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.

Contact me now: joshua@theolivepress.es or call +44 07960046259. Twitter: @jjparfitt

British-run currency exchange hit by ‘professional’ thieves in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon in Calpe on the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-run post office and currency exchange has been left shocked after ‘professional’ thieves stole €9,000 in broad daylight. Postal Connections, in Calpe, suffered the

5 Aug, 2019 @ 10:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

UPDATE: Two seriously injured after collision between coach and three cars on AP-7 motorway outside Alicante

GUARDIA have confirmed two people are seriously injured after a coach collided with three cars on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante. The bus, reportedly ‘full

4 Aug, 2019 @ 18:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man gored to death by bull at Alicante festival

A man has died at a Spanish festival after being knocked to the ground and gored by a young bull. The unnamed 26-year-old was standing

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Bus full of tourists’ crashes on AP-7 motorway towards Alicante Airport

A BUS reportedly ‘full of tourists’ has crashed on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante. The incident was spotted by an eyewitness at 11.49pm on Saturday

4 Aug, 2019 @ 00:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

OLD AGE BENIDORMERS: New two-part series follows elderly Brits still partying, dancing and drinking through ‘penis-shaped straws’ in Benidorm

GRACE cackles loudly as she glugs a bucket of booze through a penis-shaped straw while wearing a red satin hat with ‘BAD GIRL’ emblazoned across

3 Aug, 2019 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

VICTORY: Olive Press article ‘pivotal’ in release of six dogs locked in an abandoned house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Olive Press has been ‘pivotal’ in the release of six podenco dogs trapped in an abandoned house on the Costa Blanca. Grace Boas last

3 Aug, 2019 @ 18:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Expat ringleader of the horse meat scandal arrested on the Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil have arrested an expat for his responsibility in the biggest food scam in Europe – a.k.a. Horsegate, the horse meat scandal . Jan

31 Jul, 2019 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Rowdy stag party throws bottle of gin at toddler on drunken flight from Cardiff to Alicante

A TODDLER had a near-miss with a flying bottle of gin as a stag party en route to Alicante turned rowdy. Passengers on the Vueling

30 Jul, 2019 @ 16:43

Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca Chiringuito gives free beer for every cup of cigarette butts handed in

A CHIRINGUITO on the Costa Blanca has found an iconic solution to help keep its beaches clean. Spoiler alert: it includes free beer. The Chiringuito

29 Jul, 2019 @ 22:28

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Benidorm thieves targeting British tourists caught with FOUR suitcases of stolen smartphones

A GANG of thieves have been arrested in Benidorm after they were caught leaving their apartment with four suitcases of stolen smartphones. The arrested, of

29 Jul, 2019 @ 20:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Vandals chuck white paint over municipal vehicle sent to control illegal dumping of waste on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IN a shocking twist of irony, vandals have thrown white paint over a government vehicle sent to control illegal dumping of waste in a Costa

29 Jul, 2019 @ 17:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

SHOCKING: Bull with flaming horns escapes enclosure before falling down ravine in Valencia

THIS video shows the shocking moment a bull with flaming horns broke loose from its enclosure and charged into a ravine in Sagunto, near Valencia.

29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

Inside luxury Spanish bolthole where Stephen Lawrence suspect lived while on the run

THIS is the luxury Spanish hideaway where Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt hid from British drugs cops for two years. Acourt – one of

29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Brit suffered neck injury on Aqualandia’s Splash just a MONTH before David Briffaut, 23, was left paralysed

A BRITISH tourist has told the Olive Press how he suffered a neck injury just one month before David Briffaut was left paralysed on Aqualandia’s

27 Jul, 2019 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

SPEEDY GONZALEZ: Valencia’s 2018 marathon champ caught running off with stolen clothes and a robot vacuum

VALENCIA’S 2018 regional marathon champion has been implicated in a string of thefts for which he uses his prodigious legs to run from the law.

26 Jul, 2019 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca residents furious as beaches are ‘closed off’ by piles of putrefying posidonia seagrass

RESIDENTS have taken to social media to express disgust over piles of posidonia seagrass so thick they ‘can’t get to the sea’. One resident in

26 Jul, 2019 @ 17:50

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

RELIEF: Cool air to hit the Costa Blanca this Sunday with temperatures dropping to 30°C

THE heatwaves throughout July felt like they would never end. But relief is on the horizon as a ‘temperature drop’ is expected to hit Alicante

26 Jul, 2019 @ 16:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia to have ‘Miami’ temperatures by 2050

VALENCIA will experience temperatures similar to those currently enjoyed in Miami by 2050, according to a study on climate change. The median annual temperature will

26 Jul, 2019 @ 13:58

Environment·Lead

Ryanair refuse British nurse a flight home from Alicante after her ‘swollen face’ didn’t match passport picture

