Flight from Alicante to Glasgow is diverted due to ‘violent’ passenger: Police make one arrest
POLICE have made one arrest after a flight from Alicante to Glasgow was diverted due to a ‘violent’ passenger. The Ryanair flight was forced to
‘I will find his body’: Father of Belfast man missing from Alicante ‘accepts he is dead’ as home is sealed and two men ‘are held by police’
THE father of a missing Belfast man has vowed to ‘find his body’ after ‘accepting that he is dead’ more than two weeks after he
Watch: Father of missing Belfast man John Hardy makes tearful plea more than two weeks after his son vanished from Alicante
THE father of missing Belfast man John Hardy has made an emotional appeal more than two weeks after his son vanished from Alicante. John Hardy,
John Hardy: Family of missing Belfast man offer €36,000 reward as Spanish police ‘search property’ two weeks after he vanished from Alicante
THE family of missing father-of-two John Hardy have offered a reward of £30,000 (€36,000) to anyone with information that leads them to his whereabouts. In
How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago
Do you have information about this case? Contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a missing father-of-two are calling on expats and locals in Alicante to help
‘It’s a disgrace!’: Family of Belfast dad who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago blast Spanish police as they search cliffs ‘on their own’
FAMILY members of a missing Belfast man are demanding more help to find him after he disappeared from the Alicante region exactly two weeks ago.
Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses ‘arranged’ marriage aimed to secure residency for cousin in Spain
THE parents of a teenage girl have been arrested in Alicante after she refused to be part of an arranged marriage. The 17-year-old was ordered
Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain
A ROMANIAN man, 52, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for defrauding 19 people out of €133,000 via a ‘phishing’ scam. He
Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences
ALICANTE City Council will not grant new licences for tourist flats for up to two years. Councillors voted overwhelmingly for the moratorium with just two
Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport smashed its November passenger record by almost a fifth, with nearly a third of travellers coming from the UK. Airport operator Aena said
New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’
A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July
Watch: Nine adorable lion cubs find a home in Spain after being rescued from a French circus
NINE adorable lion cubs have found a new home in Spain after being rescued from a circus in France Alicante now has its very own
Calpe Town Hall will be celebrating the festive season every weekend this December with its Christmas Fair
CALPE’S Christmas Fair/Fira de Nadal/, now in its 10th edition, will feature an exciting new format this year. For the first time, it will be
Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate
A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow
This ‘city of 1,001 rices’ in eastern Spain is named the gastronomic capital for 2025
ALICANTE- nicknamed the ‘city of 1,001 rice dishes’- will be Spain’s gastronomic capital in 2025. The Costa Blanca city succeeds Oviedo which has had the
Explosion in Alicante kills at least three people: Many others are injured or missing
AN EXPLOSION at a polystyrene factory in Alicante province on Wednesday killed three people and injured seven- three very seriously. The seriously injured have been
Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop
AN OFF-DUTY Guardia Civil officer who went fishing off the Alicante coast rescued a man, 69, whose kayak had overturned. The sergeant was returning to
This city in Spain is the third best in the WORLD to live in, according to expat survey by Forbes
ALICANTE has been voted as the third best city in the world by foreigners who live and work there. The positive verdict comes in the
Surge in foreign tourists boosts Costa Blanca hotels to busiest October this century
COSTA Blanca hotels had their busiest October this century helped by increased numbers of foreign tourists and more businesses staying open in the low season.
Popular Costa Blanca port sets new record for cruise ship visits
THE port of Alicante will break cruise ship stopover records in 2024 with 100 vessels calling into the Costa Blanca with a passenger total of
Woman spiked drinks with bleach and ammonia that could have killed her housemate in Spain
AN ALICANTE woman has been accused of attempted murder after pouring bleach and ammonia into bottles of alcohol and energy drinks consumed by her housemate.
Orange weather alerts are activated for Valencia and Alicante today as Storm Caetano brings 90km/hr winds
AN ORANGE alert for high winds on Thursday and Friday in parts of the Valencian Community has been issued by the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) Gusts
Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped
RATS have appeared around Alicante City’s Plaza de San Blas redevelopment forcing the council to take action. Residents complained last week of spotting several rodents
Alicante airport launches first-ever direct flight to Greek hotspot – plus these new routes
EASYJET will launch Alicante-Elche airport’s first direct flight to the Greek capital Athens in 2025. The route is one of several new services that will
Missing teen Gracie is found after disappearing from near Spain’s Benidorm
A MISSING teenager has been found after disappearing for more than a week. Gracie Mai, 14, had last been seen in the town of Calpe
Watch: DANA reaches Alicante as flooding sparks road closures and worrying river surges
A DANA front has brought flooding to the north of Alicante province which is on an orange weather alert. Three roads have been closed in