Police swoop on giant indoor marijuana farm inside Valencia area house in Spain
A man, 52, has been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a house in the rural district of Marxuquera in Gandia. He
Feathers ruffled as parrot gets rescued from shop fire in Spain’s Valencia area
FIREFIGHTERS made an unusual rescue on Thursday after finding a parrot in a Gandia store that caught fire. Fire crews from Gandia and Oliva went
Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman’s bank account in Spain’s Valencia
A home help has been arrested for fraud and theft in Gandia after stealing €70,400 from a 90-year-old woman’s bank account. The female thief, 36,
Street drug dealer uses Covid mask to store cocaine in Spain’s Valencia area
A Gandia man sold cocaine which he stored in his protective Covid mask that he wore on local streets. The 59-year-old Spaniard drew the attention
Familes in drunken brawl over loud music at Holy Communion celebration in Spain’s Valencia area
EIGHT police patrols rushed to a Gandia restaurant on Sunday after a mass fight broke out over the music being too loud. Two families from
90-year-old man flees apartment fire in Spain’s Valencia area
A fire tore through a fourth-floor apartment in Gandia, Valencia Province, on Tuesday. The occupant, a 90-year-old man, escaped on his own and was treated
Work to reopen Costa Blanca railway line in Spain closed in 1975 could cost up to €250 million
A report says restoring the rail link between Denia and Gandia is ‘a realistic and sustainable solution’ to local demands. Train services between the centres
Man tries to strangle health centre receptionist in Valencia area of Spain
TWO Gandia health centre receptionists were attacked by a man who walked in and started to insult them. The man appeared at the Beniopa centre
Anabolic steroid gang imported drugs to sell in gyms and stores across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of doses of illegally-imported anabolic steroids have been seized in Policia Nacional raids across the Valencian Community. 16 people have been arrested for running
X-rays foil plan to illegally access Spain’s health system for emergency dentistry in Valencia area
A Valencia Province man has been arrested for illegally using a friend’s health card to get emergency dental treatment. The man, 30, went to hospital
Twin girls abandoned and looked after by brother, 9, while father worked in Valencia area orchard in Spain
A Gandia man, 66, abandoned his twin girls, aged 2, and his nine-year-old son, on a daily basis as he went to work. The Policia
Family called ‘troglodytes’ for using regional language at Valencia area bar in Spain
A Valencia Province bar has been accused of refusing to serve a family who wanted to order in the regional Valenciano language as opposed to
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
Galicia president Feijoo gets unopposed run to be proclaimed as new leader of Spain’s Partido Popular
GALICIA president Alberto Nuñez Feijoo will succeed Pablo Casado as leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular. Feijoo received over 55,000 nominations on Thursday after a
Transsexual woman wants to become the new leader of Spain’s Partido Popular
A transsexual woman from Gandia in Valencia Province says she wants to become the next leader of Spain’s Partido Popular. Alexia Herranz, 29, plans to
Mass vaccination centres reopening for COVID-19 booster shots in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
SIX mass vaccination points will reopen in the Valencian Community on Monday(January 31) to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. The so-called ‘vacunodromos’ were used
Disorientated British expat, 80, with hypothermia is found on Valencia area roadside in Spain
A British man, 80, was found on the side of a Valencia Province highway in a cold and disorientated state. The discovery was made in
Tragic death of ‘happy’ young boy, 7, during football training session in Valencia area of Spain
A seven-year-old boy collapsed and died during a football training session at a Valencia Province club on Thursday night. The youngster, named as Edward Almendras
Police in Valencia area of Spain rescue Nigerian woman forced into prostitution by voodoo rites
TWO people have been arrested in Valencia Province for human trafficking after Nigerian women were tricked by voodoo rites into becoming sex slaves. A victim
Youths arrested for attempted murder as they mowed down teenagers on bicycles on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A revenge attack has seen three young men arrested in Gandia for trying to kill three minors by ploughing into their bicycles with a car.
Record summer for hospitality trade in Spain’s Gandia
But even more impressive is the fact that, as well as being a prime destination for domestic tourism once again, Gandia was one of only
Sudden 80 kph gust of hot wind knocks over large Ferris wheel in Spain’s Gandia
Further north in Castellon, another thermic blowout pushed temperatures above 42ºC… at 2 am on Sunday morning.
Forest fire forces evacuation of 160 residents in Spain’s Valencia Province
THE first major forest fire in the Valencia region this summer forced the evacuation of 160 residents in La Safor (Valencia Province) over the weekend.
HAPPY CAMPERS? Plans underway to build luxury seafront campsite in Spain’s Gandia
PLANS for a luxury campsite in Gandia (La Safor, Valencia Province) are causing a heated debate among residents, local and regional governments. The plans, which
‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
FOUR men have been arrested over a major marijuana growing and shipping operation that dispatched customer orders from Alicante-Elche airport. The criminal enterprise was co-ordinated
GANDIA UNI SUCCESS: University campus in Spain’s Gandia doubles investment in scientific research over last year
Investment is said to come mainly from the Spanish and Valencian governments, plus a rising percentage of European funding.