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RICHES TO RAGS: How UK expat lost €400k in pension scam and bolted home, broke, in a caravan and facing nearly six-figure demands from the taxman

A FORMER British expat is battling punitive demands from the taxman after she lost her €400k pension pot in a Spanish scam and had to

5 Jan, 2020 @ 12:24

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

EasyJet passenger dies on board flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca to UK on New Year’s Day

Cabin crew had also requested that emergency crews stand by upon landing, but the passenger was already dead when the plane touched down

2 Jan, 2020 @ 16:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Police catch drug smugglers at gun-point in dramatic Costa Calida raid

GUARDIA Civil have dismantled at gun-point a drug smuggling gang in the Mar Menor region of Murcia. Investigations began in September, when the number of

30 Dec, 2019 @ 13:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The mother of the Spanish swimming pool victims says her daughter attended swimming lessons ‘one week’ before Costa del Sol holiday

THE British mother who watched three members of her family drown in a Costa del Sol pool on Christmas Eve has said her daughter, aged

30 Dec, 2019 @ 12:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

UK tourists flood to Costa Blanca airport which breaks yet another record

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

AN 8% increase in travellers throughout 2019 means that Alicante-Elche Airport will close the year having dealt with over 15 million passengers. Management company, AENA,

30 Dec, 2019 @ 08:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: ‘Dangerous’ drugs smugglers with Costa Blanca links caught with tonne of cocaine and €550,000 in cash

TEN ‘dangerous criminals’ have busted an international drug smuggling operation involving the Policia Nacional, Europol, the DEA and Colombian Police. The group had been in

29 Dec, 2019 @ 14:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

RANKED: Spain’s 10 WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

AS any expat will tell you, driving and parking in Spain can be a bit of a nightmare. Come summer time, it’s just full on

24 Dec, 2019 @ 18:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Sevilla

CHRISTMAS ROAST: Winter ‘heatwave’ hits much of Spain with highs of 27C from TODAY

YOU’VE heard the phrase ‘the calm before the storm.’ Well in Spain’s case this week it’s ‘after’. Following THREE consecutive batterings (from Daniel, Elsa and

24 Dec, 2019 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Festive fun and free food at Costa Blanca feria, hundreds involved

FORMENTERA del Segura celebrated its local food and culture at the town’s 11th annual Christmas market, earlier this month. The Mari Luz Dance School performed

24 Dec, 2019 @ 08:07

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

SPEXIT: Twitter users urge far-right Vox to call for Spain style Brexit – but how popular is the idea?

SPEXIT has been trending on Twitter after the European Court of Justice ruled a jailed Catalan separatist leader should have parliamentary immunity. Far-right supporters are

23 Dec, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Dozens arrested in toxic shame of 30 Spanish waste disposal companies

GUARDIA Civil and Europol have arrested 68 people at 30 companies involved in illegal gas emissions polluting the air we breathe with around 76 million

23 Dec, 2019 @ 09:38

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News

Alicante link to ‘one of Europe’s biggest counterfeiting gangs’

EUROPOL and Policia Nacional have arrested 11 people involved in a huge fake money scam operating across Europe. Five of the arrests were in Spain,

22 Dec, 2019 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

Experience the magical Mediterranean in just 12 days on a luxury cruiseliner through Costa Blanca travel agent Falken Tours – find prices here

THE Mediterranean is the world’s most stunning open-air museum. From 16th century terracotta houses clinging to Genoese coasts, to the naturalist architecture of Gaudi in

22 Dec, 2019 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Travel News

A goodwill adoption of two cats turns sour as the creatures terrorise columnist Loraine Gostling’s Christmas decorations

So this is Christmas, and what have I done? The truth is… not much. You see, something dreadful happened to us that stopped me getting

22 Dec, 2019 @ 10:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

O CHRISTMAS TREE! Dog walker finds fully decorated Christmas in middle of Costa Blanca woodland

A DOG-WALKER has shared his surprise at finding a fully decorated Christmas tree in the middle of a Costa Blanca woodland. Hugh Somervell was out

21 Dec, 2019 @ 17:52

Costa Blanca

The sunny weather in Spain is what we’re all here for, but back at our homes can make a breeding ground for black mould, writes medical columnist Jeremy Kenton

One of the disadvantages of living in a beautiful climate in Spain is humidity and moisture in the summer, and even in the winter. We

21 Dec, 2019 @ 17:42

Costa Blanca·Health·Mallorca

Residents in Costa Blanca urbanisation slam town hall for taking ‘millions of euros’ in IBI tax while ignoring ruined roads and mountains of waste

RESIDENTS of two Costa Blanca urbanisations have complained of paying out ‘millions of euros’ in property tax to their town hall while receiving ‘nothing in

21 Dec, 2019 @ 17:12

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

British pensioner lives with ‘broken front door’ for THREE MONTHS after heeding advice to leave house in ruins following September’s gota fría floods

A BRITISH pensioner has been living without a working front door for three months after being told he can’t repair his house following September’s gota

