Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
TWO youths committed 21 robberies in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas without hesitating to beat up anybody that stood in the way. The violent
Guy Ritchie film starring Jake Gyllenhaal to shoot in Spain with base in Alicante area football stadium car park
A blockbuster thriller movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal will have its location base at a Petrer sports stadium car park. ‘The Interpreter’ will be directed by
Alicante’s Three Kings Parade will go ahead on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE’S Three Kings Parade will go ahead this Wednesday afternoon with extra COVID-19 safety measures. A number of Valencian Community towns and cities including Valencia
Alicante predicts 2022 ‘boom’ for cruise ship arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE City Council says that cruise ship passengers visiting the area will more than quadruple in 2022. The authority also predicts that tourists spending time
Unvaccinated people told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIAN Community residents who have received no COVID-19 vaccines have been told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties. The appeal came this Thursday
Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal
A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester. The farmer
Food and power prices boost Spain’s inflation rate to highest figure in nearly 30 years
SPAIN’S inflation rate has hit 6.7% this December- the highest annual hike since March 1992. Official figures published on Thursday from the National Statistics Institute(INE)
Trapped climbers in overnight rescue drama on famous Costa Blanca peak in Spain
FIVE climbers trapped on Monte Ponoig in Alicante Province have been rescued after an overnight operation by regional firefighters Monte Ponoig, overlooking Polop, is nicknamed
Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain
AN early morning siege in Elche ended in the arrest of a man accused of killing his girlfriend on Christmas Day. The Policia Nacional swooped
Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A mobile phone dealer made dozens of bogus claims to con an insurance company out of €500,000-worth of new ‘high-end’ phones. The fraudster has been
Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain
A Denia man has accused four night club security workers of attacking and injuring him for no good reason. The 43-year-old victim has filed a
Three Kings Parade in Spain’s Valencia City cancelled over COVID-19 concerns
VALENCIA City has scrapped next Wednesday’s Three Kings parade because it cannot guarantee that COVID safety rules can be followed. It has however exploring a
Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain
A Costa Blanca hospital surgeon has been given a one-year jail term and fined €2,160 for illegally accessing medical files belonging to his housekeeper. The
New Year farce as Murcia party-goers book coaches to Spain’s Costa Blanca to avoid early COVID closures
MURCIA’S HoyTu hospitality group says people frustrated with regional COVID restrictions are chartering coaches to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the Costa Blanca. HoyTu president,
Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain
A major Alicante Province home robbery gang has been broken up in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. 14 people have been arrested and two
Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia
TWO jewellery thieves who took watches, rings, and bracelets worth over €116,000 from four homes in the Murcia and Valencia areas have been arrested in
Disorientated British expat, 80, with hypothermia is found on Valencia area roadside in Spain
A British man, 80, was found on the side of a Valencia Province highway in a cold and disorientated state. The discovery was made in
Winter heatwave predicted for Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
A blast of Saharan air will bring unseasonably warm temperatures for the New Year’s holiday in the Alicante Province and Murcia areas of Spain. Experts
Fugitive Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins another extradition battle in Belgian court
A convicted rapper, known as Valtonyc, has thwarted Spain’s latest bid to get him extradited from Belgian. Jose Miguel Arenas Beltran, 28, skipped a three-and-a-half
No plans for tougher COVID-19 restrictions for New Year and Three Kings holidays in Costa Blanca area of Spain
FRESH restrictions to counter the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are not coming yet to the Valencian Community. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, said that
Telefonica in Spain strikes deal with unions for 2,700 voluntary job losses
SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica has reached an agreement with unions to cut 15% of its workforce. The reduction will be achieved through an estimated 2,700
Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain
A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their ‘log-in’ and personal details. Operation
Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain
NINE Spaniards have been arrested for robbing people in the Levante Pier area of Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the thieves, aged between 19 and
Ryanair cuts flights in and out of Spain this January due to COVID-19
RYANAIR says its temporarily suspending more than 80 routes in and out of Spain during January. The budget carrier blames COVID-19 travel restrictions as well
Macabre Secret Santa-style present of a lamb’s head could destroy political coalition in Valencia region of Spain
AN angry row over a lamb’s head threatens to end a political pact on a Valencian Community council. The Vinaros municipality in Castellon Province is
Spain gets ready to watch King Felipe’s annual Christmas Eve speech
KING Felipe VI will deliver his traditional Christmas Eve message to the nation this Friday evening. His speech, recorded at his Zarzuela Palace home in