Transplants take off
The number of organ transplants at public hospitals in the Valencia region increased by a third to almost two per day in the first...
New EU rules benefit expat consumers
THE EUROPEAN Commission has advised that it is banning surcharges for consumer debit and credit card payments made online - and in shops -...
Free trip swindlers arrested
FOUR suspected swindlers have been arrested in Benidorm for allegedly conning tourists with the method of offering free excursions.
Police sources reveal that the suspects,...
Málaga swimmer is first European around Manhattan
CHRISTIAN Jongeneel of Málaga has become the first Spaniard and first European to complete the gruelling open-water swim around Manhattan in New York. He...
Counterfeiters caught by cops
By James Langton
A COUNTERFEIT note-making gang that forged high-quality replicas of low-value notes has been broken up by the National Police, following raids on properties...
Counterfeiting outfit cut down
The National Police operation that shut down the largest €500 note counterfeiting workshop in Europe in September has made two more arrests and searched...
No swimming in the park, please
Visitors to La Mata-Torrevieja natural park were being informed last week that it is prohibited to swim in the lakes there.
Regional police officers were...
Valencia jihadist arrested
NATIONAL police forces arrested a man accused of recruiting jihadists and spreading Islamic State propaganda.
The offender, a Valencia resident of Moroccan nationality, performed a...
Searching for the truth over Kirsty’s death
LAST Saturday, coinciding with the first anniversary of Kirsty Maxwell's tragic death, four of her friends and her aunt Angela, together with the family's...
Discover Orihuela
Orihuela town hall department for tourism has announced its August schedule of guided tours.
“Whether you prefer the beach or inland, nature or history, check...
Younes Abouyaaqoub – Spain’s most wanted
22-year-old Moroccan Younes Abouyaaqoub is currently Spain's most man, the suspected driver of the van that killed 14 people in Barcelona on Thursday.
The terrorist...
Fatal flooding
ONE man died when his car was washed away in flash floods reported in the Tafalla area in Navarra on Monday evening.
Firefighters found the...
UK Most Wanted arrested in Benidorm
National Police have arrested 25-year-old Gareth Bryan Edwards - one of the UK's 10 Most Wanted men to appear in Operación Captura this year -...
British Consular director visits the Costa
Julia Longbottom, Director of Consular Services, made a whistle-stop tour of the Costa Blanca this week along with British Consul in Alicante Sarah-Jane Morris.
She...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
