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Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents

BOOZY Benidorm-bound Brits are back in the spotlight after figures revealed they have made Alicante airport Spain’s most disruptive destination. Alicante’s main El Altet airport

18 Nov, 2019 @ 17:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

REVEALED: How a ‘new generation’ of ruthless Dutch gangs are ‘helping Irish drug mafia operate along Spain’s Costa del Sol from Dubai’ after third suspected assassination in three months

Since the end of summer, a dead body with signs of violence has been found between Marbella and Mijas every month

17 Nov, 2019 @ 09:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: One man killed and another injured in suspected mafia shooting in upmarket Marbella urbanisation

A MAN has been killed and another injured in a new shooting on the Costa del Sol. The fatal shots were fired at around 7.25pm

15 Nov, 2019 @ 23:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

“Finally someone’s paying attention” – Costa Blanca animal protector praises Teulada-Moraira councillor for government-funded cat sterilisation programme

A COSTA Blanca animal protector has praised Teulada-Moraira’s council following a government-funded ‘catch and release’ programme to sterilise stray cats. Grace Boas, who volunteers with

15 Nov, 2019 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

90% of Costa Blanca expats choose cremation over burial to allow mobile families to ‘keep remains with them’

NINE out of ten expats in the northern Costa Blanca choose cremations over burials, according to recent figures. A study from the Alicante funerary sector

15 Nov, 2019 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Lead

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First SNOW in the Valencian Community as Spanish met office predicts temperatures will drop to 4 degrees on the Costa Blanca this weekend

THE first snows of the season have hit the Valencian Community during a cold blast of polar air predicted to last until Sunday. The icy

15 Nov, 2019 @ 09:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

From helping infirm expats with the shopping to receiving three MBEs and aiding over 50,000 – Help de Denia and the Marina Alta on its 35th anniversary at Condado Club Denia

ILL health is one of life’s most daunting challenges – navigating these upsets in a foreign land is fearsome still. This is why one of

14 Nov, 2019 @ 18:43

Costa Blanca·Lead

Policía Local accidentally shoots daughter in the neck while removing his pistol after work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A POLICIA Local agent accidentally shot his own daughter in the neck while removing his pistol at home near Valencia city last Tuesday night. The

14 Nov, 2019 @ 16:46

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Changing clocks can help TUMOURS grow and causes serious heart problems, says shocking study in Spain

A SHOCKING study has warned that changing the clocks in autumn and spring can carry serious health risks to the population. The study was carried

14 Nov, 2019 @ 16:09

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

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Murcia fresh food suppliers fear European buyers will seek Italian or Greek business after 3,000 lorries blockaded by Catalan separatists on French border

FRESH fruit and vegetable suppliers in Murcia fear a grave loss of earnings after 3,000 lorries from the region have been stuck at the French

13 Nov, 2019 @ 16:21

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain could have government ‘within weeks’ after years of political uncertainty

SPAIN could have a new government before Christmas, according to PSOE secretary Rafael Simancas. The politician has revealed that an ‘investiture session’ – similar to

13 Nov, 2019 @ 13:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Storm Cecilia from the Atlantic to blast southern Spain this week as Costa del Sol, Murcia and Costa Blanca on alert for strong winds ahead of FIVE DAYS OF RAIN

LARGE parts of southern Spain have been placed on yellow alert from Wednesday onwards as an Atlantic storm is set to arrive. Dubbed Storm Cecilia,

12 Nov, 2019 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Obesity on the rise in Spain as almost HALF of children have ‘unhealthy weight’ while 1 in 4 adults in Andalucia are obese

OBESITY is on the march in developed countries and Spain is no exception. That’s the warning from the president of the Spanish Society for the

12 Nov, 2019 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News

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British expat visiting family in Spanish-plated car told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by road rage driver in Dorset

A BRITISH man visiting family in his Spanish-plated car has been told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by a road rage driver in Dorset.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 17:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

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“Their parents pimp them out from age 10 to buy drugs” – the shocking stories of 98 children in Alicante safehouses aided by British-run charity Make a Smile

NINE homes for abused and neglected children exist in northern region of Alicante province and you won’t have heard of them. That is except for

11 Nov, 2019 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

WARNING: Deadly LISTERIA detected in popular Aldi product in Spain

ALDI has sounded the alarm after one if its products was found to be contaminated with listeria. The warning at the weekend came just days

11 Nov, 2019 @ 08:01

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca·National News

France's Marine Le Pen was one of the first to congratulate Vox on their victory

F-RIGHT NIGHT: France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini congratulate Vox after far-right party becomes third biggest political force in Spain

FAR-right leaders in Europe are beaming with pride tonight after Vox surged in the Spanish polls to become the third biggest political force in Spain.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Benidorm police slammed after emails reveal they let British grandfather Philip Pearce – missing since September – leave station at 3am in ‘confused and disoriented’ state

BENIDORM police have been slammed after emails reveal they allowed missing British man Philip Pearce walk out of a police station into the dead of

10 Nov, 2019 @ 18:40

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Locked in a cupboard in an abandoned warehouse, Manolo was one of the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s most traumatised rescues, writes Susan Weeding

EVERY rescued animal has a story to tell, but I do believe Manolo’s to be one the most horrific cases of psychological animal abuse. In

10 Nov, 2019 @ 18:19

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

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Costa Blanca doctor reveals the long-term harm that mobile phones inflict on us all

A TORREVIEJA doctor has revealed the extent of harm that mobile phones inflict on the human body, especially among the young. Dr Alfonso Cort highlighted

10 Nov, 2019 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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EXCLUSIVE: Killer drug Nolotil still being handed out without prescription on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ban

The Spanish Medical Agency (AEMES) banned the medication’s sale without a prescription last year.

