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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

5 Feb, 2020 @ 09:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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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

4 Feb, 2020 @ 16:08

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

‘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

3 Feb, 2020 @ 19:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

3 Feb, 2020 @ 18:56

Almeria·Cadiz·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

3 Feb, 2020 @ 14:28

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

“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

3 Feb, 2020 @ 13:18

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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

3 Feb, 2020 @ 12:36

Cadiz·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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

2 Feb, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Environment

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,

2 Feb, 2020 @ 07:10

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

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

1 Feb, 2020 @ 18:25

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

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

1 Feb, 2020 @ 10:48

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Deadline extended for plans to regulate illegal housing for up to 350,000 people in Spain’s Valenciana region

THE INTRODUCTION of plans to regulate “illegal homes” have been given an extension to the end of 2021. Vicente Garcia, the general director of Urban

31 Jan, 2020 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Paul Hollywood brother-in-law killed in Spain’s fatal plane crash caused by poor planning

The pilot and his passenger David Hockings died instantly in the crash

31 Jan, 2020 @ 11:11

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Costa Calida cops chase fake fundraisers out of town in high-speed pursuit

A ROMANIAN family posing as fundraisers for a deaf-and-dumb charity, have been detained after fleeing from Cabo de Palos, on the Mar Menor peninsula. One

31 Jan, 2020 @ 09:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Costa Blanca’s dildo desperado steals 40 sex toys before sharing them among neighbours

A CALLOSA de Segura woman has been arrested for the theft of 40 ‘Satisfyer’ vibrators from her local store. Having stolen the shipment on January

30 Jan, 2020 @ 13:38

Costa Blanca·Lead

Just THREE of 30 urgent flood defences have been built in Alicante province after two decades of waiting

FLOOD defences approved by the Valencian government to avoid damage from storms have only partially been completed nearly 20 years later. Three out of every

30 Jan, 2020 @ 12:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

SAFETY FIRST: Emergency staff to flood Costa Blanca streets for annual food festival

ORIHUELA’S Medieval Market will be a lot safer, this weekend, thanks to additional staff on hand to deal with emergency events. The annual celebrations are

30 Jan, 2020 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

First new cops in SEVEN years to patrol Costa Blanca beaches preventing illegal traders and more

ORIHUELA Costa’s beaches will soon have a far greater police presence, for the first time since 2013. Bathers’ security will be improved by the introduction

29 Jan, 2020 @ 13:54

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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Hundreds muck in to clear tyres and plastic trash from Javea’s coastline in efforts to teach children ‘the importance of recycling’

OVER a hundred volunteers cleared out worn tires, shoes and plastic bags from Javea’s coastline last Sunday following the deadly onslaught of storm Gloria. Young

29 Jan, 2020 @ 13:39

Costa Blanca·Environment

The Original Charity Shop Library Javea 4 Gt

Asesor warns British charities are ‘ignoring Spanish laws’ as Costa Blanca shop faces €24,000 fine for not charging VAT on sales of donated goods

A LEADING asesor has warned that British-run charity shops are ignoring Spanish laws that require them to charge value added tax (IVA) on second-hand goods.

29 Jan, 2020 @ 12:07

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Free buses take food festival lovers to ‘magic’ medieval market this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE HISTORIC centre of Orihuela explodes into life this weekend, as the city celebrates its annual Medieval Market, with 300 food and craft stalls. Festivities

29 Jan, 2020 @ 11:05

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Costa Blanca towns away from the coast MUST work together to improve tourism potential, says Vega Baja councillor

SAN FULGENCIO councillor, Darren Parmenter, attended last week’s International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, and had nothing but high praise for the event. Indeed, he

28 Jan, 2020 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Police say washed up body in Ibiza ‘not confirmed’ as missing British kayaker Kenny McPherson despite widespread press coverage

GUARDIA Civil in Ibiza have today told the Olive Press the body of a man washed up last week is ‘not confirmed’ as missing British

28 Jan, 2020 @ 13:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish Mar Menor town

A COSTA CALIDA mayor has pointed out that although the regional government of Murcia is supporting an €80m plan to prevent flood damage in Los

28 Jan, 2020 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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Torrevieja hospital deactivates coronavirus warning after tourist who visited Wuhan fell ill on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOSPITAL de Torrevieja has deactivated its quarantine procedure after an Icelandic tourist fell ill with suspected symptoms of coronavirus. The 66-year-old had recently visited Wuhan,

28 Jan, 2020 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

DEAR JENNIFER: What does Recommended Garages mean to me?

Further to my previous article last month, of why Jennifer Cunningham Insurances is special, I felt it was important to provide some more information. Our

28 Jan, 2020 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Columnists·Costa Blanca

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Seven defendants accused of plotting Costa Blanca mayor’s murder in brothel VIP room acquitted 14 years after the crime

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

‘English trash’ – Public responds to video of British influencer scaling 11-storey block of flats in Benidorm

WATCH: Human trafficking gang that imported nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants arrested in Spain’s Alicante

BREAKING: Spain’s Madrid airport reopens as police hunt DRONE pilot responsible for shutting down runway after 22 flights diverted to Alicante, Valencia

“We’ve never seen anything like it” – Beaches in Eastern Spain lose average of 11m of sand following storm Gloria

REVEALED: French drivers are worse than British for road crimes in Spain

Costa Blanca mayor declares city is ‘planting the future’ as Day Of The Tree is celebrated

GALLERY: Costa Blanca city hosts massive medieval market, thousands attend

Costa Blanca city explodes in ‘riot of colour’ at annual medieval market

AMAZING VIDEO: Spanish architect strips off to test Europe’s largest overhanging pool, in Murcia

Deadline extended for plans to regulate illegal housing for up to 350,000 people in Spain’s Valenciana region

Paul Hollywood brother-in-law killed in Spain’s fatal plane crash caused by poor planning

Costa Calida cops chase fake fundraisers out of town in high-speed pursuit

WATCH: Costa Blanca’s dildo desperado steals 40 sex toys before sharing them among neighbours

Just THREE of 30 urgent flood defences have been built in Alicante province after two decades of waiting

SAFETY FIRST: Emergency staff to flood Costa Blanca streets for annual food festival

First new cops in SEVEN years to patrol Costa Blanca beaches preventing illegal traders and more

Hundreds muck in to clear tyres and plastic trash from Javea’s coastline in efforts to teach children ‘the importance of recycling’

Asesor warns British charities are ‘ignoring Spanish laws’ as Costa Blanca shop faces €24,000 fine for not charging VAT on sales of donated goods

Free buses take food festival lovers to ‘magic’ medieval market this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca towns away from the coast MUST work together to improve tourism potential, says Vega Baja councillor

EXCLUSIVE: Police say washed up body in Ibiza ‘not confirmed’ as missing British kayaker Kenny McPherson despite widespread press coverage

Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish Mar Menor town

Torrevieja hospital deactivates coronavirus warning after tourist who visited Wuhan fell ill on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DEAR JENNIFER: What does Recommended Garages mean to me?

Goodbye to Cadiz’s prize catch? The iconic bluefin tuna could be leaving Spanish waters – and you can guess why

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend