Costa Blanca people smuggling gang charged €5,000 for dangerous boat journey to Spain
THE Policia Nacional has arrested a Costa Blanca gang that ran dangerous boat journeys for illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. At least 88 people
150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK
SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17
British triathlon stars- the Brownlee brothers- enjoy winter training on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BRITISH triathlon stars Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have been gearing up for another busy year with some winter training at La Nucia’s Camilo Cano sports
New €7.2 million health centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca could be completed by end of 2024
A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000
Ibiza-bound smuggler hides big drugs stash in car bumper on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drug-smuggler’s cunning plan failed after the Guardia Civil discovered a big stash of hashish in his car’s back bumper, as he was about to
Dishonest Benidorm and Alicante employees flushed out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 31-year-old gaming saloon worker in Benidorm stole €18,992 from her employer and shoved most of it back into the establishment’s machines. The saloon owner
Specialist dog sniffs out missing elderly woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante fire rescue dog which sniffs out missing people found an 80-year-old woman who was missing for a day. The lady had fallen and
Travelling thieves steal dozens of phones during big event on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO travelling thieves stole dozens of mobile phones from people enjoying last weekend’s Alicante Carnival celebrations. The men, aged 20 and 35, kept a notebook
Acoustic barriers erected to cut noise pollution on Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain
NOISE pollution has been cut at a l’Alfas del Pi urbanisation in Alicante provincie after the installation of 200 metres of acoustic barriers. The €108,000
Schools in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas have biggest number of Ukraine refugee children
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY classrooms have absorbed the highest number of Ukraine refugee children in Spain since Russia’s invasion of their homeland on February 24 last year.
Suspected body of missing Irish tourist found in field on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A body suspected to be that of an Irish tourist reported as missing on the Costa Blanca last year, has been found in an Alicante
Big cancer solidarity march on Spain’s Costa Blanca returns after pandemic break
OVER 4,000 people took part in Sunday’s Solidarity against Cancer walk in La Nucia, after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic. The five
New emergency rapid response unit approved for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
PLANS have been approved for a new emergency response unit- the UVE- which will deal with incidents across the Valencian Community. The regional government executive
Cafeteria customer fumes at ice cube charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante cafeteria customer has taken to social media to publish a photo of her bill, which included an unexpected charge. Posting under the name
New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded
Woman tries to extort money from her mother in bogus kidnap plot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested along with two men after trying to extort money out of her Alicante mother by lying about a fake
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 fire rescue team return home to Spain with moving tales of Turkey earthquake devastation
ALICANTE’S specialist fire rescue team has returned home after going out to Turkey to assist in rescuing survivors of the devastating earthquakes that struck the
Work starts on €2.1 million Benidorm youth hostel and visitor centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK has begun on a €2.1 million youth hostel and visitor centre in Benidorm’s Sequia Mare park. European Union grants totalling €700,000 have helped the
AI-based mobile phone car number plate reader created by Costa Blanca company in Spain
AN Elche company has created an artificial intelligence device that can convert smartphones into car licence plate readers, which could be used by police to
Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports report record-breaking January for passenger numbers
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports reported their busiest-ever January with new records set for passenger numbers. Alicante-Elche airport welcomed 795,148 passengers- up by 68.1% on 2021
Work on biggest urban housing project in Spain’s Costa Blanca set to start soon
WORK could start as soon as April on constructing a big urbanisation of 7,490 properties on the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante
Costa Blanca woman in Spain conned out of €57,000 by bogus policeman in online love scam
A Teulada woman was conned out of €57,000 in an online love scam run by a Guardamar man posing as a Policia Nacional officer. They
Nightclub owner on attempted murder charge as arson plan backfires on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE people have been arrested for arson and fraud over a fire at Alicante’s Babylonia nightclub on January 23. Two of the accused- the club
Visitors to Spain’s Benidorm can go online to locate free car parking via Google Maps link
VISITORS to Benidorm will no longer have to scratch their heads wondering where they can park their cars for free thanks to a new link
Central bank rate decisions inspire volatility in the pound, euro and US dollar
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