Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca looking forward to bumper New Year’s Eve
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are looking forward to a busy New Year’s Eve after two years of heavily reduced trade caused by Covid-19 restrictions.
Off-duty policeman chases supermarket robber around car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche supermarket thief was caught by two off-duty policemen doing their shopping at the same time. They restrained him after he ran off with
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces. 28 units were taken at night in
Christmas record-breaking temperatures for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
CHRISTMAS Day saw most of the Valencian Community enjoy daytime temperatures exceeding 20 degrees, with Valencia City hitting 23 degrees. Alicante recorded 19 degrees on
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming
Manager at Benidorm’s Terra Natura on Spain’s Costa Blanca admits reckless homicide after tiger killed worker
THE manager of Benidorm’s Terra Natura wildlife park and two employees have plead guilty to reckless homicide after a zookeeper was killed by a tiger
Here comes Santa Claus in a special surprise arrival for sick children on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FATHER Christmas arrived in spectacular style this week to greet youngsters at Alicante General Hospital. He was taken up on a fire truck ladder to
Prisoners spend day release time robbing houses across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO prisoners used their day release privileges to rob houses across the southern Costa Blanca. They were part of a three-man gang who have been
Popular tourist hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies during alleged home invasion
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a 77-year-old hotel owner at her Guardamar del Segura home on Wednesday. Her son is claiming that
Police patrols stepped up for holiday season in busy shopping areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional has launched its annual Safe Trade Plan to cut crime in Alicante Province shopping areas over the busy Christmas and New Year
Spain’s first ‘non-roundabout’ to be constructed in Costa Blanca’s Alicante
AN innovative ‘non-roundabout’ will be built in Alicante next year which will keep pedestrians and vehicles out of each other’s way. It will be the
Five-metre tall Christmas tree made from 600 balls of wool adorns town square in Spain’s Costa Blanca area
A fully-knitted Christmas tree has taken pride of place in an Alicante Province town square with not a pine needle in sight! The five-metre tall
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break record for cruise passenger arrivals
ALICANTE will break its record high achieved in 2011 for cruise passenger arrivals. Port Authority president, Julian Lopez Milla, says he expects over 120,000 passengers
Benidorm gang dress up as police to con €500,000 out of businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm gang fleeced a Russian businessman out of €500,000 by pretending to be Guardia Civil officers and telling him that he was wanted by
Passer-by in Spain’s Costa Blanca opens cardboard box and finds large snake inside
AN Alicante man got the surprise of his life when he decided to have a peek inside a large cardboard box dumped next to a
Drunk priest blames communion wine for crashing into several cars in Spain’s Valencia
A priest blamed communion wine on why he lost control of his car and hit five parked cars in Valencia. He was driving through the
Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros
POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills. A La Nucia printing
Policeman shoots himself dead at Castellon courthouse in Spain’s Valencia region
A Policia Nacional officer fatally shot himself on Thursday while on duty in a Castellon city courthouse in the Valencia region. The man was in
Serial thief behind 90 Costa Blanca robberies steals again days after prison release in Spain
A serial stealer with 90 Calpe area robberies to his name returned to his old ways just days after he finished serving a prison sentence.
‘Contortionist’ thief scrambles through ceiling spaces to rob businesses in Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested a thief who crawled through narrow spaces like ceiling air ducts to rob businesses in Santa Pola. The man’s spree, which started
Off-site car parking company workers scam Costa Blanca airport in Spain
FOUR employees of an Alicante-Elche airport car parking company have been arrested for a scam involving at least 50 vehicles dodging charges. Clients handed over
Air Nostrum pilots in Spain to strike during festive holiday period
THE main union representing pilots working for Air Nostrum has announced eight strike days over the festive holiday period. The pilots union Sepla has 70%
Abuser monitors ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Valencia by planting GPS tracker in her car
A man refused to accept the end of a relationship and planted a GPS tracker in his ex-girlfriend’s car to pop up unexpectedly to see
November passenger figures touch pre-pandemic levels at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
PASSENGERS using Alicante-Elche airport in November were close to pre-pandemic levels according to figures from airport operator Aena. 905,852 people were registered last month- 96.9%
Mother says ‘scary movie guy’ wanted to kidnap her child in Spain’s Castellon area
A woman says a ‘scary movie guy’ had his eyes on kidnapping her daughter- aged under two- when he tried to open their car door
Driver smashes motorway speed limit by 95 km/h on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 25-year-old motorist was clocked exceeding a motorway speed limit by 95 km/h in Alicante Province. Guardia Civil radar guns hit the top of their
