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British expat boss of suspect investment company which ‘lost expats €20 million’ fails to turn up at court on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The Olive Press exclusively revealed how CWM abruptly folded in 2017, losing hundreds of expats’ life savings in the process

14 Apr, 2019 @ 13:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: The stunning and highest villages in Spain at risk of abandonment

Spain’s cliff-hanging enclaves hark back to the times of medieval conquest and even Roman occupation

13 Apr, 2019 @ 16:38

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Property

British expat fuming after town hall charges him for having ‘sports facility’ after he put up football goal in back garden on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The business owner, in his 40s, received a letter from Javea Town Hall saying he had an outstanding debt of €12 added to his local

13 Apr, 2019 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Lead

World Dance Day Saturday 13th April 2019

COME and take part of this silent world festival that will take place in more than 100 cities around the world at the same time!

12 Apr, 2019 @ 16:38

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley has new message for expats in Spain following Brexit extension

https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/430619174172277/?v=430619174172277 “I’m sure you have been following recent developments in the Brexit negotiations very closely, so I wanted to give you a quick update about

12 Apr, 2019 @ 15:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

British footballers kicked off flight after arriving drunk on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Passengers cheered and applauded when the 25-strong amateur side was removed

11 Apr, 2019 @ 17:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British father and son arrested at Alicante airport for trying to smuggle 400 grams of hashish back to London

A BRITISH father and son have been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after they tried to fly to London with 400 grams of hashish. National Police

9 Apr, 2019 @ 11:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘HE IS HOME SAFE’: Bristol man who went missing in Benidorm ‘collapsed’ while attempting to walk to Alicante airport

A BRITISH man who went missing in Benidorm last week has returned home to the arms of his family. Nick Brzezicki, 32, flew out to

9 Apr, 2019 @ 10:43

Costa Blanca·Lead

British rock-climber suffers ‘severe’ head injuries after falling 10 metres on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH rock-climber has been rescued by firefighters after falling 10 metres on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The woman, who’s identity is not yet known, suffered

9 Apr, 2019 @ 00:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain confirms 21-month grace period to Britons in event of no-deal Brexit

BRITONS in Spain have been guaranteed a 21-month grace period in which they will be classed as legally resident in the event of a no-deal

8 Apr, 2019 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

WATCH: Man arrested for trying to sell an elephant’s foot disguised as a stool on social media

A MAN has been arrested for trying to sell an elephant’s foot disguised as a stool on the Costa Blanca. The Guardia Civil saw the

3 Apr, 2019 @ 18:12

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s ‘first ever’ multi-charity animal adoption website launches on the Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S ‘first ever’ multi-charity adoption website for cats, dogs and horses has had its launch on the Costa Blanca. More than half of all dogs

3 Apr, 2019 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: Rainbows fill the skies after torrential rain on the Costa Blanca

EVERY cloud has a silver lining, as the saying goes. But in the Marina Alta comarca on the Costa Blanca, a brief torrent of rain

3 Apr, 2019 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Popular expat restaurant The Peppermill closes down in Benidorm following legal battle

POPULAR Benidorm restaurant The Peppermill has closed down after a lengthy legal battle. The restaurant was beloved among British expats for its bargain breakfast and

2 Apr, 2019 @ 15:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

Katie Price’s mum blasted for revealing she voted for Brexit despite living in Spain

Former glamour model Katie, who appeared on the show with her mum, added that she didn’t vote in the referendum

2 Apr, 2019 @ 14:57

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

IN A PICKLE: Lorry flips on AP-7 motorway spilling 13,000 litres of petrol on artichoke field in Alicante

A LORRY carrying 27,000 litres of petrol and diesel flipped on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante, spilling half of its contents on a nearby artichoke

2 Apr, 2019 @ 13:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

GREEDY SAMARITANS: criminal gang who slashed tourists’ tyres at toll booths along Costa Blanca and then robbed them finally arrested

TYRE slashers who targeted tourists’ vehicles along the Costa Blanca and then robbed them while pretending to help have been arrested by Police in Catalonia.

