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FOUR people- including a minor- have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a fractured skull. According to the Policia Nacional, three of the adult detainees are aged between 18 and twenty. The victim spent six consecutive days in the Alicante General Hospital ICU before being transferred to an ward …

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The family-run team sent jewelry and watches back in Romania. Twelve people were arrested for 41 thefts, and four violent robberies. READ MORE Love-Hugger Arrested in Spain In Spain (2) and Romania (23), 25 addresses were …

IN a region blessed with more than 300 days of sunshine each year, finding the perfect balance between light and shade is not a luxury – it’s a necessity. Toldos is the only person who understands it better. This trusted local company, headquartered in San Fulgencio operates throughout Alicante and Murcia and offers international exports for the delivery and installation …

A DRUGS ring has been smashed in the eastern Costa del Sol after police discovered they were paying wildly inflated rents to conceal sprawling cannabis farms hidden deep in the Axarquía countryside. The gang, described by investigators as ‘highly organised and security conscious’, had turned a string of isolated rural fincas into secret plantations where they grew industrial quantities of …

ONE in five Spaniards believe the 36-year Franco dictatorship was either ‘good or very good’ for the country, according to a shocking new national survey. And the results were not limited to the older generations – the view was equally shared among young adults aged 18 to 24, who displayed an unnerving affinity for the dictator when quizzed.  The October …

After stabbing a man in the abdomen, a man brandishing two knives barricaded inside a Marbella Church on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional Tasered the 59 year old aggressor in the Divina Pastora on Avenida Europa. Around 3.30pm, he stabbed his victim with a large blade on Calle Serenata. READ MORE CHURCH INTERIOR The shirtless person then sought refuge in the …

The non-EU market has decreased in importance. The National Federation of Real Estate Associations and the Association of Valencian Community Real Estate Agents conducted a joint study of 69 regional agencies and their real estate transactions. The company said that 62.3% deals were for primary or secondary homes while just under 29% were for investments. READ MORE ‘LOCAL’ BUYERS DOMINATE …

When they met at a 2023 open mic night, Abdullah Ozturk and Xavi Jallois shared their dissatisfaction with their comedy performances. The audience had been impossible to please, they said – unresponsive, dull, and seemingly uninterested in the comedy. That evening, as they vented their frustration, neither could have imagined that just two years later they would quit their corporate …

THE world’s number one tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz, will be battling it out in Saudi Arabia this week to win the sport’s biggest financial prize- €5m. The Six Kings Slam will take place in Riyadh for the second time. Although players have complained about the tennis schedule being too busy, they still found the time to increase their bank accounts …

Rarely will you find a restaurant where you are able to eat properly. La Tizona de San Pedro Alcantara represents one such rare experience. It is difficult to go wrong with drinks when a restaurant is owned and operated by a company that imports and distributes wine. And El Cid is a top-quality brand that has been supplying Andalucia with …