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Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Paedophile athletics coach who ‘abused girls as young as 12 and put spy cameras in changing rooms’ is jailed

A 49-YEAR-OLD Valencia area athletics coach has been arrested and jailed for sexually assaulting children and recording indecent images on spy cameras placed in bathrooms.

3 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

'Killer' level crossing in Spain's Valencia claims fourth victim this year alone as man, 50, is crushed by a train just days before Christmas

‘Killer’ level crossing in Spain’s Valencia claims fourth victim this year alone as man is crushed by a train just days before Christmas

A MAN in his fifties died on Thursday after being run over by a train at the Alfafar level crossing in Valencia province. According to

22 Dec, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Horror as man is crushed to death in a CAR WASH in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN has died after exiting his vehicle and getting trapped in a car wash tunnel in Gandia(Valencia province). Firefighters were alerted shortly after 5.30pm

11 Dec, 2023 @ 11:39

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Weather forecasters predict above average temperatures for winter while Christmas is expected to be rain-free for most of Spain

Record highs of over 25C are forecast for Spain’s Costa Blanca from THIS weekend

TEMPERATURES could reach ‘abnormally high’ levels for early December over the next few days on the Costa Blanca and the rest of the Valencian Community.

8 Dec, 2023 @ 14:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Ay, caramba! Moment a huge €130m haul of ‘Bart Simpson cocaine’ sent from South America is seized in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has seized 600 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container on a Quart de Poblet industrial estate in Valencia province. Some of

27 Nov, 2023 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Devastating November fire was caused by power lines touching tree branches in Spain’s Valencia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has said that a fire that devastated over 2,300 hectares on the outskirts of Montitxelvo in Valencia province earlier this month was

26 Nov, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Girl, 3, taken to hospital after early-morning fire destroys flat in Spain’s Valencia area

ELEVEN people including a three-year-old girl were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a 12-storey apartment block in Canet d’en Berenguer, Valencia province.

24 Nov, 2023 @ 17:30

Valencia·Valencian Community

Dozens arrested for duplicating SIM cards of unsuspecting victims and using their data to go on €110,000 shopping spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FOUR-STRONG Valencia gang ran a phone card fraud that syphoned off over €110,000 from 15 victims. The criminals hired 31 ‘mules’ across Alicante and

20 Nov, 2023 @ 19:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Apartment block hit five times by robbers taking art objects in Spain’s Valencia

TWO men targeted a Gandia apartment block in Valencia province five times to steal a variety of art-related objects valued at €150,000. The thieves, 35

14 Nov, 2023 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Farm labourers may have started forest fire that devastated 2,500 hectares of trees and land in Spain’s Valencia

A SMALL bonfire close to the Montitxelvo sports centre could have sparked a forest fire that destroyed 2,500 hectares of land in the Vall d’Albaida

11 Nov, 2023 @ 11:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hundreds evacuated as forest fire rages in Spain’s Valencia: Strong winds from Storm Ciaran help flames tear through more than 2,000 hectares

A FOREST fire fanned by strong winds in the south of Valencia province has forced the evacuation of 850 residents. The blaze started on Thursday

3 Nov, 2023 @ 11:40

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EU flag taken down from Valencia area town hall in Spain over Israel's revenge Gaza attacks 'sanctioned' by European Commission

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

A GANDIA area town has removed the European Union flag from the town hall in protest against the European Commission’s stance in supporting Israeli revenge

17 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOUBLE vaccinations against flu and Covid-19 started being dosed out in the Valencian Community on Monday, with age categories extended at both ends of the

16 Oct, 2023 @ 15:47

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Trucks are filled with 120,000kg of tomatoes ahead of annual La Tomatina festival in Spain’s Valencia

Tomatoes aplenty in exciting La Tomatina fight with extra participants in Spain’s Valencia area

AN estimated 18,000 people turned the streets of Buñol red on Wednesday in the annual ‘La Tomatina’ tomato fight. Numbers were up by 2,000 more

30 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks are robbed by men on Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks robbed by men who spied on them on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO street thieves have been arrested in Calpe close to a bank where they stole €4,000 from an elderly man last May. The men of

16 Aug, 2023 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Emergency 112 number gets over 11,000 calls about animals so far this year in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Emergency 112 number gets 11,177 calls about animals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S emergency 112 number has received 11,177 calls this year up to August 15 about animals. Over half of the calls- 58%- were

15 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bogus shipment company sold off customers items in Spain's Valencia

Bogus shipment company sold off customer items in Spain’s Valencia

A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Valencia province for pretending to have a logistics firm that despatched items internationally but kept the goods to

7 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three dead after drowning in a beach closed to bathing in Valencia

THREE locals have drowned in a beach closed for swimmers in Valencia. The bathers, two men and a woman aged between 57 and 63, went

26 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Car maker Seat to build car battery cell assembly plant in Spain's Catalunya

Car maker Seat to build battery cell assembly plant in Spain’s Catalunya

SEAT has announced that it will build a vehicle battery cell assembly plant in Martorell, Catalunya. The car maker- owned by Volkswagen- says the project

19 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Valencia

Public hospital surgery waiting times fall in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PUBLIC hospital waiting times for surgeries have fallen in the Valencian Community according to latest figures from the regional Ministry of Health. The average wait

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Plan To Boost Tourism In Vall D'ebo Area Of Spain's Alicante Ravaged By Wildfires In 2022

Plan to boost tourism in Vall d’Ebo area of Spain’s Alicante province ravaged by wildfires in 2022

THE VALENCIAN tourist department has given a €50,000 grant to boost tourism in the Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante province that was ravaged by wildfires

24 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police bust fake goods racket selling items at Costa Blanca market stalls in Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has busted a criminal operation that distributed fake goods to be sold at Calpe market in Alicante province. Seven stall holders have

23 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

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

Valencia in Spain gets international UNESCO recognition for its work with design

Man and woman locked up children for at least two years in horrific conditions in Spain’s Valencia

A SPANISH man and woman aged 51 and 57 have been arrested and charged with family mistreatment in the Valencia area after four children were

21 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

20 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Six Black Flags Handed Out To Beaches In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas

Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain.

16 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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