Orange weather alert for 100 km/h winds on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S met office AEMET has today issued an orange weather alert for 100 km/h winds battering the Costa Blanca. In Valencia city, the gusts have
MAPPED OUT: Where are Spain’s 119 coronavirus patients located?
CORONAVIRUS is causing panic across Spain as 40 new cases have been confirmed today (Monday) elevating the number of infected patients to 119. Cases have
Valencian coronavirus superspreader says he feels ‘racked with guilt’ and spends isolation time awaiting results of colleagues and friends
THE Valencian journalist in isolation at Valencia’s Hospital ClÃnico since Thursday has said he feels ‘racked with guilt’ after infecting numerous people with coronavirus. Football
Not paying your non-resident taxes in Spain could lead to sudden fines
IMAGINE you are driving your car along a Spanish one-way system. From out of nowhere, a Guardia Civil officer steps into the road, right arm
Apartment owner defrosts rack of RIBS on washing line as residents panic call police over ‘drops of blood’ on patio below
DEFROSTING a rack of veal ribs on the washing line may have seemed a neat idea at the time. But for one apartment owner in
Electric scooter rider first in Murcia to face prison or fine for breaking new traffic laws introduced across Spain last December
PRISON could be the punishment for the first electric scooter rider in Murcia to be charged under traffic laws introduced across Spain last December, 2019.
Valencian Community worst hit region in Spain as coronavirus cases quadruple to eight overnight
CORONAVIRUS cases in the Valencian Community have jumped to eight following the region’s first outbreak, largely due to travellers from Italy. Six new patients were
Spanish online sellers flogging Dean Koontz novel at €50 EACH amidst claims 1981 novel ‘predicted coronavirus’
ENTREPRENEURIAL online salesman in Spain are selling a Dean Koontz novel at €50 each amid claims the 1981 book ‘predicted coronavirus’. Andrea, a seller on
Cherry blossom in Valencia’s Marina Alta named as most beautiful in all of Spain
CHERRY blossom in the Valencian Community’s Marina Alta region has been named as the most beautiful in all of Spain. Flowering cherry tress in the
Valencian Coronavirus patient, age 31, says he feels ‘f**king brilliant’ as stats reveal low death rates for patients with no history of cardiovascular disease
THE Valencian Community’s first coronavirus patient has said he feels ‘f**king brilliant’ as he told his family ‘not to worry’ about him. The 31-year-old in
EXCLUSIVE: Expat, 59, arrested on suspicion of murdering partner in Moraira NAMED as owner of real estate business on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Dutchman arrested on suspicion of murdering his partner and dumping her in a rubbish container in Moraira has been named as Arthur Karvink. Sources
LETTER: Three tips to spot illegal UK to Spain pet transport operators
THE lamentable animal transport tale revealed by the Olive Press fills my heart with despair – despair because we have been here before. I pity
Dutch expat, 59, turns himself in after Romanian partner found decapitated in rubbish container in Teulada-Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DUTCH expat has handed himself in to Guardia Civil after confessing to decapitating and dumping his Romanian partner in a rubbish container in Teulada-Moraira
PolicÃa Nacional agent saves a baby’s life after 20 minutes of CPR in Valencia
A POLICIA Nacional agent has saved a baby’s life after administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 20 minutes in Valencia city. The two-month old tot fell unconscious
Police investigate discovery of body dumped in rubbish container in Teulada-Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a body dumped in a plastic rubbish container in Teulada-Moraira on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Municipal dustmen discovered the woman’s
Campaign president fears Spanish is being ‘eliminated’ from Valencian Community schools as ‘Ley de Plurilingüismo’ due for September 2020 implementation
SPANISH is the second most-widely spoken language in the world – yet it’s under threat of ‘elimination’ in its own homeland. Hablamos Español, Spain’s only
Leading telecom provider Telitec launches campaign to help ‘forgotten urbanisations’ in Spain gain fiber optic internet access
SPAIN’S leading independent provider of telecoms has launched a campaign to help neglected urbanisations get high-speed fiber optic internet access. Telitec, operating for over 15 years
Three tips to avoid scams with British TV / IPTV in Spain
AS much as British expats love the Spanish sun, we miss our British TV. Which is why hundreds of businesses circle that need like Griffon
Body of missing British man Philip Pearce, 68, found near Benidorm graveyard
THE body of missing British man Philip Pearce, 68, has been found near a Benidorm graveyard. PolicÃa Nacional told the Olive Press the pensioner’s body
Climatologist says Spain must prepare itself for regular deadly storms such as Gloria, which killed 13 people
Meanwhile, Storm Gloria - which claimed at least 13 lives - was declared the worst winter storm since 1983
Facebook recommendation loses British woman €550 after claims pet transport operator operating ‘without licences’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SOCIAL media recommendations can be life-saving – but for one over-trusting expat a post led her into the hands of an alleged serial conman. The
Seven defendants accused of plotting Costa Blanca mayor’s murder in brothel VIP room acquitted 14 years after the crime
THIRTEEN years after the mayor of a Costa Blanca town was shot in the face and left to die in hospital the arduous trial of
Benidorm hotel trials ‘biodegradable’ toiletries as rampant consumption sees 17.5 million bottles dumped every year
A GREEN-THINKING hotel in Benidorm is trialling a range of biodegradable toiletries in a bid to cut down on the nauseating consumption of 17.5 million
10-year-old Congolese boy dies on flight home after Valencian humanitarian doctor ‘saved his life’ removing facial tumour larger than boy’s own head
A 10-YEAR-OLD Congolese boy whose life was saved when a Valencian humanitarian foundation removed a humungous tumor from his face has died on return to