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Man arrested for swindling over 80,000 euros through fictitious car sales in Valencia

A 43-YEAR-OLD Chiva (Valencia) neighbour has been arrested after allegedly scamming three people over €80,000 by faking car sales. It is believed that his first

3 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man arrested for sexually abusing young child in Costa Blanca park in Spain

A MAN has been arrested in a Mutxamel park over an alleged sexual assault on a child aged under three years. The incident happened in

3 May, 2023 @ 14:15

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

Police stops 7-years-old from jumping off school roof in Valencia

POLICE saved the life of a 7-year-old who planned on jumping off his school roof in Valencia on Friday April 28. The kid had climbed

3 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra drivers in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra lorry drivers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A VALENCIAN COMMUNITY road haulage federation says the region is short of 2,000 drivers which is causing serious problems with deliveries. The FVET says the

2 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

2 May, 2023 @ 15:54

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

Workers in Spain spend on average 43% of their salary on rent

People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study. This is

2 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Murcia·National News·Property·Valencian Community

Key Costa Blanca road in Spain to close for over a week due to maintenance work

IMPROVEMENTS to two parallel tunnels on the N-332 in the north of Alicante province will force their closure for eight days later this month. The

2 May, 2023 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police on Spain’s Costa Blanca probe drugs gang exporting millions of euros of marijuana amongst animal feed

TWO PEOPLE have been arrested for being part of an Alicante province drugs trafficking gang that exported marijuana mascarading as animal feed to Ireland and

2 May, 2023 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat But Owner's Friend Spots It Docked Up On Spain's Costa Blanca

Unlucky drug smugglers steal boat but owner’s friend spots it elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX drug traffickers who stole a boat from Altea were caught out when having a spot of lunch some 50 kilometres down the coast at

1 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Children smash and blow up vending machines with explosives to steal goods and money in Spain’s Valencia

A GROUP of children smashed into and even blew up vending machines in Valencia to grab cash and items from them. Eight children were identified

1 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

1 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Bull breaks legs, is put down at fiesta in Spain’s Valencia region after jumping over wall

A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta in Valencia on Saturday after it jumped over a wall and fell 15 metres

1 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

€2 million boost for tourist projects in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALPE’S €2 million bid for European Union grants for sustainable tourism projects has been approved by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. The money

29 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

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-

28 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

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

Police Arrest Owner Of Abandoned Pit Bull Dog That Killed British Woman In Spain's Valencia Area

Owner of pit bull dog that killed British woman is arrested in Spain’s Valencia area

THE OWNER of an abandoned pit bull dog that killed a British woman in the Macastre area of Valencia province last February has been arrested

28 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police arrest woman who could not pay restaurant bill in Spain’s Valencia

A WOMAN who could not pay a restaurant bill has been arrested by the Valencia Policia Local. The 34-year-old customer spent six hours on Thursday

28 Apr, 2023 @ 11:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thieves rob hotel guests on Spain’s Costa Blanca by doping them with drugs

TWO thieves targeted Alicante hotel guests with at least six victims being involuntarily drugged. The men- aged 19 and 21- have been arrested in the

27 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

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

British Man Taken To Hospital After Base Jump Goes Wrong At Benidorm Hotel On Spain's Costa Blanca

Italian man taken to hospital after base jump goes wrong at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ITALIAN base jumper was injured on Thursday after his leap off the Gran Hotel Bali in Benidorm went badly wrong. He was competing in

27 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Violent criminal with multiple arrests is charged with attempted nightclub killing in Spain’s Valencia

A HABITUAL criminal who stabbed a man four times in a Valencia nightclub has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 38-year-old Spaniard had over

27 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drought latest: Town halls are given the power to lift the ban on filling private swimming pools in Spain’s Andalucia

Man saved from drowning in Benidorm hotel swimming pool in Spain

A 54-YEAR-OLD man was found unconscious in a Benidorm hotel swimming pool on Wednesday evening. He was spotted in the pool at the hotel on

27 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Deutsche Telekom Announces New It Centre At Its Existing Base In Spain's Valencia

Deutsche Telekom announces new ‘IT centre’ at existing base in Spain’s Valencia

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM has announced its set up a new ‘IT Value Centre’ at its existing Valencia technology centre. The facility will be the third such

27 Apr, 2023 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Long Delayed Revamp Of Old Elche Central Market Building Attracts Five Bidders In Spain

Long-delayed revamp of old market building attracts bidders on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE companies have submitted bids to Elche City Council to convert the old Central Market building into a major gastronomic and cultural centre after years

26 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Time Runs Out For Fake Watch Distribution Gang On Spain's Costa Blanca

Time runs out for fake luxury watch distribution gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DISTRIBUTION network involving thousands of fake watches imitating high-end brands has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. The bogus timepieces were dispatched right

26 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

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

'Killer' level crossing in Spain's Valencia claims fourth victim this year alone as man, 50, is crushed by a train just days before Christmas

Level crossing blackspot claims third victim in less than a year in Spain’s Valencia

A 20-YEAR-OLD woman died on Wednesday when she was run over by a train at Alfafar level crossing in Valencia province. It’s the third death

26 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Vaping overtakes tobacco smoking for teenagers in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Vaping teenagers overtake tobacco smokers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

MORE teenagers in the Valencian Community are vaping as opposed to smoking tobacco according to a study from the AECC cancer charity in the region.

26 Apr, 2023 @ 10:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two men killed in ‘kamikaze’ crash on busy motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO MEN died on Tuesday morning in a ‘head-on’ collision on the AP-7 motorway close to the Murcia-Valencia regional border. The accident happened at around

25 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

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