Costa Blanca
8 years in prison sought for the man accused of raping a drunk 16-year-old girl
The Public Prosecutor’s Office claims that while inside the house, the defendant sexually abused her, despite the minor’s attempts to flee on...
Orihuela Costa’s flagship pedestrian walkway over the AP-7, has been delayed
The Orihuela government’s centrepiece coastal project, the long-awaited cycle-pedestrian walkway over the AP-7 motorway bridge in Lomas de Cabo Roig,...
85-year-old woman ends up in the ICU after being mugged in Orihuela
The National Police have arrested a 25-year-old male in Orihuela on suspicion of assaulting an 85-year-old woman with the “muzzle grab” technique...
Two arrested with 360 kilos of counterfeit coins
The Guardia Civil dismantled a network in Roquetas de Mar (Almeria) that aimed to introduce counterfeit coins into the legal cash market. Two Asian men, ages...
British tourist arrested for death of friend in Benidorm
A 64-year-old British woman has been arrested for allegedly strangling her 66-year-old friend to death with a vacuum cleaner wire when they were staying in an...
Benidorm adapts the Ruzafa traffic light system for the blind
Benidorm City Council today announced the city’s events for European Mobility Week 2025, which will run until 22nd September under the slogan...
Alicante Council is looking for a company to reopen the kiosk
Alicante is looking for an owner for the former Peret. The old ice cream parlour on the Explanada, which closed six months ago due to several debts owed to the...
Caught in Bigastro with 180 doses of drugs in his vehicle
The Guardia Civil apprehended a guy accused of drug trafficking after he was stopped by officers while transporting multiple bags of various narcotics in his...
Two arrested in Torrevieja and Alicante for stealing mobile and 2,000 euros
The National Police have arrested a 24-year-old male and a 22-year-old woman in Torrevieja and Alicante on suspicion of robbery with violence and fraud. The...
Benidorm death: Family say “The police have let us down”
On September 28th, one year will have passed since Nathan Jon Osman’s strange death in Benidorm. What began as a trip with friends quickly became a...
