Spain’s first cycling star Bernardo Ruiz dies aged 100 in his home city
SPAIN’S first cycling legend, Bernardo Ruiz, died aged 100 on Thursday in his home city of Orihuela. He won La Vuelta in 1948 and was
6 bedroom Villa for sale in Orihuela with pool garage – € 445,000
Spacious family home with private pool and garden in Playa Golf II, Orihuela Located in the peaceful and well-established urbanization of Playa Golf II in
Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse
A BANK robbery crew behind at least 13 heists has been brought down in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Nine
Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES have busted an international criminal gang linked to the largest cocaine shipment made in Europe- 16 tonnes- which was seized at the Port of
Costa Blanca city has sewers blasted with pesticide to stop cockroach explosion
ORIHUELA has launched its summer campaign to combat the increase of pests in sewers- especially cockroaches The warmer weather brings unwelcome visitors as the pest
Police make multiple arrests in Spain targeting notorious Irish drugs gang known as ‘The Family’
13 PEOPLE have been arrested in Spain as part of a major international operation targeting Ireland’s ‘The Family’ drug gang. ‘The Family’ is regarded as
Watch: Spain makes 48 arrests as it busts huge human trafficking ring across Alicante and Murcia
POLICE have arrested 48 people for being involved in a sex exploitation gang that lured more than 1,000 women from South America to Spain in
5 bedroom Villa for sale in Orihuela with pool garage – € 450,000
Spectacular detached 442m 2 villa situated in the beautiful city of Orihuela. Entering through the main gate, you can find a private garden area that
Cyber scammer arrested over €1.3m con which cheated 12 people in Spain
A UKRAINIAN woman has been arrested in Orihuela(Alicante province) over a €1.3 million cyber scam involving a bogus investment company. International arrest warrants have been
Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain
CYBER criminals banked over €5 million by cloning websites selling high-end electrical products that customers never received. Three people have been arrested in the Orihuela
Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain
AN ELCHE soccer school scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional with victims duped by promises of professional club contracts and residency visas. 12
LET IN THE LIGHT (AND WATER): Stunning new development where a salt lagoon in Spain is on full screen
AS any good architect knows you always need to maximise on your environment. And so this is exactly how the talented team at Arquitectos MAB
Hot location: This Costa Blanca town has seen property prices rise faster than any other coastal municipality in Spain
ORIHUELA on the southern Costa Blanca has seen the largest rise in house prices per m2 in the last year of any coastal municipality in
Revealed: The huge rodent spotted roaming irrigation canals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A LARGE rodent native to South America has been spotted in a Segura river irrigation canal in the Orihuela area. The coypu(Myocastor coypu)- also known
New high-speed rail routes in Spain: British expat hotspots on the Costa Blanca will be directly connected to these three fantastic cities
HIGH speed train services from state operator Renfe departing from Elche, Orihuela and Murcia will be directly linked to three Castilla y Leon region cities
This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007
ALICANTE province has clocked the highest number of new houses built in a year since the property boom of 2007. The number of new properties
Warning for dog owners: Killer caterpillars are on the move in these areas along Spain’s Costa Blanca
PROCESSIONARY caterpillars- lethal to dogs if they come into contact with them- have been spotted in parts of Alicante province. Sightings have been reported in
Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the Vega
Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government
PLANS for three solar farms in the south of Alicante province next to the protected Sierra Escalona area have been rejected by the Ministry for
EXPLAINER: Why one in five homes are lying empty during housing shortage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER 209,000 properties are lying empty in Alicante province according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE)- around a fifth of all homes in the region.
New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this ThursdayÂ
ALICANTE province will experience extremely hot temperatures of up to 43 degrees tomorrow, Thursday August 10. The region will be hit by a new heatwave
Gang steal tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain’s Murcia region
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have busted a gang of Murcia-based telephone copper wire thieves and returned over three tons of wiring to their rightful owners. Stolen
Dutchman arms trafficker who was hiding in Spain arrested in Alicante
A DUTCHMAN sought for arms and drug trafficking has been arrested in Orihuela (Alicante). Guardia Civil started an investigation in March after being informed the
Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 yearsÂ
ALICANTE province is dealing with the hottest July nights in the last 100 years, according to Spain’s weather agency Aemet. The most affected area is
Busy motorway to get third lane in Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GOVERNMENT has announced that 17 kilometres of the A-7 motorway in the south of Alicante province will be upgraded to three lanes. It’s the
Polish fugitive wanted over 1997 murder is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A POLISH national who fled his native country after the fatal 1997 shooting of a man has been arrested in Orihuela by the Policia Nacional.