the Valencian Community.
The contagious coronavirus strain has been detected in a...
Omicron COVID-19 test kit unveiled by pioneering Costa Blanca scientists in Spain
AN Elche company has produced a test kit to identify the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Genetic PCR Solutions was one of the first laboratories in the...
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca is an ‘extreme risk’ area for COVID-19 infections
BENIDORM is among a list of Alicante Province cities and towns branded as 'extreme risk' for people catching COVID-19.
The resort recorded 647 coronavirus cases...
Man attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain
A man got pummelled with a baseball bat after complaining about a woman throwing tangerine skins onto a Costa Blanca road.
He needed 15 stitches...
Electric scooter thief is trapped by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A GPS tracker on a stolen rental scooter trapped a thief who took it across the Costa Blanca.
The scooter was stolen from Playa del...
WATCH: Wintry weather hits Spain’s Costa Blanca with snow, hail, and a mini-tornado
HAILSTORMS and a mini-tornado hit parts of the southern Costa Blanca overnight as temperatures dipped.
Alicante streets were coated white through hail but the effect...
Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation
POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit.
The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in...
Homes built on unapproved land face new demolition threat in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
DEMOLITION of Valencian Community homes built on unapproved land could begin next year.
The new 'Valencian Agency for the Protection of the Territory' will employ...
Costa Blanca engineers count down to blast off for Spain’s first space rocket launch in 2022
SPAIN'S first space rocket will be launched next year, 11 years after a Costa Blanca-based company was formed with the aim of making that...
Robot with cat-like look serves diners at award-winning Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain
AN award-winning Costa Blanca restaurant is using a locally-made robot to serve customers.
Michelin star-holding chef, Maria Jose San Roman, has brought in a BellaBot...