Costa Blanca News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Romance scam sees woman in Spain pay €140,000 to who she believed was her lover recovering in a US hospital

A WOMAN was tricked out of over €140,000 by believing she was in an online romantic relationship with a man in the United States. The

16 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK

Storms cause cancellations and delays at Costa Blanca airport with travellers told to check for latest information

STORMS that hit the Costa Blanca on Wednesday have caused a string of delays plus two cancellations to services arriving at Alicante-Elche airport. Airport operator

14 Aug, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

How to Learn Spanish on the Stunning Costa Blanca

The Costa Blanca, with its exceptional climate, dream beaches and charming towns, is a great attraction for foreigners from all over the world who visit

13 Aug, 2024 @ 11:41

Costa Blanca·Education·Valencia

Benidorm mobility scooter rider, 83, in serious condition after plunging five metres into a ravine

AN 83-YEAR-OLD man suffered serious injuries in Benidorm on Sunday after his mobility scooter spun five metres down into a ravine. The crash knocked him

12 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Brits are flocking to Spain’s Costa Blanca: Alicante airport breaks summer record with almost two million passengers in July – a third of whom arrived from the UK

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has once again smashed its monthly passenger record with almost two million users in July. After breaking the passenger high in June, the

12 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Tap water bans extended on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Second town is told its supply is not fit for human consumption

BENITATXELL has become the second Costa Blanca town to impose a ban on drinking tap water. It follows parts of neighbouring Teulada that introduced a

12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:50

Costa Blanca·Lead

Nursing home resident, 87, is robbed of €80,000 life savings by care worker on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA nursing home worker has been arrested along with a man for clearing out over €80,000 from an 87-year-old female resident. The woman was

10 Aug, 2024 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Biggest fireworks night of the year will light up the sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend

ALTEA hosts its massive Castell de l’Olla firework display this Saturday evening in the biggest summer night of lights and colours on the Alicante province

9 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Victory for expats and locals on Spain’s Costa Blanca after plans for controversial biowaste plant are pulled

PEOPLE power has forced Los Montesinos council into a quick reversal of its decision to offer up free land to house a biowaste recycling plant

8 Aug, 2024 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante area population passes two million mark boosted by foreign migrants

Alicante population breaks the two million mark following surge in British and other foreign residents

ALICANTE province’s population has broken the two million mark according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) with foreign migrants fuelling the increase. Based

8 Aug, 2024 @ 18:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Cheeky thief steals from bathers and then demands money for return of items at popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Alert in Alicante: Man is arrested for ‘attacking and robbing tourists’ on popular beach – before ‘demanding money to return the stolen goods’

A MAN has been arrested in Denia for allegedly robbing and attacking bathers at a local beach. The 30-year-old Moroccan national was remanded into custody

8 Aug, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man is gored by bull during traditional festival in eastern Spain: 32-year-old is hospitalised with serious injuries

A 32-YEAR-OLD man was seriously injured after being gored on the first night of Calpe’s ‘Bous al Carrer’ bull runs in Alicante province. The incident

7 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

Strikes announced at major airport in Spain: Passengers are told to arrive ‘earlier than usual’ throughout August

WORKERS at a major airport in Spain will continue their partial strike throughout the month of August, it has emerged. The industrial action has been

7 Aug, 2024 @ 13:03

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Bomb scare in Spain’s Alicante: Man, 26, is arrested after hoax caused panic on packed tram

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for making a hoax bomb warning on a Tram d’Alacant service carrying around 200 passengers. The Policia Nacional said

6 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

One of Spain’s most wanted fraudsters is arrested on the Costa Blanca

ONE of Spain’s most-wanted fraudsters has been arrested at an Alicante hotel after conning a victim out of a luxury watch. He specialised in making

6 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tap water warning in Spain: Supplies are ‘not fit for human consumption’ in these areas on the Costa Blanca

TEULADA City Council has announced that water is unfit for human consumption in a large part of the Alicante province municipality. The authority has introduced

6 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Super speed camera is installed on major road on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Device uses microwave signals to detect how fast a vehicle is travelling

MOTORISTS have been warned about a new ‘sophisticated’ speed trap that has appeared on a key Torrevieja entrance route. The unit has been installed on

5 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drowning crisis in Spain: Three-month death toll on the Costa Blanca is higher than whole of 2023

MORE people drowned on Alicante province beaches between May and July than in the whole of 2023 according to the Spanish Lifesaving Federation. 18 fatalities

2 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Norwegian tourist ‘stabs her husband to death in front of their three children’ during argument on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NORWEGIAN woman has been arrested on the Orihuela Costa for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in front of their three young children. The

2 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cost of rent in Alicante surges by 10% in a year: British tourist hotspots are the most affected

Airbnb crackdown latest in Spain: Major holiday region warns illegal tourist flat owners of €600,000 fines

NEW tourist accommodation laws in the Valencian Community are set to be approved on Friday with penalties ranging between €100,000 and €600,000 for the most

2 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Why a Benidorm restaurant owner got arrested after three burglars were caught red-handed by police

Benidorm appeals record €330m fine over land dispute that would leave the resort bankrupt

BENIDORM City Council has gone to Spain’s Supreme Court to challenge a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest payments that could bankrupt

1 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Victory for expats and locals on Spain’s Costa Blanca after plans for controversial biowaste plant are pulled

Brits and locals march against bio-waste plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but why are they against the project?

UP to a thousand residents marched in Los Montesinos on Tuesday to protest against the council deciding to house a regional biowaste recycling plant. Locals

31 Jul, 2024 @ 15:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Norwegian expat is arrested after falsely claiming the €70,000 he lost at casinos in Alicante was the result of credit card fraud

A NORWEGIAN man lost almost €70,000 at Alicante province gambling saloons and tried to get his money back from his bank by claiming he was

31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist, 68, collapses and dies amid orange-level heat warning on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 68-year-old man tragically died yesterday afternoon after suffering a heart attack on the Costa Blanca. The victim, believed to be a foreign tourist, was

31 Jul, 2024 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain-loving anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson has ‘fled the UK’ – so where might he be hiding out?

FAR-RIGHT activist Tommy Robinson has skipped bail and fled the United Kingdom with a warrant now out for his arrest. The anti-immigrant extremist has long

30 Jul, 2024 @ 12:39

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News

British tourist, 21, found dead in hotel room in Spain’s Benidorm: Cause of death remains unknown

A BRITISH tourist was found dead in his hotel bedroom by his friends during a holiday in Benidorm. Harvey Dominy, 21, from Merthyr Tydfil was

29 Jul, 2024 @ 17:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Storms cause cancellations and delays at Costa Blanca airport with travellers told to check for latest information

How to Learn Spanish on the Stunning Costa Blanca

Benidorm mobility scooter rider, 83, in serious condition after plunging five metres into a ravine

Brits are flocking to Spain’s Costa Blanca: Alicante airport breaks summer record with almost two million passengers in July – a third of whom arrived from the UK

Tap water bans extended on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Second town is told its supply is not fit for human consumption

Nursing home resident, 87, is robbed of €80,000 life savings by care worker on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Biggest fireworks night of the year will light up the sky on Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend

Victory for expats and locals on Spain’s Costa Blanca after plans for controversial biowaste plant are pulled

Alicante population breaks the two million mark following surge in British and other foreign residents

Alert in Alicante: Man is arrested for ‘attacking and robbing tourists’ on popular beach – before ‘demanding money to return the stolen goods’

Man is gored by bull during traditional festival in eastern Spain: 32-year-old is hospitalised with serious injuries

Strikes announced at major airport in Spain: Passengers are told to arrive ‘earlier than usual’ throughout August

Bomb scare in Spain’s Alicante: Man, 26, is arrested after hoax caused panic on packed tram

One of Spain’s most wanted fraudsters is arrested on the Costa Blanca

Tap water warning in Spain: Supplies are ‘not fit for human consumption’ in these areas on the Costa Blanca

Super speed camera is installed on major road on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Device uses microwave signals to detect how fast a vehicle is travelling

Drowning crisis in Spain: Three-month death toll on the Costa Blanca is higher than whole of 2023

Norwegian tourist ‘stabs her husband to death in front of their three children’ during argument on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Airbnb crackdown latest in Spain: Major holiday region warns illegal tourist flat owners of €600,000 fines

Benidorm appeals record €330m fine over land dispute that would leave the resort bankrupt

Brits and locals march against bio-waste plant on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but why are they against the project?

Norwegian expat is arrested after falsely claiming the €70,000 he lost at casinos in Alicante was the result of credit card fraud

Tourist, 68, collapses and dies amid orange-level heat warning on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain-loving anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson has ‘fled the UK’ – so where might he be hiding out?

British tourist, 21, found dead in hotel room in Spain’s Benidorm: Cause of death remains unknown

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

WATCH: Activists troll mayor with birthday cake shaped like the illegal Algarrobico mega hotel on Almeria coast he refuses to demolish

Hard luck: Spain withdraws ‘Love Nectar’ aphrodisiac drink from shelves after discovering hidden Viagra ingredient

Malaga hospitals in chaos as doctors’ strike cancels 200,000 appointments – what happens now?