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British woman, 80, who lived alone is found dead after being shot three times at Costa Blanca home in Spain

AN 80-year-old British woman was found dead at her Elche area home after neighbours reported hearing noises similar to gunshots. Elche Policia Local officers discovered

5 May, 2022 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Teenage Girl Attacked By Mother During Dog Mess Row Inside Costa Blanca

Foul temper as mother assaults teenage daughter over dog mess inside Costa Blanca home in Spain

AN Elche woman has been arrested for slapping her daughter in the face after the family’s pet dog relieved itself indoors. The 14-year-old girl ran

4 May, 2022 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Property Revival Continues On Spain's Costa Blanca With Unveiling Of New 120 Apartment Complex Just Minutes Away From Airport

Property revival continues on Spain’s Costa Blanca with new apartment complex to be built overlooking sea

PROPERTY developer Taylor Wimpey Spain will spend €18.8 million on a new development in the Santa Pola area of Alicante Province. Amara will be a

29 Apr, 2022 @ 17:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Costa Blanca Fraud Had Fake Companies Using Brothel Address To Defraud Spanish Social Security

Costa Blanca fraudsters created 30 bogus companies to make €10 million by conning Spanish authorities

125 people have been arrested during an 18-month Policia Nacional investigation into a gang who created 30 fake companies to defraud social security and offer

26 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Walkers Horrified To See Decomposing Bodies Of Sheep In Costa Blanca Ravine In Spain

Walkers horrified to see decomposing bodies of lambs dumped in ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche farm could be closed down after police found dead lambs dumped in a nearby ravine. Laws prohibit the abandonment of dead or dying

25 Apr, 2022 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca swindlers charge thousands of euros for home renovation in Spain but do virtually nothing

TWO home renovators have been arrested in Elche for pocketing over €52,000 and hardly doing any work. The Policia Nacional believe there may be other

22 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Judge cites bouncy castle owner and two others over deaths of two girls in Spain’s Valencia area

THE owner of a bouncy castle, a supervisor, and an engineer have been summoned to appear before a judge over the deaths of two girls

21 Apr, 2022 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Teenage girl claims kidnapping and two days of sexual assault following 'puncturing' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca man brutally beaten and knifed in face and buttocks as main aggressor flees Spain to the UK

A 21-year-old man required emergency facial surgery following a brutal gang beating in an Elche park. Three people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional

8 Apr, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fire Rips Through Alicante Area Apartment Block In Spain Causing Serious Injuries

Children suffer burn and smoke injuries as fire rips through Alicante area apartment block in Spain

A fire tore through the bottom floor of a Monforte del Cid apartment block on Wednesday leaving 11 people hospitalised. A girl, 7, suffered hand

6 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Lead

SOff-duty policeman chase supermarket thief around car park after leaving with €400 of unpaid goods in Spain's Costa Blanca

Supermarket thieves took ‘cut-price’ orders from Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain

SIX people have been arrested for stealing from Costa Blanca supermarkets and passing on the items at discount prices to Elche bars and restaurants. The

5 Apr, 2022 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Earth Hour coincides with city shopping centre becoming the most sustainable in Spain’s Valencia region

EARTH HOUR is a custom around the world where lights are switched off for 60 minutes to raise awareness of global warming and other environmental

26 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa Blanca city in Spain gets month-long deadline to remove big Francoist memorial

Large Francoist symbol to be removed from Costa Blanca city square in Spain despite right-wing opposition

A major Francoist symbol in Elche is to be removed and replaced by an open-air museum of memory to victims of the Spanish Civil War.

18 Mar, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Boy, 15, shocks police with ‘cold-hearted’ account of how he killed his family on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXPERIENCED Policia Nacional officers have been shocked by the lack of remorse shown by an Elche teenager, who shot his parents and younger brother last

18 Feb, 2022 @ 12:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Driver Of Uk Registered Car Dies After Vehicle Is Submerged In Water After Driving Into Ditch On Spain's Costa Blanca

Driver of UK-registered car dies after vehicle crashes into ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female driver of a British-registered car died on Friday after it ran off an Alicante Province road into a ditch filled with water The

18 Feb, 2022 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

Largest ultra-fast electric car charging point in southern Europe opens by Costa Blanca airport in Spain

SPANISH power company Iberdrola has opened what it claims to be southern Europe’s largest electric car recharging area. The ‘ultra-fast’ facility is located on the

17 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa Blanca shoemaker famous for coloured trainers opens its own shops in Spain

ELCHE footwear manufacturer, Hoff, has opened its second branded store in Spain in Palma de Mallorca. Since it started in 2016, Hoff has sold over

16 Feb, 2022 @ 12:25

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca

Teen murders family & hides bodies in shed because parents turned off WiFi in Costa Blanca home

A FAMILY home in Elche was cordoned off by security forces on Friday, February 11, after the bodies of three family members were found in

13 Feb, 2022 @ 08:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain

A ‘large scale’ drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Ten people, all

10 Feb, 2022 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Skeletal remains of man and woman found in Elche ravine could be couple missing in Spain since 2019

THE skeletal remains of a man and woman discovered in a ravine outside Elche in Spain’s Valencia region could belong to a couple reported missing

10 Feb, 2022 @ 13:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

What happens in Elche, stays in Elche: Vegas-style ‘weddings’ in shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MONTH of love has brought mock Las Vegas-style weddings to Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca. L’Aljib Shopping Centre, on the outskirts of the city,

8 Feb, 2022 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dog thief strikes again within weeks at same Costa Blanca farm in Spain

AN Elche dog napper has struck again at the same farm in the Atzavares area of the municipality. A 42-year-old man has been arrested by

4 Feb, 2022 @ 14:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Catalytic Converter Gang Stole Units From Parked Cars On Costa Blanca Streets In Spain

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

31 Jan, 2022 @ 15:52

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man Steals Car That He Was Interesting In Buying From Costa Blanca Showroom In Spain

Man chooses car he wants to buy and steals it days later from Costa Blanca showroom in Spain

AN Elche man liked a car so much that he returned to a city dealership a few days later to steal it. The 42-year-old was

27 Jan, 2022 @ 17:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum gives birth to tiny quads within five minutes at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

A 35-year-old woman has given birth to quadruplets in Elche with the delivery lasting just five minutes. The two boys and two girls weighed in

27 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Photography exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding launches this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE is to host an exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding and dispel any myths surrounding the subject. “Breastfeeding: Pillar of Life”, will be a free display

23 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain's Mallorca

New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province. Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)

21 Jan, 2022 @ 14:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

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