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18-year-old drowns while swimming near La Cantera in Alicante
Yesterday, Wednesday September 24th, an 18-year-old male drowned off Alicante’s La Cantera beach, near the Punta Piedra restaurant. The victim had gone...
Police officer suffers a triple leg fracture during arrest
A Santa Pola Local Police officer was hurt with a triple leg fracture while attempting to arrest a man accused of gender-based assault. During the arrest, the...
Man smashes the private car of a police officer in revenge attack
A 27-year-old man was detained for vandalising a Local Police officer’s private car at the Banyeres de Mariola police station in Alicante in retaliation...
More than 3,000 counterfeit items seized in nine stores in Benidorm
The Benidorm Local Police (Alicante) confiscated almost 3,000 counterfeit items in nine locations in the Rincón de Loix region as part of the so-called...
Podemos rejects Alicante’s plan to charge for admission to Santa Bárbara Castle
The Esquerra Unida Podem Municipal Group condemned what it called an “unjustifiable” policy after learning that the Popular Party government is...
8 years sought for man who clubbed a woman for caring for stray cats
The man faces eight years in prison for assaulting the Aigües City Council’s Animal Protection Councillor with a club and hitting her over her care for...
Disoriented Brit found in just his underwear in El Campello
El Campello Local Police responded to a Brit they discovered walking along the Carrer la Mar promenade on Sunday night, September 21st. According to municipal...
Altea opens Parc Sant Pere to the public
The Government Team, led by Mayor Diego Zaragozí and Urban Scene Councillor Aurora Serrat, visited Parc Sant Pere yesterday morning, September 22nd, to...
Motorcyclist dies after a collision in Alicante
The Carolinas Altas neighbourhood in Alicante awoke on Sunday, September 21st, to the news of a horrific traffic accident that killed a 42-year-old...
New driver arrested for drink driving four days after getting his licence
A young man was stopped by Valencia Local Police and charged with a traffic safety offence for drunk driving just four days after passing his driver’s...
