Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area
THE number of children convicted of sex crimes in Alicante province has almost doubled in seven years. The figures relate to 2024 totals compiled by
Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple with dozens of arrest warrants for rental home scam are caught on the Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S ‘Most Wanted’ criminal couple have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja. The husband and wife team- aged 36 and 44- have been
UK expats living in Spain fall by 2.2% as total population heads towards 50m
THE number of registered UK expats living in Spain fell by 2.2% in 2024 according to the National Institute of Statistics(NIE). Their annual population census
Anti-ageing cream heist as €500k of cosmetics are stolen while lorry driver snoozed in his cab on the Costa Blanca
FIVE people have been arrested after nearly €500k of anti-ageing cream was stolen from a lorry in Alicante while the driver was asleep. The shipment
Benidorm ‘best in Europe’ coffee shop and a bar are busted for selling drugs in city’s tourist zone
A BENIDORM coffee shop and a bar have been raided for selling drugs in the tourist area of the city. Six people have been arrested
New evidence shows Brit who died in Benidorm ‘was driven to the cliff he fell off’ as police try to brush it off as an accident
THE family of a Welsh holidaymaker who claim he died in Benidorm as a result of foul play has revealed new evidence to back their
New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party
JUANFRAN Perez Llorca has been elected as the new Valencian president after winning an investiture vote in parliament on Thursday. Perez Llorca- who will step
WATCH: Police seize two tons of cocaine in Valencia shipped in from Ecuador- hidden in fruit crates
AUTHORITIES have seized two tons of cocaine that arrived at the port of Valencia within a cargo of fruit from Ecuador. The drugs had been
Costa Blanca thief snatches €5,800 from woman who won big in gaming salon – only to be tracked down from trail of banknotes he left behind
AN Alicante street thief was caught after snatching a bag containing €5,800 in cash and leaving a trail of banknotes strewn over the pavement. The
Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’
A DENTAL clinic in Alzira has been searched by the Policia Nacional after a girl, 6, died last Thursday after being put under anaesthetic. A
Revealed: How a Costa Blanca city helps keep the UK’s roads safe during the icy winter
SALT from Torrevieja will be used to keep the UK’s roads passable during the icy winter. The city’s salt flats are the biggest in Europe
Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail
A MAN who threatened to kill a Ryanair worker at Alicante-Elche airport over his oversized suitcase has been given a three-month prison term. The 40-year-old,
Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain
JD WETHERSPOON has announced its first-ever pub in mainland Europe will be at Alicante-Elche airport. The outlet has been named Castell de Santa Barbera after
British fugitive convicted of sexual assault and jailed for 10 years is arrested at Benidorm hotel
A BRITISH fugitive convicted of two sexual assaults who skipped his sentencing hearing has been arrested in a Benidorm hotel. The 44-year-old man had an
Schoolboy rushed to hospital for emergency operation after classmate stabs him in the chest on Costa Blanca street
A SCHOOLBOY, 16, needed emergency surgery after being stabbed by a classmate in a Torrevieja street. The attack happened on the city’s Avenida de las
Alicante switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday at a cost of €580k
ALICANTE switches on one of Spain’s biggest Christmas light displays this Friday with 2.6 million energy-saving LED bulbs. Installation work started in early September with
Arctic blast will cause temperatures to plummet in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A DRAMATIC fall in temperatures will hit the Valencia region later this week due to a ‘very cold’ air mass coming down from the Arctic.
Illegal puppy farm with poodles and Yorkies is found inside urine and excrement-infested Valencia home
AN INDOOR puppy farm has been discovered in the Quatre Carreres district of Valencia City. The property owner did not have a breeding licence according
Driver, 22, is killed by falling palm tree smashing into his car on busy Costa Blanca road
TORREVIEJA is urgently reviewing the state of over 5,500 municipal palm trees after one of them collapsed on a car- killing a young motorist. Martin
Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has almost beaten last year’s passenger total with two months to spare. The Costa Blanca facility recorded a tenth successive record month for
Three arrests over murder of Swedish restaurant owner who was dragged to his death by phone thieves on the Costa Blanca
THREE men have been arrested in Alicante City after a restaurant owner was dragged to his death when his iPhone was stolen in Torrevieja. Inquiries
Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet
AN AFRICAN wild cat illegally kept as a domestic pet has been rescued from an Alicante area home. The five-year-old female serval called Tila became
IN PICS: Benidorm’s Fancy Dress Party attracts over 30,000 visitors- mainly British- to Europe’s ‘biggest’ costume parade
OVER 30,000 people- mainly British expats and tourists- lined Benidorm’s streets on Thursday for the annual ‘Fancy Dress Party’. The event organised by hospitality associations
Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca
A YEAR-LONG probe to bust a Costa Blanca gang that sexually exploited women has resulted in seven arrests and the freeing of 11 victims. Following
Costa Blanca’s top summer music festival ‘kicked out of Benidorm’ but finds new home in Torrevieja
A MAJOR summer music festival has quit Benidorm after 14 years and found a new home on the southern Costa Blanca in Torrevieja. The Low
WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught ‘red-handed’ unloading hashish from narco boat on the Costa Blanca
DRUG traffickers were ‘caught in the act’ unloading a narco boat transporting hashish worth €7.8m. The vessel had sailed under the cover of darkness into