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Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

ONE of the Costa Blanca’s biggest entertainment venues is holding an unprecedented charity night in support of abandoned dogs. Benidorm Palace will hold the Save

5 Sep, 2019 @ 15:42

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

SUMMERTIME, and the living is easyJet! This video shows the moment an off-duty pilot flew himself to his own holiday in Alicante. EasyJet captain Michael

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital

A ‘GOOD SAMARITAN’ has offered her Spanish villa to a young Birmingham couple trapped in Alicante following the shock birth of their first child. Natalie

5 Sep, 2019 @ 14:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

MALAGA is among five Andalucian provinces that have been placed on yellow alert for storms today. Cadiz, Almeria, Jaen and Granada all have warnings in

5 Sep, 2019 @ 09:50

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of no-deal Brexit

THE UK government has announced it will continue to uprate the UK State Pension paid to people living in the EU each year for the

4 Sep, 2019 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF posing as a charity worker has stolen a brand new iPhone X from a Brit expat while she was dining in a Costa

4 Sep, 2019 @ 14:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats

‘An unpopular measure as people use the promenade for mobility and not as a race path’

4 Sep, 2019 @ 12:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

British fugitive ‘warehouse robber’ arrested at Spain’s Alicante Airport after trying to evade customs officers

All four arrests happened in the last 10 days in a crackdown on international crime

2 Sep, 2019 @ 17:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Manhunt launched after dog KILLED by ‘poisoned’ food at popular dog beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca, with four other pets ill

Whilst police investigate who may be responsible, council workers are combing the area and the neighbouring beaches of Cobaticas and Playa Gachero for further traces

2 Sep, 2019 @ 16:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Secret filming reveals Goldcar staff ‘BULLY’ tourists and charge ‘€300 for scratch’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

In Europe, customers are not required to buy additional insurance when renting a car and are covered with ‘basic’ insurance by law

2 Sep, 2019 @ 13:20

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

WORTH IT? First findings emerge after Benidorm Mirador destroyed in search of ruins that ‘might not exist’

IT was the backdrop of proposals. Tourists from across the globe flocked to Benidorm’s Mirador del Castillo to walk among its chalk-white balustrades and glance

1 Sep, 2019 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Brit hit by Fanta bottle lobbed from 7th story in Benidorm

A BRIT holidaymaker has been hit by a Fanta bottle launched from the seventh-floor of a Benidorm building. The man was struck in the arm

1 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencian Community’s first restricted beach facing unauthorised visitors leaving rubbish and even defecating inside

VISITOR restrictions to an ecologically-sensitive cave on the Costa Blanca have not stopped un-authorised tourists from entering and even defecating in its interior. The Cova

31 Aug, 2019 @ 13:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fake food poisoning claims by British holidaymakers in Spain down to ‘zero’ in 2019 after fraudsters fined up to €15,000 by UK courts

FAKE claims of food poisoning by Brit tourists on Spanish holidays have fallen dramatically to ‘not a single case’ in 2019. The false legal actions

31 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flog It! presenter Mark Stacey to value Costa Blanca antiques and artifacts at exclusive charity event on September 14

RAID your jewellery boxes and plunder the garage because Flog It! is coming to the Costa Blanca! Mark Stacey, renowned British auctioneer, will be in

31 Aug, 2019 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Rental website that scammed British holidaymakers out of thousands FINALLY closed down following Olive Press exposes

A FRAUDULENT villa rental website that tricked British holidaymakers out of thousands has finally shut down following an extensive Olive Press campaign this year. Dreamvillasspain.com

30 Aug, 2019 @ 18:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

Meet the pro-Brexit British expats in Spain who are willing to see a no-deal UK divorce

They would all fly back to vote Leave again

28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Politics

Randy tortoise escapes from Costa Blanca home as Brit owner pleads for help and says Tortie will ‘make a shrill noise’ while mounting victim’s shoes

A RANDY tortoise has gone missing from his Costa Blanca home while his Brit owner is appealing to the public for help. ‘Tortie’ the tortoise

26 Aug, 2019 @ 20:05

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Spanish comedian’s hilarious song on why Spain ‘hates the Brits’ goes viral

The tongue-in-cheek medley sees Lopez blast British tourists for mispronouncing paella and drinking too much Stella

26 Aug, 2019 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Benidorm Town Hall requests Spanish government outlaw ‘shell game’ after Brit tourist battered in head for warning elderly passersby

THE three political parties elected to Benidorm’s Town Hall have united to request Spain’s Congress outlaw the roadside ‘shell game’. The Popular Party (PP), Spanish

24 Aug, 2019 @ 15:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British bookies’ favourite Tao Geoghegan Hart speaks to the Olive Press before the 2019 Vuelta de España start this Saturday (24) on the Costa Blanca

BRITISH bookies’ favourite Tao Geoghegan Hart has spoken to the Olive Press just two days before the 2019 Vuelta de España kicks off in Torrevieja.

