Joshua Parfitt, Author at Olive Press News Spain

WATCH: Water gushes through toilets and sinks at Costa Blanca hospital during gota fría storm

THIS is the moment a Costa Blanca hospital witnessed water gushing up through their toilets and sinks. Subscribe to Olive Press TV A nurse at the Hospital Vega Baja Orihuela posted the

13 Sep, 2019 @ 11:34

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Cars swept down 3m-high weir as rainfall exceeding 400mm hammers Costa Blanca village

THIS is the moment three cars are swept down a 3m-high weir in the Costa Blanca village of Moixent, near Ontinyent, in Alicante. Subscribe to Olive Press TV An estimated 400 l/m2

13 Sep, 2019 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: British resident’s garden trashed by freak winds as ‘hurricane’ appears off Javea

A BRITISH resident in Javea has returned home to find her garden ‘trashed’ by freak winds that toppled plant pots and ripped a hole in the roof. Kimberley Harrison thought she had

11 Sep, 2019 @ 16:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Extreme risk ‘red alert’ warning issued for all of Alicante from midnight Wednesday as Gota Fría batters the Costa Blanca

A RED alert has this morning been issued by Spain’s Met Office (AEMET) as a Gota Fría advances on the Costa Blanca. The extreme risk warning – the most severe alert –

11 Sep, 2019 @ 12:08

Costa Blanca·Lead

Manufacturer admits having ‘no idea’ why zigzag napkins that can’t mop or clean are still popular in Spain

AN EXECUTIVE at a napkin manufacturer has said he has ‘no idea’ why so-called zigzag napkins are still sold in Spain. Pablo Aguilella, who works for Caricias, was referring to the serviettes

11 Sep, 2019 @ 11:38

Lead

WATCH: Man tries to steal cow from Ale-Hop in Mallorca before detained by National Police

NATIONAL Police have arrested a man for attempting to steal the life-size replica cow from an Ale-Hop in Mallorca. A video shows the man walking off with the cow before a security

9 Sep, 2019 @ 16:38

Lead·Mallorca

GOTA FRíA: Weather warning predicts heavy rain from Wednesday across the whole Comunidad Valenciana

SPAIN’S Met Office (AEMET) has predicted heavy rains and gale-force winds to batter the whole Valencian Community this week. Rainfall exceeding 100 l/sq m in places, combined with 80 km/h winds, are

9 Sep, 2019 @ 16:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

New one-stop procedure restores worn teeth to their former glory, says K Sud Dental in Calpe

A BROKEN tooth can break your self confidence. Worn-down gnashers can ruin a good meal out. But with the aid of new bonding technologies, restoration of several broken teeth is now possible

7 Sep, 2019 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Health

Wanted wedding planner Dana Twidale who ‘cheated happy couples of thousands’ spotted sunbathing in Benidorm swimming pool

A DISGRACED wedding planner wanted by Humberside Police has been spotted ‘sunning herself’ in a Benidorm swimming pool. Dana Twidale, believed to be 42, was photographed at the Apartamentos Acuarium II in

7 Sep, 2019 @ 08:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Alleged trickster caught conning Costa Blanca bar with €50 note trick

AN alleged conman has been caught tricking a Costa Blanca bar with the ‘bait and switch’ method. CCTV at the Artesano cafe and juice bar in Moraira captures the sleight-of-hand in full.

6 Sep, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

ONE of the Costa Blanca’s biggest entertainment venues is holding an unprecedented charity night in support of abandoned dogs. Benidorm Palace will hold the Save My Life 3 event on September 29

5 Sep, 2019 @ 15:42

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

SUMMERTIME, and the living is easyJet! This video shows the moment an off-duty pilot flew himself to his own holiday in Alicante. EasyJet captain Michael Bradley flew the plane from Manchester Airport

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Lead

Brits rate themselves as worst-behaved country while abroad

BRITS have rated themselves as the worst-behaved country abroad, a recent YouGov survey shows. Participants from 26 countries were asked how favourably they viewed their fellow natives while on holiday. Brits were

