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Police and council in hunt for vandals that wrecked popular beauty spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES Local Police are investigating extensive vandalism at the area’s natural park of El Recorral. The park serves the immediate town of Rojales and the

24 Jan, 2022 @ 09:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

People power forces huge tax rebates on green energy installations in area popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, in the heart of Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja area, is to grant a 90% tax rebate on the installation of solar panels in

24 Jan, 2022 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

REVEALED: Benidorm’s 2024 masterplan for Levante Beach to cost over half a billion euros

TRANSFORMING part of Benidorm’s famous Levante Beach into a greener, healthier sustainable area will cost upwards of half a billion euros. Clearing, preparing and building

23 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Photography exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding launches this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE is to host an exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding and dispel any myths surrounding the subject. “Breastfeeding: Pillar of Life”, will be a free display

23 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Young children stay in the cold as teachers catch COVID-19 in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Young children in the cold as teachers catch COVID-19 in Costa Blanca area of Spain

PARENTS have slammed Valencia’s Education Ministry for not providing replacement teachers after a Costa Blanca infant school was forced to stop lessons. All six teachers

21 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain's Mallorca

New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province. Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)

21 Jan, 2022 @ 14:27

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

Benidorm hotels say Spain ought to copy England in scrapping COVID restrictions

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want Spain to end COVID restrictions like England

THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association wants Spain to follow England’s lead in scrapping COVID-19 regulations to boost tourism. England ends its ‘Plan B’ restrictions on

21 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police chase luxury yacht stuffed with drugs off Spain’s Costa Blanca

A luxury yacht crammed with 810 kilos of hashish has been intercepted off the Costa Blanca after a half-hour police pursuit. A Guardia Civil maritime

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The Olive Press January Sale

2022 is still shiny and new and we want to help you make it a great year. We are offering our reader the chance to

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:08

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Valencia

Scientists From Spain's Alicante University Create Artificial Reef To Regenerate Mediterranean Seabed

Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed

AN artificial reef using electrolysis to regenerate Mediterranean marine life has been successfully tested in Alicante waters. A team from the University of Alicante created

20 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Glass eye found during the exhumation of remains of a mass grave at cemetery in Spain helps to identify body

THE skeletal remains of a man executed at the hands of General Franco has been uncovered in Alicante – and thanks to his ‘perfectly’ preserved

20 Jan, 2022 @ 16:31

Alicante·Lead·Other News

COVID-19 passport measures to continue in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID passports will continue to be used in the Valencian Community past the current January 31 expiry date. The EU COVID certificate is needed for

20 Jan, 2022 @ 15:05

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Young Madrid thieves made special journeys to rob elderly women on the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people from Madrid aged, 18 and 21, have been arrested in Alicante after travelling there just to violently rob elderly women in the street.

20 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Suspension of terrace tax extended again to protect hospitality industry on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TERRACE TAX will not be charged for outdoor seating areas of bars and restaurants throughout Orihuela and Orihuela Costa. The extension of the suspension will

20 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Despicable cafe boss cheated elderly customer out of €22k by overcharging him for his breakfast over two years in Spain

Service industry boosts employment back to pre-pandemic levels in major expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA and Orihuela Costa have seen unemployment drop to levels not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. The city’s Department of Employment has

20 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Annual Battle On Spain's Costa Blanca Against Processionary Caterpillar Nests

Battle resumes on Spain’s Costa Blanca against processionary caterpillar nests

COUNCILS across the Costa Blanca are well into their annual routine to treat pine trees full of processionary caterpillar nests. The pest can kill small

19 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

AUTHORITIES have launched a new appeal to find 12 of the UK’s most wanted criminals thought to be hiding out in Spain. Among those on

19 Jan, 2022 @ 18:56

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News

Police arrest 121 users of same online platform distributing and uploading child pornography in Spain

Benidorm child pornographer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after Swiss police and Interpol tip-off

A Benidorm man who made and distributed child pornography has been arrested after Swiss police tipped off their Spanish counterparts. The 30-year-old has been charged

19 Jan, 2022 @ 17:41

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two local mayors slam town centre proposals for solar farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREMENDO’S proposed solar panel farm, set to power hundreds of homes using the sun’s power alone, has been opposed by Orihuela City Mayor, Emilio Bascuñana.

