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Doctors guilty of reckless homicide after boy, 8, died following five ER visits over four days in Spain

TWO doctors have been convicted of reckless homicide after an eight-year-old boy from Petrer in Alicante province died from peritonitis in 2020. The youngster named

10 Jun, 2025 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Police in Alicante area rescue 'sweating' baby trapped in car with 40C temperatures outside

Police in Spain rescue baby trapped in car amid 40C temperatures

POLICE in Elda forced open a car with an 11-month-old baby trapped inside as temperatures reached 40C outside the vehicle. It was a mother’s nightmare

8 Aug, 2024 @ 19:30

Alicante·Lead

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Woman steals identity of a dead baby before embarking on 10-year criminal career as head of a mafia gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN from the Dominican Republic used the identity of a deceased two-month-old baby to gain Spanish nationality before setting up a Costa Blanca-based criminal

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

New illegal rave in Spain: 1,000 revellers party for FOUR days on the Costa Blanca – as music is heard more than 20km away

AN ILLEGAL rave was staged in Novelda last weekend with music levels so high that the noise was heard 20 kilometres away. The event started

30 Jan, 2024 @ 10:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Young Boy Dies After Support Pillar Of A House Collapses On Him In Spain's Alicante Area

Young boy dies after concrete pillar on house driveway collapses on him in Spain’s Alicante area

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY died on Tuesday while playing outside his family’s finca in the Sax area of Alicante province. The Spanish youngster was on an

21 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Machine Gun And Drugs Farm Found In Illegal Rural Squat In Spain's Alicante Area

Machine gun and marijuana farm found inside rural squat in Spain’s Alicante area

A POLISH man, 38, who squatted in a finca in Campo Alto de Elda turned it into a marijuana farm and was found in possession

16 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after just a month living together in Spain's Alicante area

Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after one month of living together in Spain’s Alicante area

A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence. One of them was taken to hospital with

17 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca population reaches highest figure in a decade

Spain’s Costa Blanca reaches highest population in a decade

ALICANTE Province’s population has risen by 19,832 over a year according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). The total- based on municipal padron registrations-

2 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Man conceals gun from police in his boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency surgery in Spain's Alicante area

Man conceals gun from police in boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency operation in Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alicante Province man hid an illegal gun from the eyes police officers by stuffing it down his boxer shorts, but ended up in hospital

9 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police act on frivolous complaint that pensioner is breeding geckos at home in Spain's Alicante area

Police act on frivolous false complaint that pensioner is breeding geckos at home in Spain’s Alicante area

POLICE resources in Elda, Alicante Province, were diverted to an apartment visit to see if a pensioner was breeding geckos. Tiny geckos are a familiar

4 Nov, 2022 @ 14:38

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Blind Customer Overpays Big Time In Alicante Area Bar In Spain But Owner Tells Him To Go To Court

Blind customer makes massive payment mistake in Alicante area bar in Spain as owner tells him to go to court

A Petrer man found himself seriously out of pocket when he paid the bill in a local bar. The visually-impaired customer used the Bizum instant

24 Oct, 2022 @ 19:20

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca builders in Spain cheated customers by robbing their homes

A three-man Alicante Province robbery gang that posed as builders has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men offered masonry services on a variety

17 Oct, 2022 @ 16:34

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

British Man Arrested After Police Chase Convoy Carrying Marijuana In Spain's Alicante Area

British man arrested after police chase marijuana ‘convoy’ in Spain’s Alicante area

A British man, 24, has been arrested in Elda after police chased three cars running a marijuana convoy. Convoys are a regular practice in the

1 Sep, 2022 @ 12:42

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British retirees living in Spain's Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers

Bogus police officers tie up elderly woman during home robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO bogus police officers entered the home of a 75-year-old Alicante woman before tying her up and rifling through the property. The intruders were part

15 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

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

Two Men Sexually Abused Several Women And Girls During Moors And Christian Festival In Alicante Area City In Spain

Two men go on sex assault spree during Moors and Christian festival in Alicante area city in Spain

TWO men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for sexually assaulting at least eight women and girls during Elda’s Moors and Christian festival celebrations.

8 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Thief steals €20,000 of brass ornaments from cemeteries but sells them for virtually nothing in Spain’s Alicante area

A man has been arrested for stealing 70 ornaments from cemeteries in Elda and Petrer. The metal items, which cost a total of €20,000 for

13 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Fire Rips Through Alicante Area Apartment Block In Spain Causing Serious Injuries

Children suffer burn and smoke injuries as fire rips through Alicante area apartment block in Spain

A fire tore through the bottom floor of a Monforte del Cid apartment block on Wednesday leaving 11 people hospitalised. A girl, 7, suffered hand

6 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Lead

Man attacks wife with horse whip and stabs son before threatening to burn them alive in Alicante area home in Spain

A man blew up into a violent rage against wife and younger son before threatening to set them on fire at his Elda home in

7 Mar, 2022 @ 18:52

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Benidorm features as one of seven Alicante locations in the Top 100 Greenest Places of Europe

BENIDORM and six other Alicante towns feature in a study that reveals the greenest places in Europe. Elda, Alicante, Elche, Torrevieja, Benidorm, Alcoy and San

25 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Roman Chandelier Restored Nearly 2,000 Years On In Alicante Area Of Spain (2)

Roman chandelier restored nearly 2,000 years later in Alicante area of Spain

A rare example of a Roman chandelier, discovered at an Alicante Province archaeological site, has gone on public display. It was unearthed in the lower

30 Aug, 2021 @ 16:59

Alicante·La Cultura

Mystery over lower COVID-19 vaccinations in expat areas of southern Costa Blanca in Spain

COVID-19 vaccine ‘refusenik’ dies after rejecting jabs in Alicante Province area of Spain

A 58-year-old Alicante Province woman died from COVID-19 yesterday(August 17) after refusing to get vaccinated. The woman passed away in Elda’s Virgen de Salud Hospital.

18 Aug, 2021 @ 14:48

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Costa Blanca Motorist Breaks Every Rule Going And Crashes After Police Chase In Spain

Drunk and drugged-up Costa Blanca driver breaks every rule as police in Spain chase him down

A 61-year-old driver racked up a heap of trouble after an Alicante Province car chase. The Spaniard was above the legal limit for alcohol and

21 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Girl,12, Stabs Father Several Times To Stop Him Strangling Her Mother In Alicante Province Area Of Spain

Girl,12, stops father from killing her mother by stabbing him several times after row in Alicante Province area of Spain

A 12-year-old girl stabbed her father in the back after he tried to kill her mother at their Elda home in Alicante Province. Neighbours heard

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Four people killed after a train hits their car on a level crossing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR people died when a train smashed into their car on an Alicante Province level crossing. The victims came from Elda and Petrer, and were

5 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Mum's Ordeal As Her Two Children Are Locked Inside Her Car Along With Her Keys In Elda In Spain's Alicante Province

Police rescue children trapped inside hot car by automatic locking system in Spain’s Alicante province

An Elda mother was left distraught after she locked herself out of her car with her two young children trapped inside. Two Policia Local officers

17 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

A Male Paraglider Escaped With Just A Possible Ankle Fracture And Wounded Pride After Crashing Yesterday Evening(june 14) On The Murcia Alicante Province Border.

Male paraglider escapes with broken bones after crash-landing on Costa Blanca-Murcia border in Spain

A male paraglider escaped with just an ankle fracture and wounded pride after crashing yesterday evening(June 14) on the Murcia-Alicante Province border. The unnamed man

15 Jun, 2021 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Murcia