COMPUTER CON as fraudster steals €43,000 off vulnerable victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A conman betrayed the trust of two elderly Alicante woman by using their bank cards to steal €43,000 of cash and goods. The 37-year-old Spanish
HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A driver for an Alicante-based delivery company has been arrested for stealing €3,300 of items that never made it to their destination. The unnamed firm
LOVESTRUCK man beaten up and robbed after dating site con on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 34-year-old man was robbed and assaulted in a Costa Blanca town after he met a woman through a dating website. The victim had posted
Field hospital opens up to treat COVID-19 overflow cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN emergency field hospital has received its first COVID-19 patients as health services in Alicante Province struggle to cope with increasing coronavirus cases. The field
BUMPY RIDE with top tourist airport pole-axed by COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COVID-19 took its toll on Alicante-Elche airport last year with passenger numbers slashed by 85% on 2019’s historic record high. Figures from airport operator, Aena,
Easter setback as processions are scrapped due to COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALL of the traditional Semana Santa(Holy Week) processions and commemorations for Easter 2021 have been cancelled across the southern Costa Blanca. The news from the
Dive into new year for a good cause with sponsored swimming event in the Costa del Sol
IT’s one of the signature events in the Costa del Sol calendar- and there’s no surer sign the new year has begun than diving into
EARLY CLOSING for bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to legal threat against health minister
BARS and restaurants in Alicante Province plan to sue the Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, over restricted opening hours. Hospitality businesses were ordered to shut
Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam
ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS in Alicante have been arrested for their part in a SEVEN MILLION euro crypto currency scam. Policia Nacional detained the four, two men
Three Kings Day celebrated in style as first vaccines administered in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE OF Costa Blanca’s major cities celebrated Spain’s Three Kings Day in style, this morning. Orihuela saw the first of the Pfizer vaccines administered to
Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S first black member of the Lower House of Congress has attacked an Alicante Council video promoting the ‘Three Kings’ which has a white man
BRRR! Winter lands with a bang in Spain’s Valencia region
Today (January 2), the mercury was expected to continue falling throughout the region
SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules
AN Alicante kebab house has been hit with multiple sanctions by the Policia Nacional for ‘flagrant’ breaches of coronavirus safety rules. Officers were carrying out
COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The
Homeless woman stabs man to get into warm prison in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A homeless Alicante woman decided that jail was a better option compared to a cold night on local streets, even if it meant a serious
Police raid COVID-19 rule- breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca
19 illegal parties were broken up over the weekend in the Alicante City area by the Policia Local. In addition, 28 people were sanctioned on
Emergency procedure for Ryanair Bristol flight landing at Spain’s Alicante-Elche airport
A Ryanair flight from Bristol into Alicante-Elche airport had to go through emergency procedures last night(December 27). Service FR8296 safely touched down at the airport
Broken water hosepipe exposes drugs farm in house on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A broken hosepipe blew the whistle on a large indoor marijuana farm in the Villafranqueza area of Alicante. An Alicante Policia Local patrol spotted water
British fugitive paedophile arrested in his fortified home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE who abused children aged 9 to 11 has been caught after spending almost a month on the run from UK authorities. His
COVID-19 vaccinations start this Sunday in Spain’s Costa Blanca region
RESIDENTS and staff at seven Valencian Community nursing homes will get a late Christmas present this Sunday(December 27) with the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the
The end of a year to remember (or forget)!
I’m not sure any of us could’ve expected 2020 to pan out quite the way it did. As we entered the year, I’m sure like
Socks for gloves as Alicante thief tries to fool police in bar break-in on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A young burglar took off his socks and used them as gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints as he raided a bar in the port area
IT’S RAINING MILLIONS: Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery floods the Valencian Community with joy – and lots of cash
The Christmas El Gordo lottery left €43.7 million in the La Safor district capital on Tuesday
Last UK fliers to Spain’s Valencia region dodge flight restrictions following discovery of new COVID-19 strain
All passengers were checked for a negative PCR test upon landing
All the fun of the fair despite COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Alicante Christmas Fair is scheduled to start today(December 19) in one of the biggest funfair attractions on the Costa Blanca. Despite the pandemic, it
Police presence increasing by 50% in hospitality and shopping centres from today in Spain’s Valencia region
THE VALENCIA regional government has met with health authorities to agree that security measures in public places must be increased from today. A top level
