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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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Spain S Costa Blanca Tourist Area Unveils Plans To Woo Back Uk Holidaymakers

Valencian Community launches advertising campaign to attract international tourists back to the Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca is launching a major advertising campaign to attract international tourists following the lifting of lockdown restrictions. The adverts, placed on internet travel

2 Jul, 2020 @ 14:47

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Costa Blanca Boffin Says Airport Thermal Cameras Can Give False Temperature Impression In Covid 19 Tracing

Thermal cameras at Alicante-Elche airport could flag up passengers for ‘drinking coffee’, says Spanish ultrasound expert

AN ultrasound expert has warned that thermal image cameras in airports are ‘no guarantee’ of spotting COVID-19 infections, especially if high temperatures are down to

2 Jul, 2020 @ 13:19

Costa Blanca·Health

Two beaches get black flags on Spain’s Costa Blanca – here’s a list of 72 Blue Flag beaches to enjoy this heatwave

BLACK flags have this week been given to two Costa Blanca beaches for being among the most-polluted in all of Spain. Activist group Ecologists in

30 Jun, 2020 @ 18:56

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Restaurants Fully Booked On Spain S Costa Blanca As Denia S Tables Get Swamped By Madrid Tourists Enjoying Unrestricted Travel

Family on Denia holiday complain 8 restaurants ‘fully booked’ last weekend as Valencian government pushes to lift further restrictions on hospitality

A FAMILY on holiday in Denia have complained of ringing ‘eight’ top restaurants last Sunday but not finding a single table free. The mother of

30 Jun, 2020 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Holiday Area On Spain S Costa Blanca Gets Virus Free Report Ahead Of Tourist Return

Marina Alta region of Spain’s Alicante celebrates one month without new COVID-19 infections

THE Marina Alta region of Spain’s Costa Blanca has been free of new coronavirus cases for one whole month, according to figures from the Valencian

30 Jun, 2020 @ 15:24

Costa Blanca·Health

Five arrested in Alicante for online villa rental fraud that netted €250,000

FIVE have been arrested in Spain’s Alicante after conning holidaymakers via fake villa rental websites to the tune of €250,000. The fraudsters reeled in victims

29 Jun, 2020 @ 13:52

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Two expat-run charities on the Costa Blanca launch campaign to end Spain’s IVA taxation of charity shops

TWO expat-run charities on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign to end the Spanish government’s 21% VAT taxation on goods sold through second-hand shops.

29 Jun, 2020 @ 12:47

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

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BREAKING: Tourists required to pass three health controls on arrival in Spain

TOURISTS will be required to pass three health controls upon arrival at Spanish airports, health minister Salvador Illa has revealed today. Illa announced during a

19 Jun, 2020 @ 19:09

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Just 7 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across Spain’s Valencian Community remain in intensive care – daily stats

JUST seven COVID-19 patients in hospitals across Spain’s Valencian Community remain in intensive care (UCI), according to statistics released today. Yesterday saw the number of

19 Jun, 2020 @ 18:40

Costa Blanca·Health

Denia Town Hall launches WhatsApp service for instant jellyfish, weather and COVID-19 alerts

DENIA Town Hall has announced a free WhatsApp service for alerts concerning the destination’s coveted beaches. From tomorrow, June 20, anyone signing up to the

19 Jun, 2020 @ 17:08

Costa Blanca·Travel News

WATCH: Alicante wildlife expert films himself swimming through ‘horrible’ microplastic soup beneath stunning Cala de Ali beach

A VIDEO showing plastic pollution beneath one of Alicante’s most stunning beaches has gone viral with over 140,000 views in just four days. Wildlife expert

19 Jun, 2020 @ 13:34

Costa Blanca·Environment

90% of all patients in Spain’s Valencian Community now beaten COVID-19, though deaths double overnight

NINE of every 10 coronavirus patients in Spain’s Valencian Community are now cured of the virus, today’s figures have shown. A total of 87 Valencianos

17 Jun, 2020 @ 19:03

Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Police sources confirm ‘British involvement’ in Torrevieja-based pyramid scheme fraud that fleeced €10 million from 250 victims

POLICE sources have confirmed ‘British involvement’ in a boiler room gang that fleeced at least €10 million from investors seeking high returns on an outrageous

17 Jun, 2020 @ 15:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Snooker star Willie Thorne dies at Torrevieja Hospital surrounded by family following cancer battle and septic shock

SNOOKER legend Willie Thorne has early this morning died surrounded by his family at Torrevieja’s Hospital Universitario. The 66-year-old Leicester-born star announced he was being

17 Jun, 2020 @ 10:38

Costa Blanca·Lead

Just 12 COVID-19 patients remain in intensive care across Spain’s Valencian Community

JUST 12 coronavirus patients remain in intensive care (UCI) in hospitals across the Valencian Community. It is the lowest figure since a state of alarm

16 Jun, 2020 @ 18:48

Costa Blanca·Health

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WATCH: 3m-long bigeye thresher shark plucked from Alicante’s port

A 3m-long ‘bigeye thresher’ shark has been plucked out of Alicante port waters this week. The body of the shark was spotted by port authorities

16 Jun, 2020 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Environment

Benidorm beaches re-open TODAY as Town Hall plan for online reservation system for beach plots from July

BENIDORM has become one of the last stretches of the Costa Blanca to reopen its beaches today (June 15). The resort has introduced a series

15 Jun, 2020 @ 18:16

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

EU parliament to investigate former and current Murcia presidents over ‘severe’ Mar Menor pollution