23 Aug, 2019 @ 14:27

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

SAY NO MOOR: The ancient Moorish technique saving Alicante city from flash floods

IN MARCH 2017 the city of Alicante was hit by the heaviest rain of the entire 21st century. Five schools closed down, garages were flooded

23 Aug, 2019 @ 12:44

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Driver stopped TWICE for drink driving within an hour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DRUNK driver has been stopped twice within an hour for driving over the alcohol limit on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Guardia Civil stopped the man

22 Aug, 2019 @ 15:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Brit battered in the head after stopping Benidorm ‘pea men’ from defrauding elderly tourists

A BRIT has been assaulted after trying to stop Benidorm ‘pea men’ from allegedly conning elderly tourists of their money. Nathan Smith, 23, and a

22 Aug, 2019 @ 13:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

POLISHED TO PERFECTION: Dental porcelain may look good at first, but lose in the long-run to K Sud Dental’s (Calpe) new composite veneers

Composite veneers are facings made of a highly polishable resin that can be placed over anterior teeth to give them a better appearance. The advantages

22 Aug, 2019 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Health

Earthquake hits the Costa Blanca with epicentre in Benitachell as residents hear ‘loud bangs’ and thought ‘lorry had hit the house’

AN EARTHQUAKE has hit the Costa Blanca at 10pm this evening (Wednesday) with residents near Benitachell recording ‘loud bangs’ and feeling their ‘houses shake’. The

21 Aug, 2019 @ 23:55

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Benidorm Palace to hold ‘amazing’ charity night for abandoned dogs featuring top local talent from the Costa Blanca

‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester

‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

CONFIRMED: Government will uprate UK State Pension for those living in the EU until March 2023 in event of no-deal Brexit

Fake charity worker steals expat’s phone in shock new tactic on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cyclists are breaking rules and endangering public on Spain’s Costa Blanca, say British expats

British fugitive ‘warehouse robber’ arrested at Spain’s Alicante Airport after trying to evade customs officers

Manhunt launched after dog KILLED by ‘poisoned’ food at popular dog beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca, with four other pets ill

WATCH: Secret filming reveals Goldcar staff ‘BULLY’ tourists and charge ‘€300 for scratch’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

WORTH IT? First findings emerge after Benidorm Mirador destroyed in search of ruins that ‘might not exist’

Brit hit by Fanta bottle lobbed from 7th story in Benidorm

Valencian Community’s first restricted beach facing unauthorised visitors leaving rubbish and even defecating inside

Fake food poisoning claims by British holidaymakers in Spain down to ‘zero’ in 2019 after fraudsters fined up to €15,000 by UK courts

Flog It! presenter Mark Stacey to value Costa Blanca antiques and artifacts at exclusive charity event on September 14

Rental website that scammed British holidaymakers out of thousands FINALLY closed down following Olive Press exposes

Meet the pro-Brexit British expats in Spain who are willing to see a no-deal UK divorce

Randy tortoise escapes from Costa Blanca home as Brit owner pleads for help and says Tortie will ‘make a shrill noise’ while mounting victim’s shoes

WATCH: Spanish comedian’s hilarious song on why Spain ‘hates the Brits’ goes viral

Benidorm Town Hall requests Spanish government outlaw ‘shell game’ after Brit tourist battered in head for warning elderly passersby

EXCLUSIVE: British bookies’ favourite Tao Geoghegan Hart speaks to the Olive Press before the 2019 Vuelta de España start this Saturday (24) on the Costa Blanca

SAY NO MOOR: The ancient Moorish technique saving Alicante city from flash floods

Driver stopped TWICE for drink driving within an hour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Brit battered in the head after stopping Benidorm ‘pea men’ from defrauding elderly tourists

POLISHED TO PERFECTION: Dental porcelain may look good at first, but lose in the long-run to K Sud Dental’s (Calpe) new composite veneers

Earthquake hits the Costa Blanca with epicentre in Benitachell as residents hear ‘loud bangs’ and thought ‘lorry had hit the house’

George Orwell’s brush with death during the Spanish Civil War shaped a British literary giant

Andalusia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

EXCLUSIVE: Author’s eight-hour ‘nightmare’ after failed electric lock traps her during a storm in Granada holiday rental

Disappointment for controversial Spanish ‘Minions’ ice-skater at the Winter Olympics after copyright clash with Pharell Williams

Time for revenge? Spain and England drawn to play each other in UEFA Nations League for first time since Euro 2024 final