Severe storms could hit Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions from this Monday
THE HOT SUMMER will come to a spectacular end this Monday(September 7) as forecasters predict a stormy start to the week in the Valencian Community
Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region
BARS AND RESTAURANTS in the Murcia region can no longer sell drinks and food to customers directly from their bar service areas. The move has
Father dies by suicide after stabbing his son at their home in Spain’s Murcia region
A MAN stabbed his son six times and then died by suicide after he jumped from the terrace of his Murcia region apartment. Neighbours said
Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TEACHERS in Valencian Community schools are to be taught to identify COVID-19 symptoms amongst their students. The sessions though are scheduled to commence after next
Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of young tourists from Spain’s northern Basque Country are behind a COVID-19 outbreak of 19 cases in a Costa Blanca resort. Their holiday
Emergency flood money arrives in Spain’s Mar Menor as first anniversary of Gota Fria disaster approaches
AN AREA of the Mar Menor that was ravaged during the Gota Fria storms almost a year ago has picked up €2.8 million to pay
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’
COSTA BLANCA hoteliers have blamed the UK travel quarantine for reduced August bookings and have called for a Europe-wide system of working out travel restrictions.
Popular expat town suffers first COVID-19 outbreak since pandemic began on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES, which includes the popular expat community of Quesada, has suffered its first COVID-19 outbreak since the start of this year’s pandemic. The Valencian Community’s
Enraged patient assaults two female hospital doctors in Spain’s Valencia City
A MALE PATIENT at Valencia’s Hospital Clinico threw a chair and attacked two female doctors on Sunday(August 30), with one of them thrown to the
‘Several days’ of home alone for abandoned six-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia City
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was left home alone for several days by his parents in a Valencian Community town, according to the Policia Nacional. Agents were
Swiss police arrest fugitive over girlfriend’s body found in car boot in Spain’s Valencia City
SWISS police have arrested the 29-year-old boyfriend of a Valencia woman, whose body was found in the boot of her car last Sunday. Janner Jiminez
Slow COVID-19 testing at a hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca forces doctors and nurses into self-isolation
COSTA BLANCA hospital staff have been forced into quarantine after operating on a patient with COVID-19, after initial tests showed her to be in the
Dog beach campaigners denied permission to petition public on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA City Council has controversially denied a local pressure group in their quest to garner support for more dog-friendly beaches. They have snubbed a request
Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor
A PLAGUE of rats in a Mar Menor community has led to angry residents demanding action from the council. Complaints have poured in from the
Countdown to prizes – win a luxury romantic break or a year free online!
TO celebrate the biggest relaunch in the Olive Press website’s history we are giving readers a chance to win prizes in our 3-2-1 competition. Top prize
Earthquake off coast of Alicante shakes several towns along Spain’s Costa Blanca
Several towns in Alicante felt the earthquake, including in Alfas del Pi, Mutxamel and Sant Joan d'Alacant
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
Costa Blanca follows rest of Spain in seeing new COVID-19 case rises reaching levels seen in March
NEW COVID-19 cases on the Costa Blanca have reached daily levels not seen since March according to figures released by the Valencian health ministry. An
Regional government bans teacher COVID-19 tests in city on Spain’s Costa Blanca ahead of school reopenings
TORREVIEJA council has been banned from testing its 1,100 teachers for COVID-19 ahead of next week’s start of the new school year. An email was
Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year
ALMOST a quarter of night clubs and dance venues in the Valencian Community have closed their doors for good, according to a survey conducted by
Worrying double-up in weekend COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY health officials say that 178 new coronavirus cases were reported in Alicante Province last Saturday and Sunday. That’s closed to doubling the previous
Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade
BEACH traders on the Costa Blanca have blamed UK travel quarantines for a bigger than expected loss of revenue over the summer. The Costa Blanca
Infamous ‘Road to Nowhere’ link in Spain’s Murcia area takes new step to completion
THE LONG process to finish off a major Murcia region road takes another step forward this week. The RM-1 was meant to connect the Mar
COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community
LOCKDOWN measures are being reintroduced for the first time in a Valencian Community town since the State of Alarm was lifted on June 21. The
If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss
LEADING Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, is forecasting the grimmest of months for September. With the traditional holiday season ending and children returning to school,
Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers
A MIGRANT boat was intercepted off the Torrevieja coast on August 28, with 16 people onboard – four of whom were children, one a pregnant