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British villa looted with hundreds of pounds taken during burglary spree in popular expat area of Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-owned villa was among a string of properties burgled by four men in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. The 25-year-old ringleader was remanded

23 Jan, 2025 @ 16:17

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Pedro Sanchez returns to flood-hit Valencia to meet mayors after staying away for 81 days

Pedro Sanchez returns to flood-hit Valencia for first time following mud-pelting incidents

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez made his first visit to Valencia since November 3 when he was pelted with mud by Paiporta residents- angry with the

23 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia

John George: International arrest warrant issued for prime suspect in his murder on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family ask for second autopsy

AN INTERNATIONAL arrest warrant has been issued by a Torrevieja judge for the suspected killer of Belfast man John George. Meanwhile his family have requested

22 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British teenager with rare genetic condition faces weeks in hospital after falling seriously ill during family holiday on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenage girl with a rare genetic condition had to be placed on a ventilator at Alicante’s General Hospital after her lungs filled with

21 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers

21 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it

THERE was double trouble for a British tourist in Benidorm after his mobile phone was stolen and the thieves then racked up £16,000 of transactions

21 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Social media 'influencer' accused of dodging taxes and laundering money is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

Social media ‘influencer’ accused of tax dodging and money laundering is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

A SWEDISH social media ‘influencer’ who ran off to Spain after facing money laundering and tax dodging charges was arrested in Torrevieja last month. The

17 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Heavy snow traps three cars with fire crews carrying out rescues in Spain's Alicante area

Overnight snow sees motorists in trouble with fire crews carrying out rescues in Alicante area

A COLD polar weather front has caused widespread rain showers but also brought snow to higher parts of inland Alicante province. The early hours of

17 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Weather

British man’s body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

THE body of a British man was found floating at Calpe marina on the Costa Blanca on Thursday. The 53-year-old’s body was recovered by Guardia

17 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia man gets €49k payment after his penis stays erect for 30 hours and hospital makes mistake with prosthetic implant surgery

A MAN has been awarded €49,000 after a Valencia region hospital bungled a procedure on his penis, which days earlier had been permanently erect for

16 Jan, 2025 @ 17:31

Health·Lead·Valencia

British woman arrested for helping run drug den operating out of Costa Blanca city

British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city

A BRITISH woman was among a group of seven people arrested for her involvement in running a drug den in Javea. The 37-year-old along with

16 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s armed forces will continue working in Valencia flood area as ‘long as necessary’ says Defence Minister

ARMED forces will continue to work in Valencia’s flood-hit area for as ‘long as necessary’. The pledge was made by Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, during

16 Jan, 2025 @ 11:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Flu vaccination rate described by leading doctor as ‘ridiculously low’ in Valencia region

VACCINATION rates for flu in the Valencian Community are down on what they were last year. The president of the Valencian Society of Preventive Medicine

16 Jan, 2025 @ 09:00

Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park

A MAN who terrorised women walking on their own in Torrevieja has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 57-year-old has been charged with four

15 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man survives day-long ordeal of being trapped in a hole before being rescued by Valencia police officers

A MAN survived a day being trapped in a hole before being rescued by the Guardia Civil in Valencia province. The incident happened earlier this

15 Jan, 2025 @ 11:08

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

SIX Policia Nacional officers stopped a British tourist, 44, from leaping off a Benidorm hotel sixth-floor balcony following an assault on her female partner. The

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Special cages trap catch dozens of wild boars close to Costa Blanca city

72 wild boars were caught between October and December in two special trap cages set up in Denia on the northern Costa Blanca. The city

14 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Revealed: The wide and unusual range of items lost by bus passengers in Valencia including a wheelchair and a drone

A RECORD number of objects were left behind on EMT Valencia buses in 2024, with 9,698 items found- up by 1,398 on the previous year.

14 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Insurance payouts following Valencia DANA are taking too long, say regional ministers

THE VALENCIAN government says insurance payouts to people hit by October’s floods are taking too long to process. It has pointed out problems for community

14 Jan, 2025 @ 12:35

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cultural complex in Costa Blanca town will replace expensive unused and demolished 'white elephant'

Cultural complex in Costa Blanca town will replace expensive demolished ‘white elephant’

A NEW cultural centre for Pilar de la Horadada is expected to open before Easter as the ‘replacement’ for the never-used infamous La Paloma development-

13 Jan, 2025 @ 17:08

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Cyber scammer arrested over €1.3m con which cheated 12 people in Spain

A UKRAINIAN woman has been arrested in Orihuela(Alicante province) over a €1.3 million cyber scam involving a bogus investment company. International arrest warrants have been

13 Jan, 2025 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

JJohn George: International arrest warrant issued for prime suspect in his murder on Spain's Costa Blanca

John George: Suspect is released on bail over murder of Belfast father-of-two in Alicante

A TORREVIEJA judge bailed a 32-year-old Czech man on Friday over his connection to the murder of Belfast father-of-two John George, whose body was found

10 Jan, 2025 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Wall of cars’ from deadly DANA in Valencia sparks outrage among locals and activists

HUNDREDS of cars destroyed in the Valencia floods have piled up on land owned by a scrap firm in Muro. Residents and ecologists have been

10 Jan, 2025 @ 14:35

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Super scammer made €2.7m from multiple cons in Spain by using 55 identities to open 364 bank accounts

A VALENCIA scammer made over €2.7 million in six years by running multiple cons and using 55 identities to open 364 bank accounts to launder

9 Jan, 2025 @ 13:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

John George: Main suspect may have fled to Thailand after Belfast father’s murder in Alicante

THE Guardia Civil is investigating whether the alleged killer of 37-year-old Belfast man John George, whose body was found last Tuesday on a Costa Blanca

9 Jan, 2025 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police chief faces corruption quiz over tip-offs to drugs gang in Spain’s Valencia

A LOCAL police chief in Valencia province and a fellow officer are being investigated for allegedly supplying information to drug traffickers. The probe has been

8 Jan, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia