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Police cars to get ‘free passes’ through Spain’s toll booths in move to improve efficiency

POLICE vehicles will now have a ‘free pass’ to allow them through Spain’s toll booths. Official police vehicles equipped with VIA-T technology can now pass

21 Jan, 2020 @ 11:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Newborn baby found with bags of clothes in busy Costa Blanca street

A NEWBORN baby girl was found abandoned in a plastic bag on an Orihuela street on Friday, January 17. Policia Nacional are searching for the

20 Jan, 2020 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Illegal houses’ action group expands into Murcia to help duped expats gain essential AFO status for their Spanish homes

MURCIA will soon have an action group that addresses the issue of ‘illegal homes’ in the region. Abusos Urbanísticos No Murcia (AUN-Murcia) will be arranging

20 Jan, 2020 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Costa Blanca kicks off 2020 with month-long carnival in coastal city

TORREVIEJA starts it’s annual carnival next week on January 31 with a programme packed with fun for all the family. Every year, dozens of floats

19 Jan, 2020 @ 07:40

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Orihuela reopens sports centre only four months after it was “completely flooded” by DANA

FRIDAY saw the reopening of Palmeral Sports Centre of Orihuela, after €95,000 worth of flood damage was caused in September’s storms. The Councillor for Sports,

19 Jan, 2020 @ 07:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa Blanca town ‘choked’ by roadworks given temporary solution by council to ‘desperately-needed’ parking problem

ROJALES Town Council have provided temporary relief to the huge parking problem caused by essential roadworks. They have just started a €700,000 road improvement plan

18 Jan, 2020 @ 11:05

Costa Blanca·Lead

Murcia’s flu epidemic now raging through Spain

HAVING reached epidemic levels in the Murcia region earlier this week, the outbreak of influenza has spread throughout the country. Health ministers in the region

18 Jan, 2020 @ 07:19

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Costa Blanca town celebrates citizens’ ‘titanic’ struggle against marching sands

GUARDAMAR will pay tribute to the people that prevented a movement of sand that could have engulfed the town, over a century ago. Saturday January

17 Jan, 2020 @ 10:54

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish MEP tells Brits: “the European Union will always be your home’

ON THE last session of European parliament before Brexit on January 31, a Spanish MEP had a clear message for expats wanting to remain part

17 Jan, 2020 @ 09:52

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested

A DRUGS trafficking operation that transported tonnes of narcotics between Alicante and France has been busted by National Police. A total of 18 arrests were

16 Jan, 2020 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga

Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further

Operations have been further affected at Alicante-Elche Airport, where a roof fire saw thousands evacuated, yesterday afternoon. The reopening is postponed and will not take

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

Campaigners slam ‘squandering of public money’ as Murcia’s trouble-ridden Corvera Airport celebrates its first anniversary

MURCIA region’s ‘new’ airport, Corvera, celebrates its first anniversary today, after an auspicious opening in January 2019. Although the hi-tech replacement for the much-loved and

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca holiday home registration doubles in four years, after owners threatened with sanctions

LAST YEAR closed with over 81,000 holiday apartments registered in the region, nearly double the number recorded in 2015. Figures released by the Valencian Community

15 Jan, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Flu epidemic in Spain’s Murcia region sees 150 extra medics drafted in to cope with ten-fold increase in cases

EPIDEMIC levels of influenza have been reached in Murcia according to the regional Department for Health. An extra 150 medics are being drafted in to

14 Jan, 2020 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Crafty Costa Calida criminals arrested after run of holiday home robberies going back to 2018

TWO men responsible for a dozen robberies at empty holiday homes near Cartagena have been arrested. Guardia Civil officers have been tracking the pair, aged

14 Jan, 2020 @ 08:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Children and elderly warned as air pollution reaches record levels in Spain’s Murcia

MURCIA city has been forced to introduce special measures after its air pollution levels rose to new heights. The San Basilio measuring station saw record

13 Jan, 2020 @ 09:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Murcia region enjoys it’s warmest December this millennium

THE MURCIA region has just enjoyed its warmest December since 1995. Figures from the State Meteorological Agency (SMA) show that the average temperature last month

12 Jan, 2020 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa Calida shows continued growth in house prices, but Spain averages are still a THIRD less than 2007

THE Costa Calida saw some of the biggest property price increases last year. Murcia as a region saw an 11% increase in value of property,