4 Sep, 2019 @ 17:44

Lead·Travel News

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of no-deal Brexit

THE UK government has announced it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for the next 3 years. The State Pension has

4 Sep, 2019 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF posing as a charity worker has stolen a brand new iPhone X from a Brit expat while she was dining in a Costa Blanca restaurant. ‘Distraction tactics’ were used as

4 Sep, 2019 @ 14:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WORTH IT? First findings emerge after Benidorm Mirador destroyed in search of ruins that ‘might not exist’

IT was the backdrop of proposals. Tourists from across the globe flocked to Benidorm’s Mirador del Castillo to walk among its chalk-white balustrades and glance over the shimmering Mediterranean. It filled Instagram

1 Sep, 2019 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Brit hit by Fanta bottle lobbed from 7th story in Benidorm

A BRIT holidaymaker has been hit by a Fanta bottle launched from the seventh-floor of a Benidorm building. The man was struck in the arm while drinking at the Queen’s Hotel bar

1 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Customer charged 5 cents for ‘ice cube’ at Andalucia cafe

A RECEIPT from a Spanish restaurant has gone viral after a customer was charged for an ‘ice cube’. An unnamed cafe at the Sevilla Fashion Outlet charged €1.75 for a coca cola,

31 Aug, 2019 @ 15:00

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Valencian Community’s first restricted beach facing unauthorised visitors leaving rubbish and even defecating inside

VISITOR restrictions to an ecologically-sensitive cave on the Costa Blanca have not stopped un-authorised tourists from entering and even defecating in its interior. The Cova Tallada, between Javea and Denia in the

31 Aug, 2019 @ 13:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fake food poisoning claims by British holidaymakers in Spain down to ‘zero’ in 2019 after fraudsters fined up to €15,000 by UK courts

FAKE claims of food poisoning by Brit tourists on Spanish holidays have fallen dramatically to ‘not a single case’ in 2019. The false legal actions skyrocketed by 500% in the summer of

31 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flog It! presenter Mark Stacey to value Costa Blanca antiques and artifacts at exclusive charity event on September 14

RAID your jewellery boxes and plunder the garage because Flog It! is coming to the Costa Blanca! Mark Stacey, renowned British auctioneer, will be in Javea on September 14 (Saturday) to value

31 Aug, 2019 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Rental website that scammed British holidaymakers out of thousands FINALLY closed down following Olive Press exposes

A FRAUDULENT villa rental website that tricked British holidaymakers out of thousands has finally shut down following an extensive Olive Press campaign this year. Dreamvillasspain.com was behind countless tales of heartbreak as

30 Aug, 2019 @ 18:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

Randy tortoise escapes from Costa Blanca home as Brit owner pleads for help and says Tortie will ‘make a shrill noise’ while mounting victim’s shoes

A RANDY tortoise has gone missing from his Costa Blanca home while his Brit owner is appealing to the public for help. ‘Tortie’ the tortoise escaped from the Camino Corrales area of

26 Aug, 2019 @ 20:05

Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Brit animal shelter petition to save 3,800 cattle on ship from Brazil to Turkey who will ‘starve’ after Cartagena denies ship permission to dock and collect food

A BRITISH-RUN animal shelter has started a petition to save 3,800 young cows on a livestock carrier denied permission to dock in Cartagena and collect life-saving food supplies. Susan Weeding, co-owner of

25 Aug, 2019 @ 20:09

Environment·Lead

Helicopter and plane crash mid-air in Mallorca, killing seven

A helicopter and an ultralight plane have collided mid-air in Mallorca, killing at least seven people. The crash took place near Inca, in the north of the Balearic island off the coast

25 Aug, 2019 @ 18:01

Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm Town Hall requests Spanish government outlaw ‘shell game’ after Brit tourist battered in head for warning elderly passersby

THE three political parties elected to Benidorm’s Town Hall have united to request Spain’s Congress outlaw the roadside ‘shell game’. The Popular Party (PP), Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE) and Citizens (Cs)

24 Aug, 2019 @ 15:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead