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Iconic beachfront bar La Siesta shut down in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca as petition begs Costas to save...
AN iconic expat-run chiringuito in Spain’s Alicante has been suddenly shut down by authorities, leaving over 100 workers afloat amid coronavirus lockdown.
La Siesta, part...
Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM bars and restaurants are being forced to close because they can't find enough staff.
The city's Abreca hospitality association says another 3,000 employees are...
IN PICS: Town on Spain’s Costa Blanca hit by September floods sees drains ‘overwhelmed’ AGAIN by Monday’s downpour
ORIHUELA’S Department of Infrastructure has admitted that the torrential downpour on June 8 was too much for its current drainage system.
Once the Orange Alert...
Benidorm fraudsters sell bogus concert tickets to customers across Spain in identity theft ruse
POLICE have arrested two Benidorm fraudsters, aged 21 and 23, who sold fake concert and festival tickets via a prominent social media network as...
Top Spanish tourism association begs government to permit air travel corridors between Spain and ‘parts of the UK that...
A TOP Spanish tourist association says that air travel corridors between the UK and Spain have to be set up as losing British visitors...
Elaborate disguise can’t stop Costa Blanca arrest of one of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a fugitive child sex abuser who was on their list of Spain's Most Wanted criminals.
Diego Dario Gonzalez Ghersi was...
Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night
AN online holiday site has rated Torrevieja as the ‘cheapest place in Spain’ to get a one-night family vacation rental in 2019.
The survey was...
British man suffers fatal heart attack while swimming at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man, 74, died from a heart attack after being pulled out unconscious from the water at Moraira's l'Ampolla beach on Friday.
It's not...
Torrevieja market ‘Paseo de los Hippies’ reopens to 100% capacity
A TORREVIEJA market popular with expats and Spanish alike reopens at 100% capacity this week.
The sea-front Paseo de la Libertad 'los Hippies' site was...
Benidorm Optician brings international hearing service to Spain
Residents and tourists in Benidorm can now access audiology services from global hearing provider Specsavers. The company supplied more than 530,000 hearing aids in...
Paedo caged after ‘sexually abusing girlfriend’s six-year-old granddaughter’ in Spain’s Valencia
A MAN has been arrested in Valencia for sexually abusing his girlfriend’s granddaughter.
Income tax declarations reveal Costa Blanca has two of Spain’s poorest big city areas
ALICANTE and Elche have two of Spain's poorest big city neighbourhoods according to figures compiled by the Tax Agency.
The organisation says that after the...
Hospital doctors across Spain’s Costa Blanca go on strike
RESIDENT doctors across the Valencian Community's hospitals went on indefinite strike from today(July 21) over their contracts and salaries.
Representatives from the medical union, MIR,...
Wave of sweet carob bean robberies from farms on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca
A spate of carob bean thefts has hit Alicante Province farms with 23 tons destined for the black market stored in two warehouses in...
Masked gang strike again to blow up bank on Spain’s Costa Blanca in ATM raid
A GANG of masked thieves destroyed part of a Sabadell Bank branch in Els Poblets on the northern Costa Blanca this morning(July 30), as...
Worker dies at Costa Blanca canning factory in Spain after 400 kilo pallet falls on top of his head
A worker at a Vega Baja region canning factory died on Tuesday after a 400 kilo pallet of tinned goods fell on his head.
The...
Lockdown causes massive June property sales collapse on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOUSE sales collapsed by almost half across the Costa Blanca in June according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics(INE).
The national fall...
Costa Blanca city in Spain stages its first-ever official outdoor New Year’s Eve party
TORREVIEJA council will host the city's first official outdoor party tonight to see in the New Year.
The Plaza de la Constitucion is traditionally a...
Woman bares all in naked stroll through heart of Spain’s Murcia City
A 45-YEAR-OLD woman is to be charged with exhibitionism as she went on a naked walk through the streets of Murcia City.
Her eventful day...
Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window
THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a...
Mayor slams isolation-breakers as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks are reported across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE COSTA BLANCA has recorded 97 new coronavirus cases in a 48-hour period between Saturday and Monday(August 24).
The news comes as the mayor of...
Costa Blanca parcel delivery man stole items for online resale in Spain
A 20-year-old Alicante parcel delivery driver stole at least €5,000 of items to make money selling them online.
His ruse was rumbled after a woman...
After two years of rapid expansion, the Olive Press announces an online pay wall
AS the Olive Press approaches its 15th anniversary it’s a good time to take stock of what we have experienced down the years.
But even...
Dozens of mountain bikers treated for hypothermia following race in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A mountain bike race in the Calpe area of Alicante Province produced added difficulties for a thousand competitors.
They were participating on Sunday's final day...
Erotic dating site users get conned and extorted via fake ads posted by gang in Spain
SPANISH Police have arrested four people accused of extorting money from users of an erotic contacts website.
The quartet allegedly fleeced at least 22 site...
Cafeteria customer fumes at ice cube charge on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante cafeteria customer has taken to social media to publish a photo of her bill, which included an unexpected charge.
Posting under the name...
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May rainfall records tumble in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
RAINFALL records have been smashed in the Murcia region with the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area...
