August 2022

A 35-year-old Dutch man has had an illegal explosives workshop and firing range closed down at his Campos del Rio finca in Murcia. He has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and charged with illegally making and storing explosives in addition to keeping ammunition. The man has also been accused of having an illegal firing […]

AN Elche man has been arrested for corrupting children and possessing child pornography. The Policia Nacional said the 25-year-old Spaniard found potential victims by going onto social media and looking at profiles of young users. He then tricked the youngsters by saying that he ran a professional photography studio. The man persuaded them to send

GIBRALTAR is now running a temporary reverse osmosis (RO) water plant at full power as it tries to fill its reservoirs after the July fire that sparked midsummer water shortages. The Gibraltar Government ordered the temporary water producing container through its contacts with Balaena, the new owners of Gibdock in the Rock’s historic port. Local

THE Rototom Sunsplash reggae festival has restarted after it suspended its second day of concerts due to high winds. Organisers decided to evacuate the festival held in Benicassim (Castellon) at 3.40am after a concert by Julian Marley – Bob’s son – had finished.  Rotocom Sunsplash is the biggest Reggae festival in Europe. Photo Rotocom Sunsplash

A DISABLED Dutchman stalked two German tourists then punched one in the face and stole his wallet before racing away at high speed in his wheelchair. Joseff M. 56, didn’t let the fact he was in a wheelchair stop his criminal plan when he followed the tourists through the Plaza del Olivar in Palma. Without

TWO officers have found themselves under investigation after a video showing them joining in local fiestas in Menorca over the weekend went viral. The pair from the Policia Local were pictured being carried on shoulders through the crowd at festivities in Alaior. To the delight of revellers in Sa Plaça, the duo were hoisted into

A man with an endless list of thefts to his name has been arrested in Alicante Province. His latest robbing spree saw him steal €4,000 of items from 13 supermarkets owned by the same chain. 25 legal indictments including 15 arrest warrants had been issued against him in over two years across the country, but

REPORTED crimes in Alicante Province went up by 24.6% in the first half of 2022, compared to last year with Benidorm rising by over 50%. The number of criminal offences was 43,438 between January and June, compared to 34,857 in 2021. In towns and cities of more than 20,000 people, the biggest rises are in

ANDALUCIAN health services have treated 96 people so far this summer who believe they suffered needle spiking attacks while on a night out as a wave of cases spread across Spain. The latest data from Andalucia’s health ministry shows that the highest number have occurred in Cadiz with 38, followed by Huelva with 16 and

A domestic worker returned to two former Valencia area clients to steal €300,000 of jewellery. The 53-year-old Beniparrell woman has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and charged with two counts of theft. The Guardia got a complaint from an elderly Massanassa resident in May who said several items of gold and jewellery had been