Whistle-blower reports ‘sweatshop’ after suffering work accident in Spain’s Alicante
AN ALICANTE area businessman who used cheap foreign labour was reported by an ex-employee who suffered a works accident. The 41-year-old man who runs a
WATCH: Drugged Brit in ‘Kamikaze’ car chase in Spain
A DRUGGED-UP British motorist led police on a high-speed chase for approximately 10 kilometres in Alicante province on Tuesday. At least 12 vehicles were damaged
Kinky burglar with penchant for women’s underwear is arrested in Alicante
A MAN broke into a neighbouring home twice to steal underwear belonging to the three young female occupants. The thief has been arrested by police
Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where over half the residents died from Covid-19 in just two months
A JUDGE has thrown out a €2.2 million compensation bid from families of 15 people who died from Covid-19 in 2020 at an Alicante province
Weather alerts for rain and wind force suspension of NYE events on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A YELLOW alert for heavy rain and gales in Alicante province on New Year’s Eve issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has caused some
Revealed: The most expensive and cheapest areas to rent a property based on monthly income in Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINESTRAT on the Costa Blanca has been named as the most expensive municipality in Alicante province for rental properties based on monthly income A study
Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province. One villa was located
Council spends over €4m of public money to solve problem with illegal car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE area council is having to spend €4.3 million after a green area was not created above a new underground car park two decades
Iberdrola gets approval for three solar energy farms in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain
ENERGY company Iberdrola has obtained approval to build three new solar farms in Villena (Alicante province), Ayora and Cofrentes (Valencia province). The three locations had
Youngsters who distributed and downloaded child pornography arrested in Spain’s Madrid
THREE people including two underage teenagers have been arrested in the Madrid region for possessing and distributing child pornography. Two others in Murcia and Alcoy
Hospitals on Spain’s Costa Blanca sending patients to private clinics to cut surgery waiting lists
PATIENTS waiting for elective surgeries at Alicante Province hospitals are being referred to private operators to cut the backlog of operations. Health Ministry budgets for
Three Kings gear up for Spain’s longest-running parade in Costa Blanca area
SPAIN’S longest-running Three Kings parade and celebrations gets into full gear in Alcoy on Wednesday. The Alicante Province city’s first recorded parade was in 1866
Spain’s Costa Blanca reaches highest population in a decade
ALICANTE Province’s population has risen by 19,832 over a year according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). The total- based on municipal padron registrations-
Father arrested after baby girl takes cocaine in Alicante area of Spain
TESTS at Alcoy’s Virgen de los Lirios Hospital have confirmed that a poorly baby girl had taken some cocaine. Her father has been arrested by
Night of mayhem sees dozens of cars and bikes vandalised on Alicante area street in Spain
TWO men, aged 19 and 20, have been arrested for a vandalism spree that damaged 48 parked vehicles in Alcoy. The night-time mayhem was witnessed
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
Child thieves lead wave of racing pigeon robberies in Costa Blanca area of Spain
SIX people, including two children, have been charged over a spate of racing pigeon robberies in the Alicante and Valencia areas. Stolen birds worth €50,000
Female thief steals credit card and goes on €10,000 shopping spree in Spain’s Alicante area
AN Alcoy woman stole a credit card and racked up €10,000 of charges on it in a massive spending spree. The 40-year-old dined out in
Sweatshop factory exploiter paid vulnerable foreign workers a pittance in Spain’s Alicante area
A 38-year-old clothes recycling warehouse owner has been arrested for exploiting workers at his Cocentaina factory in Alicante Province. It’s the latest in a series
Catalytic converter thieves took expensive units from parked cars in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A gang who stole catalytic converters from parked cars in Alcoy and Elche has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Six men, aged 21 to
Violent far-right hate group arrests after using social media as recruiting tool in Spain
SEVEN members of a violent ultra-right group that co-ordinated hate crimes via social media have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. One of those detained
Sniffer dogs find Spanish Civil War bombs buried on old factory site in Alicante area
POLICIA Nacional sniffer dogs went to an old Alcoy factory after a bomb dating back to the Spanish Civil War was unearthed during renovation work.
Alicante boy uses female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain
AN Alicante area teenage boy has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over online sextortion. The boy, 17, from Alcoy used eight bogus social media
Safety first for Three Kings as world’s oldest Magi parade will go ahead in Spain
THE world’s oldest Three Kings parade is going ahead in Alcoy in Alicante Province on January 5, but with capacity limits and restrictions. The Magi
Sweatshop owner is arrested in Alicante area of Spain for paying low wages and threatening Moroccan workers
AN Alicante area business owner has been accused of paying workers just €150 a week and forcing them to eat and sleep in his premises.
Spain’s Benidorm features as one of seven Alicante locations in the Top 100 Greenest Places of Europe
BENIDORM and six other Alicante towns feature in a study that reveals the greenest places in Europe. Elda, Alicante, Elche, Torrevieja, Benidorm, Alcoy and San