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Group that sent drug packages from Orihuela to Belgium and Canada arrested
The National Police have arrested four people after breaking up a criminal cell that was smuggling marijuana and hashish from San Pedro del Pinatar in Murcia...
25 years in prison sought for the man accused of stabbing his landlord to death in El Altet
The Provincial Court recently extended the time the man who is accused of killing his landlord in El Altet in October 2023 will spend in jail before his trial....
30-years in prison has been sought for a Local Police officer accused of twice raping his wife
The Prosecutor’s Office wants a Local Police officer in Marbella to spend 30 years in prison because they say he raped his ex-wife twice in 2021 and...
How Expats are Blending Halloween Fun with Spanish Autumn Traditions
The Costa Blanca is undergoing a beautiful transition as the hot summer sun gradually gives way to the softer, more golden autumnal hues. Even though the...
Urbanova, the seaside campsite that’s making a comeback in Alicante
The signage, warnings, and patrols have not been adequate. Urbanova, the Alicante neighbourhood that seemed to have calmed down last April, is once again home...
112 handled more than 800 incidents related to rain and storms in the Region of Murcia
The 1-1-2 Emergency Coordination Centre in the Murcia Region has gotten 973 calls on 806 problems relating to the weather advisories. Most of the requests were...
Torrevieja’s Heart of Pink: The Vital Work of the Pink Ladies and Panthers
Torrevieja and the wider Orihuela Costa community are home to a vibrant charitable force known as The Pink Ladies and Panthers. Far from a single event, this...
Guardia Civil investige two men for stealing more than 50 million litres of water from a well and selling it
The Guardia Civil is looking into two firm executives for unlawfully taking more than 110,000 litres of water a day from a well and selling it to pig farms,...
Towns have suspended all activities today due to the red alert for rain
The Generalitat’s Emergency Coordination Centre has issued a red alert for heavy rain, so towns in the province of Alicante, including the capital Elche,...
Women in Alicante are increasingly turning to private healthcare for mammograms
When people in the province of Alicante discover a bump or are frightened about having a breast tumour, they resort to private clinics for mammography. People...
