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Inside Spain’s new high-tech cop cars being rolled out across Malaga, Valencia and Mallorca

The new Toyota Prius + cars have been specially equipped with three state-of-the-art cameras, capable of checking 400 license plates against the stolen database per

5 Jun, 2019 @ 15:38

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

WARNING: SIM-swap fraud which sees victims lose tens of thousands of euros on the rise in Spain

They will then use the victim's bank details to transfer money or purchase items or even request loans worth tens of thousands of euros

5 Jun, 2019 @ 14:51

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

Police smash violent luxury carjacking ring behind string of violent robberies on Spain’s costas

The group had a clear modus operandi with all their robberies occurring in public and in a short period of time, never more than three

5 Jun, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

FIND HIM: Briton launches appeal to locate long lost dad with links to Benidorm and southern Spain

The only photos he has of his possible father are from Bobby’s Bar in Benidorm in 1965

5 Jun, 2019 @ 11:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

British holidaymaker falls from 15th floor of Benidorm apartment block

A BRITISH holidaymaker has died after falling from the 15th floor of his apartment block in Benidorm. Colin McGarry from Belfast, died at around 1.45

4 Jun, 2019 @ 16:44

Costa Blanca·Lead

Saharan blast to push temperatures up to ’33 degrees’ on the Costa Blanca this Wednesday

A BLAST of air from the Sahara desert will push temperatures up to 33 degrees this week on the Costa Blanca. Temperatures will peak on

3 Jun, 2019 @ 23:04

Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman in hospital after stung in the face by Portuguese man o’ war on the Costa Blanca

A WOMAN has been stung in the face by a Portuguese man o’ war after she went swimming on the Costa Blanca. The middle-aged woman

3 Jun, 2019 @ 22:37

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

Three Costa Blanca towns named among Spain’s 50 poorest municipalities

SIX municipalities in Alicante have been named in the list of Spain’s 50 poorest areas, according to Spain’s National Institute of Statistics. Almoradi was ranked

31 May, 2019 @ 19:40

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

Alicante airport reopened after private plane crashed upon landing

ALICANTE airport has reopened after a private plane crashed upon landing at 2pm this afternoon. The landing gear of the jet collapsed as it touched

30 May, 2019 @ 21:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

South American spider leaves man hospitalised for 10 DAYS after bitten walking dogs on the Costa Blanca

A MAN has been hospitalised for 10 days after being bitten by a venomous spider ‘15 times more toxic than a cobra’ on the Costa

30 May, 2019 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

DATE rape drugs take away your freedom, until you take away the freedom of their traffickers. A British man has now been arrested after Guardia

30 May, 2019 @ 10:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Hugger’ muggers arrested on the Costa Blanca after thieving expat’s €100,000 watch

TWO Romanians have been arrested in Benissa after they robbed a Dutch pensioner of his €100,000 watch. The pair, a 19-year-old girl and a 27-year-old

29 May, 2019 @ 18:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Woman, 85, who suffered dementia found in ditch on Costa Blanca after missing for two days

AN 85-year-old dementia-sufferer has been rescued after going missing for two days on the Costa Blanca. The lady, of German nationality, was reported missing by

29 May, 2019 @ 18:26

Costa Blanca

Woman arrested for letting dog starve to death on her balcony in Alicante

A WOMAN has been arrested after her dog starved to death trapped in a balcony on the Costa Blanca. The Spanish woman, 45, said the

29 May, 2019 @ 18:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

7 GOOD things the British have contributed to Spain

While we do we have many a moron - as does every country - Spain knows that we, too, have something to offer

29 May, 2019 @ 12:36

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm set to BAN boozy Brits in crackdown on drunken behaviour

BENIDORM is set to ban boozy Brits as authorities begin a crackdown on drunken behaviour. A blacklist will reportedly be handed out to bars, restaurants

28 May, 2019 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

British lads guzzle Heineken through beer bong on flight to Benidorm as stewardess HELPS to hold it up

THIS is the moment a group of British lads used a beer bong on a flight from Stansted to the Costa Blanca. The boozers, headed

28 May, 2019 @ 11:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s PSOE claim victory in historic EU ballot while Brexit party and Lib Dems surge in UK

The European results saw euro-sceptic parties gain ground and far-right Vox MEPs entered the EU parliament for the first time

27 May, 2019 @ 14:39

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

The PP take control of the Costa Blanca, winning Alicante city, Benidorm and Torrevieja

SPAIN’S conservative party (PP) has come out on top of yesterday’s municipal elections in the province of Alicante. The PP won 595 councillor seats in

