Tag Archives: Valencian Community

The annual Fallas festivities in VALENCIA City reach a climax on Wednesday night with the crema ceremony, which involves the burning of ninots. The ninots made from wood and papier-mache feature many satirical turns on international names such as Donald Trump(a Fallas fave) and billionaire Elon Musk. Following the October flood disaster in Spain, regional politicians, such as Valencian president …

The arrest of a man 32 years old has brought to an end a 15-month search for a burglar that robbed 33 homes on the Costa Blanca. Guardia Civil says the Spaniard forced the window locks on the homes while the homeowners were away to force open the walls. Authorities launched an operation in December 2023 to catch the ‘superthief’ …

Carlos Mazon, president of VALENCIA, says that his region will not accept any more illegal migrants in temporary immigration centres funded by the national government. The announcement on Monday coincided with the signing of a deal between his Partido Popular government and the extreme-right Vox to pass the budget for 2025 through the Valencian Parliament. The regional leader, who is …

A MAN who was attempting to collect a debt from the Benidorm region on Wednesday was shot at three times by a resident of an apartment complex near a beach. Around 12.30pm, the incident occurred at Torres Beach Urbanisation in Villajoyosa. The gunman fled from the scene in his car while the Guardia Civil was still looking for him. The …

Two former Valencia emergency team bosses will be required to explain why an alert for the flood on October 29 was not sent sooner. Salome Parades (ex-emergencies Minister) and Emilio Argueso (former emergencies chief), have both been ordered to appear before a Catarroja court. In response to criticism directed at both of them and him for their poor response following …

AN alleged ‘cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling dozens of British expats out of thousands of euros has left Spain for a new life in the UK. Mikey Brierley, a Briton who was previously based in Almoradi (Alicante Province), allegedly faked the need to order parts for repairs and left vehicles parked for months. The grease-monkey also allegedly used customers’ cars …

The hit US TV show “The Wire” was the inspiration for a BULGARIAN drug gang Breaking Bad You can wash the profits from a marijuana business through a car wash. The Policia Nacional arrested seven men following three raids conducted in Valencia Province. The officers also went to Elche, in the province of Alicante, where they demolished a marijuana plantation …

Guardia Civil busted a VALENCIA gang selling toy poodles with false claims about their pedigree. Seven people were allegedly involved in the scam that charged up to €6,200 for people to reserve a dog online. Authorities report that at the very least, 20 Spanish buyers were defrauded. READ MORE CUTE TOY POODLES(Pixabay image) The Guardia investigation began in October, after …

A MAN suffering with mental health problems has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sending bomb warnings via email which claimed devices were going to be detonated in four Valencia schools to ‘kill as many people as possible’. The 24-year old detainee, from Paterna, gave a false address and a fake telephone number. He said he would enter buildings …

A GANG that specialised in stealing duty-free goods from the Alicante Elche airport was convicted of theft. Three men, two women and all of Romanian origin purchased cheap tickets for the airside of the facility. The Elche court sentenced each of them to a year in prison and for 40-months, they were prohibited from going within 500 metres or the …