REVEALED: British who own homes in Spain facing significant tax increase on rental profits post-Brexit transition
IT’S bad news for Brits who own homes in Spain and rent them out for extra cash or to help pay the bills. According to
WATCH: Dozens of expats lead the way after Costa Blanca council sends out urgent plea for help in beach clean-up
BRITISH and Irish expats, along with this newspaper, lead the way yesterday morning after Orihuela Costa council called out for volunteers to help clean up
Valentine’s treat for Costa Blanca city as Madrid orchestra performs movie magic
TORREVIEJA Auditorium will see and hear some of cinema’s biggest hits come to musical life as Madrid’s Film Symphony Orchestra comes to town on St
Costa Blanca council seeks volunteers to help huge coastal clean-up of 15,000 plastic bottles
ORIHUELA COSTA is launching a huge clean-up campaign tomorrow to collect and recycle thousands of plastic bottles from their Playa Flamenca beaches. Following from last
PEOPLE POWER: Alleged burglar arrested after parking poorly in Costa Calida town
LOS NIETOS residents identified an alleged burglar as he attempted to retrieve his car from a tow truck on Saturday. The man was arrested by
Body of missing British man Philip Pearce, 68, found near Benidorm graveyard
THE body of missing British man Philip Pearce, 68, has been found near a Benidorm graveyard. Policía Nacional told the Olive Press the pensioner’s body
The Olive Press extends distribution into Costa Calida’s Mazarrón
FOR Olive Press readers wanting a hard copy of our newspaper in Costa Calida, we’ve partnered with two very well-known retailers in Mazarrón. The Food
String of estate agents say Brexit clarity is bringing new hope to Costa Blanca market for 2020
CONFIDENCE if finally returning to the Costa Blanca property market The UK’s confirmed departure from the EU has led to a sharp upturn in enquiries,
Costa Blanca cycle race seen as a ‘tribute’ to those that suffered in September floods
THIS week saw the third stage of the 71st Cycling Tour of the Valencian Community pass through the Costa Blanca South. The General Director of the
Facebook recommendation loses British woman €550 after claims pet transport operator operating ‘without licences’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SOCIAL media recommendations can be life-saving – but for one over-trusting expat a post led her into the hands of an alleged serial conman. The
Spain’s Murcia Region has lowest cancer death rates, figures reveal
MURCIA is the region with the lowest death rate associated with cancer, new figures have revealed. Although 2,765 people died as a result of the
British bodybuilder tried to sue a company for leaving him ‘scared of heights’ before filming himself enjoying Europe’s highest water slide on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH bodybuilder has been caught riding Europe’s highest water slide in Spain after suing a company for ‘leaving him scared of heights.’ Ben Bardsley,
Swedish expat returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca to find house turned into DRUGS DEN guarded by armed trafficker
A SWEDISH expat had the shock of his life when he returned home to find it occupied by an armed drug trafficker. The unnamed Swede,
British expats walking together and saving lives on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN EXPAT walking football team in Formentera del Segura has raised cash to buy an emergency defibrillator – something the village has always lacked. Mick
The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy
THE SEVENTH edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South & Murcia is out this today. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant
Seven defendants accused of plotting Costa Blanca mayor’s murder in brothel VIP room acquitted 14 years after the crime
THIRTEEN years after the mayor of a Costa Blanca town was shot in the face and left to die in hospital the arduous trial of
10-year-old Congolese boy dies on flight home after Valencian humanitarian doctor ‘saved his life’ removing facial tumour larger than boy’s own head
A 10-YEAR-OLD Congolese boy whose life was saved when a Valencian humanitarian foundation removed a humungous tumor from his face has died on return to
‘English trash’ – Public responds to video of British influencer scaling 11-storey block of flats in Benidorm
RAGING comments have been directed at the video of a British Instagram influencer who filmed himself scaling an 11-storey block of flats in Benidorm. ‘English
WATCH: Human trafficking gang that imported nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants arrested in Spain’s Alicante
AN INTERNATIONAL gang of human traffickers that brought nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants to Spanish shores has been arrested. Policia Nacional and EUROPOL combined forces to
BREAKING: Spain’s Madrid airport reopens as police hunt DRONE pilot responsible for shutting down runway after 22 flights diverted to Alicante, Valencia
SPANISH police are actively hunting a drone pilot responsible for shutting down Madrid airport. At least on drone was spotted flying in the airspace by
“We’ve never seen anything like it” – Beaches in Eastern Spain lose average of 11m of sand following storm Gloria
BEACHES in Eastern Spain have lost an average of 11.1m of sand following storm Gloria, which hit the coast on 19 January. The worst-hit shoreline
REVEALED: French drivers are worse than British for road crimes in Spain
FRENCH and Portuguese drivers are far worse than British, when it comes to driving offences in Spain. The country’s Traffic Department, the DGT, have just
Costa Blanca mayor declares city is ‘planting the future’ as Day Of The Tree is celebrated
GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA kicked off a week of activities yesterday with trees and shrubs planted by 500 local school-children. The mayor, José Luis Sáez, says
GALLERY: Costa Blanca city hosts massive medieval market, thousands attend
TODAY is the last chance for Olive Press readers to attend one of Costa Blanca’s biggest food festivals. Orihuela’s annual Mercado Medieval started on Friday,
Costa Blanca city explodes in ‘riot of colour’ at annual medieval market
ORIHUELA became a true “riot” of colour, music and food as the annual Mercado Medieval kicked off in great style, this weekend. Hundreds of stalls
AMAZING VIDEO: Spanish architect strips off to test Europe’s largest overhanging pool, in Murcia
A SPANISH city will soon have the largest cantilevered swimming pool in Europe, the second largest in the world. The Murcia pool is part of