RYANAIR has refused boarding to a British nurse after her face swelled up and no longer matched her passport picture. Shannon Wotherspoon, 24, was stranded

26 Jul, 2019 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

Interest in Spanish holidays FALL in favour of these unlikely destinations

INTEREST in Spanish holiday destinations has fallen this year in favour of other popular sites on the Med. The Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Costa

26 Jul, 2019 @ 12:11

Lead·Travel News

SALE: Up to 50% off at unique upholsterer and furniture supplier Harris Furnishings in Pedreguer

HARRIS Furnishings is celebrating its third anniversary with a sale, offering up to 50% off selected items in store until August. The family-run business relocated

23 Jul, 2019 @ 14:25

Costa Blanca·Property

Brit arrested after pretending he was robbed in Benidorm

A BRITISH man has been arrested after pretending to police he was robbed in Benidorm. The man, 45, made a falsified denuncia claiming two thugs

23 Jul, 2019 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Woman thrown off Vueling flight from Mallorca for wearing a ‘low-cut’ top

Low-cost airline Vueling has come under fire for not allowing a female passenger wearing a ‘low-cut’ top to fly from Mallorca. The Spanish passenger was wearing a

22 Jul, 2019 @ 18:14

Lead·Mallorca

One-year-old baby among three tourists killed in car collision on the AP-7 motorway near Alicante

A ONE-YEAR-OLD baby has been named among three fatalities following a tragic car crash near El Campello on the Costa Blanca. Paramedics attempted to resuscitate

22 Jul, 2019 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Lead

Expat, 61, murders his wife, 57, and tries to commit suicide in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN expat has murdered his wife, age 57, and then turned the blade on himself in a suicide attempt on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The horrific

22 Jul, 2019 @ 16:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Family of injured British tourist who broke his neck on a Benidorm waterslide blast Aqualandia’s denial of responsibility

THE family of a British tourist who broke his neck on a Benidorm waterslide have blasted Aqualandia’s denial of responsibility. Commenting on a social media,

22 Jul, 2019 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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British-run currency exchange hit by ‘professional’ thieves in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon in Calpe on the Costa Blanca

UPDATE: Two seriously injured after collision between coach and three cars on AP-7 motorway outside Alicante

Man gored to death by bull at Alicante festival

‘Bus full of tourists’ crashes on AP-7 motorway towards Alicante Airport

OLD AGE BENIDORMERS: New two-part series follows elderly Brits still partying, dancing and drinking through ‘penis-shaped straws’ in Benidorm

VICTORY: Olive Press article ‘pivotal’ in release of six dogs locked in an abandoned house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Expat ringleader of the horse meat scandal arrested on the Costa Blanca

Rowdy stag party throws bottle of gin at toddler on drunken flight from Cardiff to Alicante

Costa Blanca Chiringuito gives free beer for every cup of cigarette butts handed in

Benidorm thieves targeting British tourists caught with FOUR suitcases of stolen smartphones

Vandals chuck white paint over municipal vehicle sent to control illegal dumping of waste on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SHOCKING: Bull with flaming horns escapes enclosure before falling down ravine in Valencia

Inside luxury Spanish bolthole where Stephen Lawrence suspect lived while on the run

Brit suffered neck injury on Aqualandia’s Splash just a MONTH before David Briffaut, 23, was left paralysed

SPEEDY GONZALEZ: Valencia’s 2018 marathon champ caught running off with stolen clothes and a robot vacuum

Costa Blanca residents furious as beaches are ‘closed off’ by piles of putrefying posidonia seagrass

RELIEF: Cool air to hit the Costa Blanca this Sunday with temperatures dropping to 30°C

Valencia to have ‘Miami’ temperatures by 2050

Ryanair refuse British nurse a flight home from Alicante after her ‘swollen face’ didn’t match passport picture

Interest in Spanish holidays FALL in favour of these unlikely destinations

SALE: Up to 50% off at unique upholsterer and furniture supplier Harris Furnishings in Pedreguer

Brit arrested after pretending he was robbed in Benidorm

WATCH: Woman thrown off Vueling flight from Mallorca for wearing a ‘low-cut’ top

One-year-old baby among three tourists killed in car collision on the AP-7 motorway near Alicante

Expat, 61, murders his wife, 57, and tries to commit suicide in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Family of injured British tourist who broke his neck on a Benidorm waterslide blast Aqualandia’s denial of responsibility

Fresh shooting on the Costa del Sol as nightclub bouncer is shot in the chest at point-blank range

Mallorca police officer shot twice in the leg after man ‘snatched his gun’ during row over street barbecue

The bustling port city in northern Spain named the country’s ‘seafood capital’ by The Guardian

Flight to Malaga cut short as drunk passenger demanding more beer ‘gropes four air stewardesses and attacks police officer’

EXCLUSIVE: Tracing the expat barman who made a small fortune as the only person to back ‘hippy’ board game Trivial Pursuit

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