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Violent jewellery store robbers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after five stick-ups

TWO men have been arrested in Rojales and Torrevieja over five gunpoint jewellery store robberies over the summer in Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil seized

18 Oct, 2022 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca builders in Spain cheated customers by robbing their homes

A three-man Alicante Province robbery gang that posed as builders has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men offered masonry services on a variety

17 Oct, 2022 @ 16:34

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Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren-

4 Oct, 2022 @ 18:37

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Naked Demonstration Over Controversial Housing Project For Spain's Costa Blanca

Naked demonstration opposing controversial housing project for Spain’s Costa Blanca

AROUND 80 people ‘bared all’ on Friday in an artistic naked protest against controversial plans to build over 2,000 homes at Cala Mosca on the

3 Oct, 2022 @ 17:44

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: The Medical Director of Torrevieja’s troubled hospital has resigned

THE Medical Director of Torrevieja’s troubled public hospital has stepped down from his role in the middle of its worst crisis ever. Dr Juan Carlos

21 Sep, 2022 @ 15:28

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Police officers jailed for running protection racket on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Torrevieja Policia Local officers have been jailed for demanding money from businesses to avoid fines for alleged law breaking. One officer was given five

8 Sep, 2022 @ 17:12

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Bodies of seven migrants discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain

Tragic discoveries of seven drowned migrants on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain

SEVEN bodies of North African migrants who may have shared the same capsized boat have been discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches. One

29 Aug, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Bungalow for sale in Torrevieja with pool – € 139,000

Bungalow Torrevieja, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 139,000 Duplex bungalow in a private urbanization with gardens and swimming pool. It consists of

5 Aug, 2022 @ 13:05

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Ukrainians Nearly Overtake British As Largest Foreign Group In Multi National City On Spain's Costa Blanca

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

3 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

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Thieves Plundered Dozens Of Jewellery Items From Costa Blanca Homes In Spain

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.

3 Aug, 2022 @ 11:37

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2 bedroom Flat for sale in Torrevieja – € 92,000

Flat Torrevieja, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 92,000 Ref: TOR046 Two-bedroom apartment with communal pool in Aguas Nuevas, Torrevieja Are you looking

25 Jul, 2022 @ 13:05

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Delays To Dual Carriageway Boost For Busy Costa Blanca Road Are Raised In Spain's Congress In Madrid

Delays to new dual-carriageway for busy Costa Blanca road raised in Spain’s Congress

QUESTIONS have been tabled in Spain’s Congress about the long delay to executing plans to convert the N-332 highway in Torrevieja to a dual carriageway.

20 Jul, 2022 @ 16:30

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EXCLUSIVE: Crisis at Torrevieja hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as doctors quit in their droves and patients wait ‘up to 60 hours for a bed’

DOCTORS at the Costa Blanca’s most beleaguered hospital have slammed the appalling working conditions and disgraceful levels of care. They told the Olive Press that

19 Jul, 2022 @ 10:45

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Summer Police Boost For Spain's Costa Blanca Gets Benidorm Levante Beach Launch

Benidorm’s Levante beach hosts summer police boost for Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional launched their ‘Operation Summer 2022’ campaign at Benidorm’s Levante beach on Friday with 225 trainee officers boosting their ranks during the peak

18 Jul, 2022 @ 17:45

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Safe Beaches Campaign Tries Reduce Seaside Drownings In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

‘Safe beaches’ campaign warns tourists about drowning risks in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A ‘safe beaches’ campaign has been launched in the Valencian Community with 24 seaside drownings already reported this year. The initiative aims to warn beachgoers

13 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

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Meet the woman behind a hospice charity supporting terminally ill expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jennifer Cunningham reveals why La Marina proved the ideal place to expand her business and launch a charity to provide hospice care within the expat

2 Jul, 2022 @ 10:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Doctors quit crisis-stricken hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ‘shock’ plan allegedly reducing emergency waiting times

DOCTORS are still resigning from Torrevieja Hospital, citing poor working conditions, despite an alleged reduction in emergency waiting times thanks to a ‘shock’ plan. The

30 Jun, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Security guards wanted as health centre staff on Spain's Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients

RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards

24 Jun, 2022 @ 13:09

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3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Torrevieja – € 107,500

Apartment Torrevieja, Alicante 3 beds 1 baths € 107,500 Duplex in Torrevieja Lago Jardín area, 75 m of surface, 16 m2 of terrace,

20 Jun, 2022 @ 13:05

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Live long and prosper as people aged 100 and over triples in two decades on Spain's Costa Blanca

Live long and prosper on Spain’s Costa Blanca as people aged 100 years and over triples in two decades

THE number of people aged 100 years and over has tripled over two decades in Alicante Province. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) show

14 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

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Doctors from across Spain’s Costa Blanca to prop up Torrevieja Hospital staff numbers this summer

DOCTORS from Alicante Province hospitals will be drafted in to boost staffing at Torrevieja Hospital during the summer holiday season. Valencia’s new Health Minister, Miguel

14 Jun, 2022 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Hero’ grandfather kidnapped by family after nine weeks of ‘captivity, neglect & starvation’ at hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WARNING: Graphic photos included in this article may be upsetting to some readers.

5 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: 84-year-old expat sat in agony for TWO DAYS waiting for treatment at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN EXPAT octogenarian discharged himself from Torrevieja Hospital after sitting a total of 20 hours waiting for attention. Brain Snell, 84, had suffered a fall

25 May, 2022 @ 11:45

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