Royal British Legion marches through Spain’s Benidorm for annual Poppy Appeal
BENIDORM launched the 2024 Poppy Appeal in the Costa Blanca on Saturday with the annual parade organised by the Royal British Legion, Spain District North.
Shocked bus passengers and driver stop woman being assaulted by her partner in Valencia
A VALENCIA bus driver and passengers intervened to stop a man beating up a woman who refused to exit the bus with him. The assailant
Religion teacher accused of sexually assaulting six young children during lessons at Valencia school
A MAN who taught religion to young children at a Valencia area school has been arrested for child sexual assault. The suspect, 47, was detained
Watch: Four French tourists are dramatically rescued from their boat during storm off Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR French sailors were rescued in Costa Blanca waters by the Guardia Civil after their boat was being dragged by the current towards rocks off
Spain tourism bosses to campaign for direct flights between Alicante and New York
A NEW attempt to establish flights between the United States and Alicante-Elche airport will be made in December. Valencia’s Tourist Minister, Nuria Montes, will travel
Family of British woman who fell to her death on Spain’s Costa Blanca demand police investigation
THE family and friends of a British woman who fell to her death from a Torrevieja apartment window want the Metropolitan Police to contact their
Outrage over expat grave diggers on Spain’s Costa Blanca: French woman is illegally dug up after German corpse was removed to find space for local official’s grandmother
CALPE council has ordered an inquiry into illegal exhumations at the municipal cemetery after the relatives of a French girl buried in a niche in
Dozens more taxis to operate at Alicante airport after outcry over shortages
TAXI waiting times could be eased at Alicante-Elche airport with the creation of 24 new cab licences after an outcry over shortages during the summer.
Corrupt ex-politician in Spain who hid his ill-gotten fortunes abroad is jailed for 10 years
THE former Valencian president, Eduardo Zaplana, has been jailed for 10 years and five months for corruption, bribery, and money laundering. He’s been ordered to
British father-of-four was found dead at bottom of cliff after night out in Benidorm, inquest hears
A FATHER of four who was on a ‘lads holiday’ in Benidorm died from head and abdominal injuries after a 200 metre cliff fall, according
Pet hamster ‘kills’ mother-of-two in Spain: 38-year-old collapsed in front of her terrified children after being bitten
A WOMAN died outside a health centre in Villarreal(Castellon province) after being bitten by her pet hamster. The 38-year-old victim went to the Carinyera centre
Alicante airport smashes all-time passenger record for September
PASSENGER numbers set another new monthly record at Alicante-Elche airport in September with over 1.8 million travellers- boosted by UK arrivals. The Costa Blanca’s air
Italian mafia boss is arrested in Spain’s Benidorm: Kingpin faces 24 years behind bars
AN ITALIAN man accused of running a drug trafficking gang in his native country, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 38-year-old had a European Arrest
Brit rapist who attacked a 13-year-old girl on a beach in Spain is jailed for two years
A BRITISH man who suffers with Jacob’s Syndrome- a genetic condition which causes mental issues- has been given a two-year prison term for raping a
Smuggler is caught with €100,000 worth of fake British, French and other nations’ stamps in Spain
A WOMAN who arrived at Valencia Airport from Morocco tried to smuggle in nearly €100,000 of freshly-minted fake postage stamps. The Spanish national- of Nigerian
Police in Spain investigate bizarre case of ‘paranormal abuse’ after a woman claimed her ex-boyfriend hired a medium to scare her
A VALENCIA woman has accused her former partner of hiring a medium to move objects and furniture to intimidate her. In a domestic violence investigation,
Bizarre mural from the Spanish Civil War featuring Hitler, Mussolini and Franco is discovered in Alicante – but what does it mean?
A MURAL dating back to the Spanish Civil War featuring a soldier hammering the heads of dictators Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini on a dragon has
Bad hair day! French thief drops his wig during police chase after ‘stealing bank cards from elderly tourists’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCHMAN has been arrested in Alicante for allegedly targeting elderly foreign tourists at ATM machines. The convicted fraudster is accused of watching his marks
Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month
INFLUENZA and Covid-19 vaccinations will commence in the Valencian Community on October 14. The joint campaign will offer the vaccines in a staggered system, giving
Bollywood comes to Spain: Film crews and actors take over the streets of Valencia and Costa Blanca
IT HAS been ‘lights, camera, and action’ for a major Bollywood movie that has been shooting in the last few days in Valencia City and
British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has become the seventh person to drown at a Guardamar del Segura beach this year. The 72-year-old was swimming on Thursday opposite
Carer in Alicante who stole €31,000 from a patient in her 80s is jailed
AN ALICANTE carer has been given a 21-month-jail sentence for stealing €31,000 from her elderly client. The convicted woman took her employer’s bank card to
Man who ‘poisoned his friend’s shot with a corrosive substance’ is arrested in Valencia
A SPANIARD has been arrested for allegedly giving his friend a poisoned liquor shot which hospitalised him for several days. The Guardia Civil in Valencia
Outrage after 450kg of hazardous waste containing deadly asbestos is dumped next to British expat homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Altea are trying to find out who dumped 450 kilos of hazardous waste at the entrance to the Las Mimosas urbanisation. Altea council
Airbnbs welcome! Holiday hotspot approves construction of 1,000 new tourist flats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PILAR de La Horadada council has backed plans for 1,086 holiday homes to be built on 290,000 m2 of rural land at Lo Monte Playa.
Estate agent who shot British expat, 80, to death inside her Alicante villa is jailed
A WOMAN, 48, has been jailed for 15 years after an 80-year-old British widow was shot dead at the front door of her Elche area