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More officers needed as local police in Spain’s Costa Blanca set up 53 perimeter checkpoints over one weekend

ORIHUELA Police carried out 53 regional checkpoints over the weekend to ensure perimeter closures were adhered to. With Orihuela having well over 50,000 inhabitants, people

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

FATAL JANUARY sees a third of all pandemic COVID-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic rise in deaths in the Valencian Community with 38% of all virus fatalities coming

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New English-language app provides virtual tours around Spain’s Costa Blanca – free download here

ORIHUELA council have launched a mobile app that allows users to enjoy a virtual experience of the area during lockdown and beyond. Places of interest

31 Jan, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology·Valencian Community

Dutch Fugitive Caught By Fingerprints In Benidorm

Fingerprints unmask Dutch fugitive in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TRADITIONAL crime science uncovered a Dutch fraudster that was hiding out in Benidorm. The 51-year-old had been on the run from Netherlands authorities since last

31 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Olive Press assists UK TV probe into Kirsty Maxwell’s death in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British TV team is getting help from the Olive Press in a new investigation of the Benidorm balcony death of Kirsty Maxwell in April

31 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fast test PCR laboratory to be set up in Alicante-Elche airport departure zone on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport will be installing a laboratory in the departure area for passengers to get COVID-19 PCR tests. The service, announced by airport

30 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Jody Smart (right) arriving at Denia courthouse yesterday with her legal team

EXCLUSIVE: Expat fashion boss Jody Smart goes from catwalk queen to alleycat after probe over alleged multi-million investment fraud

A WELL-KNOWN expat fashion designer and ex-model has been grilled at a Costa Blanca court over her involvement in one of the biggest investment scams

30 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Corruption trial involving ex-mayor of Calpe gets delayed yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE trial of ex-Calpe mayor Javier Morato for his alleged role in a fraudulent €4 million waste contract has been delayed yet again. That’s because

30 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: The Saudi company behind the potential ‘avalanche’ of wind turbines across Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA North is set to become a huge wind farm, consisting of turbines as high as 30-storey buildings – if a Saudi Arabia company

30 Jan, 2021 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Environment

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Downward trend in new COVID-19 cases continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

LATEST figures from the Valencian health ministry released last night(January 29) showed 7,929 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period in the region. That was

30 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Senior Politician Deduces That Expats Have Spread British Covid 19 Strain Around Part Of Spain S Costa Blanca

Senior politician deduces that expats have brought British COVID-19 strain to part of Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE largest concentration British-strain COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community are in a Costa Blanca area with a significant number of expats. Valencian vice-president, Monica

29 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Cities start COVID-19 weekend blockade this Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER 1,200 police officers will be involved in closing off nine Costa Blanca cities this weekend in the latest move from the Valencian Government to

29 Jan, 2021 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID 19 cases fall as hospital admissions level out in Spain’s Valencian Community

6,855 new coronavirus cases were reported in last night’s(January 28) daily update from the Valencia health ministry. That is a fall of 2,432 new infections

29 Jan, 2021 @ 11:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s President Sanchez to visit Costa Blanca on Monday to test out new AVE service into Orihuela

PEDRO SANCHEZ himself is to visit Costa Blanca South on Monday, February 1, in part to celebrate the first AVE from Madrid to Orihuela. He

29 Jan, 2021 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

OUR 32nd edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and

29 Jan, 2021 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Alicante On Spain S Costa Blanca Sizzles To Highest January Temperatures Since 1982

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca sizzles to highest January temperature since 1982

TEMPERATURES on the Costa Blanca reached 29.2 degrees today(January 28) to become the highest January temperature in 39 years. Alicante was the epicentre of what

28 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

HELPFUL THIEF robs cars after showing tourists where to park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A cheeky thief helped Costa Blanca visitors find parking spots close to beaches and then robbed their vehicles when they went for a walk. Stolen

28 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

SLOW GOING as cars snarl up Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hospitality closure protest

AROUND 200 cars brought Denia to a halt today(January 28) in a protest over the closure of the Costa Blanca hospitality sector. The motorcade was

28 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Renovated museum reopens after 14 years and puts Vega Baja town ‘back on the map’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO council has announced that the town’s Archaeological Museum is to reopen after closing in 2007. A Ministry of Culture report from October last

28 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TINY SHOOTS appear of COVID-19 case falls and fewer people in hospital in Spain’s Valencian Community

TENTATIVE signs are appearing of a slight slowing down of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in the Valencian Community. Latest figures from the regional health

28 Jan, 2021 @ 11:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was spotted

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:45

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm launches police operation to enforce weekend closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE will be deployed at key entry and exit points around Benidorm to ensure that a new weekend perimeter closure is not flouted. The resort,

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Benidorm Skyscraper Worker Has Safety Rope Cut By Angry Resident On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm skyscraper worker gets safety rope slashed by angry resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 51-year-old woman has been charged with trying to kill a Benidorm skyscraper worker after she cut his safety rope. She was allegedly unhappy that

27 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Teen burglar puts policeman in hospital after resisting arrest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 17-year-old robber at a Guardamar villa violently attacked a Guardia Civil officer during his arrest. The officer was admitted to Elche General Hospital due

27 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca

Queue-jumping mayors on Spain’s Costa Blanca refuse to quit over early COVID-19 jabs

THREE Costa Blanca region mayors are refusing to resign after they got COVID-19 vaccinations in early January. The mayors of El Verger and Els Poblets,

27 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain's state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms

High Speed train launch for Spain’s Costa Blanca South in doubt due to Covid-19 border restrictions

PERIMETER checks in and out of larger towns and cities will severely slow down the operation of the new AVE into Costa Blanca South. Tickets

27 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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More officers needed as local police in Spain’s Costa Blanca set up 53 perimeter checkpoints over one weekend

FATAL JANUARY sees a third of all pandemic COVID-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencian Community

New English-language app provides virtual tours around Spain’s Costa Blanca – free download here

Fingerprints unmask Dutch fugitive in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Olive Press assists UK TV probe into Kirsty Maxwell’s death in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fast test PCR laboratory to be set up in Alicante-Elche airport departure zone on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Expat fashion boss Jody Smart goes from catwalk queen to alleycat after probe over alleged multi-million investment fraud

Corruption trial involving ex-mayor of Calpe gets delayed yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

REVEALED: The Saudi company behind the potential ‘avalanche’ of wind turbines across Spain’s Costa Blanca

Downward trend in new COVID-19 cases continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

Senior politician deduces that expats have brought British COVID-19 strain to part of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cities start COVID-19 weekend blockade this Friday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

New COVID 19 cases fall as hospital admissions level out in Spain’s Valencian Community

Spain’s President Sanchez to visit Costa Blanca on Monday to test out new AVE service into Orihuela

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca sizzles to highest January temperature since 1982

HELPFUL THIEF robs cars after showing tourists where to park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SLOW GOING as cars snarl up Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hospitality closure protest

Renovated museum reopens after 14 years and puts Vega Baja town ‘back on the map’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

TINY SHOOTS appear of COVID-19 case falls and fewer people in hospital in Spain’s Valencian Community

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Benidorm launches police operation to enforce weekend closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm skyscraper worker gets safety rope slashed by angry resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Teen burglar puts policeman in hospital after resisting arrest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Queue-jumping mayors on Spain’s Costa Blanca refuse to quit over early COVID-19 jabs

High Speed train launch for Spain’s Costa Blanca South in doubt due to Covid-19 border restrictions

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend

Body of missing British tourist, 79, discovered on the Costa del Sol after week-long search