Two plumbers die in septic tank servicing urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO plumbers have tragically died after attempting to repair a septic tank at an urbanisation on Spain's Costa Blanca.
The workers, aged 59 and 38,...
Sniffer dog Piba finds Alzheimer’s sufferer, 70, after going missing for three days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SNIFFER dog with the Policia Nacional has discovered an Alzheimer's sufferer, 70, who went missing for three days on Spain's Costa Blanca.
The dog,...
SNOW JOKE: Gota fría warnings as Alicante Climate Lab predicts rain and snow to hit the Costa Blanca this...
A 'PRETTY POWERFUL' gota fría weather event has been predicted to hit the Costa Blanca from this Sunday, according to Alicante University's Climatology Laboratory.
The...
Costa Blanca holiday home registration doubles in four years, after owners threatened with sanctions
LAST YEAR closed with over 81,000 holiday apartments registered in the region, nearly double the number recorded in 2015.
Figures released by the Valencian Community...
PICS: View inside a €500,000 apartment from Spain’s tallest residential building set for 2021 completion date
BELEAGUERED by elevator crashes, worker strikes and five years of paralysis, Spain's tallest residential building finally has a completion date set for next year.
The...
Flu epidemic in Spain’s Murcia region sees 150 extra medics drafted in to cope with ten-fold increase in cases
EPIDEMIC levels of influenza have been reached in Murcia according to the regional Department for Health.
An extra 150 medics are being drafted in to...
NO WAY JOSE: Most popular baby names ‘José’ and ‘Josefa’ replaced by what two newcomers on Spain’s Costa Blanca?
JOSE and Josefa continue to be the most common names for men and women in the Marina Alta region of Spain's Costa Blanca.
But changing...
Crafty Costa Calida criminals arrested after run of holiday home robberies going back to 2018
TWO men responsible for a dozen robberies at empty holiday homes near Cartagena have been arrested.
Guardia Civil officers have been tracking the pair, aged...
Expat arrested on suspicion of murder after pushing stepfather through French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 40-year-old expat has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly pushing his stepfather through a French window on Spain's Costa Blanca.
The man,...
FIVE reasons why Moraira is the Costa Blanca’s priciest place to own a home
THE municipality of Moraira has once again been named as the jewel in the crown of the Costa Blanca property market.
At the close of...
Children and elderly warned as air pollution reaches record levels in Spain’s Murcia
MURCIA city has been forced to introduce special measures after its air pollution levels rose to new heights.
The San Basilio measuring station saw record...
Spain’s Murcia region enjoys it’s warmest December this millennium
THE MURCIA region has just enjoyed its warmest December since 1995.
Figures from the State Meteorological Agency (SMA) show that the average temperature last month...
Costa Calida shows continued growth in house prices, but Spain averages are still a THIRD less than 2007
THE Costa Calida saw some of the biggest property price increases last year.
Murcia as a region saw an 11% increase in value of property,...
‘Titanic’ prize in special raffle for exhibition visitors to Spain’s Murcia
A FASCINATING exhibition on the world’s most famous sunken ship has opened in Murcia.
On display will be items of memorabilia from the fabled ship,...
Overdue roadworks to cause four months of disruption in Costa Blanca town
AS REPORTED in The Olive Press last year, Ciudad Quesada’s much-anticipated €700k road improvements will start this month.
From January 13 until the end of...
The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your...
THE FIFTH edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South & Murcia is out now.
From exposing British con-men to showing how an...
Conman accused of stealing expat’s BMW claims his transport company left it in northern Spain due to ‘paperwork problems’
A CONVICTED British conman has been accused of striking again in a car transport scam running up and down the Costa Blanca.
Simon Davies, 58,...
Popular Party rages at feminist Valencian Three Queens parade that has ‘nothing to do with tradition’ and will shut...
A ‘THREE Queens’ parade in Valencia city has come under fierce criticism from the spokesperson for the city’s Popular Party (PP).
María José Catalá hit...
Patisserie Porn – Sex toys baked into festive dishes at Costa Blanca baker in celebration of Reyes.
VIBRATORS, Chinese balls and other sex toys were baked into pastries by an Elche pastry company to celebrate Reyes, this weekend.
More than 300 of...
FAIR PLATE: Valencian bar pins notice threatening that annoying children will be made to ‘wash plates’
A THREAT of enforced child labour has bizarelly turned a Valencian bar into the most popular spot in town.
Fed up with messy and unruly...
Mother demands €200 government compensation after her daughter was poked in the eye at Costa Blanca school
A MOTHER is demanding compensation from the Murcian government after a boy poked her daughter in the eye at school.
The woman has asked...
Woman hospitalised after struck in eye by airborne toy during Reyes Magos parade in Alicante
A 74-year-old woman has been hospitalised after a toy thrown during the cavalcade of the Three Kings struck her in the eye in Alicante.
The incident occurred...
Three-time presidential candidate and author of ‘Make Wealth Anywhere’ arrested for posing as UN president and raising money on...
A SPANISH-NIGERIAN woman has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and misappropriation of funds after she was caught posing as a UN president on...
44-year-old plastic yoghurt pot found ‘intact’ on popular Costa Blanca beach
A 44-year-old plastic yoghurt pot has been found washed up on a popular Costa Blanca beachfront.
The strawberry-flavoured Yoplait pot still bears its colourful marketing...
RICHES TO RAGS: How UK expat lost €400k in pension scam and bolted home, broke, in a caravan and...
A FORMER British expat is battling punitive demands from the taxman after she lost her €400k pension pot in a Spanish scam and had...