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Swedish expat returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca to find house turned into DRUGS DEN guarded by armed trafficker

A SWEDISH expat had the shock of his life when he returned home to find it occupied by an armed drug trafficker. The unnamed Swede,

7 Feb, 2020 @ 08:33

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca kicks off 2020 with month-long carnival in coastal city

TORREVIEJA starts it’s annual carnival next week on January 31 with a programme packed with fun for all the family. Every year, dozens of floats

19 Jan, 2020 @ 07:40

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Expat arrested on suspicion of murder after pushing stepfather through French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 40-year-old expat has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly pushing his stepfather through a French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The man,

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Costa Blanca doctor reveals the long-term harm that mobile phones inflict on us all

A TORREVIEJA doctor has revealed the extent of harm that mobile phones inflict on the human body, especially among the young. Dr Alfonso Cort highlighted

10 Nov, 2019 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Torrevieja turning on the tapas as Brits enjoy International Tapas Day

TORREVIEJA celebrated International Tapas Day in style this weekend with nearly 30 bars and restaurants showing off their culinary kudos. Like many other food festivals,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 16:33

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Fugitive rapist arrested in Torrevieja after fleeing from Italian justice

POLICÍA Nacional in Torreveija yesterday arrested a 35-year-old man wanted for a rape in Italy. The alleged aggressor had previously escaped Turin Police by jumping

18 Sep, 2019 @ 16:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

DATE rape drugs take away your freedom, until you take away the freedom of their traffickers. A British man has now been arrested after Guardia

30 May, 2019 @ 10:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Rapist Jeffrey Waite JAILED over 40-year-old attacks following extradition from the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man who raped two teenage girls 40 years ago has been jailed following an extradition from the Costa Blanca. Jeffrey Waite, 66, carried

14 May, 2019 @ 17:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

DID YOU FEEL IT? Earthquake rumbles along Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN earthquake has hit a popular holiday destination on the Costa Blanca, rattling residents’ windows and houses from Cartagena to Benidorm. The magnitude 4.0 earthquake

25 Mar, 2019 @ 14:47

Costa Blanca·Lead

British couple arrested for ‘leading’ huge marijuana network on Costa Blanca, caught with €216,000 of drugs including cannabis ‘jelly beans’, ‘jam’ and ‘cream chocolate spread’

GUARDIA Civil have arrested 21 people for cultivating and distributing illegal narcotics under a network of cannabis associations on the Costa Blanca, including two British

20 Mar, 2019 @ 12:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

NOT A BIN: Plastic fills river on Costa Blanca just hours after a 20-tonne clean-up

PLASTIC waste has accumulated in the old channel of the Segura river just a day after a massive a clean-up. The Confederacion Hidografica de Segura

18 Mar, 2019 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Spaniards fuming at viral video of two drunk British women being treated at hospital in expat hotspot in Spain

According to the doctors in the clip, dealing with drunk Brits is 'not out of the ordinary'

31 Jan, 2019 @ 15:58

Health·Lead

British tourist, 17, on life support machine after possible pesticide poisoning in Spain

Callum Forster from Leeds was rushed to hospital suffering ten seizures after a family night out in Alicante

1 Aug, 2018 @ 15:55

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Police in southern Spain warn of ‘over friendly’ criminals using an age-old trick to steal your jewellery

SPANISH police have warned of an increase in jewellery thefts using an age old hugging trick. Guardia Civil in Torrevieja posted a warning on Facebook

16 Apr, 2018 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Firemen scramble to free hotel guest in southern Spain whose testicles became trapped in plastic folding chair

Two carers tried to assist him but had to call in emergency services for back up

22 Mar, 2018 @ 16:59

Lead·National News

British mother ‘took 13 hours to report 3-year-old son missing’ after night out in Spain

A BRITISH mother is facing prosecution for allegedly taking 13 hours to report her son as missing while holidaying in Spain. It comes after a

29 Jan, 2018 @ 10:14

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Anger erupts in UK as probe ‘reveals unqualified Malaga expats flying back to UK for highly paid two week placements’ looking after elderly

EXCLUSIVE: Expats defend right to fly back to UK for two-week stints as live-in carers

A report said Brits have been driven to the work by a crippling downturn in the Spanish economy

