Boy, 15, takes father’s car and drives three times over speed limit in busy Costa Blanca town
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy took his father’s car and travelled up to 120 km/h down a street in San Vicente del Raspeig on the Costa Blanca.
Clampdown on bar and restaurant terraces encroaching pedestrian areas in Costa Blanca resort
TORREVIEJA council is painting yellow lines to stop bar and restaurant terraces illegally encroaching public areas on the Juan Aparicio promenade. Lines will appear all
Iconic Benidorm promenade to finish replacing its lights and fittings by early 2026
BENIDORM will move to a second phase of replacing lights and fittings across the Levante promenade. The council has awarded an €854,000 contract for the
Ex-employees of Costa Blanca luxury real estate agency accused of ‘stealing’ confidential data and customers
TWO former Javea real estate company workers who set up their own firm have been accused of stealing confidential information to drum up their own
Burglar who scaled walls to rob dozens of homes in expat area of Costa Blanca is caught after year-long search
A 15-MONTH search for a burglar who robbed at least 33 homes in Javea on the Costa Blanca has ended with the arrest of a
Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel
AN ALICANTE thief took the bus to rob a hotel and other premises at a Costa Blanca resort. The offender aged 50 and an Algerian
Spanish police board TWO planes upon arrival in Alicante from Britain due to ‘disruptive’ passengers
TWO flights from the UK to Alicante-Elche airport were boarded by police on arrival in Spain due to disruptive passengers. The incidents happened within minutes
One of Europe’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations takes place a day early on the Costa Blanca
MAINLAND Europe’s biggest St Patrick’s Day parade will once again be held in Spain this weekend. The event will be staged for the 12th time
Costa Blanca airport scoops ‘Best in Europe’ award after record-breaking year for passenger numbers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has won a ‘Best in Europe’ award for the fifth time. The 2024 honour is handed down by the Airports Council International (ACI)
Watch: Terrifying moment TORNADO in Alicante tears through expat couple’s home after toppling trees and power lines
A TORNADO has stunned residents in Alicante after tearing through multiple neighbourhoods during the height of Storm Konrad. The weather phenomenon struck the ‘barrios’ of
EXCLUSIVE: Brit fury in Spain after major funeral planner vanishes – hundreds of end-of-life plans at risk while crematoriums refuse to hand over ashes
BRITISH expats are demanding answers following the ‘disgraceful’ disappearing act of a major funeral planning company in Spain. Iberian Funeral Plans vanished overnight on March
UK arrivals boost Costa Blanca airport to set all-time February passenger record
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport had its busiest-ever February with UK arrivals accounting for over a third of international passengers. After breaking the million mark in January for
Spain’s new ‘big brother’ law for tourists is ‘driving hotels mad’: Technology ‘does not work’ and ‘threatens success of high season
HOTELIERS in the Valencian Community say a new computerised system to register guests is driving them mad and will cause serious problems during the tourist
Family gets investigation reopened into Benidorm death of father-of-four who plunged off cliff
THE family of a Welsh tourist who died in a Benidorm cliff fall have convinced the city’s court to reopen an investigation- as they suspect
Off-duty policeman spots boxes full of marijuana being loaded up for long journey out of Spain
A DUTCHMAN has been jailed by an Alicante court after an off-duty policeman spotted him loading cardboard boxes full of marijuana into a rental van.
‘Cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling British expats out of thousands of euros quits Spain
AN alleged ‘cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling dozens of British expats out of thousands of euros has left Spain for a new life in the
Irish expat in Spain says his mental health is ‘far better’ despite ‘much lower’ salary
AN IRISH man who set up a new life for himself on the Costa Blanca, says it has been great for his mental health and
Family demand answers over tragic death of British father-of-four who plunged off cliff in Benidorm
RELATIVES of a Welsh man who died after falling off a 200 metre cliff in Benidorm have arrived in Spain to get answers over what
Must visit: This Alicante town loved by Brits has beaches to rival Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
CALPE on the northern Costa Blanca offers beautiful beaches and the stunning sight of the Peñon de Ifach which leads to comparisons with Rio de
Revealed: Ryanair announces string of new routes from Alicante on the Costa Blanca
RYANAIR has announced three new routes for this year’s high season with three cities getting links to Alicante-Elche airport for the first time. The trio
Thieves buy cheap plane tickets just to steal tobacco and perfumes from duty free shops at Costa Blanca airport
A GANG specialising in stealing duty free goods from Alicante-Elche airport has been convicted of theft. Three men and two women- all of Romanian nationality-
Costa Blanca hotels record their best-ever start to a year boosted by foreign holidaymakers
THE number of visitors staying in Costa Blanca hotels set a new January record with 227,388 people according to the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Overnight
Have YOU seen him? Scottish expat ‘narco’ who escaped notorious Alicante prison 32 years ago – after daring €100m cocaine plot
Do you know more about this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the Scottish expat gangster who remains on the run after escaping from an Alicante
Protestors fume over ‘obsolete’ controversial coastal law that threatens homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER 200 people protested in Denia on Saturday against proposed coastline boundary changes that threaten properties that have been around for decades. The move first
Watch: Spain makes 48 arrests as it busts huge human trafficking ring across Alicante and Murcia
POLICE have arrested 48 people for being involved in a sex exploitation gang that lured more than 1,000 women from South America to Spain in
Carl Carr killer is jailed: Irish thug beat pal to death with a knuckle duster in Spain before dumping his body near a motorway
AN IRISH national who pummelled a friend to death with a knuckle duster at a Costa Blanca flat during a fit of jealous rage has
