Off-duty Costa Blanca firefighter and his dog discover missing man in Spain
AN off-duty firefighter and his dog out for a walk on Saturday in the Rabasa Lagoons area of Alicante found a man who was missing
Mother ran family drug sales business out of homes in Alicante area of Spain
A family-run drug sales operation has been dismantled in Alicante Province. Nine people have been arrested in Petrer and Villena for public health and money
Lemon and orange harvests cut by up to half due to extreme weather in Alicante area of Spain
EXTREME weather conditions have caused big falls in Alicante Province lemon and orange harvests. Growers have been forced to count the cost of a very
Professional swindler steals €20,000 from Costa Blanca disabled group member in Spain
A man branded by police as a ‘professional swindler’ cheated €20,000 out of an Alicante disabled group member in addition to running a property rental
Violent jewellery store robbers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after five stick-ups
TWO men have been arrested in Rojales and Torrevieja over five gunpoint jewellery store robberies over the summer in Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil seized
Costa Blanca builders in Spain cheated customers by robbing their homes
A three-man Alicante Province robbery gang that posed as builders has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men offered masonry services on a variety
Costa Blanca airport in Spain pioneers special sensory room for autistic travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport will become Spain’s first airport to have a special room for passengers with autism spectrum disorders(ASD). A lounge will be created close to
Teenage woman arrested over stabbing man and dumping body in cupboard of his Valencia home in Spain
AN 18-year-old woman has confessed to fatally stabbing a man, 41, at his Cullera home in Valencia Province. The assailant is believed to be suffering
Woman dies in underground car park fire in Valencia area of Spain
A woman died on Sunday after a fire swept through an underground car park in Alboraya, Valencia Province. The blaze, on Avenida Corts Valencianas, was
Man tries to get debt paid and almost gets crushed between parked cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man was taken to Elche General Hospital after a debtor tried to crush him against parked vehicles. A 29-year-old Romanian national has been arrested
Ghost urbanisation could be resurrected after 14 years in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A developer wants to resuscitate plans for a ‘ghost’ urbanisation in San Miguel de Salinas in the south of Alicante Province with a previous objective
High-speed police chase uncovers big indoor marijuana farm in Spain’s Valencia area
A Torrent man had his large indoor marijuana farm raided after leading police on a high-speed car chase around the city. The 37-year-old Spaniard was
Tourists ‘choked’ by street thieves stealing cash and belongings in Spain’s Valencia
THREE tourists were literally ‘choked’ by two street thieves in Valencia who robbed them of their belongings. The assailants struck by choking the tourists using
Drug traffickers arrested for shipping in cocaine to Valencia in Spain
A two-year Guardia Civil investigation has brought down a gang of cocaine importers bringing in supplies on shipping containers docking in Valencia from South America.
Caregiver goes on year-long shopping spree using credit card belonging to elderly client on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A carer breached the trust of her 85-year-old female client in Alicante by illegally using her credit card 175 times. A 32-year-old woman has been
Five teenagers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually blackmailing fellow youngsters
POLICIA NACIONAL officers have arrested five Elche area teenagers aged 16 and 17 for sexual blackmail. They allegedly threatened minors via social media, saying they
LUGHOLES OPEN: Specsavers launches brand new hearing centre in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECSAVERS has celebrated the launch of its exciting new audiology service in Benidorm. It is not just a very high-quality service but the team of
Russian’s residency battle on Spain’s Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security
A judge has reported an Alicante Province-based Russian national to Spain’s social security department for falsely claiming €460.93 every month for over two years. It
Heroic police officers save life of unconscious baby in Spain’s Valencia
POLICIA Nacional officers in Valencia City saved the life of an unconscious 11-month-old boy on Sunday. Two patrol cars were sent to a property on
Former Valencia region president Zaplana faces up to 19 years in jail if convicted of corruption in Spain
TWO former Partido Popular presidents of the Valencian Community face long jail stints if convicted of corruption over the award of a regional Wind Energy
Dodgy dentist scams customers with ‘double’ loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE owner of a dental clinic chain in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas has been charged with fraud after ripping off customers who applied
Thieves blow up bank ATM to steal €40,000 from Valencia area of Spain
THIEVES used explosives to access a bank ATM machine in Valencia and drove off in stolen cars with an estimated €40,000. It was the first-such
Woman dies in car that ended up overturned in canal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman died on Saturday after losing control of her car which ended up overturned in a canal in the Dolores area of the Vega
Ryanair slammed after 70 Stansted-bound passengers are left behind in Spain’s Castellon Airport due to passport check delays
BUDGET airline Ryanair has been criticised for leaving over 70 Stansted-bound passengers stranded at Castellon Airport because police officers arrived late for passport control duties.
Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized
POLICE in Spain have smashed what has been described as Europe’s ‘most important’ criminal gang producing fake €500 notes. 12 people have been arrested including
Mother of sexually abused child arrested in Spain’s Valencia for not stopping her boyfriend carrying out assaults
A mother who allegedly allowed her 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused by her boyfriend has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The