12 Jan, 2020 @ 10:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

‘Titanic’ prize in special raffle for exhibition visitors to Spain’s Murcia

A FASCINATING exhibition on the world’s most famous sunken ship has opened in Murcia. On display will be items of memorabilia from the fabled ship,

11 Jan, 2020 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Overdue roadworks to cause four months of disruption in Costa Blanca town

AS REPORTED in The Olive Press last year, Ciudad Quesada’s much-anticipated €700k road improvements will start this month. From January 13 until the end of

11 Jan, 2020 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy

THE FIFTH edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South & Murcia is out now. From exposing British con-men to showing how an

10 Jan, 2020 @ 20:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

Conman accused of stealing expat’s BMW claims his transport company left it in northern Spain due to ‘paperwork problems’

A CONVICTED British conman has been accused of striking again in a car transport scam running up and down the Costa Blanca. Simon Davies, 58,

10 Jan, 2020 @ 10:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Patisserie Porn – Sex toys baked into festive dishes at Costa Blanca baker in celebration of Reyes.

VIBRATORS, Chinese balls and other sex toys were baked into pastries by an Elche pastry company to celebrate Reyes, this weekend. More than 300 of

8 Jan, 2020 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

WATCH: Police catch drug smugglers at gun-point in dramatic Costa Calida raid

GUARDIA Civil have dismantled at gun-point a drug smuggling gang in the Mar Menor region of Murcia. Investigations began in September, when the number of

30 Dec, 2019 @ 13:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

UK tourists flood to Costa Blanca airport which breaks yet another record

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

AN 8% increase in travellers throughout 2019 means that Alicante-Elche Airport will close the year having dealt with over 15 million passengers. Management company, AENA,

30 Dec, 2019 @ 08:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: ‘Dangerous’ drugs smugglers with Costa Blanca links caught with tonne of cocaine and €550,000 in cash

TEN ‘dangerous criminals’ have busted an international drug smuggling operation involving the Policia Nacional, Europol, the DEA and Colombian Police. The group had been in

29 Dec, 2019 @ 14:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police cars to get ‘free passes’ through Spain’s toll booths in move to improve efficiency

Newborn baby found with bags of clothes in busy Costa Blanca street

‘Illegal houses’ action group expands into Murcia to help duped expats gain essential AFO status for their Spanish homes

Costa Blanca kicks off 2020 with month-long carnival in coastal city

Orihuela reopens sports centre only four months after it was “completely flooded” by DANA

Costa Blanca town ‘choked’ by roadworks given temporary solution by council to ‘desperately-needed’ parking problem

Murcia’s flu epidemic now raging through Spain

Costa Blanca town celebrates citizens’ ‘titanic’ struggle against marching sands

Spanish MEP tells Brits: “the European Union will always be your home’

WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested

Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further

Campaigners slam ‘squandering of public money’ as Murcia’s trouble-ridden Corvera Airport celebrates its first anniversary

Costa Blanca holiday home registration doubles in four years, after owners threatened with sanctions

Flu epidemic in Spain’s Murcia region sees 150 extra medics drafted in to cope with ten-fold increase in cases

Crafty Costa Calida criminals arrested after run of holiday home robberies going back to 2018

Children and elderly warned as air pollution reaches record levels in Spain’s Murcia

Spain’s Murcia region enjoys it’s warmest December this millennium

Costa Calida shows continued growth in house prices, but Spain averages are still a THIRD less than 2007

‘Titanic’ prize in special raffle for exhibition visitors to Spain’s Murcia

Overdue roadworks to cause four months of disruption in Costa Blanca town

The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy

Conman accused of stealing expat’s BMW claims his transport company left it in northern Spain due to ‘paperwork problems’

Patisserie Porn – Sex toys baked into festive dishes at Costa Blanca baker in celebration of Reyes.

WATCH: Police catch drug smugglers at gun-point in dramatic Costa Calida raid

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

WATCH: ‘Dangerous’ drugs smugglers with Costa Blanca links caught with tonne of cocaine and €550,000 in cash

One third of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18 in Spain have had sex – and condom use is falling

‘Clearly the coolest language in the world’: Britain’s The Guardian newspaper campaigns for children to learn Spanish instead of French in schools

MISSING: Fears growing over British tourist, 79, who disappeared while holidaying on Spain’s Costa del Sol

WATCH: The Olive Press reports live from Ronda as weeks of unprecedented rainfall finally give way to sunshine

Vandalism and violent threats: What the attack on the 13 Roses memorial reveals about Spain today