10 Nov, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

A sprinkle of Hollywood on the Costa Blanca but Bake Off Paul is not on tip top form

“You've got ten seconds to get out of here or else,” he threatened, after pulling up in a Jaguar at a local cafe in his

9 Nov, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Surprise TV appearance for The Olive Press as Costa Blanca South edition launches

WE’VE only just launched on the Costa Blanca south – and we’re already about to get famous. Just days before this week’s first edition, Olive

9 Nov, 2019 @ 08:57

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

URGENT APPEAL: Big-hearted expats sought to save 20 Costa Blanca dogs from ‘uncertain future’

AN urgent appeal has gone out to save 20 dogs as a Costa Blanca charity faces losing it’s home. Pet charity, APAH, of Pilar de

8 Nov, 2019 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

Expat priest ‘raped poverty-stricken girl’ INSIDE Evangelical church in Spain’s Madrid and ‘gave her €50 each time for her silence’ while threatening to release video of abuse if she told police

A PRIEST has been arrested after allegedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old church-goer. The 49-year-old allegedly took advantage of the girl, knowing her family were extremely

8 Nov, 2019 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

DO NOT eat these fish if you’re pregnant or under 10 years old, say Spain’s health chiefs

SPAIN’S health bodies have raised the alarm after finding high levels of mercury in certain species of fish. Given recent findings, the Spanish Agency for

8 Nov, 2019 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

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Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents

REVEALED: How a ‘new generation’ of ruthless Dutch gangs are ‘helping Irish drug mafia operate along Spain’s Costa del Sol from Dubai’ after third suspected assassination in three months

BREAKING: One man killed and another injured in suspected mafia shooting in upmarket Marbella urbanisation

“Finally someone’s paying attention” – Costa Blanca animal protector praises Teulada-Moraira councillor for government-funded cat sterilisation programme

90% of Costa Blanca expats choose cremation over burial to allow mobile families to ‘keep remains with them’

First SNOW in the Valencian Community as Spanish met office predicts temperatures will drop to 4 degrees on the Costa Blanca this weekend

From helping infirm expats with the shopping to receiving three MBEs and aiding over 50,000 – Help de Denia and the Marina Alta on its 35th anniversary at Condado Club Denia

Policía Local accidentally shoots daughter in the neck while removing his pistol after work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Changing clocks can help TUMOURS grow and causes serious heart problems, says shocking study in Spain

Murcia fresh food suppliers fear European buyers will seek Italian or Greek business after 3,000 lorries blockaded by Catalan separatists on French border

Spain could have government ‘within weeks’ after years of political uncertainty

Storm Cecilia from the Atlantic to blast southern Spain this week as Costa del Sol, Murcia and Costa Blanca on alert for strong winds ahead of FIVE DAYS OF RAIN

Obesity on the rise in Spain as almost HALF of children have ‘unhealthy weight’ while 1 in 4 adults in Andalucia are obese

British expat visiting family in Spanish-plated car told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by road rage driver in Dorset

“Their parents pimp them out from age 10 to buy drugs” – the shocking stories of 98 children in Alicante safehouses aided by British-run charity Make a Smile

WARNING: Deadly LISTERIA detected in popular Aldi product in Spain

F-RIGHT NIGHT: France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini congratulate Vox after far-right party becomes third biggest political force in Spain

Benidorm police slammed after emails reveal they let British grandfather Philip Pearce – missing since September – leave station at 3am in ‘confused and disoriented’ state

Locked in a cupboard in an abandoned warehouse, Manolo was one of the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s most traumatised rescues, writes Susan Weeding

Costa Blanca doctor reveals the long-term harm that mobile phones inflict on us all

EXCLUSIVE: Killer drug Nolotil still being handed out without prescription on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ban

A sprinkle of Hollywood on the Costa Blanca but Bake Off Paul is not on tip top form

Surprise TV appearance for The Olive Press as Costa Blanca South edition launches

URGENT APPEAL: Big-hearted expats sought to save 20 Costa Blanca dogs from ‘uncertain future’

Expat priest ‘raped poverty-stricken girl’ INSIDE Evangelical church in Spain’s Madrid and ‘gave her €50 each time for her silence’ while threatening to release video of abuse if she told police

DO NOT eat these fish if you’re pregnant or under 10 years old, say Spain’s health chiefs

Storm Oriana ‘red alert’ weather warning issued for winds of up to 140km/hour in Spain’s Valencia

Rain for Cadiz Carnaval: Weather alerts to dampen festivities across much of Andalucia this weekend

Spain is selling six houses a minute – one in three in cash – despite prices soaring by double digits

WATCH: Historic moment century-old Montejaque dam sends hundreds of millions of litres of water gushing into Guadiaro valley

Could new-fangled ‘solid water’ tech be the solution to Andalucia’s chronic drought issues?