Drug traffickers arrested for shipping in cocaine to Valencia in Spain
A two-year Guardia Civil investigation has brought down a gang of cocaine importers bringing in supplies on shipping containers docking in Valencia from South America.
Caregiver goes on year-long shopping spree using credit card belonging to elderly client on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A carer breached the trust of her 85-year-old female client in Alicante by illegally using her credit card 175 times. A 32-year-old woman has been
Five teenagers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually blackmailing fellow youngsters
POLICIA NACIONAL officers have arrested five Elche area teenagers aged 16 and 17 for sexual blackmail. They allegedly threatened minors via social media, saying they
LUGHOLES OPEN: Specsavers launches brand new hearing centre in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECSAVERS has celebrated the launch of its exciting new audiology service in Benidorm. It is not just a very high-quality service but the team of
Russian’s residency battle on Spain’s Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security
A judge has reported an Alicante Province-based Russian national to Spain’s social security department for falsely claiming €460.93 every month for over two years. It
Heroic police officers save life of unconscious baby in Spain’s Valencia
POLICIA Nacional officers in Valencia City saved the life of an unconscious 11-month-old boy on Sunday. Two patrol cars were sent to a property on
Former Valencia region president Zaplana faces up to 19 years in jail if convicted of corruption in Spain
TWO former Partido Popular presidents of the Valencian Community face long jail stints if convicted of corruption over the award of a regional Wind Energy
Dodgy dentist scams customers with ‘double’ loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE owner of a dental clinic chain in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas has been charged with fraud after ripping off customers who applied
Thieves blow up bank ATM to steal €40,000 from Valencia area of Spain
THIEVES used explosives to access a bank ATM machine in Valencia and drove off in stolen cars with an estimated €40,000. It was the first-such
Woman dies in car that ended up overturned in canal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman died on Saturday after losing control of her car which ended up overturned in a canal in the Dolores area of the Vega
Ryanair slammed after 70 Stansted-bound passengers are left behind in Spain’s Castellon Airport due to passport check delays
BUDGET airline Ryanair has been criticised for leaving over 70 Stansted-bound passengers stranded at Castellon Airport because police officers arrived late for passport control duties.
British man in Spain’s Benidorm rescued by police after two women rob and attack him
TWO plain-clothed Policia Nacional officers in Benidorm have arrested two women who robbed and assaulted a British man. The attack happened in the early hours
Freak accident sees car mechanic in induced coma after large tyre bursts in Valencia area workshop in Spain
A car mechanic was seriously injured at his Utiel workshop after a large tyre burst when he was inflating it. The incident happened last Thursday
Europe’s biggest producers of fake €500 notes arrested across Spain with Costa Blanca printing press seized
POLICE in Spain have smashed what has been described as Europe’s ‘most important’ criminal gang producing fake €500 notes. 12 people have been arrested including
Mother of sexually abused child arrested in Spain’s Valencia for not stopping her boyfriend carrying out assaults
A mother who allegedly allowed her 10-year-old daughter to be sexually abused by her boyfriend has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The
Written driving test scam had answers beamed in from parked minivan in Spain’s Valencia
FIVE people have been denounced by the Guardia Civil for cheating in a written driving test at a test centre in Alzira. They were all
Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear
THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren-
Cut-price shopping voucher scheme launched in Spain’s Valencia City
CUT-PRICE shopping vouchers worth a total of €1.6 million are now available to Valencia City residents. The vouchers have a value of €100 each with
One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested in Calpe after being on the run for four years. An Estonian man, 56, was part
Naked demonstration opposing controversial housing project for Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 80 people ‘bared all’ on Friday in an artistic naked protest against controversial plans to build over 2,000 homes at Cala Mosca on the
Woman in restaurant bathroom discovers hidden camera flashing behind plastic plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante waiter has been arrested for placing his phone in a restaurant toilet to take footage of a regular female customer. The man’s ruse
Stranded boat passengers did not have enough life jackets on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NINE people were rescued from a pleasure boat after bad sea conditions left it a mile adrift off Santa Pola. The Guardia Civil have reported
Tragedy of baby girl choking to death on a nut in Spain’s Alicante area
A baby girl aged 15 months died in Villena on Sunday after choking on a nut. The parents were with their child at her grandparents’
Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch handyman has been found guilty again of murdering a British pensioner to steal €550 from her purse. The body of Margaret McNulty, 70,
Helicopter hoists out trapped horse from ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIREFIGHTERS used a helicopter on Sunday to lift out a horse trapped in a seven-metre deep ditch in Pinoso, Alicante Province. The rescue took place
How to motivate your teen for the new academic year in Spain’s education system
GETTING your teen back to school after the long summer vacation can be tricky – especially when they’ve developed lazy summer habits or, as has