TWO doctors have been convicted of reckless homicide after an eight-year-old boy from Petrer in Alicante province died from peritonitis in 2020. The youngster named
AN ELUSIVE thief who went on a systemic campaign of stealing from Mercadona supermarket shoppers in Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
THE Policia Nacional are investigating an outdoor sex assault on a 16-year-old girl committed by three minors in Petrer last Friday. The teenager was attacked
A family-run drug sales operation has been dismantled in Alicante Province. Nine people have been arrested in Petrer and Villena for public health and money
A farmer has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing arson due to gross negligence after throwing away used barbecue charcoal embers. The man
SIX people, including two children, have been charged over a spate of racing pigeon robberies in the Alicante and Valencia areas. Stolen birds worth €50,000
CONMEN posing as Valencian government employees have been contacting elderly residents in Petrer to make appointments to disinfect their mattresses. The scammers have been cold-calling
A blockbuster thriller movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal will have its location base at a Petrer sports stadium car park. ‘The Interpreter’ will be directed by
A Petrer teenager says he was the victim of a homophobic assault outside the town’s sports centre last Friday night(August 20). Adrian Palazon, 17, said
CARING citizens in the Alicante neighbourhoods of Elda and Petrer are using their spare time during lock-down to make hospitals’ surgical masks for free. With