La Safor

Seedy bar owner in Spain installed bathroom spy cameras which downloaded customer images to his computer

A VALENCIA area bar owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for illegally snooping on customers via two cameras installed in the bathrooms. An

28 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EU flag taken down from Valencia area town hall in Spain over Israel's revenge Gaza attacks 'sanctioned' by European Commission

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

A GANDIA area town has removed the European Union flag from the town hall in protest against the European Commission’s stance in supporting Israeli revenge

17 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

Fraudster reports fake car robbery after not paying hotel bill in Spain’s Valencia area

A SCAMMER pushed his luck too far after telling police that his car had been broken into and documents including his credit card stolen in

29 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two Men Rescued After Being Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide In Wastewater Tank In Spain's Valencia's Area

Two men poisoned by carbon monoxide in wastewater tank in Spain’s Valencia’s area

FIREFIGHTERS rescued two men rendered unconscious by deadly carbon monoxide fumes at an Oliva business on Saturday. An emergency call was made from a car

29 May, 2023 @ 16:36

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tram Line Return Moves Forward After Nearly Half A Century 'off The Rails' For Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Plans to reopen tram line moves forward for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE RESTORATION of the Denia-Gandia tram link that shut in 1974 has moved a step forward with regional operator FGV being told to start work

17 Apr, 2023 @ 15:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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,

8 Sep, 2022 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

31 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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.

9 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

CITIZEN CANE: Bamboo and undergrowth cleared from La Safor rivers

THE buildup of bamboo canes and undergrowth in riverbeds and under bridges throughout the Valencian Community is usually the main culprit of the heavy floods

19 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Environment·Nature·Valencia

Seedy bar owner in Spain installed bathroom spy cameras which downloaded customer images to his computer

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

Fraudster reports fake car robbery after not paying hotel bill in Spain’s Valencia area

Two men poisoned by carbon monoxide in wastewater tank in Spain’s Valencia’s area

Plans to reopen tram line moves forward for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman’s bank account in Spain’s Valencia

Street drug dealer uses Covid mask to store cocaine in Spain’s Valencia area

Forest fire forces evacuation of 160 residents in Spain’s Valencia Province

CITIZEN CANE: Bamboo and undergrowth cleared from La Safor rivers

How a shoot-out in the marshes of Spain’s cocaine superhighway led crack investigators to track down two narco hitmen living lives of luxury on the Costa del Sol

Digital sex crimes against children increase in Spain, new report finds

Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

Spanish scientists cure pancreatic cancer in mice – raising hopes for a breakthrough in humans