The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy
OUR 33rd edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
Valencia tourism board launches campaign to attract Chinese visitors
THE Valencian tourism board has launched an intensive campaign to attract Chinese visitors to the region. Planned to coincide with Chinese New Year tomorrow (February
TWO-THIRDS drop over two weeks for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE Valencian Community last night(February 10) reported 3,031 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours. That’s a fall of 1,279 on the Tuesday total and is
Spain’s Valencian Community president Ximo Puig set to announce extension of most COVID-19 restrictions through to March
MOST of the current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community are set to be extended until the end of the
Four members of drugs gang led by notorious Irish criminal John Gilligan are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Four people who posted marijuana to the UK from the southern Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. They are members of a
NEW COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE trend of falling new COVID-19 cases coupled with lower hospital numbers is continuing in Spain’s Valencian Community. Latest figures from the Valencian health department
Costa Blanca city to be the only Spanish representation at international trade show in Shanghai
ORIHUELA will be the only city representing Spain when it attends the 10th Shanghai International Flower Expo The city’s mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, announced their attendance
Over 200 trees to be planted in new forest to improve biodiversity on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A NEW initiative in the Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca South will see over 200 trees planted to form a new forest on
Couple arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca over serious injuries to three-month-old baby
A couple have been arrested in Alcoy after their three-month-old daughter was admitted to hospital with rib fractures and bruises. Doctors immediately notified the police
‘SLIPPERY EELS’ caught as East European drugs boss is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region
THE head of an international drugs smuggling gang branded as ‘The Eels’, has been arrested in Los Alcazares in Spain’s Murcia region. His detention by
Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man said that ‘sex was a basic need’ as an excuse to try to break Alicante City’s weekend closed border rules last Sunday(February 7).
DOWNWARD SLIDE continues in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 cases have almost halved in a week in the Valencian Community according to figures released last night(February 8) by the regional health department.
Warm weather boosts return of harmful processionary caterpillars on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE recent warm weather on the Costa Blanca has encouraged the first major appearance this year of the processionary caterpillar. The pest can kill small
Newly-refurbished medical centre opens in major British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE heavily-populated British expat area of San Fulgencio’s La Marina Urbanisation on the southern Costa Blanca has a ‘new’ medical centre. San Fulgencio mayor, José
Benidorm cyclist gets shock visit from police chief for breaking border rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm cyclist got an unwelcome visitor after breaking the city’s weekend perimeter closure rules. The man took great pleasure at posting photos from a
Benidorm hotels offer to pay for staff COVID-19 vaccines once more doses arrive on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BENIDORM hotel association says their members are willing to pay for COVID-19 vaccines for their staff so that businesses can reopen as soon as
UNSOCIAL NETWORK: Costa Blanca man bites off part of an ear and posts video of attack following social media row in Spain
AN Elche man bit off part of another man’s ear and then posted video footage of it wrapped in a blood-stained tissue on social media.
RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast
Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.
British man on the run for 16 years on Manchester drugs and gun charges is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 48-year-old British man faces extradition 16 years after fleeing to the Costa Blanca. He was due to be tried on drugs and gun offences,
Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended
This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.
Roadblocks moved to minor roads to catch checkpoint dodgers as 27 fined in first five hours of weekend lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE SECOND weekend lockdown of Orihuela (Alicante) saw 27 fines for various offences in its first five hours. Checkpoints set-up at points in and out
Cut-price clothing retailer opens headquarters in Valencia with 400 shops planned to challenge Primark in Spain
A Polish-owned budget clothes retailer is to open 400 stores in Spain to challenge the likes of Primark. Pepco has 2,100 shops across 13 European
‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS in a Calpe complex described as the most ‘Instagrammed’ private building in Spain are continuing to fight plans, first mooted in 2015, for it
POSITIVE TREND of fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continues in Spain’s Valencian Community
LATEST Valencian health ministry figures released last night(February 5) showed 6,130 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period in the region. That total is up
Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!
Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to
Catholic priest catches COVID-19 after refusing to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca priest who flouted COVID-19 rules by refusing to wear a mask has caught the virus. Father Francisco Martinez Noguera has been the