Benidorm pensioners get electricity bill discount on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council is offering pensioners in the city a discount of at least €50 on electricity bills. A €300,000 fund has been created and applications
Spain’s Valencia bids to become 2022 European Capital of Innovation
VALENCIA is bidding to win the 2022 European Capital of Innovation award. A formal application for the iCapital Awards has been co-ordinated and submitted by
‘You’ll never get it right first time’: Lessons from paella cooking school in Spain’s Valencia
‘You never get paella right the first time’: What happened when novice cook Graham Keeley tried his hand at cooking Spain’s most famous dish
Fresh demand for priceless 2,400 year-old statue to return to Costa Blanca city in Spain
ELCHE council has made a fresh appeal to the Ministry of Culture and the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid to return the ‘Lady of Elche’
Property prices in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca continue to be highest in Valencia region
JAVEA has kept its long-standing place for having the highest property prices in the Valencian Community. Prospective house buyers will have to pay €721,003 on
Police smash Costa Blanca drugs gang who exported narcotics out of Spain
A Costa Blanca-based drugs gang has been brought down in a joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Four men and two women
Picturesque Costa Blanca town centre in Spain starts keeping cars out
PARTS of Pego’s old town have become a vehicle-free zone for visitors with new rules being phased in. Access is currently restricted on a Thursday
Metal detectors banned from wedding ring search on Costa Blanca beach in Spain
DETECTORISTS have criticised a ban from a Costa Blanca council on looking for a missing wedding ring on a beach with a metal detector. A
TRAVEL SPAIN: Five destinations to explore inland from Spain’s Costa Blanca this summer
Inland areas offer visitors historic and artistic wonders, nature walks and incredible food away from the crowds.
Ukrainians almost overhaul British as largest foreign group in multi-national city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE number of registered Ukrainians has increased substantially in Torrevieja since the start of the year, due to Russia’s invasion of the country in late
Man goes amok and threatens to kill ex-partner with axe in front of young child in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia man broke a restraining order and brandished an axe at his former partner. The Romanian national, 37, barged into his ex-girlfriend’s house in
Thieves fake ID cards unmask home jewellery robberies in Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Torrevieja for stealing jewellery from homes in Cartagena, Elche and Petrer as well as much further afield in Badajoz.
Computer geek runs online sex pill shop out of Valencia area home in Spain
A Valencia Province computer scientist has been arrested for running an online business selling illegally-obtained sexual performance drugs. The Guardia Civil detained the man, 38,
Family in sea rescue after pleasure boat capsizes off Costa Blanca in Spain
A family of seven was rescued after their pleasure boat overturned a mile off Santa Pola in Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil’s patrol boat, Rio
Firefighters called to passenger ferry blaze in Spain’s Valencia port
SEVEN fire engines were scrambled on Monday after a fire broke out onboard a ferry docked at the port of Valencia. Initial reports say the
Motorcyclist has leg amputated after drugged-up motorist crashes into him on Costa Blanca road in Spain
A 63-year-old motorcyclist had to have a leg amputated after a drugged-up driver collided with him in Mutxamel, Alicante Province. The crash happened on July
Girl, 10. falls to her death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain
A 10-year-old girl died on Sunday after falling from an eighth-floor balcony of a Valencia City apartment. The accident happened at around 8.00 am in
Violent Costa Blanca and Murcia bank robbery gang arrested in Spain
A violent bank robbery gang has been arrested in Alicante Province and Murcia, with three men jailed. The Guardia Civil raided addresses in Fortuna and
German shepherd dog attacks Irish teenager at Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain
AN Irish teenager was taken to Torrevieja Hospital on Friday after being attacked by a German Shepherd dog. The incident happened at around 7.00 am
Police in Spain’s Valencia arrest beggar for killing bar owner who would not give him money
A 47-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds in a Valencia street on Friday morning as he was about to open his bar Several witnesses
Thieving farmer pinches tractor parked outside Alicante area motor repair shop in Spain
POLICE in Alcoy have arrested a 33-year-old man who stole a tractor parked outside a motor repair shop and drove it to his farm. The
Costa Blanca real estate agency operated pyramid-style swindle conning €5 million out of clients in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has arrested three people and are investigating three others over a massive real estate scam. The agency, Grupo Lorelai, operated out of
Man tries to smuggle in big cocaine stash in suitcase at Spain’s Valencia Airport
A Peruvian man has been arrested at Valencia Airport for drug trafficking after a suitcase search revealed he was trying to smuggle in almost 13
IN PICS: Loggerhead turtle lays 130 eggs in sands of Costa Blanca beach in Spain
GUARDIA Civil officers cordoned off part of a Guardamar del Segura beach on Tuesday morning after hearing about a loggerhead turtle laying its eggs in
Police in Spain’s Valencia called to home of dead person are shocked to find him alive
POLICIA Nacional officers discovered a corpse was still very much alive on Tuesday after getting an emergency call. They were summonsed to a property in
Irish gang netted over €2 million in one year through asphalt scam across Spain
AN Irish gang ripped off businesses and public bodies across Spain by laying down poor quality asphalt surfaces but charging for a vastly superior product.