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Man viciously attacked elderly women and pawned off their jewellery in Alicante area

Thief viciously attacked elderly women and pawned off their jewellery in Alicante area

A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for assaulting elderly women in Callosa de Segura and stealing jewellery which he then pawned off. The detainee committed

15 Jul, 2025 @ 13:09

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Residents told to shut windows as forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

WATCH: Forest fire smoke travels hundreds of kilometres to Costa Blanca

A CATALUNYA forest fire has generated smoke which has travelled hundreds of kilometres south to parts of Alicante province on Tuesday. The Valencian 112 emergency

8 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Cigarette machine thief seriously injured after getaway car ends up in Costa Blanca canal

A THIEF was seriously injured after his getaway car went into a canal at San Miguel de Salinas in Alicante province. The man was taken

19 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SOS APPEAL as British expat goes missing on Spain's Costa Blanca

SOS APPEAL: British expat goes missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat has gone missing in the Jacarilla area of Alicante province. Jacarilla council has put out an appeal for Janet Fison who who

2 Jun, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Giant 'bastard snake' pops up in toilet to shock homeowner in Spain

Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain

A SHOCKED homeowner found a large bastard snake peering up at him from his bathroom toilet. The resident in Benejuzar(Alicante province) called for help shortly

30 May, 2025 @ 12:04

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Residents demand more doctors and shorter hospital waiting lists for expat Costa Blanca towns

SAN Miguel de Salinas and Los Montesinos residents and politicians protested on Wednesday about a lack of family doctors and long waiting lists at Torrevieja

22 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Residents protest over ‘second-rate’ council services for part of Costa Blanca

OVER 300 people protested in Playa Flamenca on Monday about sub-standard services on the Orihuela Costa. The demonstration outside the Orihuela council office was called

6 May, 2025 @ 12:52

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Motorist escapes with minor injuries after driving car off Costa Blanca promenade

FIREFIGHTERS rescued an elderly motorist trapped in her car after it drove off a Torrevieja promenade and flipped onto its side. The accident happened at

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

British mobsters with machine guns make death threats to forcibly take over cannabis clubs on Costa Blanca

‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

TWO members of a British gang that terrorised cannabis clubs on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of them is

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man used hand drill and wire to rig roulette machine to cough €8k of jackpots inside Alicante gaming saloon

Man used hand drill and wire to rig roulette machine to cough up €8k inside Alicante gaming saloon

A MAN has been caught rigging an electronic roulette gaming machine with a piece of wire to earn him pay-outs totalling €8,000. The 41-year-old Moroccan

3 Apr, 2025 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

John George breakthrough: Two suspects are arrested in Portugal over murder of Northern Irish father in Spain

John George breakthrough: Suspect arrested in Portugal over murder of Northern Irish father in Spain

A NORTHERN Ireland man has been arrested in Portugal over the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George. The 26-year-old, has been named as Jonathan ‘Jonny’

26 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

'Cowboy mechanic' accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros flees Spain

‘Cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros quits Spain

AN alleged ‘cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling dozens of British expats out of thousands of euros has left Spain for a new life in the

5 Mar, 2025 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IBreakthrough in removing notorious traffic bottleneck with up to 14 hours of delays in Costa Blanca tourist city

Breakthrough in removing notorious traffic bottleneck that brings misery to motorists in Costa Blanca tourist city

A MAJOR hurdle has been jumped in sorting out an infamous traffic bottleneck in Torrevieja following a positive environmental impact report. The Ministry of Transport

17 Feb, 2025 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Irish woman arrested for Turkish bath sex assault on young male tourist at Mallorca hotel

Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca

A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property

18 Dec, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Hot location: This Costa Blanca town has seen property prices rise faster than any other coastal municipality in Spain

ORIHUELA on the southern Costa Blanca has seen the largest rise in house prices per m2 in the last year of any coastal municipality in

26 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Costa Blanca mayor accused of punching elderly resident after long-standing feud amidst calls for him to resign

A WAR of words has broken out over an alleged assault by Dolores mayor, Joaquin Hernandez on a 71-year-old resident as political opponents demanded that

19 Aug, 2024 @ 15:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Super speed camera is installed on major road on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Device uses microwave signals to detect how fast a vehicle is travelling

MOTORISTS have been warned about a new ‘sophisticated’ speed trap that has appeared on a key Torrevieja entrance route. The unit has been installed on

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Victory for expats and locals on Spain’s Costa Blanca after plans for controversial biowaste plant are pulled

Brits and locals march against bio-waste plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but why are they against the project?

UP to a thousand residents marched in Los Montesinos on Tuesday to protest against the council deciding to house a regional biowaste recycling plant. Locals

31 Jul, 2024 @ 15:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Opponents fight biowaste recycling plant decision after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain's Costa Blanca

Residents fight plans for biowaste recycling plant after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROTEST has been called for next week against a regional biowaste recycling plant which Los Montesinos council has agreed to take on. Some residents

22 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Environment

Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NEW call has been made for tolls on the AP-7 motorway in the Vega Baja to be suspended after the government said the road

17 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Thieves use drone to follow high-value targets for street robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HI-TECH thieves used a drone to track people carrying large amounts of money on the streets of Alicante province. The five men are accused of

8 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Boat migrant is accused of sexually assaulting cleaner at hotel where he is being held on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BOAT migrant has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a cleaner at a Guardamar hotel that is being used as an emergency reception

1 Jul, 2024 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fake clergyman cons thousands of euros out of parish priests on Spain’s Costa Blanca with sob story of dying father and inheritance

A BOGUS priest has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after conning over €15,000 out of two clergymen in Alicante province. He was detained in

7 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

FOUR people have been arrested for allegedly tricking a Romanian woman to work in Torrevieja as a cook, but forcing her instead into prostitution. The

31 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja