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Tropical fish caught on Costa Blanca as experts fear Mediterranean temperature increase

A TROPICAL fish common to Indonesian waters has been caught off the Costa Blanca. The tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) was hooked off the Segura river estuary

15 May, 2019 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Pensioners fuming as £4,000 Benidorm hotel booking turned out to be a BUILDING SITE

TWO British pensioners have hit out against a £4,000 Benidorm hotel booking that turned out to be a building site. Betty Rickerby, 87, and Barbara

15 May, 2019 @ 11:37

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Wife of crooked British fraudster mocks scam victims in holiday pic from Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE wife of a convicted fraudster has sparked fury after a holiday pic of her on the Costa Blanca was posted with the caption: ‘Who

15 May, 2019 @ 11:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British couple win €72,000 after retirement home never built by bankrupt Costa Blanca construction firm

A BRITISH family who lost their investment in a retirement home when a Costa Blanca construction company folded have 15 years later been paid damages.

15 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Rapist Jeffrey Waite JAILED over 40-year-old attacks following extradition from the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man who raped two teenage girls 40 years ago has been jailed following an extradition from the Costa Blanca. Jeffrey Waite, 66, carried

14 May, 2019 @ 17:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British cafe on the Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to ban single-use coffee cups

A CAFE on the Costa Blanca has become the ‘first in Spain’ to completely ban single-use takeaway cups. Caffe Milano, in Javea, enforced the ban

14 May, 2019 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

OPINION: Desperate British families losing thousands in Spain villa scams show that we need more dedicated fraud officers

Dedicated police officers need to be made available for these crimes, or at the very least a cyber crime hotline promising rapid action

14 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Opinion

OPINION: Are storm drains to blame for the severity of damage to British expat businesses in the Costa Blanca floods?

While many of us are still dealing with damp basements and insurance claims, we should take note of the municipal elections coming up on May

14 May, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Opinion

SEEN HIM? Ex-Scotland Yard detective launches Olive Press appeal to track down Most Wanted British ‘killer’ in southern Spain

A LINKEDIN page under the name of ‘Kevin Parle’ has begun taunting an ex-Met Police officer as he begins his search for the alleged murderer.

14 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WASH OUT: Beloved English business Scallops still closed three weeks after Costa Blanca town’s worst flooding in 62 years

ONE of the Costa Blanca’s longest running expat businesses is still closed after the worst flooding hit the area for 62 years last month. British-run

13 May, 2019 @ 12:43

Costa Blanca·Other News

IN PICS: The property portfolios of Spain’s political leaders

As the dust settles on last month’s snap election, we take a look at the property portfolios of Spain’s political supremos

13 May, 2019 @ 12:40

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics·Property

The Olive Press helps take legal action after ANOTHER British victim loses €6,000 on a bogus villa on the Costa Blanca

THE Olive Press is helping victims take legal action against a Mallorca holiday rental company that scammed holidaymakers thousands for rental villas across Spain. It

13 May, 2019 @ 12:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

REVEALED: How Lewis Hamilton’s new flame Cindy Kimberly came from a tough Costa Blanca upbringing and grew up an ‘ugly duckling’

SHE is the local girl who’s zoomed into Lewis Hamilton’s affections. Yet, just four years ago Cindy Kimberly was babysitting for €4 an hour to

13 May, 2019 @ 12:08

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Cruising along the Costa Blanca can be more terrifying than you think, writes Loraine Gostling

I had never been a risk-taker, I was pretty comfortable financially, I liked my job and everything in life was settled and safe, but just

12 May, 2019 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Alicante is the second-dirtiest city in Spain, according to new research

Alicante came out worst in Spain for ‘rubbish left around containers’ and second-worst for ‘animal excrement’

12 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Man arrested for murder on Costa Blanca after his wife found ‘suffocated’ and naked in bed with rose on her chest as he fled to airport

She had denounced her husband in 2009 for an assault, and subsequently received a restraining order that expired in October 2010

10 May, 2019 @ 16:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Loraine in Spain

SO I sat myself down on Sunday evening and started to do my usual pondering on what I should write about in my column this

5 May, 2019 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

British mum SLATED for leaving cleaning staff used toiletries as a tip after Benidorm holiday

A BRITISH holidaymaker has been branded ‘demeaning’ after tipping cleaning staff with half-used toiletries following a Benidorm holiday. Louise Wagstaff published pictures of her ‘gifts’

2 May, 2019 @ 10:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

VOX candidate for Benidorm mayor booted out after revealing he received two-year sentence for domestic violence last February

VOX’S top candidate for Benidorm mayor has been replaced after it was revealed he received a two-year prison sentence for repeated domestic violence last February.

