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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.

3 Sep, 2020 @ 17:38

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 15:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Temper Tantrum As Man Assaults Two Female Hospital Doctors In Spain S Valencia City

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 14:55

Costa Blanca·Valencia

‘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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 13:04

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Slow Covid 19 Tests At A Hospital On Spain S Costa Blanca Forces Doctors And Nurses Into Self Isolation

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 12:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 10:13

Costa Blanca

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

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

3 Sep, 2020 @ 07:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

2 Sep, 2020 @ 21:29

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

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

2 Sep, 2020 @ 17:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

2 Sep, 2020 @ 17:04

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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

2 Sep, 2020 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Doubling In New Weekend Covid 19 Cases On Spain S Costa Blanca

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

1 Sep, 2020 @ 18:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

31 Aug, 2020 @ 17:33

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Plans To Finish Infamous Road To Nowhere Link In Spain S Murcia Region Move Forward

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

31 Aug, 2020 @ 15:02

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

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

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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,

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:03

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:01

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Levante Beach will go reservation-free from this Monday(August 31) with the end of the booking system introduced on July 15. Capacity controls and designated

30 Aug, 2020 @ 10:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Call To Cut Visitor Numbers To Iconic Landmark On Spain S Costa Blanca

Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALPE council wants capacity restrictions at the Penyal d’Ifac after complaints that safety rules are being flouted at the popular headland on the northern Costa

29 Aug, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

British man and teenage son arrested over marijuana farm inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH father and son have been charged with growing marijuana inside their Javea home on the northern Costa Blanca. The unnamed men, aged 44

28 Aug, 2020 @ 17:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

82-year-old man rescued from kidnap and torture ordeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE staged a rescue at a Villajoyosa flat after an 82-year-old man was held captive there for several days. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional

28 Aug, 2020 @ 16:23

Costa Blanca

Mum’s tireless fight to help baby with rare condition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA mum has launched an appeal to give her baby the best possible chance of fighting a rare condition. Stacey Smith from the

28 Aug, 2020 @ 15:31

Costa Blanca

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Third child dies this August in swimming pool tragedy on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

A THREE-YEAR-OLD French boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a holiday home in Pilar de la Horadada. It was the third pool fatality

28 Aug, 2020 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca

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Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’

Popular expat town suffers first COVID-19 outbreak since pandemic began on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Enraged patient assaults two female hospital doctors in Spain’s Valencia City

‘Several days’ of home alone for abandoned six-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia City

Swiss police arrest fugitive over girlfriend’s body found in car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

Slow COVID-19 testing at a hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca forces doctors and nurses into self-isolation

Dog beach campaigners denied permission to petition public on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor

Countdown to prizes – win a luxury romantic break or a year free online!

Earthquake off coast of Alicante shakes several towns along Spain’s Costa Blanca

After two years of rapid expansion, the Olive Press announces an online pay wall

Costa Blanca follows rest of Spain in seeing new COVID-19 case rises reaching levels seen in March

Regional government bans teacher COVID-19 tests in city on Spain’s Costa Blanca ahead of school reopenings

Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year

Worrying double-up in weekend COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade

Infamous ‘Road to Nowhere’ link in Spain’s Murcia area takes new step to completion

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man and teenage son arrested over marijuana farm inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

82-year-old man rescued from kidnap and torture ordeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mum’s tireless fight to help baby with rare condition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Third child dies this August in swimming pool tragedy on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

Two disruptive passengers who forced Ryanair flight from London Stansted Airport to Ibiza to divert fined thousands

Spain’s only nuclear manufacturer misses out on global boom due to crippling brain drain of Spanish engineering talent

Malaga city finally breaks 600,000 population milestone – after adding just 30,000 people in 10 years

Rosalia takes Zendaya to the cleaners in HBO swear-off – but is Spanish really so superior to English when it comes to dishing out insults?

Spain’s most famous matador will return to the bullring in Andalucia this month – just weeks after brutal 10cm rectum goring left him in hospital