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PLEASE FIND EINSTEIN!: Expat pleads for help after 60-year-old talking parrot STOLEN from Costa Blanca restaurant

AN expat is pleading for help after a 60-year-old talking parrot was stolen from his restaurant on the Costa Blanca. Thieves broke into the Tenere

22 Jul, 2019 @ 15:02

Costa Blanca·Lead

OPINION: The ruling that Javier Sanchez is Julio Iglesias’ third-born son is about more than money – it’s about vindication

“For so long, hiding the truth with lies.” These are the words to one of Julio Iglesias’ most enduring anthems, ‘Se Me Olvide de Vivir’.

22 Jul, 2019 @ 14:02

Costa Blanca·Opinion

British expat launches cervical cancer awareness campaign after mum dies at just 41 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SHARON Norrie tragically passed away last month at the untimely age of 41, from complications that began as cervical cancer. The well-loved commercial director of

22 Jul, 2019 @ 13:34

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

YOU TOO?: Brit scammed by bogus Sky TV box distributor fears ‘many more’ could be affected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat claims he has been scammed by a Costa Blanca company offering bogus Sky TV boxes. Ray Gardner, who runs Moraira Plumbing, paid

22 Jul, 2019 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

REVEALED: Amy Winehouse wrote three songs from Back to Black while holidaying in Alicante

FEW knew that when the soulful, heart-wrenching vocals of Back to Black hit top-ten charts around the world in 2006, they would turn Amy Winehouse

21 Jul, 2019 @ 12:25

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

SIMPLY THE REST: Driving through Spain this summer? Here are the best boutique hotels to stop at en route

Depending on your route, you will pass some of Spain’s most emblematic cities and towns

20 Jul, 2019 @ 09:05

Cordoba·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

French couple, 80 and 66, injured after paddling pool crashes through terrace floor into garage below on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRENCH couple were injured in Mutxamel, Alicante, when their paddling pool broke through the terrace where they had set it up. The couple were

17 Jul, 2019 @ 18:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

OWN MEDICINE: Lawyer arrested in Murcia court after speeding to a trial on a traffic accident

A TARDY Murcia lawyer who sped to a trial was arrested in court by police agents testifying in the same case. The man, whose name

17 Jul, 2019 @ 12:39

Costa Blanca·Lead

British holidaymaker, 23, could be ‘permanently paralysed’ after breaking neck on waterslide in Benidorm’s Aqualandia

A BRITISH holidaymaker’s life has changed forever after a horrific freak accident at Benidorm’s Aqualandia left him paralysed. David Briffaut, 23, was pulled semi-conscious from

17 Jul, 2019 @ 07:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante rapist jailed for 12 years after claiming asylum seeker, 26, could not report him because she was an ‘illegal immigrant’

A CONVICTED criminal has been sent back to prison for 12 years after raping an asylum seeker and claiming she couldn’t denounce him ‘because she

16 Jul, 2019 @ 03:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Forest fire escalates on Spain’s Costa Blanca as 45 people are evacuated

A FOREST fire raging on Spain’s Costa Blanca has seen 45 people evacuated from their homes. The fire was reported at 14:30 today in Beneixama,

15 Jul, 2019 @ 20:04

Costa Blanca·Lead

British man, 46, arrested after stabbing 20-year-old at 11AM in a bar in Alfaz del Pi on the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man, 46, has been detained after stabbing a 20-year-old at 11am in a bar in Alfaz del Pi. The men, both British, were

15 Jul, 2019 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

THIRTEEN air units battle forest fire in Beneixama on Spain’s Costa Blanca as ‘Level 2 emergency’ is declared

A LEVEL 2 emergency situation has been declared as 13 airborne units battle a raging forest fire in Beneixama on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The emergency

15 Jul, 2019 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

British carers given four years in jail for defrauding elderly couple of €270,000 in Alicante – but will KEEP €100,000 of stolen cash

A BRITISH couple who were caring for an elderly pair have been given four years in jail after an Alicante court found they had ‘fraudulently’

15 Jul, 2019 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two men using fake €500 notes ‘so good they were undetectable by machines’ caught after blowing 15 of them in an Alicante casino

TWO men have been arrested in Alicante for using fake €500 bank notes so good they were ‘undetectable by machines’. The sting came after the

15 Jul, 2019 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne speaks to the Olive Press about how public speaking has given him his ‘football buzz’ back

14 Jul, 2019 @ 18:38

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

‘Record-breaking’ bites from blood-sucking black fly as region sprays 5,000 litres of insecticide near Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SUMMER of ‘plagues’ has been predicted by a leading Spanish pest-control association as the country sees record-breaking bites from the ‘blood-sucking black fly‘. Spain’s

12 Jul, 2019 @ 16:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

THIRD heatwave to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend with temperatures already reaching 40.7 degrees

A THIRD blast of hot Saharan air is expected to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend, with temperatures today already reaching 40.7 degrees in Xativa.

