Environmentalists oppose big construction plans for unspoilt section of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS for 954 homes to be built on an unspoilt stretch of the Orihuela Costa have been slammed by the Friends of Sierra Escalona(ASE) association.
Bogus quick loan website scammed victims out of €500,000 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A fake website offering fast money loans with no background checks scammed 86 people out of €500,000 in the Valencian Community in over 100 fraudulent
Mask appeal to reduce hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
VALENCIAN Health Minister, Miguel Minguez, wants people to wear masks in certain situations to reduce hospital admissions at a traditionally busy time of the year.
Emergency call centre gets 15,000 animal welfare-related calls in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE emergency 112 phone line in the Valencian Community received 15,000 calls about animal welfare including pets and protected species in the first 10 months
Man dies in house fire as daughter escapes to raise alarm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 51-year-old man died in a fire that started in the kitchen of his l’Alfas del Pi property in Alicante Province on Tuesday. His daughter,
Children travelling from wartorn Ukraine for Christmas holiday break in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia
A coachload of Ukraine children arrives in Valencia on Thursday to spend a peaceful and safe Christmas holiday with local families. 54 youngsters aged between
Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca
ARTICHOKE producers from the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province have hired a superhero in the form of AlcasilMan- a character created by local comedian
Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain
AN 11-year-old boy died in hospital after being seriously injured whilst practising the sport of parkour on the roof of an L’Alfas del Pi hotel
Robbers use convoy of rented vehicles in warehouse robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for robbing eight industrial warehouses in Alicante Province and three premises in the Valencia and Murcia
Man threatens to shoot police officer in nightclub toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-year-old Spaniard assaulted a Policia Nacional officer in an Elche nightclub and threatened to shoot him dead. He’s been charged with attempted murder, assault,
Fake physiotherapist accused of raping female clients at his Murcia home in Spain
A bogus physiotherapist from Totana, Murcia, has been jailed after he was arrested for raping at least three women. He was denied bail after a
Booze bust with over 20,000 bottles missing tax labels seized from Costa Blanca distillery in Spain
AN Alicante Province distillery and warehouse has been raided and 20,231 bottles of wine seized for not having official tax seals on them. It followed
Bright green swimming pools catch out marijuana farmers in Alicante area of Spain
TWO indoor marijuana farms have been raided on an Aigues urbanisation in Alicante Province, with 100 kilos of the drug seized by the Guardia Civil.
Controversial plans blocked for development on unspoilt part of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A controversial seafront development near Benissa is in doubt after the local council suspended its building licence and ordered a new environmental study. The news
Benidorm skyscraper fire seriously injures resident and kills pet dog on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man suffered serious third-degree burns after a fire broke out in his Benidorm flat. His pet dog died in the blaze in his ninth-floor
Home sales reach levels not seen since 2007 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
HOME sales in the Valencian Community in the third quarter of 2022 have reached levels not seen since before the bursting of the real estate
Spain’s ‘sweet-tooth’ capital to welcome pioneering ice cream research centre
JIJONA is to become the home of a pioneering artisan ice cream research centre. The small Alicante Province town boasts the biggest number of artisan
New specialist diabetes care units to open across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
EIGHT specialist diabetic day care units will be set up across the Valencian Community in 2023. The first will open in February and will be
Mass fakery at Benidorm ‘English Zone’ market on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of fake-branded items have been seized in a police raid on a popular Benidorm street market. Policia Nacional officers inspected six stalls targeting tourists
Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain
A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and
Female patient stopped from using local health centre after assaulting doctor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman has received a four-month suspended jail term and a ban from any contact with her doctor after assaulting him at an Orihuela health
Invasive exotic species being cleared out in vital conservation work on Costa Blanca micro reserve in Spain
A team is working at Torrevieja’s Cabo Cervera micro reserve to clear out invasive exotic flora that is threatening native vegetation. The clear up is
€1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain sees arrests in Tenerife, Costa Blanca, and Murcia areas
A pyramid scheme that netted €1.5 million from unsuspecting investors has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The two ring-leaders- an Italian national and
Young thief jailed for spree of smashing vending machines with manhole covers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche man has been jailed after he was arrested six times in a few days for breaking into vending machines in the city. The
Benidorm racing pigeon club robbed of 120 birds worth €100,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for stealing 120 racing pigeons from a Benidorm pigeon club. The club was robbed twice within ten days
Worker dies at Costa Blanca canning factory in Spain after 400 kilo pallet falls on top of his head
A worker at a Vega Baja region canning factory died on Tuesday after a 400 kilo pallet of tinned goods fell on his head. The