2 Apr, 2019 @ 12:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

THE ITALIAN JOB: Italian arrested after selling ex-mother-in-law’s Fiat 500 and then lying it was stolen in Alicante

AN Italian man has been arrested in Alicante after selling his ex-mother-in-law’s car and then lying it had been stolen. The man, 44, gained a

1 Apr, 2019 @ 16:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

BRITISH pensioner tells court he ‘couldn’t remember’ bludgeoning sleeping stepson’s head with a HAMMER before attempting to suffocate wife on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH pensioner on trial for attempted murder has told an Alicante court he ‘couldn’t remember’ taking a hammer to his stepson’s head while he

1 Apr, 2019 @ 15:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING: clairvoyant jailed for conning disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CLAIRVOYANT has been sentenced to a year and three months for conning a disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The victim,

1 Apr, 2019 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The Cabo de Santa Pola one step closer to becoming a municipal nature reserve on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Sierra and Cabo de Santa Pola has come a step closer to being designated a municipal nature reserve. The councillor for agriculture, environment, climate

1 Apr, 2019 @ 12:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: SECOND dead dolphin in a week washes up on same 3km strip in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SECOND dead dolphin has been spotted washing up on the Costa Blanca in the space of just a week. The dolphin was videoed by

31 Mar, 2019 @ 13:54

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

€2 million boost for tourist projects in Calpe on Spain's Costa Blanca

Town hall blasted for spending €90,000 on campaign to attract more British tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TOWN hall has been blasted for spending €90,000 on a campaign to attract more British tourists – to just four hotels! Calpe’s PP mayor

31 Mar, 2019 @ 13:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm introduces bans on mobility scooters in new crackdown on ‘uncivil tourism’

THEY have famously been dubbed ‘Madge-mobiles’ after one of hit TV show Benidorm’s most popular characters. So it is with great irony that the tourist

31 Mar, 2019 @ 12:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

Expat and local nudists fuming as five-storey tower block begins construction behind favourite beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The beach has been a safe haven for naturists for more than 40 years

31 Mar, 2019 @ 10:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

The Original LOL

NOW most of you reading this will have been ‘lolling’ for years – firstly, back when it became cool to abbreviate every possible word to

30 Mar, 2019 @ 20:47

Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

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British expat boss of suspect investment company which ‘lost expats €20 million’ fails to turn up at court on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IN PICS: The stunning and highest villages in Spain at risk of abandonment

British expat fuming after town hall charges him for having ‘sports facility’ after he put up football goal in back garden on Spain’s Costa Blanca

World Dance Day Saturday 13th April 2019

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley has new message for expats in Spain following Brexit extension

British footballers kicked off flight after arriving drunk on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British father and son arrested at Alicante airport for trying to smuggle 400 grams of hashish back to London

‘HE IS HOME SAFE’: Bristol man who went missing in Benidorm ‘collapsed’ while attempting to walk to Alicante airport

British rock-climber suffers ‘severe’ head injuries after falling 10 metres on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain confirms 21-month grace period to Britons in event of no-deal Brexit

WATCH: Man arrested for trying to sell an elephant’s foot disguised as a stool on social media

Spain’s ‘first ever’ multi-charity animal adoption website launches on the Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Rainbows fill the skies after torrential rain on the Costa Blanca

Popular expat restaurant The Peppermill closes down in Benidorm following legal battle

Katie Price’s mum blasted for revealing she voted for Brexit despite living in Spain

IN A PICKLE: Lorry flips on AP-7 motorway spilling 13,000 litres of petrol on artichoke field in Alicante

GREEDY SAMARITANS: criminal gang who slashed tourists’ tyres at toll booths along Costa Blanca and then robbed them finally arrested

THE ITALIAN JOB: Italian arrested after selling ex-mother-in-law’s Fiat 500 and then lying it was stolen in Alicante

BRITISH pensioner tells court he ‘couldn’t remember’ bludgeoning sleeping stepson’s head with a HAMMER before attempting to suffocate wife on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING: clairvoyant jailed for conning disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The Cabo de Santa Pola one step closer to becoming a municipal nature reserve on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: SECOND dead dolphin in a week washes up on same 3km strip in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Town hall blasted for spending €90,000 on campaign to attract more British tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm introduces bans on mobility scooters in new crackdown on ‘uncivil tourism’

Expat and local nudists fuming as five-storey tower block begins construction behind favourite beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The Original LOL

EXCLUSIVE: Expats left devastated after Costa del Sol removal man vanishes with their belongings en route to Spain

‘Dad has killed Mum’: Horror in Malaga’s Alhaurin el Grande as British woman, 33, is murdered in front of her children

Secret ‘superfood’ boosts protein intake, combats anaemia and projects your heart – and its cheap and native to Spain

Sex abuse complaints against legendary singer Julio Iglesias dropped by Spanish prosecutors over a technicality

Train sensors had previously detected ‘anomalies’ at the point of the Adamuz disaster – as final death toll reaches 45