, Author at Olive Press News Spain

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Weekend COVID-19 infections leap up by almost a thousand cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE significant rises in COVID-19 cases continued over the weekend in the Valencian Community with a total of 4,636 new infections. Today’s(July 12) figure of

12 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Curfew returns TONIGHT to one Costa Blanca town along with 31 other areas in Spain’s Valencian Community

32 Valencian Community municipalities will see night curfews return from 1.00 am tomorrow morning(July 13) for a fortnight. That’s down to increasing COVID-19 cases with

12 Jul, 2021 @ 18:49

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will spend €4.3 billion to set up electric car production lines

Pedro Sanchez announces €4.3 billion boost to electric car production in Spain

SPAIN’S government is to spend €4.3 billion in a massive revamp of its car production industry in a switch to making electric vehicles. Prime Minister,

12 Jul, 2021 @ 17:52

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Technology

Costa Blanca Gang Occupied Empty Homes In Torrevieja Area Of Spain And 'sold' Them For Virtually Nothing Or Converted Them Into Drug Farms

Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain

A Torrevieja gang occupied empty properties which they sold off for a miniscule amount of money or used them to grow and sell drugs. 11

12 Jul, 2021 @ 17:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

British Resident On Spain's Costa Blanca Tried To Extort Underage British Girl Into Having Sex With Him By Threatening To Share An 'explicit' Video

British man on Spain’s Costa Blanca accused of ‘sextortion’ of British child over an explicit video

A British man has been arrested over sexually abusing and extorting a British child in the Alicante area. He’s also been charged with drugs possession

12 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will ‘close’ again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August

BRITISH tourists will be the key to whether or not some recently-reopened Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will have to shut their doors again. That’s

12 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Raid Illegal 'birthday' Party At A Costa Blanca Villa Where Guests Came From All Over Spain

Police raid illegal ‘birthday’ party at a Costa Blanca villa with guests from across Spain

OVER a hundred people were rounded up by police for attending an illegal ‘birthday’ party at a La Cañada villa in the Alicante area. Some

12 Jul, 2021 @ 12:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

British man in Benidorm bar admits trying to stab fellow Brit to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man has been jailed for five years after repeatedly stabbing a fellow Brit in a Benidorm bar. He pled guilty to attempted homicide

12 Jul, 2021 @ 11:47

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bond Swirl With Benny Final Complete Touch Up

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-somthing ramblings of an expat in Spain

AGEING is simply an attitude of mind. Think young and you will inherit the flame of eternal youth. Whoever said that, was as bonkers as

10 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Columnists

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Daily COVID-19 cases touching 2,000 mark level in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE upward trend in new COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community continued today(July 9) with 1,980 infections reported. That compared to 1,271 a week ago

9 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Heatwave could reach 45 degrees in inland areas of Spain's Valencia region

Costa Blanca will sizzle in scorching temperatures during Spain’s biggest heatwave of the year

HOT westerly winds are set to take temperatures into the 40s in some inland parts of the Costa Blanca region this Monday(July 12). As Spain

9 Jul, 2021 @ 17:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Demonstration Against Hate Crime In Madrid, Spain 5 Jul 2021

Two teenagers arrested over brutal killing of gay man Samuel Luiz outside a nightclub in Spain

TWO underage teenagers have been arrested over the suspected homophobic killing of a 24-year-old man in A Coruña last Saturday(July 3). Samuel Luiz was beaten

9 Jul, 2021 @ 15:56

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain says its safe for tourists but France and Germany think differently as COVID-19 numbers rise

SPAIN’S Tourism Minister, Reyes Maroto, has said that the country is a ‘safe destination’ for holiday-makers. Her comments today(July 9) in a radio interview with

9 Jul, 2021 @ 15:09

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Angry Benidorm bars and restaurants want Valencian president to resign over ‘unfair’ COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A Benidorm hospitality association has called for the resignation of Valencian president, Ximo Puig over new ‘unfair’ COVID-19 restrictions. Puig yesterday(July 8) announced reduced hours

9 Jul, 2021 @ 14:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

British man dies after diving headfirst into shallow end of swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man died yesterday(July 8) after diving into the shallow end of a Costa Blanca villa swimming pool. The 64-year-old had gone to visit

9 Jul, 2021 @ 12:58

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

FOUR men have been arrested over a major marijuana growing and shipping operation that dispatched customer orders from Alicante-Elche airport. The criminal enterprise was co-ordinated

9 Jul, 2021 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases rip through Valencia area of Spain while Costa Blanca and Castellon infection rates are lower

