la nucia - Olive Press News Spain

Masked violent gang robbed luxury holiday villas by following owners into homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VIOLENT robbery gang targeting luxury villas across Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Three men and three women were detained in

15 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian mafia bosses who ‘operated stolen car ring across 10 countries’ are arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

TWO Russians have been arrested in Spain for allegedly masterminding a criminal gang that used vulnerable Ukrainians to steal and sell rental cars. The organisation

3 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Villa for sale in La Nucia with pool garage – € 365,000

Villa La Nucia, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 365,000 Sunscape presents an independent villa of 150 m2 built on a plot of

11 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Notorious British drug trafficker Brian Charrington is arrested AGAIN in new police probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INFAMOUS British drugs baron Brian Charrington has been arrested again in a Policia Nacional operation that swept up 30 people. Charrington, 67, was detained at

22 Mar, 2024 @ 17:45

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

Violent gang members who robbed dozens of homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca are finally arrested

A HOME robbery gang has been arrested in two Alicante province towns and charged with 21 burglaries as well as drug trafficking. The Guardia Civil

21 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

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

Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community

SPAIN’S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented

16 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

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

7 bedroom Villa for sale in La Nucia with pool garage – € 449,000

La Nucia, Alicante 7 beds 4 baths € 449,000 This expansive villa boasts a generous built area of 270m², spanning across two floors,

18 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

British Triathlon Aces The Brownlee Brothers Enjoy Winter Training On Spain's Costa Blanca

British triathlon stars- the Brownlee brothers- enjoy winter training on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH triathlon stars Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have been gearing up for another busy year with some winter training at La Nucia’s Camilo Cano sports

23 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Valencian Community

Big Cancer Solidarity March On Spain's Costa Blanca Makes Successful Return After Pandemic Break

Big cancer solidarity march on Spain’s Costa Blanca returns after pandemic break

OVER 4,000 people took part in Sunday’s Solidarity against Cancer walk in La Nucia, after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic. The five

20 Feb, 2023 @ 13:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Kamikaze Motorist Drives 29 Kilometres Down Wrong Side Of Costa Blanca Motorway In Spain

Kamikaze motorist drives 29 kilometres down wrong side of busy Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A 24-year-old La Nucia man has been charged with reckless driving after a 29 kilometre journey on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway between

1 Nov, 2022 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized

POLICE in Spain have smashed what has been described as Europe’s ‘most important’ criminal gang producing fake €500 notes. 12 people have been arrested including

6 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sevilla couple spend summer holiday robbing cars at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain

A Sevilla couple used their August holiday to rob 16 cars parked at Costa Blanca beaches and used stolen bank cards in Benidorm businesses. The

6 Sep, 2022 @ 12:43

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla·Valencian Community

Benidorm police bust €1 million marijuana gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have brought down a major marijuana growing and distribution criminal gang operating on the northern Costa Blanca. 4,200 marijuana plants

11 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca mayor cleared of Covid-19 vaccine queue-jumping in Spain

CORRUPTION proceedings against La Nucia mayor, Bernabe Cano, who was accused of abusing his status to get an early Covid-19 vaccine, have been dismissed by

27 Apr, 2022 @ 18:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

Judge throws out Covid-19 queue-jumping vaccine charges against Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain

Court dismisses corruption charges against Covid-19 queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain

A Denia judge has junked bribery and corruption charges against a Costa Blanca mayoral couple who got an early Covid-19 vaccination in January 2021. Els

8 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Politics

Covid Vaccine Queue Jumping Costa Blanca Mayor Quits Over A Year After Getting Unauthorised Jab In Spain

Queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayor quits, 14 months after getting unauthorised Covid jab in Spain

ONE of three Alicante Province mayors who queue-jumped in January 2021 to get an unauthorised Covid-19 vaccine shot has been forced to resign. Ximo Coll

10 Mar, 2022 @ 12:11

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

African wild cat is coaxed to safety on Costa Blanca farm in Spain

Exotic African wild cat coaxed to safety from treetop on Costa Blanca farm in Spain

A wild cat native to Africa was spotted on a Costa Blanca farm and safely captured and taken to a wildlife foundation. The farmer from

21 Feb, 2022 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Nature

3 bedroom Bungalow for sale in La Nucia with pool – € 190,000

Bungalow La Nucia, Alicante 3 beds 1 baths € 190,000 Very sunny and fresh terrace house on a small community with large plot

13 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

Vaccine queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayors in Spain test positive for COVID-19

A Costa Blanca mayoral couple at the centre of a vaccine queue-jumping scandal are self-isolating after catching COVID-19 The PSOE mayors of El Verger and

26 Jan, 2022 @ 12:04

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young children stay in the cold as teachers catch COVID-19 in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Young children in the cold as teachers catch COVID-19 in Costa Blanca area of Spain

PARENTS have slammed Valencia’s Education Ministry for not providing replacement teachers after a Costa Blanca infant school was forced to stop lessons. All six teachers

21 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Fruit rustlers steal tons of avocados to sell off at Costa Blanca markets in Spain

THREE avocado rustlers have been caught red-handed stealing 150 kilos of the fruit from a Costa Blanca farm. It was part of an overall haul

17 Jan, 2022 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Travelling gang in Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm area drugs gang has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Five men and five women of different but undisclosed nationalities have been

6 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

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

Costa Blanca mayor who got early COVID-19 vaccine jab in Spain may get 12-year top job ban

LA NUCIA’S mayor, Bernabe Cano, could be barred from holding his area’s highest office for 12 years if convicted of COVID-19 vaccine queue jumping. Cano

23 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca mayor faces COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping trial after judge in Spain throws out appeal

A Villajoyosa judge has rejected an appeal from a Costa Blanca mayor that there’s not enough evidence for him to be prosecuted for illegally getting

4 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

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

Costa Blanca Mayors Summonsed To Appear In Court Over Covid 19 Vaccine Queue Jumping In Spain

Costa Blanca mayors get court summons over COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping incident in Spain

A Denia judge has summoned the mayors of El Verger and Els Poblets, Ximo Coll and Carolina Vives, to give evidence over COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping

21 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Lanucia Overview Comunidad De Valencia.com1

How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model

A SPANISH town is becoming a model for how to run a municipality on a sound ecological basis. Just a few kilometres from the brash

17 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community