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
Environmentalists oppose big construction plans for unspoilt section of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS for 954 homes to be built on an unspoilt stretch of the Orihuela Costa have been slammed by the Friends of Sierra Escalona(ASE) association.
Bogus quick loan website scammed victims out of €500,000 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A fake website offering fast money loans with no background checks scammed 86 people out of €500,000 in the Valencian Community in over 100 fraudulent
The Costa Blanca city in Spain that’s home to a festive spectacular for Christmas lovers from home and abroad
ALICANTE clearly loves this time of the year as its home to the world’s biggest nativity display as well as one of the country’s largest
Man is shot and tasered during hoax meeting to steal his watch in Spain’s Valencia
FOUR men have been denied bail after trying to kill a man who went to an Oliva house in Valencia Province to buy a luxury
Judge gets tough probing music festival stage collapse in Spain’s Valencia which killed a man
A judge investigating the collapse of a Valencia area music festival stage in August has ordered the appearance of a solicitor acting for the organisers.
Spain’s Valencia beaten by Marseille in battle for 2022 European Capital of Innovation award
VALENCIA has failed to become the 2022 European Capital of Innovation after it was beaten by Marseille. The announcement was made during an awards ceremony
Robbers with base in Spain’s Valencia plundered at least 40 homes across seven provinces
SEVEN people have been arrested for robbing at least 40 homes across Spain- netting money and valuables worth around €800,000. The Albanian gang based themselves