21 Dec, 2019 @ 16:48

Costa Blanca·Property

British expats forced to patrol own streets on Spain’s Costa Blanca after spate of violent muggings

EXPATS are being forced to patrol their own streets after a series of violent muggings The group of Brits have set up Street Angels, an

21 Dec, 2019 @ 10:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Winter beach activities are “more than viable”, says Costa Blanca official

WINTER activities on Orihuela Costa have been a ‘complete success’. Over nine weekends since October 13, hundreds of expats and locals have enjoyed varied activities

21 Dec, 2019 @ 08:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

BREXIT IS DONE: UK Ambassador says healthcare and rights will be ‘protected’ under withdrawal deal in Olive Press TV roundup Dec 13-20

20 Dec, 2019 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Costa Blanca mayor claims €530 million government aid will ‘fall far short’ of funds needed to rebuild the Vega Baja following September’s deadly gota fría

THE mayor of Orihuela has pleaded with Spain’s central government to release more relief funds following the devastating September floods. Whilst reviewing the Vega Baja

20 Dec, 2019 @ 09:37

Costa Blanca·Environment

Leading MEP supports EU citizenship for British expats in Spain as Brexit date looms

AN MEP has come out in strong defence of British expats in Europe ahead of Britain’s planned departure from the bloc next month. Guy Verhofstadt,

19 Dec, 2019 @ 17:54

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

REVEALED: Young people in Spain hoping to leave home will have to spend over 94% of their salary on rent

PEOPLE under 30 in Spain have to spend more than 94% of their salary to live alone, shocking new figures have revealed. According to the

19 Dec, 2019 @ 17:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Property

WATCH: Dramatic moment boy, 4, saved from choking to death by police officer in southern Spain

THIS is the moment a quick thinking Policia Nacional agent saved a boy from choking this week. CCTV footage shows a woman – the boy’s

19 Dec, 2019 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca river less than a metre deep now being dredged, after flood sediment stopped navigation

GUARDAMAR authorities have started the second phase of the dredging of the Segura. The project is designed to extract sediments from the river at certain

19 Dec, 2019 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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RICHES TO RAGS: How UK expat lost €400k in pension scam and bolted home, broke, in a caravan and facing nearly six-figure demands from the taxman

EasyJet passenger dies on board flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca to UK on New Year’s Day

WATCH: Police catch drug smugglers at gun-point in dramatic Costa Calida raid

The mother of the Spanish swimming pool victims says her daughter attended swimming lessons ‘one week’ before Costa del Sol holiday

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

WATCH: ‘Dangerous’ drugs smugglers with Costa Blanca links caught with tonne of cocaine and €550,000 in cash

RANKED: Spain’s 10 WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019

CHRISTMAS ROAST: Winter ‘heatwave’ hits much of Spain with highs of 27C from TODAY

Festive fun and free food at Costa Blanca feria, hundreds involved

SPEXIT: Twitter users urge far-right Vox to call for Spain style Brexit – but how popular is the idea?

Dozens arrested in toxic shame of 30 Spanish waste disposal companies

Alicante link to ‘one of Europe’s biggest counterfeiting gangs’

Experience the magical Mediterranean in just 12 days on a luxury cruiseliner through Costa Blanca travel agent Falken Tours – find prices here

A goodwill adoption of two cats turns sour as the creatures terrorise columnist Loraine Gostling’s Christmas decorations

O CHRISTMAS TREE! Dog walker finds fully decorated Christmas in middle of Costa Blanca woodland

The sunny weather in Spain is what we’re all here for, but back at our homes can make a breeding ground for black mould, writes medical columnist Jeremy Kenton

Residents in Costa Blanca urbanisation slam town hall for taking ‘millions of euros’ in IBI tax while ignoring ruined roads and mountains of waste

British pensioner lives with ‘broken front door’ for THREE MONTHS after heeding advice to leave house in ruins following September’s gota fría floods

British expats forced to patrol own streets on Spain’s Costa Blanca after spate of violent muggings

Winter beach activities are “more than viable”, says Costa Blanca official

BREXIT IS DONE: UK Ambassador says healthcare and rights will be ‘protected’ under withdrawal deal in Olive Press TV roundup Dec 13-20

Costa Blanca mayor claims €530 million government aid will ‘fall far short’ of funds needed to rebuild the Vega Baja following September’s deadly gota fría

Leading MEP supports EU citizenship for British expats in Spain as Brexit date looms

REVEALED: Young people in Spain hoping to leave home will have to spend over 94% of their salary on rent

WATCH: Dramatic moment boy, 4, saved from choking to death by police officer in southern Spain

Costa Blanca river less than a metre deep now being dredged, after flood sediment stopped navigation

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OPINION: Mazon is gone at last, but that should not be the end of the matter

Fury and grief led to downfall of Valencian President Carlos Mazon, blamed by many for the deaths of 229 people in 2024’s DANA floods

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change