2 May, 2019 @ 09:53

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

Passenger ferry that killed sperm whale ‘did not know’ it was stuck to the stern until docking in Valencia

A PASSENGER ferry has killed a sperm whale during a routine trip between Palma, Mallorca, and Valencia. The giant whale was only discovered when the

1 May, 2019 @ 17:41

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

British mum outraged after Ryanair allegedly tried to charge autistic son extra for support doll on flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca

Helen alleges the low-budget carrier tried to claim the toy was hand luggage

29 Apr, 2019 @ 17:04

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British families scammed out of thousands from fake holiday rental sites on Spain’s Costa Blanca and Mallorca

Professional chocolate taster Angus Kennedy discovered a German man living at the Mallorcan villa he had booked through Dream Villas Spain

26 Apr, 2019 @ 12:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Seize the Day

I PONDER a lot. I waste time on musings and wondering about stuff, and try to look at things from different points of view, and

25 Apr, 2019 @ 15:29

Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

WATCH: Videos pour in as ‘gota fria’ drenches Javea and Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RED alert warning has been issued as torrential rains create flash floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Coastal towns in the Marina Alta comarca of

22 Apr, 2019 @ 00:52

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Marina Alta on RED ALERT as heavy rains cause flash floods along Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Marina Alta and La Sofar comarca’s on Spain’s Costa Blanca have been put on RED ALERT as heavy rains risk flash floods. Spain’s state

22 Apr, 2019 @ 00:05

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

‘Level 1 emergency’ declared as largest Easter storm in 73 years hits the Costa Blanca

WHAT was that saying about the rain in Spain? Since Thursday, the Costa Blanca has been hit by the largest April storm in 73 years

21 Apr, 2019 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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Tropical fish caught on Costa Blanca as experts fear Mediterranean temperature increase

Pensioners fuming as £4,000 Benidorm hotel booking turned out to be a BUILDING SITE

Wife of crooked British fraudster mocks scam victims in holiday pic from Spain’s Costa Blanca

British couple win €72,000 after retirement home never built by bankrupt Costa Blanca construction firm

Rapist Jeffrey Waite JAILED over 40-year-old attacks following extradition from the Costa Blanca

British cafe on the Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to ban single-use coffee cups

OPINION: Desperate British families losing thousands in Spain villa scams show that we need more dedicated fraud officers

OPINION: Are storm drains to blame for the severity of damage to British expat businesses in the Costa Blanca floods?

SEEN HIM? Ex-Scotland Yard detective launches Olive Press appeal to track down Most Wanted British ‘killer’ in southern Spain

WASH OUT: Beloved English business Scallops still closed three weeks after Costa Blanca town’s worst flooding in 62 years

IN PICS: The property portfolios of Spain’s political leaders

The Olive Press helps take legal action after ANOTHER British victim loses €6,000 on a bogus villa on the Costa Blanca

REVEALED: How Lewis Hamilton’s new flame Cindy Kimberly came from a tough Costa Blanca upbringing and grew up an ‘ugly duckling’

Cruising along the Costa Blanca can be more terrifying than you think, writes Loraine Gostling

Man arrested for murder on Costa Blanca after his wife found ‘suffocated’ and naked in bed with rose on her chest as he fled to airport

Loraine in Spain

British mum SLATED for leaving cleaning staff used toiletries as a tip after Benidorm holiday

VOX candidate for Benidorm mayor booted out after revealing he received two-year sentence for domestic violence last February

Passenger ferry that killed sperm whale ‘did not know’ it was stuck to the stern until docking in Valencia

British mum outraged after Ryanair allegedly tried to charge autistic son extra for support doll on flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca

British families scammed out of thousands from fake holiday rental sites on Spain’s Costa Blanca and Mallorca

Seize the Day

WATCH: Videos pour in as ‘gota fria’ drenches Javea and Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Marina Alta on RED ALERT as heavy rains cause flash floods along Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘Level 1 emergency’ declared as largest Easter storm in 73 years hits the Costa Blanca

The art of raving: Ibiza’s superclubs are becoming immersive art venues in innovative British-led gallery takeover

Thunderstorms to roll in across Spain over May bank holiday weekend – these are the affected areas

Elon Musk’s Starlink service lands in Gibraltar – but what exactly is the satellite internet system?

Gibraltar reviews terrorism threat level after two Jewish men stabbed in London

Marbella town hall rejects Vox’s controversial ‘national priority’ plan to favour locals and people with ‘Spanish heritage’ for public health and education services