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Marijuana farmers clamber onto to roof in failed attempt to escape police raid at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO MEN running an indoor marijuana farm tried to escape their luxury Costa Blanca rental villa by going onto the roof when the Policia Nacional

6 Nov, 2023 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Drugs·Valencian Community

Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the Vega

31 Oct, 2023 @ 17:18

Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Valencian Community

Brazilian 'cleaners' tricked into becoming sex workers at Costa Blanca brothel in Spain

Brazilian ‘cleaners’ conned and forced to become sex workers at Costa Blanca brothel in Spain

FIVE WOMEN forced to work as prostitutes in Spain’s Alicante province have been freed by the Policia Nacional following collaboration with the Brazilian Federal police.

18 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

British motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with fellow expat on Spain's Costa Blanca

British expat, 62, dies in head-on motorcycle crash on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH motorcyclist died in a head-on collision with another car- also driven by a British national- in the San Miguel de Salinas area of

17 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Thieves rob homes as part of their summer holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR GEORGIAN men rented Torrevieja area holiday homes over the summer to use them as bases to rob properties across the Vega Baja and Medio

17 Oct, 2023 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Woman gets €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

Woman wins €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

AN ELDERLY woman has got a €450,000 pay-out after a shoulder operation went wrong at Torrevieja Hospital resulting in the amputation of her left arm.

3 Oct, 2023 @ 14:07

Costa Blanca·Health·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

After years of campaigning, British expat areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca will finally get home postal deliveries

COMMUNITY postal boxes are to be scrapped over large parts of the Orihuela Costa with the state postal service Correos ordered to introduce ‘door to

3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Health centre expansion reversed for busy British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS to expand a health centre serving 30,000 patients on the Orihuela Costa have been shelved in favour of seeking a site to build a

2 Oct, 2023 @ 15:57

Costa Blanca·Health·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Two men stealing from holiday homes and beach car parks are caught red-handed after hotel robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments and

10 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government

PLANS for three solar farms in the south of Alicante province next to the protected Sierra Escalona area have been rejected by the Ministry for

10 Sep, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Irishman, 29, is arrested after ‘fleeing the scene of a fatal car crash’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 29-year-old Irish national over a hit and run car crash in Torrevieja that killed a motorist. The man is

8 Sep, 2023 @ 12:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Warning over holiday rental scams in southern Spain: Three are arrested for ‘defrauding unsuspecting tourists out of tens of thousands of euros’

A TORREVIEJA holiday rental scam has been busted by the Guardia Civil with three Spaniards arrested- some of whom had previously committed similar frauds. 30

6 Sep, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Irish mobster John Milligan walks free from court with no jail time after plea bargain deal on drug and gun offences in Spain's Costa Blanca

Irish ‘mobster’ John Gilligan, 71, avoids jail for ‘smuggling cannabis in flip flop shipments’ after securing plea bargain deal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Irish mobster John Gilligan avoided jail on Monday after agreeing a plea bargain with prosecutors over drug trafficking and gun possession charges. The same arrangement

4 Sep, 2023 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Irish holidaymaker hunted after fleeing accident scene after his rental car smashes head-on into oncoming vehicle and kills driver on Spain's Costa Blanca

Irish holidaymaker hunted after fleeing accident scene when his rental car smashes head-on into oncoming vehicle and kills driver on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE are looking for an Irish motorist who collided head-on with another car- killing the other driver in the Torrevieja area. The smash happened at

4 Sep, 2023 @ 12:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Residents angry about quarry getting environmental go-ahead to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RESIDENTS group in San Miguel de Salinas say they don’t want a clay quarry to reopen because of heavy lorries using narrow roads and

31 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Police officers called 'sons of bitches' are beaten up by angry family over illegally-parked car next to popular tourist promenade on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police beaten up by angry family and called ‘sons of bitches’ over illegally-parked car in popular tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MAYOR of Guardamar, has condemned a ‘cowardly and senseless’ attack on two Policia Local officers who asked a family at a terrace bar to

28 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Norwegian expat, 54, laid dead in his Costa Blanca home for ‘at least 10 days’: Body is discovered after neighbours complained of foul smell

A STRONG stench wafting from a Torrevieja flat forced a Guardia Civil break-in with the discovery of a man’s body which had been lying there

21 Aug, 2023 @ 10:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Big new €4.2 million municipal park with sports courts, playgrounds, and dog area set for October opening in British expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

New €4 million municipal park set for October construction finish in British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK on the long-awaited new municipal park for Torrevieja’s La Siesta area should be finished by October. The area covers 44,000 m2 and has cost

15 Aug, 2023 @ 15:19

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja·Travel News·Valencian Community

Man steals dozens of catalytic converters from cars on Spain's Costa Blanca with extracted precious metals exported to Germany

Mechanic steals dozens of catalytic converters with precious metal content from parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A CAR mechanic stole at least 84 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante province with precious metals

8 Aug, 2023 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Girls flee Valencia home after domestic abuse and arranged marriage threats

British man seriously injured during fatal house brawl with knives and hammer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man suffered serious injuries in a brawl at a Torrevieja house early on Saturday morning which saw a Dutch national die from stab

7 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Extradited son of Irish criminal John Gilligan jailed by Costa Blanca court in Spain

THE SON of Irish mobster John Gilligan has been jailed following his extradition from Ireland in July. Darren Gilligan, 47, and his 71-year-old father were

4 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Sub-standard summer rubbish collection service slammed in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ORIHUELA COSTA residents group has demanded action from Orihuela council to remove vast amounts of excess rubbish piling up on the area’s streets. The

20 Jul, 2023 @ 14:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Busy motorway to get extra third lane in Spain's Costa Blanca

Busy motorway to get third lane in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GOVERNMENT has announced that 17 kilometres of the A-7 motorway in the south of Alicante province will be upgraded to three lanes. It’s the

19 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Paedophile British expat from Spain's Costa Blanca gets jailed for 15 years in UK

Elderly British paedophile living on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets jailed for 15 years in UK

A BRITISH resident of Algorfa has been jailed for 15 years and given a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order after sexually abusing a girl in

19 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Polish fugitive wanted over 1997 murder is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A POLISH national who fled his native country after the fatal 1997 shooting of a man has been arrested in Orihuela by the Policia Nacional.

18 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Marijuana Gang Had Drugs Worth €3 Million On Spain's Costa Blanca To Send In Boxes To Germany

Marijuana gang had drugs worth €3 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca for cardboard box delivery to Germany

A SPANISH-ALBANIAN gang that exported marijuana from Alicante province and Murcia to Germany has been busted in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and

11 Jul, 2023 @ 12:13

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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