12 Jul, 2019 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Brit, 20, robbed of €400 by ‘hugger muggers’ in Benidorm on day one of first-ever lads’ holiday

A BRIT has been robbed of €400 by a gang of women in Benidorm on day one of his first-ever lads’ holiday. Alex Ayland, 20,

11 Jul, 2019 @ 16:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Turron de Alicante beats turron de Jijona in campaign for iconic WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’

TURRON de Alicante has been selected over turron de Jijona in the campaign for a new WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’. Blog madeinjijona.com explained that

11 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Electric scooter riders soon to require helmet and insurance on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELECTRIC scooter riders will soon require a helmet and insurance in new measures to be ‘imminently’ introduced in Alicante. Alicante Town Hall’s Department of Mobility

11 Jul, 2019 @ 14:50

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Brit penniless after being kicked onto street with 6-month pregnant girlfriend by ‘abusive’ step-father on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man has been left penniless after he and his six-month pregnant girlfriend were kicked onto the street by her step-father on the Costa

11 Jul, 2019 @ 01:17

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish policeman ‘hero’ in New York after saving US officer from violent assault

A SPANISH policeman holidaying in New York has been applauded as a ‘hero’ after he saved a US officer from a violent assault. Ruben Castillo,

10 Jul, 2019 @ 11:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WASTE NOT: Benidorm begins crackdown on buffets as ‘1 tonne’ of food waste thrown away per restaurant each year

BRITS could soon be forced to go without big buffet meals at Spanish resorts as Benidorm has become the first destination to address food waste.

9 Jul, 2019 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

X Factor star Danny Tetley in Benidorm for shows to last all summer

X FACTOR star Danny Tetley has come back to Benidorm for exclusive shows to last all summer. The Bradford-born singer just missed out on X

9 Jul, 2019 @ 14:06

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Europe’s largest aquarium evacuated after fire at Oceanografic de Valencia

EUROPE’S largest aquarium with 45,000 animals has been evacuated after a fire broke out at the Oceanografic de Valencia. The blaze reportedly started at 10.30am

9 Jul, 2019 @ 13:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

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PLEASE FIND EINSTEIN!: Expat pleads for help after 60-year-old talking parrot STOLEN from Costa Blanca restaurant

OPINION: The ruling that Javier Sanchez is Julio Iglesias’ third-born son is about more than money – it’s about vindication

British expat launches cervical cancer awareness campaign after mum dies at just 41 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

YOU TOO?: Brit scammed by bogus Sky TV box distributor fears ‘many more’ could be affected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

REVEALED: Amy Winehouse wrote three songs from Back to Black while holidaying in Alicante

SIMPLY THE REST: Driving through Spain this summer? Here are the best boutique hotels to stop at en route

French couple, 80 and 66, injured after paddling pool crashes through terrace floor into garage below on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OWN MEDICINE: Lawyer arrested in Murcia court after speeding to a trial on a traffic accident

British holidaymaker, 23, could be ‘permanently paralysed’ after breaking neck on waterslide in Benidorm’s Aqualandia

Alicante rapist jailed for 12 years after claiming asylum seeker, 26, could not report him because she was an ‘illegal immigrant’

IN PICS: Forest fire escalates on Spain’s Costa Blanca as 45 people are evacuated

British man, 46, arrested after stabbing 20-year-old at 11AM in a bar in Alfaz del Pi on the Costa Blanca

THIRTEEN air units battle forest fire in Beneixama on Spain’s Costa Blanca as ‘Level 2 emergency’ is declared

British carers given four years in jail for defrauding elderly couple of €270,000 in Alicante – but will KEEP €100,000 of stolen cash

Two men using fake €500 notes ‘so good they were undetectable by machines’ caught after blowing 15 of them in an Alicante casino

WATCH: Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne speaks to the Olive Press about how public speaking has given him his ‘football buzz’ back

‘Record-breaking’ bites from blood-sucking black fly as region sprays 5,000 litres of insecticide near Spain’s Costa Blanca

THIRD heatwave to hit the Costa Blanca this weekend with temperatures already reaching 40.7 degrees

Brit, 20, robbed of €400 by ‘hugger muggers’ in Benidorm on day one of first-ever lads’ holiday

Turron de Alicante beats turron de Jijona in campaign for iconic WhatsApp emoji expected ‘within months’

Electric scooter riders soon to require helmet and insurance on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Brit penniless after being kicked onto street with 6-month pregnant girlfriend by ‘abusive’ step-father on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish policeman ‘hero’ in New York after saving US officer from violent assault

WASTE NOT: Benidorm begins crackdown on buffets as ‘1 tonne’ of food waste thrown away per restaurant each year

X Factor star Danny Tetley in Benidorm for shows to last all summer

WATCH: Europe’s largest aquarium evacuated after fire at Oceanografic de Valencia

FROM THE ARCHIVES: When the Olive Press caught up with the UK’s only ‘dwarf drag queen’ while on the Costa del Sol

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

TWITCHER’S CHALLENGE: Can you spot the red-knobbed coot in January? Here’s where you might find it in Malaga, Cadiz, and Sevilla

Armed thugs target taxis in Malaga – drivers plead for help after two attacks in just a week

Estepona expat’s knee hell as Spanish private hospital and insurer’s ‘greed and rudeness’ leave her thousands out of pocket – and still in chronic pain