4 Jan, 2017 @ 11:18

Business & Finance·Health·Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

Four-year-old British boy drowned in Costa Blanca swimming pool

Tragedy struck the family last night at the beginning of their holiday

7 Apr, 2016 @ 15:15

Lead·National News

Brits in Spain’s ‘top ten towns’ encouraged to learn Spanish

The project encompasses eleven towns with the highest concentration of British residents in the Valencia and Murcia regions

8 Oct, 2015 @ 14:32

Featured·La Cultura

German tourist drowns while swimming at beach on Orihuela coast

No lifeguards on duty at Cala del Bosque beach in La Zenia as they had finished for the summer

28 Sep, 2015 @ 11:40

Featured·National News

Marbella housing fraud scammers arrested across southern Spain

The Marbella-based group of seven ran a complex scam pretending to be intermediaries for property sales

28 Aug, 2015 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Property

For richer, for poorer: Exploring Spain’s wealthiest area Pozuelo de Alarcon and its poorest Torrevieja

Pozuelo’s populace is sitting pretty on an average salary of €54,000, while the townsfolk of Torrevieja struggle to get by on a paltry €7,985 a

8 Aug, 2015 @ 09:00

Lead·Travel News

Torrevieja: The poorest city in Spain?

Expats, tourists, and a seasonal economy may distort statistics on Torrevieja

9 Jul, 2015 @ 11:10

Lead

British expats arrested for fake kidnapping in Costa Blanca

Kidnapper sent photos of his bruised girlfriend to her parents in Manchester

8 Jul, 2015 @ 13:07

Crime & Law·National News

Richest and poorest towns named in Spain

With just 12% unemployment and an average income of €54,000 it comes as no surprise that those with most cash in their wallets live in

5 Jul, 2015 @ 11:30

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead·National News

British bride run down by mystery driver on her Spanish honeymoon in Torrevieja

The mother-of-one was left with a fractured spine, internal bleeding and five broken ribs

19 Sep, 2014 @ 17:32

National News

Torrevieja- Page 18

Swedish expat returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca to find house turned into DRUGS DEN guarded by armed trafficker

Costa Blanca kicks off 2020 with month-long carnival in coastal city

Expat arrested on suspicion of murder after pushing stepfather through French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca doctor reveals the long-term harm that mobile phones inflict on us all

Torrevieja turning on the tapas as Brits enjoy International Tapas Day

Fugitive rapist arrested in Torrevieja after fleeing from Italian justice

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

Rapist Jeffrey Waite JAILED over 40-year-old attacks following extradition from the Costa Blanca

DID YOU FEEL IT? Earthquake rumbles along Spain’s Costa Blanca

British couple arrested for ‘leading’ huge marijuana network on Costa Blanca, caught with €216,000 of drugs including cannabis ‘jelly beans’, ‘jam’ and ‘cream chocolate spread’

NOT A BIN: Plastic fills river on Costa Blanca just hours after a 20-tonne clean-up

WATCH: Spaniards fuming at viral video of two drunk British women being treated at hospital in expat hotspot in Spain

British tourist, 17, on life support machine after possible pesticide poisoning in Spain

Police in southern Spain warn of ‘over friendly’ criminals using an age-old trick to steal your jewellery

Firemen scramble to free hotel guest in southern Spain whose testicles became trapped in plastic folding chair

British mother ‘took 13 hours to report 3-year-old son missing’ after night out in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Expats defend right to fly back to UK for two-week stints as live-in carers

Four-year-old British boy drowned in Costa Blanca swimming pool

Brits in Spain’s ‘top ten towns’ encouraged to learn Spanish

German tourist drowns while swimming at beach on Orihuela coast

Marbella housing fraud scammers arrested across southern Spain

For richer, for poorer: Exploring Spain’s wealthiest area Pozuelo de Alarcon and its poorest Torrevieja

Torrevieja: The poorest city in Spain?

British expats arrested for fake kidnapping in Costa Blanca

Richest and poorest towns named in Spain

British bride run down by mystery driver on her Spanish honeymoon in Torrevieja

EXPLAINER: How British and American landlords in Spain finally have the same tax rights as EU neighbours

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40

Facebook ‘love scam’ gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population