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15 Jul, 2025 @ 14:13

Three popular Costa Blanca beaches closed to swimmers due to sewage contamination

Sea turtle almost died after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

14 Jul, 2025 @ 17:03

Sea turtle almost dies after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

Week-long blitz underway to stop drunk and drugged up motorists on Spain's Costa Blanca

14 Jul, 2025 @ 15:16

Week-long blitz against drunk and drugged-up motorists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Joshua Parfitt

Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations.

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Three popular Costa Blanca beaches closed to swimmers due to sewage contamination

THREE Denia beaches were closed for swimming on Tuesday after fecal contamination was discovered in the water. Red flags have been hoisted at Les Marines,

Sea turtle almost dies after swallowing balloon on Costa Blanca beach

A TURTLE is recovering at Oceanografic Valencia after swallowing a balloon which nearly killed it. Bathers at Torrevieja’s Los Locos beach spotted the in-distress loggerhead

Week-long blitz against drunk and drugged-up motorists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has started a week-long campaign to catch drink-drivers on Valencian Community roads. The push- focusing on Alicante province- will also target drugged-up