Firefighters restrict Benidorm tower block blaze on Spain’s Costa Blanca to a single apartment
50 people were evacuated from a Benidorm tower block last night(March 16) after a fire ripped through a second-floor flat. The alarm went off at
Official COVID-19 figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca put it into the coronavirus ‘low risk’ category
COVID-19 case rates have fallen below the symbolic level of 50 cases per 100,000 people in Alicante Province according to official figures published by the
COVID-19 deaths pass the 7,000 pandemic mark in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
ANOTHER milestone has been achieved in the COVID-19 pandemic in the Valencian Community, with the death toll passing the 7,000 mark. An additional 13 fatalities
Seaside town encourages shoppers to ‘scratch and win’ on Father’s Day in Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA is working with its retailers to further improve Father’s Day in the town with a “Scratch and Win” promotion. The Department of
Big Benidorm redevelopment plan inches another step closer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council has endorsed a preliminary plan to develop the Ensanche Levante area of the city which would produce 2,300 new homes in up to
British man arrested on Costa Blanca after stealing a jet ski from North Wales in 2016 and taking it to Spain
A jet ski stolen from North Wales in 2016 popped up in a dry dock in Alicante after police got a tip-off about its dubious
WATCH: Endangered sunken wreck from pre-biblical times to be rescued from seabed on Spain’s Costa Calida
A PHOENICIAN ship that sank off the Murcian coast will see the light of day again after some 2,700 years. The wreck of the Mazarrón
AstraZeneca vaccine ‘fears’ delay fast-track immunisation of teachers against COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE start of COVID-19 inoculations for all teachers in the Valencia region ground to a halt within hours yesterday(March 15) of Spain suspending the use
Family and friends get-togethers account for most COVID-19 outbreaks in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE vast majority of COVID-19 outbreaks in the Costa Blanca and Valencia area since last June have been down to private gatherings of families and
Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia region gets another big weekend fall in new COVID-19 cases
NEW weekend cases of COVID-19 have produced another sharp dip according to the Valencian regional health ministry this evening(March 15). 437 new infections have been
Foolish British camper starts a bonfire in a protected park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man got into trouble last Saturday(March 13) after deciding it would be a good idea to light a bonfire in the Montgo natural
Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist chiefs say Spain’s government is biased against them compared to Balearic and Canary Islands
TOURISM chiefs on the Costa Blanca have said they are not getting as good a deal from the national government as Spain’s island destinations. The
Foot-chase through streets of expat urbanisation leads to arrest of hooded car thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO local police caught a hooded car thief that had been spotted by shoppers at a local retail complex. Additional street patrols and checkpoints
‘NO HIDING PLACE’ as illegal birthday party guests cower behind bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca to avoid police sanctions
GUESTS at a birthday party that broke COVID-19 safety rules in Alicante hid behind the bar to avoid police fines last night(March 14). The Policia
Slovak Olympic triathlon squad in Benidorm get their €5,000 bike back after it was stolen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SLOVAKIAN triathletes training for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics have been reunited with a stolen bike thanks to the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. Officers delivered the
Benidorm hoteliers group admits “the true fear” of the hospitality industry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOSBEC, the Costa Blanca group representing the hospitality industry, has revealed the true concerns of its members, in light of the “failure of virus management”
A billion euros of government aid planned for industries worst hit by pandemic in Spain’s Valencia region
THE VALENCIAN Community is to receive a total of over a billion euros of pandemic aid from the Spanish government. The region will first get
Acing it in a man’s world: Our Kate shares her journey from poker player to webmaster extraordinaire
OLIVE PRESS webmaster Kate Langshaw is thankfully used to the late nights of the media from her poker tournament days in Las Vegas. Most of
Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S Culture Commission in the national senate has rejected a motion that wanted the government to permanently transfer an iconic statue back to Elche. The
Council to spend over €9,000 a day controlling beach access for next two years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA has approved a contract worth nearly two million euros for access to its beaches to be controlled until the end of 2022. The Ordinary
COVID-19 infections continue to be squeezed down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community
LATEST COVID-19 infection figures from the Valencian regional health ministry have recorded another week-to-week fall today(March 12). 310 new cases have been reported, compared to
COSTA BLANCA CON as woman fleeces insurance company over bogus home robberies in Spain
A Costa Blanca woman conned an insurance company out of €3,000 on a bogus home burglary claim but her luck ran out when she was
Life of British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca comes under focus in meetings with local mayors
POST-BREXIT life for UK residents on the Costa Blanca is being discussed in a series of meetings between mayors and the Alicante Provincial Council. The
COVID-19 case count maintains its downward slide in Spain’s Valencian Community
300 new COVID-19 cases were announced tonight(March 11) in the Valencian Community which on the indicative week-to-week comparison is 89 down on the total seven
The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy
OUR 35th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
Busy Costa Blanca holiday route in Spain to get cycleway and pavements between Benidorm and L’Albir
A new cycle lane and two sets of pavements will be built on a busy Costa Blanca tourist road linking Benidorm to L’Albir. Normal pandemic-free