Costa Blanca suitcase thief pays high price for escape bid in Spain
A thief who stole two suitcases from a car parked at a Guardamar hotel has been landed with a €12,000 bill for injuring two by-standers,
Serbian drugs gang exported €2 million of marijuana annually from Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A Serbian drugs gang operating out of the Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain has been brought down in an international police operation. Europol said
Two stabbings during mass brawl in centre of Spain’s Valencia
A mass brawl in the centre of Valencia saw two people stabbed close to the bullring. The fight on Sunday evening involved around 30 people
Spain’s Valencian government cleared of negligence over low PPE supplies to medics during Covid pandemic early stages
THE Valencian government has been cleared of negligence over the lack of PPE gear for medics during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Spain’s Valencia celebrates being named as European Green Capital 2024
VALENCIA will be the European Green Capital 2024, after beating rivals including Murcia City and three Italian contenders. It’s an award with which the European
Popular ‘Gladiator’ exhibition extended till late November on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN international exhibition celebrating the days of gladiators doing battle in Rome’s Colosseum has been extended in Alicante due to public demand. ‘Gladiators: Heroes of
Drugged up girl escapes from car after sexual assault in Spain’s Valencia City
A girl was doped on drugs and then forced to perform a sex act on a man in Valencia. She escaped from his car after
Ryanair unveils new winter routes as it celebrates 15 years of its Costa Blanca airport base in Spain
RYANAIR has launched four new routes for the winter season out of Alicante-Elche airport as it celebrated 15 years of having a base at the
Evicted empty homes get locks changed for rental scam on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A scammer has been arrested in Elche for finding empty homes and changing the locks to rent the properties out to unsuspecting tenants. The 39-year-old
Man charged with raping mother-in-law attacks police officer with pepper spray in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia man accused of raping his mother-in-law has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after he was caught red-handed stealing from a van. The
Happy tenth birthday to first gorilla born in Spain’s Valencia region
BIOPARC Valencia got out the bunting on Wednesday to celebrate the tenth birthday of the first gorilla to be born in the Valencian Community. Ebo’s
Elderly British hoarder probably lay dead for fortnight in her Costa Blanca home in Spain
THE body of an 82-year-old British woman was found in her Torrevieja home after neighbours reported a strong smell coming from the building. Police found
‘It’s good to talk’ says Benidorm with new €2 million home for solving neighbour disputes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM will have a new €2 million home for an innovative mediation service that started up in March. The council has approved the construction of
Cute puppies kept in poor conditions are rescued on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Denia have rescued 18 puppies who lived in poor surroundings in a shack close to an industrial estate. The owner apparently planned to
Corrupt ex-Costa Blanca mayor in Spain gets prison term over waste contract bungs
FORMER Calpe mayor, Francisco Javier Morato, and two ex-Partido Popular councillors have been convicted of receiving bribes over a waste contract awarded in 1998. Javier
Big cocaine shipments intercepted at port of Valencia in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has seized 620 kilos of cocaine in three raids within nine days at the port of Valencia. The drugs were smuggled in
Blind customer makes massive payment mistake in Alicante area bar in Spain as owner tells him to go to court
A Petrer man found himself seriously out of pocket when he paid the bill in a local bar. The visually-impaired customer used the Bizum instant
Man, 20, kills elderly male lover and hides body in garden planter at his Valencia area home in Spain
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Valencia Province over the violent death of his elderly lover in Albalat de la Ribera. Police detained Alex
Under-fire boss resigns from criticised Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE head of Torrevieja’s health department, Pilar Santos, has resigned just over a year after it returned to public management. Ribera Salud contract to run
Police chief in Spain’s Valencia sacked for blaming all street crime on immigrants
A senior Policia Nacional officer in Valencia has been relieved of his command after making racist comments at a rally organised by the far-right Vox
Feathers ruffled as parrot gets rescued from shop fire in Spain’s Valencia area
FIREFIGHTERS made an unusual rescue on Thursday after finding a parrot in a Gandia store that caught fire. Fire crews from Gandia and Oliva went
Two roadside workers killed by van on Valencia area motorway in Spain
TWO roadside workers were killed and four others injured after a van ploughed into them on the AP-7 motorway at Sagunto, Valencia Province. The Guardia
Covid-19 pandemic ‘not over’ warning for Spain’s Costa Blanca as booster roll out continues
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is ‘not over’ despite the low number of ICU hospital admissions. Just 5% of regional
Income tax declarations reveal Costa Blanca has two of Spain’s poorest big city areas
ALICANTE and Elche have two of Spain’s poorest big city neighbourhoods according to figures compiled by the Tax Agency. The organisation says that after the
Axe-wielding man in Spain’s Valencia area attacks ex-wife’s car with young children inside
A man attacked his ex-wife’s car with their two young daughters inside on an Ontinyent street. The 40-year-old Spaniard has been charged with threats, damage,
Two police officers on holiday save choking diner at Costa Blanca hotel in Spain
TWO off-duty Policia Nacional officers enjoying a weekend with friends at a prominent Denia hotel came to the rescue of a choking diner. The group