COVID-19 cases maintained their rise in the Valencian Community with a total today(July 8) of 1,843 infections. That’s 256 more than yesterday and an increase

8 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Ryanair adds extra winter flights to Costa Blanca airport after cutting regional services in Spain

Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic

BUDGET airline Ryanair says that passenger numbers will soon return to pre-pandemic levels on services using Alicante-Elche airport. The forecast came from the firm’s head

8 Jul, 2021 @ 18:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Curfew returns to ‘high-infection’ zones in new anti-COVID measures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NIGHT curfews will return to areas of the Valencian Community that have high COVID-19 infection rates. Rising coronavirus virus cases among younger people have forced

8 Jul, 2021 @ 15:21

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Valencia

British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO British brothers wanted in the UK for drug trafficking and being part of a million pound robbery have been arrested in Torrevieja. The men

8 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Top cybercrime fighter says child pornography cases increased in Spain because of COVID-19 lockdown

SPAIN’S top cybercrime police officer has blamed last years’ COVID-19 lockdown for a rise in child pornography cases. Chief commissioner of the Policia Nacional’s central

8 Jul, 2021 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead

Knife-wielding father kills son, 11, just two days after youngster's birthday in Spain's Valencia area

Violent robber arrested in Benidorm hotel after breaking jaw of a female security guard on a Costa Blanca finca in Spain

A man who broke the jaw of a female security guard at an Orihuela Costa finca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in a

7 Jul, 2021 @ 20:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases rise again but hospital admissions hold steady in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

1,587 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the Valencian Community today(July 7) as the region is set to announce new restrictions tomorrow. The move

7 Jul, 2021 @ 19:04

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Man Tipped A Cupboard Onto His Dead Mother After Killing Her With A Baseball Bat At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Man tipped a cupboard onto his mother to conceal baseball bat killing at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A Belgian man has been jailed for 18 years after he murdered his mother in Torrevieja. The 41-year-old killer, named as Jean Christophe C, repeatedly

7 Jul, 2021 @ 16:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca queue-jumping COVID vaccine mayor is set to be tried for bribery in Spain

‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain

A Costa Blanca mayor has appeared in court over COVID-19 vaccination ‘queue-jumping’ last January. Alicante’s anti-corruption prosecutor accused La Nucia’s mayor, Bernabe Cano, of an

7 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian invasion of the Ukraine described as 'terrible blow' to economic recovery of Spain's Valencia region

New COVID-19 restrictions to be announced this Thursday for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW restrictions to combat rising COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community will be announced this Thursday(July 8). The intention is for the measures to start

7 Jul, 2021 @ 15:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Weekend COVID-19 infections leap up by almost a thousand cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Curfew returns TONIGHT to one Costa Blanca town along with 31 other areas in Spain’s Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez announces €4.3 billion boost to electric car production in Spain

Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain

British man on Spain’s Costa Blanca accused of ‘sextortion’ of British child over an explicit video

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will ‘close’ again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August

Police raid illegal ‘birthday’ party at a Costa Blanca villa with guests from across Spain

British man in Benidorm bar admits trying to stab fellow Brit to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-somthing ramblings of an expat in Spain

Daily COVID-19 cases touching 2,000 mark level in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Costa Blanca will sizzle in scorching temperatures during Spain’s biggest heatwave of the year

Two teenagers arrested over brutal killing of gay man Samuel Luiz outside a nightclub in Spain

Spain says its safe for tourists but France and Germany think differently as COVID-19 numbers rise

Angry Benidorm bars and restaurants want Valencian president to resign over ‘unfair’ COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain

British man dies after diving headfirst into shallow end of swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

COVID-19 cases rip through Valencia area of Spain while Costa Blanca and Castellon infection rates are lower

Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic

Curfew returns to ‘high-infection’ zones in new anti-COVID measures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Top cybercrime fighter says child pornography cases increased in Spain because of COVID-19 lockdown

Violent robber arrested in Benidorm hotel after breaking jaw of a female security guard on a Costa Blanca finca in Spain

COVID-19 cases rise again but hospital admissions hold steady in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Man tipped a cupboard onto his mother to conceal baseball bat killing at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain

New COVID-19 restrictions to be announced this Thursday for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

LIFE IN SPAIN: The Deceiver of Seville, Mozart and the modern bullring

THIS WEEK IN SPAIN: The Prestige oil tanker disaster

Here’s what the new British-designed tower in Malaga port will look like – if it ever gets built

Fury as case is closed in killing of Brit expat in Andalucia tourist town

British pilot jailed for chemsex murder of boyfriend in drug-fuelled stabbing frenzy near Barcelona