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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, of Icelandic nationality, reportedly jumped over a

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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 2019, the sun-baked town registered the highest

13 Jan, 2020 @ 12:46

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

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 high levels of pollution on New Year’s

13 Jan, 2020 @ 09:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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 was 11.6º celsius, 1.7º higher than normal.

12 Jan, 2020 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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, one of the highest in Spain. While

12 Jan, 2020 @ 10:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·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, that started its maiden voyage on April

11 Jan, 2020 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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 April, Avenue de La Naciones will be

11 Jan, 2020 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy

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 Elche patisserie bakes with sex toys, we

10 Jan, 2020 @ 20:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

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, who now runs Mission Impossible Transport from

10 Jan, 2020 @ 10:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Olive Press TV visits the world-famous Cavalcade of the Three Kings in Alcoy on Spain’s Costa Blanca

8 Jan, 2020 @ 19:48

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Popular Party rages at feminist Valencian Three Queens parade that has ‘nothing to do with tradition’ and will shut down streets amidst January sales

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 out at the €25,000 annual grant given

8 Jan, 2020 @ 12:27

Costa Blanca·Lead

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 the “erotoc king’s roscónes” were made at

8 Jan, 2020 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

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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 children, the owner of a Bar Ca

8 Jan, 2020 @ 09:00

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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 €200 from the regional Ministry of Education following

7 Jan, 2020 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

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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 during a Three Kings parade in the

6 Jan, 2020 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Three-time presidential candidate and author of ‘Make Wealth Anywhere’ arrested for posing as UN president and raising money on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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 Spain’s Costa Blanca. Helen Mukoro, 49, made a

6 Jan, 2020 @ 13:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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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 where the date reading 1976 is clearly

6 Jan, 2020 @ 12:47

Costa Blanca·Environment

RICHES TO RAGS: How UK expat lost €400k in pension scam and bolted home, broke, in a caravan and facing nearly six-figure demands from the taxman

A FORMER British expat is battling punitive demands from the taxman after she lost her €400k pension pot in a Spanish scam and had to bolt to the UK, facing financial ruin

5 Jan, 2020 @ 12:24

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

EasyJet passenger dies on board flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca to UK on New Year’s Day

Cabin crew had also requested that emergency crews stand by upon landing, but the passenger was already dead when the plane touched down

2 Jan, 2020 @ 16:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Police catch drug smugglers at gun-point in dramatic Costa Calida raid

GUARDIA Civil have dismantled at gun-point a drug smuggling gang in the Mar Menor region of Murcia. Investigations began in September, when the number of attacks on local people increased, the majority

30 Dec, 2019 @ 13:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The mother of the Spanish swimming pool victims says her daughter attended swimming lessons ‘one week’ before Costa del Sol holiday

THE British mother who watched three members of her family drown in a Costa del Sol pool on Christmas Eve has said her daughter, aged 9, attended swimming lessons only ‘a week’

30 Dec, 2019 @ 12:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Brits are flocking to Spain's Costa Blanca: October sees record number of flights to Alicante airport with UK arrivals leading the way

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

AN 8% increase in travellers throughout 2019 means that Alicante-Elche Airport will close the year having dealt with over 15 million passengers. Management company, AENA, look to good connectivity and the out-of-season

30 Dec, 2019 @ 08:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: ‘Dangerous’ drugs smugglers with Costa Blanca links caught with tonne of cocaine and €550,000 in cash

TEN ‘dangerous criminals’ have busted an international drug smuggling operation involving the Policia Nacional, Europol, the DEA and Colombian Police. The group had been in operation for ‘several years’ according to Europol,

29 Dec, 2019 @ 14:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

RANKED: Spain’s 10 WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

AS any expat will tell you, driving and parking in Spain can be a bit of a nightmare. Come summer time, it’s just full on bedlam. This year saw some iconic mishaps

24 Dec, 2019 @ 18:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Sevilla

CHRISTMAS ROAST: Winter ‘heatwave’ hits much of Spain with highs of 27C from TODAY

YOU’VE heard the phrase ‘the calm before the storm.’ Well in Spain’s case this week it’s ‘after’. Following THREE consecutive batterings (from Daniel, Elsa and Fabien), much of the country is to

24 Dec, 2019 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Festive fun and free food at Costa Blanca feria, hundreds involved

FORMENTERA del Segura celebrated its local food and culture at the town’s 11th annual Christmas market, earlier this month. The Mari Luz Dance School performed a number of routines, keeping the hundreds

24 Dec, 2019 @ 08:07

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

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