27 May, 2019 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

Body of British diver, 69, recovered from seabed off coast of Murcia

THE Body of a British diver has been found 170ft underwater off the coast of Murcia. Phillip Evans, 69, got separated from his diving group

27 May, 2019 @ 12:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

OPINION: Authorities in Alicante must make property developers follow safety rules without harming the promising market

The ‘save 100 lives’ petition launched in Balcon al Mar, in Javea, concerns 100 residents whose homes are literally on a cliff-edge

26 May, 2019 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Opinion·Property

OPINION: Accusing a Benidorm bar of a ‘hate crime’ for renting out a midget is political correctness gone mad

If an upcoming investigation finds their dwarf to be proud of his work, and doing it without any coercion or humiliation, then we should crouch

26 May, 2019 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Opinion·Politics

A PUT-DOWN A DAY: New Spanish book praises ‘therapeutic’ quality of insulting

INSULTS have been branded ‘therapeutic’ in a new book by Catalonian author Sergio Parra. In Mecaguen!, published by Vox, Parra says that expletives are ‘necessary’

26 May, 2019 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Read our latest newspapers: Andalucia, Mallorca, Costa Blanca & Gibraltar

THE OLIVE PRESS EDITION COSTA BLANCA EDITION GIBRALTAR EDITION MALLORCA EDITION PROPERTY EDITION

26 May, 2019 @ 09:35

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Mallorca

Alicante Airport pandemonium was just about worth it for an English bowl of jellied eels, writes Loraine Gostling

Oh well, it was only 55 minutes, so we could browse the Toblerone and smell the latest designer aromas at leisure in Duty Free

25 May, 2019 @ 10:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected·Travel News

GHOSTA BLANCA: Illegal art exhibition takes over one of Spain’s most haunted buildings

ONE of Spain’s most-haunted buildings has become the scene of an illegal art exhibition by a notorious Swedish guerrilla artist. The Preventoria Agua de Busot

24 May, 2019 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

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Inside Spain’s new high-tech cop cars being rolled out across Malaga, Valencia and Mallorca

WARNING: SIM-swap fraud which sees victims lose tens of thousands of euros on the rise in Spain

Police smash violent luxury carjacking ring behind string of violent robberies on Spain’s costas

FIND HIM: Briton launches appeal to locate long lost dad with links to Benidorm and southern Spain

British holidaymaker falls from 15th floor of Benidorm apartment block

Saharan blast to push temperatures up to ’33 degrees’ on the Costa Blanca this Wednesday

Woman in hospital after stung in the face by Portuguese man o’ war on the Costa Blanca

Three Costa Blanca towns named among Spain’s 50 poorest municipalities

Alicante airport reopened after private plane crashed upon landing

South American spider leaves man hospitalised for 10 DAYS after bitten walking dogs on the Costa Blanca

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

‘Hugger’ muggers arrested on the Costa Blanca after thieving expat’s €100,000 watch

Woman, 85, who suffered dementia found in ditch on Costa Blanca after missing for two days

Woman arrested for letting dog starve to death on her balcony in Alicante

7 GOOD things the British have contributed to Spain

Benidorm set to BAN boozy Brits in crackdown on drunken behaviour

British lads guzzle Heineken through beer bong on flight to Benidorm as stewardess HELPS to hold it up

Spain’s PSOE claim victory in historic EU ballot while Brexit party and Lib Dems surge in UK

The PP take control of the Costa Blanca, winning Alicante city, Benidorm and Torrevieja

Body of British diver, 69, recovered from seabed off coast of Murcia

OPINION: Authorities in Alicante must make property developers follow safety rules without harming the promising market

OPINION: Accusing a Benidorm bar of a ‘hate crime’ for renting out a midget is political correctness gone mad

A PUT-DOWN A DAY: New Spanish book praises ‘therapeutic’ quality of insulting

Read our latest newspapers: Andalucia, Mallorca, Costa Blanca & Gibraltar

Alicante Airport pandemonium was just about worth it for an English bowl of jellied eels, writes Loraine Gostling

GHOSTA BLANCA: Illegal art exhibition takes over one of Spain’s most haunted buildings

Natural ageing or maintenance culture? Inside the Costa del Sol’s aesthetic boom

Padel vs Tennis: Why padel is winning over expats – and where to play in Marbella

EXCLUSIVE: British toddler who has undergone SIX surgeries battling rare cancer gets lifeline in the Costa Blanca

Flamenco star Estrella Morente fronts near sell-out charity concert in Granada

This Costa Tropical seaside town is set to launch a €900k underwater sculpture park for diving enthusiasts – here’s what you need to know