Year: 2020

Denia has been the worst-hit region in the entire Valencian Community, according to local met offices. Denia's port area has been shutoff today by torrential rains that swept down Spain's eastern coastline. Plaza Benidorm – at the northern end of Denia's port – and the Explanada Cervantes by the fishmarket were closed to traffic for most of the morning. Policía Local first closed roads near Camí de la Bota at […]

The man has been tested negative for drugs and alcohol following his arrest – the cause of jumping police stop not yet known. Watch videos below. A routine police stop in Benitachell's Cumbre del Sol has ended in a police chase across half the Marina Alta region. A man in a blue van assaulted agents of the Policía Local del Poble Nou de Benitatxell before smashing past police cars as […]

The Present of Castilla y Leon made the announcement this morning a 15 day closure of bars, restaurants, gyms and shopping centres will begin on Friday. Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, the President of the autonomous region has announced new measures to curb the COVID 19 infection rate. As of Friday at midnight; ALL bars, restaurants must close except for takeaways and food collections. Additionally shopping spaces that are 2500m or more […]

Guardia Civil have arrested five professional criminals who robbed homes and businesses in the Marina Alta with intention to send stolen goods to Mali, Africa. It was a crime-spree that could become a Netflix series. No sooner had lockdown restrictions been removed back in the summer, a team of five set about robbing everything from watches in second homes to restaurant terrace furniture in the Marina Alta region of Alicante. […]

Spain's met. office (AEMET) has warned the Valencian Community will be 'especially' hit by storms this week. AEMET has put parts of the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalucía, Madrid and north-western Galicia on weather warnings from Tuesday-Thursday in anticipation of storms. The Valencian Community has been singled out, however, for particularly intense rainfall. Spain's met agency has written a detailed report (link in Spanish here) – or read the most […]