A new law is coming to the Valencia region that will reduce red tape in regards to building permissions on urban land. The regional government has developed legislation to streamline bureaucracy and land management. The critics have expressed concern that the new law will result in a reduction of land for the much needed social housing. This has been denied …
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Guardia Civil arrested a bar owner in VALENCIA for illegally spying on his customers using two cameras that were installed in the bathroom. A tip anonymously sent via the Alertcops The Guardia based at Oliva swooped on L’Alqueria de la Comtessa, located in La Safor in Valencia province. The 48-year old bar owner was charged with crimes of violating personal …
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A DRUG mule flew from Amsterdam, Spain to Valencia and swallowed more than 1.1 kilos heroin to elude authorities. On January 12, a 37-year old man was arrested at Valencia Airport for drug trafficking. After receiving information that the mule could be a drug smuggler, the Policia Nacional found him on an inbound flight. READ MORE VALENCIA AERPORT The officer …
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AUTHORITIES have shut down an illegal Alicante province cigarette factory and seized materials worth over €3 million. Guardia Civil arrested two men in their 50s and 22s. They were charged with crimes against the public health, illegal smuggling, as well as membership in a criminal gang. READ MORE PRODUCTION LIND A court in Alcoy remanded the duo into custody and …
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A British man was arrested in southern Costa Blanca on charges of sexual assault committed between 2014 and 2015 in the UK. The Policia Nacional said the fugitive had been given a maximum sentence of life imprisonment- presumably after a trial held ‘in absentia’. Unnamed 41 year old was arrested in San Fulgencio, a municipality that is home to many …
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TWO German males died and a lady was injured after making an attempt to evict two Polish squatters from a Costa Blanca villa. The squatters are nonetheless barricaded within the dwelling on the El Pinet urbanisation in La Marina- an space occupied by primarily non-Spanish residents. The Guardia Civil are negotiating with the duo to get them to give up. …
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THE State Meteorological Company (Aemet) has predicted this Christmas would be the coldest within the Valencian Neighborhood since 2010 plus there might be some snow on greater floor. The forecaster blames the arrival of a chilly air mass which can finish a sequence of gentle Christmases in recent times. Aemet stated the warmest Christmas intervals since 1950 (taking in common …
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MADISON Smyth has been arrested on the Costa Blanca for the second time within three months. She is the wife of John George’s alleged killer. OnlyFans model Smyth is married to Johnny Smyth who was released on €100,000 bail from Villena prison last week. On Tuesday morning, the Guardia Civil arrested Ms. Smyth on charges of illegal possession of weapons. …
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A VALENCIA-BASED gang posing as electricity inspectors conned €100,000 out of 85 elderly people across Spain. They threatened to cut off the supplies once they had gained access to the house and they used various tricks to gain cash, jewellery and other valuables. In one case in Castellon province, a man was assaulted and €1,200 in cash was stolen from …
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The National Institute of Statistics(INE) reports that the Alicante region has sold 46,334 properties in the first ten months of 2025. This total is higher than 2007 when the country was in the midst of a real estate boom. The figure at the time was 46,196. According to the INE, 5,160 transactions took place in October. This makes it the …
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