How Spain’s popular shisha habit can cause heart attacks, strokes, tuberculosis and more
SMOKING from a shisha pipe increases the risk of heart attack or stroke by causing blood clots to form much quicker. That’s according to the
Perfect Blue Monday pick-me-up for staff at Spanish estate agent, which hands out eggs to employees
Owner Longden has lived in the area since 1973 and currently has a farm in Daya Nueva
Alicante airport closed ALL MONDAY
ALICANTE airport will remain closed all Monday following a night of gale force winds, heavy rain, snow and turbulent seas. Storm Gloria caused havoc up
‘Illegal houses’ action group expands into Murcia to help duped expats gain essential AFO status for their Spanish homes
MURCIA will soon have an action group that addresses the issue of ‘illegal homes’ in the region. Abusos Urbanísticos No Murcia (AUN-Murcia) will be arranging
WATCH: Arenal beach in Javea destroyed as storm Gloria buffets Spain’s Costa Blanca overnight
STORM Gloria has last night broken through a sand barrer and wrought havoc on Javea’s popular Arenal beach. Photographs today show tiles ripped up, concrete
Red alert warnings extend to Monday with 130km/h winds, 8m waves and 40cm snow predicted for Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE red alert weather warning has been extended into Monday with 130km/h winds, 8m-high waves and 40cm snowfall predicted for Spain’s Costa Blanca. The northern
Tree crushes parked car in Gata de Gorgos as storm Gloria batters the Costa Blanca
A PALM tree has crushed a parked car in Gata de Gorgos on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The incident occurred this afternoon, according to media outlet
Schools to close in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca tomorrow, Monday, as municipality faces red alert for wind and 8m-high waves
JAVEA on the Costa Blanca has been the first municipality to suspend classes at its schools tomorrow as storm Gloria batters eastern Spain. The Marina
WATCH: Surfers tackle storm as 8m-high wave warnings issued on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SURFERS have been spotted tackling waves on Spain’s Costa Blanca in the midst of a red alert weather warning. Subscribe to Olive Press TV The
IN VIDEOS: SNOW blankets Valencia, Alicante and Granada as Storm Gloria sweeps through Spain
B.T. copiosa nevada ahora mismo por #Jarafuel @astrofotojlc @Preven_IIFF_CV @AEMET_CValencia @Tiempo_Valencia pic.twitter.com/Vvzbsz4TkJ — JARAFUEL (@meteojarafuel) January 19, 2017 THESE are some of the scenes from
Waves 8m high predicted off Costa Blanca as storm Gloria batters eastern Spain
SPAIN’S met office (AEMET) has predicted 8m-high waves will rock the Costa Blanca as storm Gloria sweeps south today. Denia, the capital of the Marina
Alicante airport CLOSED from 1pm Sunday until 1pm Monday as snowstorms hit the Costa Blanca
ALICANTE airport will be closed from 1pm today until 1pm on Monday. Storm Gloria has this morning hit the Costa Blanca region, with snow falling
Costa Blanca kicks off 2020 with month-long carnival in coastal city
TORREVIEJA starts it’s annual carnival next week on January 31 with a programme packed with fun for all the family. Every year, dozens of floats
Orihuela reopens sports centre only four months after it was “completely flooded” by DANA
FRIDAY saw the reopening of Palmeral Sports Centre of Orihuela, after €95,000 worth of flood damage was caused in September’s storms. The Councillor for Sports,
Costa Blanca town ‘choked’ by roadworks given temporary solution by council to ‘desperately-needed’ parking problem
ROJALES Town Council have provided temporary relief to the huge parking problem caused by essential roadworks. They have just started a €700,000 road improvement plan
Murcia’s flu epidemic now raging through Spain
HAVING reached epidemic levels in the Murcia region earlier this week, the outbreak of influenza has spread throughout the country. Health ministers in the region
RED and orange warnings for SNOW and rough seas in Spain’s Alicante and Valencia
WEATHER agency AEMET has issued dozens of warnings across Spain for this Sunday as another gota fria is expected to bring snow and rain. Alicante
OPINION: Consultant psychologist slams Alicante Airport’s ‘chaotic and inhumane’ response to paralysing Wednesday fire
I was on a flight from Alicante to Leeds yesterday. When the fire broke out in the airport it was noticed by passengers some 20mins
Luxury Plaza Mayor shopping outlet on Spain’s Costa del Sol scammed out of €120,000 by Valencia-based scammers posing as high ranking employee
SEVERAL cyber-scammers have been arrested after hacking high-ranking employees of a luxury shopping outlet and defrauding them of €120,000. The four arrested in Valencia helped
‘Floating sofas’ now on offer at Costa Blanca outdoor furniture supplier
JUST when you thought your garden was complete, someone invents a floating sofa. The new addition to Costa Blanca exterior furniture supplier Dumas Design takes
Costa Blanca town celebrates citizens’ ‘titanic’ struggle against marching sands
GUARDAMAR will pay tribute to the people that prevented a movement of sand that could have engulfed the town, over a century ago. Saturday January
Spanish MEP tells Brits: “the European Union will always be your home’
ON THE last session of European parliament before Brexit on January 31, a Spanish MEP had a clear message for expats wanting to remain part
Alicante airport re-opens 24 hours after blaze on roof caused mass diversions and cancellations
ALICANTE airport has re-opened 24 hours after a fire on its roof caused a wave of flight cancellations and diversions. The fifth busiest airport in
WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested
A DRUGS trafficking operation that transported tonnes of narcotics between Alicante and France has been busted by National Police. A total of 18 arrests were
Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further
Operations have been further affected at Alicante-Elche Airport, where a roof fire saw thousands evacuated, yesterday afternoon. The reopening is postponed and will not take