September
Torrevieja Council’s official car fined for the third time
The Mayor’s office at Torrevieja City Council has been fined again for their official car. This is the third time in three years that the city car has...
5 years in prison for the attempted murder of a taxi driver
The Provincial Court of Alicante sentenced a man to five years in jail for attempted murder after he confessed to trying to kill a cab driver in Elda in 2023...
Wife of the alleged murderer of a Northern Irishman in Rojales is charged over fatal crash
She probably made a lot of money as a “model” for sexually explicit films on OnlyFans, but her alleged criminal conduct is just as bad. Madison V.,...
Seven arrests after dismantling marijuana plantations in Alicante and Tarragona
The Guardia Civil and the National Police, with help from the Local Police of Calafell, have finished a joint operation against the illegal growing of...
National Police dismantle a criminal group specializing in drug heists in Alicante and Murcia
Ten members of a criminal organisation that specialised in drug “rip-offs” were arrested by the National Police in an operation that took place in...
Five of the nine convicted in the Orihuela garbage case must pay more than five million euros
The nine defendants in this case, the so-called “main case” of Operation Brugal, face additional penalties in addition to the jail terms and fines...
Criminal group who robbed petrol stations, businesses and homes has been dismantled
As part of Operation “Gasfilter-Seagas” in the provinces of Murcia and Alicante, the Guardia Civil has arrested four members of a criminal...
Flood of complaints from schools in Orihuela
Orihuela’s schools suffer from a severe lack of maintenance, which causes daily issues for the school community. The deluge of complaints the City...
Anti-smoking law halves the number of smokers in the Valencian Community
The reality of 20 years ago, when it was common practice to light up a cigarette at a restaurant after dinner without even leaving the table, seems...
Orihuela demands the removal of cables that dominates the historic centre
Many buildings in Orihuela’s city centre are dominated by a tangle of overhead cables. Residents of Orihuela have become accustomed to seeing them as...
