Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a private cannabis club in Almoradi because it sold drugs. Registered cannabis clubs are permitted to allow the smoking
Many British nationals in Spain’s Costa Blanca fail to register to vote in May council elections
COUNCIL elections on May 28 will see fewer British expats voting in the Vega Baja area of Alicante province because they failed to re-register by
Mobile phones blare out emergency test alert in Costa Blanca area of Spain
MOBILE phone owners in parts of Alicante province got a Thursday surprise as the Valencian government tested out its emergency alert system. 27 municipalities in
Robbers flee with just €500 after bank stick-up on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO bank robbers held up a Torrevieja bank on Tuesday morning and escaped with just €500. The hooded men entered a branch of the Sabadell
Stabbing riddle as ‘good friend’ cleared of killing young Brit, Ben Nesbitt, on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SOUTHPORT man has been found not guilty of homicide following the fatal stabbing of Ben Nesbitt, 22, who was found bleeding to death in
Gang sweeps through Costa Blanca shopping area car parks in Spain on robbery spree
SIX THIEVES who operated as a pack in Torrevieja shopping area car parks have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Five men and a woman-
New car park coming to popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CONTRACT has been advertised to build a new car park serving Guardamar del Segura’s Playa La Roqueta. The tender cost comes in at just
‘Hugging robber’ jailed at last after multiple offences on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FEMALE thief who ‘hugged’ victims in a tight embrace was caught red-handed trying to steal from an elderly man in a Costa Blanca golf
Official go-ahead within days for controversial urbanisation on unspoilt stretch of Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA council’s governing board this Tuesday will finally approve the controversial plans to build up to 2,200 homes at Cala Mosca. Work by the Gomendio
Motorhomes staying illegally overnight causes car park closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on a Torrevieja urbanisation appear to have won a long-running battle to close a private car park where motorhomes stayed overnight- in breach of
Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold
Municipal dog park closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca after being set up on private land
ROJALES council has been left in the doghouse after opening up a canine park on private land on the Pueblo Bravo urbanisation. Entrance gates to
Gang produces bogus documents to get people identified as Ukraine refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Torrevieja have busted a group who produced fake documents for East Europeans for them to mascarade as Ukraine nationals fleeing the war in
Dead body at landfill site transferred from 100 kilometres away on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DECOMPOSED body originating from the Vega Baja area has been found on a landfill site in the north of Alicante province. Authorities were called
British man accused of stabbing wife to death is jailed by court on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 69-YEAR-OLD British man has been jailed as investigations continue into Sunday’s killing of his wife at their Lomas de Cabo Roig urbanisation home on
7,600 illegally-built homes can be ‘legalised’ in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES have identified 7,600 illegally-built homes in the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca that can be ‘legalised’. The Valencian Ministry of Territorial Policy,
British man arrested after two cannabis clubs are shut down in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 24-year-old British man was among four people arrested in Torrevieja for selling drugs at two cannabis clubs in the city. The consumption of marijuana
Spain’s first public electric charge points for lorries enter service in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
SPAIN’S first two public electric charging points for lorries opened on Monday at strategic points off the AP-7 motorway in the east of the country.
Man runs cocaine lab out of empty property in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has been jailed for running a cocaine laboratory out of an otherwise empty property in Benijofar on the Costa Blanca. The cocaine
British mother and son arrested for running motorbike theft gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO British expats have been accused of running a Torrevieja-based operation that stole 21 bikes and mopeds from across the Vega Baja and Murcia areas.
Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang
Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante province care home worker has been charged with fraud after racking up charges of over €6,000 on a bank card belonging to a
Bizarre motorway accident kills car passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE person died after three cars were struck on the AP-7 by part of a bridge fence that had fallen down onto the AP-7 motorway
Prolific home robber arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after special police operation
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a prolific burglar and charged him with 23 home robberies in the Vega Baja area of Alicante Province- half of
Costa Blanca mayors in Spain meet with police after big wave of home robberies in popular expat areas
POLICE in three Costa Blanca municipalities have told people to stay calm after a big rise in home robberies in recent weeks. The situation has
Wave of motorhomes spending winter close to popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain
RESIDENTS have complained about an influx of motorhomes parked up close to the southern end of Torrevieja’s La Mata beach. They’re concerned that the big