LOCAL COSTA BLANCA BENISSA
- Sports drugs trafficking racket taken down May 29, 2023A criminal organisation which was producing and distributing illegal muscle-building drugs ‘on a large scale’ has been busted by the Guardia Civil and National Police. A Guardia Civil spokesman said they were trafficking in SARMs (selective androgen receptor modulators), which are synthetic performance-enhancing drugs that are chemically similar to anabolic steroids. The joint investigation was […]
- Airlines May 26, 2023May 22 Email I have been trying to find a flight back to the UK to visit family and to be honest, I have not noticed it before, but there seems to be no cheap flights anymore on the normal airline websites. I can normally fly to Gatwick, Luton or Stansted . It was so […]
- Difficulty with official appointments May 26, 2023May 23 Email Dear sir, After recently acquiring Spanish nationality and having fun and games with the civil registry staff to get a birth certificate, I now face a nightmare. I have to change my NIE to a DNI everywhere. My accountant has told me to do ‘hacienda’ last of all. “Let’s present last year’s […]
- Airport’s hunger for growth May 25, 2023A contract to run a second cafetería at Castellón airport has been awarded to an as-yet unnamed company. A spokesperson for the regional government said the eatery will be located in the departure area and will be up and running ‘during this summer season’. Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News
- Addictive content found in videogame console May 25, 2023Guardia Civil officers at Alicante-Elche airport found almost three kilos of cocaine hidden inside a videogame console in the luggage of a woman from Brazil. The discovery was made in a routine check on May 19, after the 23-year-old passenger had flown from her country of origin and changed flights in Madrid, explained a spokesman […]
- Dead pig found in van May 24, 2023Guardia Civil found a whole dead pig in the rear of a small van as they were carrying out vehicle inspections on the AP-7 motorway in Torrevieja. The driver was unable to offer any paperwork to show where the animal had come from so they called in the PAPRONA nature patrol based in Guardamar del […]
- Cash to improve local health services May 24, 2023New minister for health José Miñones has set out a €580 million plan to improve primary healthcare infrastructure around the country so people do not have to travel for treatment. The investment is to ‘optimise’ health centres and medical equipment. In the press conference which followed Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Sr Miñones revealed that the cash […]
- Stolen vehicles sent to chop shop May 24, 2023National Police reported that they have arrested a gang dealing in stolen vehicles. Officers raided a warehouse with huge piles of vehicle parts. Some of the cars had been stolen from Alicante province – others from as far afield as Germany. Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News
- Fin whales may be residents, say scientists May 24, 2023The Earth’s second-largest animal has long been a regular visitor to the waters of Alicante province – but scientists now believe they may be year-round residents. The fin whale (Balaenoptera Physalus) is observed off Denia’s and Jávea’s coasts typically in late summer when they head south – and has be filmed close to the coast […]
- Rescued from the torrent May 24, 2023Alicante fire brigade have a shared a photo of the scene of a rescue which they carried out on Tuesday morning. A spokesman noted that the vehicle and driver were engulfed by a torrent of water just before 08.00 on the road from Benimarfull to Alcocer de Planes. Brave firefighters formed a human chain to […]
