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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,

29 Dec, 2024 @ 14:46

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

28 Dec, 2024 @ 21:48

Alicante·Lead

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

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:40

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

‘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.

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:24

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses 'arranged' marriage to allow her cousin to live in Spain

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

26 Dec, 2024 @ 12:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

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

23 Dec, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante extends moratorium on new tourist accommodation licenses to include more properties

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

19 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

12 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante's plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed

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

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

7 Dec, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Animals·Lead·Video

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

5 Dec, 2024 @ 12:10

Alicante·Travel News

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

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

27 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead

Explosion in Alicante kills at least two people: Many others are injured or missing

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

27 Nov, 2024 @ 14:26

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

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

26 Nov, 2024 @ 13:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

25 Nov, 2024 @ 18:18

Alicante·Olive Press Travel

Wet October and fewer 'home' tourists are blamed for slight fall in 2025 Costa Blanca hotel stays

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.

22 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

22 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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.

22 Nov, 2024 @ 11:06

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

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

21 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencia

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

20 Nov, 2024 @ 17:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

19 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

14 Nov, 2024 @ 13:31

Alicante·Lead

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

13 Nov, 2024 @ 14:03

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record with two months remaining of 2024

A NEW annual passenger record has been set for Alicante-Elche airport with two months still remaining of 2024. Airport operator Aena said that almost 1.8

12 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca council admits- three months later- that cyberhackers may have stolen personal details of residents

Must-visit: Seaside gem near Alicante known for its multi-coloured homes and hugely popular historical centre

A COSTA Blanca seaside town- 33 kilometres north of Alicante and just south of Benidorm- is well worth a visit, despite not having the high

26 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Watch: Father of missing Belfast man John Hardy makes tearful plea more than two weeks after his son vanished from Alicante

John Hardy: Family of missing Belfast man offer €36,000 reward as Spanish police ‘search property’ two weeks after he vanished from Alicante

How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago

‘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’

Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses ‘arranged’ marriage aimed to secure residency for cousin in Spain

Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain

Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’

Watch: Nine adorable lion cubs find a home in Spain after being rescued from a French circus

Calpe Town Hall will be celebrating the festive season every weekend this December with its Christmas Fair

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

This ‘city of 1,001 rices’ in eastern Spain is named the gastronomic capital for 2025

Explosion in Alicante kills at least three people: Many others are injured or missing

Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop

This city in Spain is the third best in the WORLD to live in, according to expat survey by Forbes

Surge in foreign tourists boosts Costa Blanca hotels to busiest October this century

Popular Costa Blanca port sets new record for cruise ship visits

Woman spiked drinks with bleach and ammonia that could have killed her housemate in Spain

Orange weather alerts are activated for Valencia and Alicante today as Storm Caetano brings 90km/hr winds

Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped

Alicante airport launches first-ever direct flight to Greek hotspot – plus these new routes

Missing teen Gracie is found after disappearing from near Spain’s Benidorm

Watch: DANA reaches Alicante as flooding sparks road closures and worrying river surges

Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record with two months remaining of 2024

Must-visit: Seaside gem near Alicante known for its multi-coloured homes and hugely popular historical centre

‘Out of control’ Polish drug user is tasered to death in front of his children in Mallorca

Scandal deepens for Estepona mayor as plush restaurant he handed to son’s girlfriend ‘doesn’t have licence or pay any fees’

Dangerous Swedish gangster and bomb maker is tracked down hiding out in a ‘capsule’ hotel in Madrid

EXPLAINER: How British and American landlords in Spain finally have the same tax rights as EU neighbours

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40