18 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Elderly Motorist In Spain's Alicante Area Gets Caught With Almost 10,000 Illegal Cigars In His Boot

Elderly Alicante motorist gets smoked out over 10,000 cigar stash uncovered by police in Spain

A consignment of 9,780 illegal handmade cigars went up in smoke for a man who had his stash seized by the Guardia Civil. The motorist,

18 Jan, 2022 @ 13:34

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Race through Spain’s Costa Blanca televised in over 200 countries – will your town feature?

THE FOURTH stage of the 73rd ‘Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana’ (Cycling Tour of Valenciana) will race through a number of districts in Orihuela. Orihuela

18 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Spain's Costa Blanca Woos More Gay And Lesbian Tourists Plus Extra Brits And Germans

Spain’s Costa Blanca targets more gay and lesbian tourists plus extra Brits and Germans

COSTA Blanca tourism bosses want the region acknowledged as a ‘high quality’ destination for gay and lesbian visitors. Kick-starting a promotional campaign ahead of this

17 Jan, 2022 @ 20:50

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Travel News

New €60,000 drinking water network for town in Orihuela Costa region of Spain

HURCHILLO, south of Orihuela, is to renew the drinking water network that serves many parts of the town. Ángel Noguera, Councillor for Infrastructure, announced €59,621

17 Jan, 2022 @ 19:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Fruit rustlers steal tons of avocados to sell off at Costa Blanca markets in Spain

THREE avocado rustlers have been caught red-handed stealing 150 kilos of the fruit from a Costa Blanca farm. It was part of an overall haul

17 Jan, 2022 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante boy, 16, uses multiple female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

Alicante boy uses female social media profiles in sex blackmail plot in Spain

AN Alicante area teenage boy has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over online sextortion. The boy, 17, from Alcoy used eight bogus social media

17 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

New and updated map produced to encourage more people on to tourist trails on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THOUSANDS of new and updated maps of the Sierra de Orihuela have been produced by the local city council. Previously uncharted trails, ravines, climbing areas

17 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Police and council in hunt for vandals that wrecked popular beauty spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

People power forces huge tax rebates on green energy installations in area popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

REVEALED: Benidorm’s 2024 masterplan for Levante Beach to cost over half a billion euros

Photography exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding launches this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Young children in the cold as teachers catch COVID-19 in Costa Blanca area of Spain

New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want Spain to end COVID restrictions like England

Police chase luxury yacht stuffed with drugs off Spain’s Costa Blanca

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Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed

Glass eye found during the exhumation of remains of a mass grave at cemetery in Spain helps to identify body

COVID-19 passport measures to continue in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Young Madrid thieves made special journeys to rob elderly women on the streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Suspension of terrace tax extended again to protect hospitality industry on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Service industry boosts employment back to pre-pandemic levels in major expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Battle resumes on Spain’s Costa Blanca against processionary caterpillar nests

‘He could be your neighbour’: Hunt for 12 most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding out in Spain

Benidorm child pornographer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after Swiss police and Interpol tip-off

Two local mayors slam town centre proposals for solar farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Elderly Alicante motorist gets smoked out over 10,000 cigar stash uncovered by police in Spain

Race through Spain’s Costa Blanca televised in over 200 countries – will your town feature?

Spain’s Costa Blanca targets more gay and lesbian tourists plus extra Brits and Germans

New €60,000 drinking water network for town in Orihuela Costa region of Spain

Fruit rustlers steal tons of avocados to sell off at Costa Blanca markets in Spain

New and updated map produced to encourage more people on to tourist trails on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez celebrates as US-Iran peace deal agreed – but mourns 7,000 dead and slams American strikes as ‘failure’

Romanian tourist knocked unconscious after ninth-floor balcony collapses onto his head at hotel pool in Murcia holiday hotspot

Spain records 900,000 applications for its migrant regularization scheme – nearly double government estimates with 15 days still to go

WATCH: Armed mob ‘attacks Barcelona restaurant’ sparking mass brawl in notorious barrio popular with tourists and expats

Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k in bank worker con

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