THE European Parliament will launch an inquiry into four Murcia-region presidents and what they did to stop severe pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon. Environmentalists

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Environment

German expat who suffered from ‘excessive hoarding’ dies in Orihuela after packed apartment catches fire

A 69-year-old German woman died after an explosion and fire ripped through her Orihuela Costa home this Friday morning (June 12). Flames quickly spread across

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:16

Costa Blanca

FIRESTARTER: Russian expat sets fire to 7 bins just days after appearing before Torrevieja judge for arson

A RUSSIAN man led Torrevieja firefighters on a fire dance round the city with a series of arson attacks on rubbish containers. His spree continued

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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Can you spot him? Eagle-eyed Guardia Civil catch midnight burglar hiding in Guardamar tree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil have arrested a suspected burglar who hid in a tree after triggering a security alarm in a Guardamar restaurant last Tuesday. Agents were

12 Jun, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca

Will a tiny village of 135 people be the site of Norman Foster’s 6th project in Spain?

NORMAN Foster’s sixth building in Spain may not be in a city or cross a river – but in a village of 135 people in

8 Jun, 2020 @ 20:12

La Cultura·Lead

Spain determined to improve workers’ rights as talks begin with UK over Gibraltar’s relationship post-Brexit

REPRESENTATIVES of Spain and the United Kingdom will meet Tuesday this week as negotiations begin concerning the future of Gibraltar post-Brexit. Both nations have been

8 Jun, 2020 @ 18:46

Gibraltar·Lead

Fake cop who ‘raided’ houses with illegal immigrants demanding bribes and bank cards arrested in Spain’s Murcia

A FAKE copper who scammed bank cards, PIN numbers and bribes from illegal immigrants has been arrested in Spain’s Murcia region. The 36-year-old reportedly ‘raided’

8 Jun, 2020 @ 16:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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Spain has not reached ‘herd immunity’ as government study suggests 5.2% of population have caught and beaten coronavirus

THE second part of a nationwide study on Spain’s coronavirus pandemic has suggested 5.2% of the population are now immune against the contagion. The Instituto

4 Jun, 2020 @ 21:09

Lead

Alicante becomes home to Europe’s first medical cannabis oil manufacturer as tests on COVID-19 patients begins in Valencia

EUROPE’S first licence to manufacture medical cannabis extracts has been granted to a Spanish research institute based in Alicante. The Medalchemy research lab, housed in

4 Jun, 2020 @ 20:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Valencian Community launches advertising campaign to attract international tourists back to the Costa Blanca

Thermal cameras at Alicante-Elche airport could flag up passengers for ‘drinking coffee’, says Spanish ultrasound expert

Two beaches get black flags on Spain’s Costa Blanca – here’s a list of 72 Blue Flag beaches to enjoy this heatwave

Family on Denia holiday complain 8 restaurants ‘fully booked’ last weekend as Valencian government pushes to lift further restrictions on hospitality

Marina Alta region of Spain’s Alicante celebrates one month without new COVID-19 infections

Five arrested in Alicante for online villa rental fraud that netted €250,000

Two expat-run charities on the Costa Blanca launch campaign to end Spain’s IVA taxation of charity shops

BREAKING: Tourists required to pass three health controls on arrival in Spain

Just 7 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across Spain’s Valencian Community remain in intensive care – daily stats

Denia Town Hall launches WhatsApp service for instant jellyfish, weather and COVID-19 alerts

WATCH: Alicante wildlife expert films himself swimming through ‘horrible’ microplastic soup beneath stunning Cala de Ali beach

90% of all patients in Spain’s Valencian Community now beaten COVID-19, though deaths double overnight

EXCLUSIVE: Police sources confirm ‘British involvement’ in Torrevieja-based pyramid scheme fraud that fleeced €10 million from 250 victims

Snooker star Willie Thorne dies at Torrevieja Hospital surrounded by family following cancer battle and septic shock

Just 12 COVID-19 patients remain in intensive care across Spain’s Valencian Community

WATCH: 3m-long bigeye thresher shark plucked from Alicante’s port

Benidorm beaches re-open TODAY as Town Hall plan for online reservation system for beach plots from July

EU parliament to investigate former and current Murcia presidents over ‘severe’ Mar Menor pollution

German expat who suffered from ‘excessive hoarding’ dies in Orihuela after packed apartment catches fire

FIRESTARTER: Russian expat sets fire to 7 bins just days after appearing before Torrevieja judge for arson

Can you spot him? Eagle-eyed Guardia Civil catch midnight burglar hiding in Guardamar tree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Will a tiny village of 135 people be the site of Norman Foster’s 6th project in Spain?

Spain determined to improve workers’ rights as talks begin with UK over Gibraltar’s relationship post-Brexit

Fake cop who ‘raided’ houses with illegal immigrants demanding bribes and bank cards arrested in Spain’s Murcia

Spain has not reached ‘herd immunity’ as government study suggests 5.2% of population have caught and beaten coronavirus

Alicante becomes home to Europe’s first medical cannabis oil manufacturer as tests on COVID-19 patients begins in Valencia

Spain’s hospitality and building sectors hired foreign workers at twice the normal rate after migrant amnesty opened

Spain on brink of 50-million population milestone – with one in five residents now born abroad

Hundreds of beachgoers stung as Portuguese Man O’ Wars invade northern Spain’s shores

Spain set for yet another heat dome in mid-August with temperatures to reach 40C in expat hotspots

Spanish family clan arrested hiding out in Mijas over multiple attempted murders near Madrid

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