Friday, March 29, 2024

Costa Blanca

Los Alcazares mayor says ‘mud-filled drains’ from September’s gota fria to blame for fresh flash flooding

THE mayor of a Costa Blanca town hit AGAIN by flash floods has blamed mud-filled drains gone neglected since September’s deadly gota fria. Loz Alcazares’...

GRINCH: Vox blasts €100 Christmas surprise to help 150 young people working outside of Spain come home to Elche...

VOX have blasted Elche town hall's plans to help 150 of its expatriate sons and daughters come home for the Christmas period. The spokeswoman...

WATCH: Dog shot, beaten and dragged along road by its neck by sick hunter in Spain just after having...

A HUNTER in Spain has been filmed dragging his dog along the road by its neck after allegedly shooting and beating her to within...

€300 for a jetski ride from Africa to Spain – how illegal immigrants built a €50 million industry in...

ILLEGAL immigrants crossing the Straits of Gibraltar can buy a ticket on a jetski for as little as €300 a pop, new figures have...

‘Hero’ taxi driver from Belfast travels 2,522 miles to pick up injured friend in Benidorm whom doctors said ‘could...

Phil Hamilton was once an ordinary taxi driver in a suburb of Belfast – now people press him for selfies, stop his wife in...

Woman falls down burst sewer drain, roads closed and drivers rescued from vehicles as Spain’s Costa Blanca put on...

THE FOURTH gota fría weather event this year has struck eastern Spain today, already causing freak flooding and road closures. The worst rainfall has been...

COLUMN: A swingers request on Costa Blanca Facebook group sends admin scratching their heads at the rulebook, writes Loraine...

Before I begin, I just have to give you a quick update on the new KFC in Ondara (avid readers will remember last week’s...

COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

These two little ponies are deeply in love and they go everywhere together.  They're both disabled, and they are inseparable. Fudge was the first rescue –...

WATCH: Cocaine submarines, corruption and translation calamity – Olive Press TV news roundup November 24-30

This week, Costa Blanca reporter Joshua James Parfitt looks at the key stories covered by the Olive Press over the past week. Featuring: Spain's first-ever...

Fears for missing British expat last seen kayaking on Spain’s Costa Blanca almost a WEEK ago

A BRITISH expat has been missing for almost a week in south-eastern Spain.  Kenneth Dallas McPherson, 62, disappeared last Saturday after going kayaking off Torrevieja...

Expat-run cafeteria Caffe Milano first in Spain to officially use pasta straws in a bid to slash plastic waste

AN EXPAT-RUN cafeteria on the Costa Blanca has claimed it is the 'first in Spain' to use an innovative pasta straw that cuts out...

Famous brothel El Quijote in Pedreguer on the market for €2.5 million as estate agent praises ‘excellent location close...

PROXIMITY to schools, pharmacies and health centres would be an attractive selling point for most home owners looking to buy in the Costa Blanca...

Spanish Met Office warns of ANOTHER gota fría to hit the Costa Blanca and Andalucia from Sunday night

SPAIN'S Met Office (AEMET) has today warned of a gota fría predicted to hit the south and southeast commencing Sunday night. A statement said the...

TURFED OUT: Artificial grass flop in play park in Denia as ‘cheaper alternative to grass’ ends up plastered in...

IN 2009 it was hailed as a cheaper alternative to natural grass that requires maintenance and frequent watering. But the artificial grass installed in a...

“Kill my husband” – The Black Widow of Valencia who convinced extra-marital lover to murder her partner while she...

SHE did not plunge the knife into his back, but the 'black widow of Valencia' is now facing 22 years in prison over the...

High-speed rail across Spain set to become MUCH cheaper after network partly sold off to French and Italian companies

The agreement reached today will be set in stone after being reviewed by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC)

“Is it for people with haemorrhoids?” Residents clueless over Alicante’s new benches for back pain

ALICANTE Town Hall has invested €3,600 in a new fleet of benches to support residents with back pain. The problem is: no one else...

WATCH: How Spain is central to EU’s €30 BILLION cocaine and narcotics market as new report warns of increasing...

Despite record seizures this year, trafficking inside containers destined for European ports is still the most common transport method

MI CASA: Expats choose crystal Mediterranean waters and sunny shores as Alicante named province with most foreign house buyers...

EXPAT homeowners are flocking to the crystal Mediterranean waters of Alicante as new figures reveal it as the province with the most foreign buyers. Spain’s...

90 km/h speed cameras branded ‘illegal’ after motoring association reveals law allowing cars to break speed limit when overtaking

SPAIN'S traffic regulator has come under fire after a motoring organisation claimed the country's 90 km/h speed cameras are issuing 'illegal' fines. Automovilistas Europeos Asociados...

Fake women’s magazine containing domestic violence advice so ‘abusive partners won’t find out’ saves 24 women in Denia

THE crimped skirts, green smoothies and exercise tips look like the pages of any glossy women's magazine. But read closer, and all is not what...

Tropical breeze lifts November temperatures up to 24º this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca will be warmed by a tropical breeze this week lifting temperatures up to 24º until Sunday. The warm gust is caused by...

Sniffer dog leads police to secret false floor in boot of car as two Brits arrested on drug charges...

IT WAS like a Q Branch gadget from a James Bond film. But far from fighting evil villains, the false floor in a Benidorm...

SIGN UP! Campaign to make Alicante the province with MOST HOLIDAYS in Europe as new petition demands December 4...

A PETITION is demanding a new holiday for the province of Alicante in honour of the city's patron Saint Barbara. The Change.org campaign from organisation...

Gang leader who trafficked more than 100 migrants into Britain last year in ‘deadly’ freezing-cold refrigerated lorries is JAILED...

THE LEADER of a human trafficking gang that brought more than 100 migrants into the UK inside refrigerated lorries has been jailed for four...

NOT SO SLICK: Eight months prison for government mechanic who filched €1,800 using unauthorised fuel card on weekends in...

A GOVERNMENT mechanic has been sentenced to eight months prison for filling up his car using an unauthorised fuel card in Alicante. The man took...

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