Mercedes owner fined after driving car into the sea at beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A motorist has been fined €751 for taking his Mercedes car onto a Santa Pola beach and driving it into the water to tow away
Man dies after being stung by wasp in Murcia area of Spain
A 51-year-old man died in Murcia City on Monday after a wasp stung him. The man passed out shortly after 8.00 am on a street
Kamikaze driver arrested in Spain’s Benalmadena for string of traffic offences plus illegal possession of weapons—including a huge samurai sword
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Benalmadena for drunk driving, driving without a valid driver’s license, identity theft and illegal possession of weapons. Additionally
Thief banned from beach in Spain’s Valencia gets nicked for making illegal return
A man breached a judge’s order banning him from going onto a Valencia beach and found himself arrested again. The 20-year-old previously stole from bathers
Dramatic rescue of toddler trapped inside overheating car in Spain’s Huelva
POLICIA LOCAL of Aljaraque (Huelva) have been forced to smash a car window in order to save the life of a young toddler. The incident
Judge orders fresh DNA tests on clothes worn by murdered Alcasser girls
A SPANISH court has mandated new DNA tests on clothes worn by Toñi, Miriam and Desire on the day they were kidnapped, raped, tortured and
Hotel staff to receive police training to deal with tourists in Spain’s Mallorca
HOTELIERS in Playa de Palma are to receive specialist police training to deal with unruly tourists as the island looks to clampdown on bad behaviour.
Benidorm police unveil new quad-bikes for summer beach patrols on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO quad-bikes have been added to Benidorm Policia Local’s fleet of vehicles. The bikes will be used to patrol the resort’s beaches over the summer.
Zoo worker survives leopard attack in Spain’s Andalucia
A Cordoba Zoo keeper was attacked by a leopard on Monday just before he was going to feed the animal. The man only suffered what
Costa Blanca council in Spain continues battle to stop busy beach road being swamped with parked cars
JAVEA council has repeated a call for help in stopping the regular summer chaos of roadside parking along the CV-742 to Cala Portitxol. The authority
Elderly bather dies at Costa Blanca beach in Spain with no lifeguards or local ambulance to try to save him
SWIMMERS at a Torrevieja beach were unable to save a 72-year-old man who drowned on Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said he was spotted face down in
Fairground worker violently assaults ‘merry-go-round’ horse dealer in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia dealer was clubbed by an iron bar during a disagreement over the price of seven ‘merry-go-round’ horses. The salesman, 31, agreed to meet
Police use drones to target street sellers in Benalmadena on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A POLICE raid in the Costa del Sol beachside town of Benalmadena saw the seizure of thousands of counterfeit goods in a clampdown on street
Callous rat poison attack on Benidorm feral cat colony on Spain’s Costa Blanca may have killed up to 100 animals
A Benidorm feral cat colony has been ravaged by rat poison placed into feeding containers and strewn across the ground. Up to 100 cats are
Thieves book home visits to disinfect Covid-infected mattresses in Alicante area of Spain
CONMEN posing as Valencian government employees have been contacting elderly residents in Petrer to make appointments to disinfect their mattresses. The scammers have been cold-calling
Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines
TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The duo,
Man faces prison sentence for kicking cat that was underneath car on Costa Blanca street in Spain
AN Alicante man has been arrested for animal abuse after injuring a cat that was under his car. Eyewitnesses saw the Spaniard, 29, approach his
Police raid illegal booze and drugs ‘rave’ inside road tunnels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN illegal party in a network of road tunnels in an isolated area of Benissa was raided by the Guardia Civil and the Policia Local.
British man found dead by reservoir a week after going missing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE body of a British man reported missing for a week from his Costa Blanca home has been found 70 kilometres away in a parked
Benidorm seeks to sweep up dog dirt to improve image of Spain’s top Costa Blanca resort
BENIDORM is looking to fine more dog owners who don’t pick up their pet’s mess from streets and pavements. Police are focusing on city areas
Costa Blanca apartment owner fined over €11,000 for throwing out cats owned by dead tenant in Spain
A Torrevieja apartment owner has earned a record city fine for animal abandonment after literally throwing out seven cats onto the street. The Norwegian landlord
Police appeal over missing elderly British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN appeal has been launched to discover the whereabouts of a British expat Costa Blanca resident who has not been seen since Sunday. The Guardia
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
British expat found dead in Spanish home after desperate UK relatives contact friend in Murcia
THE body of a British man was recovered from his Murcia region home after relatives in the UK could not contact him for three days.
Fresh warning as bogus gas inspector tricks elderly expats in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A bogus gas inspector has been caught in Denia with police warning residents to be careful over who they let into their homes. The fraudster
Husband accidentally kills wife by reversing car over her in Murcia area of Spain
TRAGEDY struck in the Murcia district of Beniajan this Wednesday when a man ran over his wife while reversing his car. The 75-year-old victim died