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400 goldfinches stuffed into cages are rescued by police from van in Spain- en route to France

Hundreds of goldfinches stuffed into cages for sale on black market are rescued by police in Spain

SOME 400 parva goldfinches crammed into cages in a van have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in the Orihuela area of Alicante province. Sadly,

22 Apr, 2026 @ 16:15

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Former Costa Blanca mayor and three ex-councillors convicted of ‘rigging’ refuse contract

A FORMER mayor of Orihuela, Monica Lorente, has been given a four-month jail term and disqualified from holding public office for 20 months over the

12 Jan, 2026 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

15 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Lead·Sport

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

3 Aug, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

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

9 Jul, 2025 @ 15:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

8 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Sewers get treated to stop cockroach population doubling in Costa Blanca city

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

22 May, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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

26 Mar, 2025 @ 16:44

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Sex exploitation gang conned over 1,000 women with bogus job offers on Spain's Costa Blanca

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

24 Feb, 2025 @ 11:18

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

29 Jan, 2025 @ 12:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

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

13 Jan, 2025 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Crypto-fraudsters stole €19m from over 200 victims lured by AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain

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

21 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with promises about signing up for top La Liga clubs

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

18 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

30 Sep, 2024 @ 16:45

Alicante·Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN·Other News·Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

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

26 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

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

10 Jun, 2024 @ 12:22

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Malaga to Madrid from €7: Renfe launches sale on train fares starting TODAY

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

13 Mar, 2024 @ 11:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

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

5 Feb, 2024 @ 16:59

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

30 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

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

31 Oct, 2023 @ 17:18

Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Valencian Community

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

10 Sep, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain will give young people €250 per month help pay for rapidly rising rents - but move divides opinion

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.

30 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

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

Heatwave could reach 45 degrees in inland areas of Spain's Valencia region

New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this Thursday

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

9 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Gang stole tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain's Murcia region

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

31 Jul, 2023 @ 15:18

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

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

26 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Forecasters say current heatwave will run until 'probably' Monday in Spain

Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 years

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

26 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Hundreds of goldfinches stuffed into cages for sale on black market are rescued by police in Spain

Former Costa Blanca mayor and three ex-councillors convicted of ‘rigging’ refuse contract

Spain’s first cycling star Bernardo Ruiz dies aged 100 in his home city

6 bedroom Villa for sale in Orihuela with pool garage – € 445,000

Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse

Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca city has sewers blasted with pesticide to stop cockroach explosion

Police make multiple arrests in Spain targeting notorious Irish drugs gang known as ‘The Family’

Watch: Spain makes 48 arrests as it busts huge human trafficking ring across Alicante and Murcia

5 bedroom Villa for sale in Orihuela with pool garage – € 450,000

Cyber scammer arrested over €1.3m con which cheated 12 people in Spain

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain

LET IN THE LIGHT (AND WATER): Stunning new development where a salt lagoon in Spain is on full screen

Hot location: This Costa Blanca town has seen property prices rise faster than any other coastal municipality in Spain

Revealed: The huge rodent spotted roaming irrigation canals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

New high-speed rail routes in Spain: British expat hotspots on the Costa Blanca will be directly connected to these three fantastic cities

This province in eastern Spain has just had its biggest year for building homes since 2007

Warning for dog owners: Killer caterpillars are on the move in these areas along Spain’s Costa Blanca

Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government

EXPLAINER: Why one in five homes are lying empty during housing shortage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

New heatwave with temperatures of over 40 degrees to hit Spain’s Alicante Province this Thursday

Gang steal tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain’s Murcia region

Dutchman arms trafficker who was hiding in Spain arrested in Alicante

Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 years

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nightmare’ for British pet owners as EU scraps passport ‘loophole’

WATCH: How to sample some of the delicious snacks at Sevilla’s famous Feria de Abril – but watch out for the sky-high prices

ON THIS DAY: A footballer, pioneer and Irishman are born – here’s how all three became legends in Spain’s sunny south

Hundreds of goldfinches stuffed into cages for sale on black market are rescued by police in Spain

Win your way into Spain’s tastiest festival this Spring! The Olive Press hands out ticket giveaway for Granada’s Degusta Fest