Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain
A ROMANIAN man, 52, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for defrauding 19 people out of €133,000 via a ‘phishing’ scam. He
This British expat hotspot on the Costa Blanca is the fastest growing city in Spain, figures suggest
TORREVIEJA on the Costa Blanca had the highest percentage population growth of any Spanish city in 2023, according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The
Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity passes five million meal landmark for Valencia DANA victims
THE World Central Kitchen(WCK) charity founded and led by chef Jose Andres has distributed over five million meals to victims of the Valencia flood disaster.
Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences
ALICANTE City Council will not grant new licences for tourist flats for up to two years. Councillors voted overwhelmingly for the moratorium with just two
Benidorm set for major changes: Plans for 20 hotels, 2,300 homes and three shopping centres await final approval
THE final stage of getting approval for Benidorm’s biggest-ever urban development will begin next week. The city council’s governing board will put the plans for
Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca
A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property
Fears that spiralling €3 billion debt could ‘collapse’ health spending in flood-hit Valencia if Sanchez government does not help
HEALTH spending in the Valencian Community ‘could collapse’ if the central government does not help, according to regional president Carlos Mazon. The stark warning comes
Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community
A DUTCH fugitive accused of shipping four tons of cocaine with a street value of €230 million has been arrested in Moraira. The 43-year-old man
IN PICS: Graveyard for flood-destroyed vehicles in Valencia catches fire creating huge plumes of toxic smoke
FIRE crews battled for nearly four hours on Monday evening to extinguish a blaze in an area filled with vehicles destroyed by the Valencia floods.
IN PICS: Dramatic rescue of horse who fell over three metres into underground silo in Spain
A VALENCIA fire crew used a crane to rescue a horse that had fallen three-and-a-half metres into an underground silo. It was a happy ending
Spanish soldiers are hospitalised in Valencia after being ‘poisoned’ by toxic waste during the DANA cleanup
SOLDIERS involved in flood clear-up operations in Valencia province suffered poisoning and injuries during mud removal work. The admission came from Defence Minister, Margarita Robles,
Evacuations in Valencia after fire tears through landfill containing debris from the DANA disaster
A LANDFILL site used as a dumping ground for destroyed items in the Valencia floods caught fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. The
Pictured: The Valencia locals who are still missing almost two months after the deadly DANA disaster
THREE missing people have still to be found following the Valencia flood disaster which has claimed 233 lives 8,500 military personnel are still deployed in
Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’
A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The
Important long distance rail service reopens on Monday- eight weeks after Valencia flood disaster
RAIL services between Valencia and Alicante will resume on Monday without the need for buses after extensive repair work on lines damaged by the DANA
Families of Valencia flood victims present petition to Spain’s politicians calling for inquiry into slow response to disaster
A 65,000 signature petition was presented to Spain’s Congress of Deputies on Thursday by three relatives of Valencia flood victims demanding an inquiry into the
Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca
AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked
Valencia flood death toll rises to 223 after body of missing man is discovered in ‘ground zero’ town
THE death toll in the Valencia flood disaster rose to 223 on Thursday after the body of one of four missing people was discovered in
Police chief jailed in corruption probe after taking bungs from drug gang in Spain
THE former head of the Guardia Civil’s surveillance unit at the port of Valencia has been arrested after allegedly being paid bungs to ignore drug
New homes will be in Costa Blanca flood zone, warn environmentalists who will fight ‘reckless’ plans
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed ‘reckless’ plans for new properties in a Costa Blanca flood zone. A developer wants to build 64 semi-detached homes in the north
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend memorial service for Valencia flood disaster victims
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial service for the victims of the flood disaster that killed 222 people in
Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting
A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia
Wild boars go for a gentle stroll along seaside promenade in Spain
TWO wild boars were photographed taking a gentle seaside promenade stroll in Castellon province over the bank holiday weekend. La Concha Beach in Oropesa del
New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’
A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July
Warning for bike and scooter owners in Valencia after gang steals more than 180
A VALENCIA gang was found to have stolen over 180 stolen bicycles and scooters which were going to be sold at a market. The Policia
Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate
A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow