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Police probe into bogus work contract gang

Police bust fake work contract scheme that made €1m by ripping off foreigners who wanted Spanish residency and access to social security

POLICE have arrested an Alicante man, 74, for allegedly running a criminal network that pocketed around €1 million by producing bogus work contracts in exchange

14 Jun, 2024 @ 11:02

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital Donates an Adapted Chair to CD Ultra Trail Sierra Blanca

Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital has donated an adapted chair to CD Ultra Trail Sierra Blanca for use by children and adults with mobility difficulties in mountain

14 Jun, 2024 @ 11:02

Andalucia·Health

A Paradise for Play: Family-Friendly Accommodations in Madeira

Discover the best family-friendly accommodations in Madeira for your next vacation. Find out what makes these locations perfect for you and your loved ones. Explore

13 Jun, 2024 @ 21:23

Olive Press Travel

Gibraltar upgraded as ‘largely compliant’ in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing by European watchdog MONEYVAL

GIBRALTAR has been marked as ‘largely compliant’ in its progress at tackling money laundering and terrorist financing. The award comes from the Council of Europe’s

13 Jun, 2024 @ 19:00

Gibraltar·Lead

High salt levels lead to warning over drinking tap water in popular Costa Blanca tourist spot

RESIDENTS in Teulada on the Costa Blanca have been told not to drink tap water due to a high concentration of salt. The recommendation comes

13 Jun, 2024 @ 18:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Rising numbers of British bikers disembarking in Spain to be handed brochure on the do’s and don’t’s of Spanish roads after alarming surge in motorcycle accidents

BRITISH bikers arriving in Spain are about to be given a lesson in how to drive on Spanish roads. A whopping 20,000 motorcyclists are expected

13 Jun, 2024 @ 18:15

Lead·Other News

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Property market in Spain gets a boost with first quarterly sales rise in well over a year

HOUSE sales in Spain rose by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2024, the first year-on-year sales increase after five consecutive quarters of falls. Sales

13 Jun, 2024 @ 17:45

Lead·National News·Property

Six ‘black flags’ handed out to beaches and coastal areas suffering from pollution and ‘mismanagement’ in eastern Spain

THE Ecologists in Action group has dished out six flags to the Valencian Community in its annual ‘Black Flag’ awards to beaches suffering pollution caused

13 Jun, 2024 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Queues for a taxi at Alicante airport are lasting up to two HOURS: Plan is launched to crack down on waiting times

TALKS will be held as soon as Friday to produce a plan to end waits of up to two hours for a taxi at Alicante-Elche

13 Jun, 2024 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Big win for Spain’s Guardia Civil as they lead international operation to take down the notorious Balkan Cartel responsible for importing half of all cocaine into Europe

THE Guardia Civil have led a global operation to take down the infamous Balkan clan, thought to be responsible for importing half of all the

13 Jun, 2024 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Barbate Guardia Civil murders: Spanish authorities hunt new narco suspect hiding out in Morocco with family links to a Costa del Sol kingpin after admitting error with original arrest

THE Guardia Civil have admitted they may have pointed the finger at the wrong narco in the murder of two officers in Barbate in February.

13 Jun, 2024 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

British DJ launches desperate appeal after ALL his ‘irreplaceable’ music, laptop and other items are stolen from his car in Spain’s Ibiza

A BRITISH DJ has launched a desperate appeal in Ibiza after ALL his ‘irreplaceable’ music, laptop and other items were stolen from his car. The

13 Jun, 2024 @ 14:59

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Cadiz joins ‘anti-tourism’ movement in Spain: Locals accuse visitors of ‘stealing our city’ as they plan huge protest this month

CADIZ is the latest city to join the fight against excessive tourism that is currently sweeping Spain. The ancient city is the capital of Cadiz

13 Jun, 2024 @ 14:27

Cadiz·Lead

Cockroach warning in Spain: This summer will be an ‘unprecedented’ challenge thanks to mutant specimens and climate change – here’s how to keep the pests out of YOUR home

CONTROLLING cockroaches in Spain this summer is going to prove an unprecedented challenge, an expert has warned. Jorge Galvan is the general director of the

13 Jun, 2024 @ 13:39

Environment·Health·Lead

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Benissa with pool garage – € 249,000

Apartment Benissa, Alicante 1 beds 1 baths € 249,000 Apartments for sale La Fustera, Benissa. The apartments consist of a living room, fully

13 Jun, 2024 @ 13:05

Featured Property

WATCH: Wayne Lineker, 62, is punched to the ground in Spain’s Ibiza

WAYNE Lineker, 62, has been punched to the ground in Ibiza after defending a female friend. The businessman was left unconscious after being punched while

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:58

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Brace for heat! Highs of 34C along Spain’s Costa del Sol this weekend as summer temperatures arrive

SUMMER temperatures will officially arrive to the Costa del Sol this weekend with highs of 34C, forecasters predict. According to state weather agency AEMET, parts

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:45

Lead·Weather

Mark Zuckerberg is caught ‘breaking maritime law’ while docking his €278m yacht in Spain’s Mallorca

A YACHT owned by the founder of Facebook and Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, has been docked in Palma since Friday, but there are claims that location

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: Over 5,500 boat migrants have died trying to reach Spain so far this year – one every 45 minutes

A NEW report has laid bare the severity of the migrant crisis as it was revealed that over 5,500 migrants have died trying to reach

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:41

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Traveller attempts to fly from Madrid to southern Spain with 15 TARANTULAS in Tupperware containers

A TRAVELLER was stopped flying from Madrid to southern Spain carrying 15 TARANTULAS in Tupperware cases. The Guardia Civil are investigating a man for illegally

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:11

Lead·Madrid·Sevilla

WATCH: Jasmine Harman visits beauty spot in inland Malaga: A Place In The Sun star, 48, swims in ‘lovely’ lake with her adorable dog Astro

JASMINE Harman has been enjoying her free time in between filming the next series of A Place In The Sun. The 48-year-old presenter, who moved

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:02

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city

TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a 9 APR, 2024 @ 11:30 ALICANTE·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MURCIA·OTHER NEWS Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing 27 NOV, 2023 @ 16:30 BENIDORM·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain 15 AUG, 2023 @ 17:15 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY One of Spain's most-notorious 'Love Hug' robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

Plain-clothed police arrest couple using ‘love hug’ method to steal luxury watches from pedestrians in Spain

A MARRIED Romanian couple have been arrested for a series of ‘love hug’ robberies after plain-clothed Guardia Civil officers helped a potential victim on a

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EXPLAINER: Here’s what you should do if you find your car has been flooded in the June monsoon

THE unexpected June monsoons that completely flooded parts of Mallorca and the Costa Blanca gave many a nasty shock when they went looking for their

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Bottlers, led by a donkey, and Maguire: Spanish football fans weigh in on the ‘inhuman’ England football team’s chances at upcoming Euro 2024 in Germany – but some are optimistic

ONE would think a team featuring the European Golden Shoe winner, the La Liga Player of the Year and the Premier League Player of the

13 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive allegations against gaming firm Mansion shake Gibraltar and raise questions about business links with former finance minister

A GIBRALTAR gaming firm whose name was emblazoned on various Premier League shirts has been accused of operating illegal online gambling in over a dozen

12 Jun, 2024 @ 19:47

Business & Finance·EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead

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