Costa Blanca News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

EXPLAINER: Here’s what you should do if you find your car has been flooded in the June monsoon

THE unexpected June monsoons that completely flooded parts of Mallorca and the Costa Blanca gave many a nasty shock when they went looking for their

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Biggest-ever monthly passenger total boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Record monthly passenger total is boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has recorded its busiest-ever month for passengers with over 1.76 million people using it in May. That has surpassed the previously monthly record

12 Jun, 2024 @ 15:52

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Weather alert for Spain: Hail, rain and storms to hit the Costa Blanca

THE unseasonal rain storms that have lashed the Balearics and sunk Palma Airport are set to continue battering Alicante and the Costa Blanca. Alicante province

12 Jun, 2024 @ 15:13

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Revealed: The most popular locations for British property hunters on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE province and especially the Costa Blanca continues to be one of the most popular areas of Spain for foreign house buyers. The Registrars report

11 Jun, 2024 @ 14:01

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

‘Foreign’ man and woman die on a popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Pair were pulled from the water in a red flag zone

THE drowning death toll has risen to 12 people within just nine days on the Costa Blanca as two more bathers died on Monday. A

11 Jun, 2024 @ 11:11

Costa Blanca·Lead

Revealed: The huge rodent spotted roaming irrigation canals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LARGE rodent native to South America has been spotted in a Segura river irrigation canal in the Orihuela area. The coypu(Myocastor coypu)- also known

10 Jun, 2024 @ 12:22

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm introduces beach recycling point: Tourists can leave umbrellas, towels and other items at the end of their holiday

BENIDORM has introduced an innovative beach recycling point for visitors to leave items like towels, umbrellas, and mats at the end of their holiday. The

8 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fake clergyman cons thousands of euros out of parish priests on Spain’s Costa Blanca with sob story of dying father and inheritance

A BOGUS priest has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after conning over €15,000 out of two clergymen in Alicante province. He was detained in

7 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

British tourist, 52, dies trying to save two young children in sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH tourist and a Polish national drowned at a Costa Blanca beach on Friday when they went into the sea to save two children,

7 Jun, 2024 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Lead

Jennifer Cunningham dies- leading British expat business owner and founder of hospice charity on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE DEATH has been announced of Jennifer Cunningham – the owner of a prominent Costa Blanca insurance brokerage and the founder of a hospice charity

7 Jun, 2024 @ 15:13

Costa Blanca·Lead

Russian-run gang steals cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and sells them across Europe

A RUSSIAN-LED gang has been busted for stealing cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and selling them to buyers across Europe. When some of the

7 Jun, 2024 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Stars Gala 2024: A Night of Unforgettable Ballet in Alicante

The eagerly awaited Stars Gala returns for its 11th edition on Saturday, July 27th at Alicante’s renowned Teatro Principal. Organized by the National Association of

6 Jun, 2024 @ 21:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Other Posts

Alleged jihadist who recruited terrorists and glorified their violent behaviour is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Alleged jihadist who recruited terrorists and glorified violent action is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOROCCAN man has been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of being involved in recruiting terrorists and glorifying terrorism. The alleged jihadist was detained

6 Jun, 2024 @ 18:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukrainian man has acid thrown in face as ‘drugs mafia’ seeks revenge on Benidorm tourist walkway

A UKRAINIAN man was the victim of an acid attack on a Benidorm walkway, motivated by revenge from a drugs gang. The assault happened on

6 Jun, 2024 @ 11:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat’s horror after seeing body of dead Irishman, 76, left laying on the shore just metres away from sunbathers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat has been left in shock after seeing a dead body laying on a popular tourist beach in Spain. Paul H was enjoying

5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tragic weekend sees four people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tragic weekend sees five people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE start of the peak seaside bathing season has brought five drownings in less than 72 hours on the Costa Blanca. The first death was

4 Jun, 2024 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tourist warning for Spain: Buying bags and other goods from ‘looky looky’ men could land you a hefty fine in this holiday hotspot this year

TORREVIEJA’S long-running war against illegal street sellers will be ramped up this summer with plain-clothed police officers dishing out penalties to anybody buying their products.

3 Jun, 2024 @ 10:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

EXCLUSIVE: British woman, 72, is ‘waiting to die’ from ‘football-sized hernias’ in Spain after hospital staff ‘ignored her symptoms for years’ and branded her a ‘bored expat who just wanted company’

A BRITISH expat ‘waiting to die’ from ‘football-sized hernias’ has accused a hospital in Spain of ignoring her symptoms for years. Maria Coomber, 72, told

1 Jun, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

FOUR people have been arrested for allegedly tricking a Romanian woman to work in Torrevieja as a cook, but forcing her instead into prostitution. The

31 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Huge shark is pulled from the waters off Spain’s Costa Blanca: Five-metre creature will be studied by experts

THE body of a giant shark was found floating off Altea on the Costa Blanca this week. The female- 4.61 metres in length- was spotted

31 May, 2024 @ 15:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

Drunk British tourist is arrested for trying to open plane door during easyJet flight to Spain

A DRUNK British passenger was arrested at Alicante-Elche airport on Thursday after he tried to open a cabin door during an easyJet flight from Gatwick.

31 May, 2024 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

‘Historic’ fine in Benidorm threatens to bankrupt the tourist mecca: City hall is ordered to pay €283million compensation to family who was blocked from building on protected land

BENIDORM City Council is facing potential bankruptcy after a court ordered it to pay €283 million plus interest as compensation to a family for the

30 May, 2024 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Wheelchair user is spotted on the A-7 MOTORWAY on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police rush to remove elderly man from busy road

AN ELDERLY man in a wheelchair caused a commotion on a Costa Blanca motorway after going onto the busy highway with cars having to dodge

30 May, 2024 @ 11:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Becoming a mother with donor eggs: ‘The love I feel for my daughter is unconditional and has nothing to do with genetics’.

Success rates in oocyte donation at Instituto Bernabeu are over 65% in the first transfer. Egg donation is especially recommended for women with low oocyte

29 May, 2024 @ 12:31

Costa Blanca·Health·Mallorca

Victory for expat family trying to prevent tourist flats being built on 'their land' on Spain's Costa Blanca

Expats fall prey to tourist flat surge in Spain: Family is forcibly arrested on the Costa Blanca while attempting to block Airbnb-style homes being built on ‘their’ land

TWO members of an Austrian family have been arrested in a last-ditch effort to stop a new housing development on land which they say is

27 May, 2024 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Bodies of German couple discovered after a dog found a woman’s arm last month in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE bodies of a missing German couple have been discovered on Friday by the Guardia Civil in Jijona- a month after a dog found a

24 May, 2024 @ 18:49

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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EXPLAINER: Here’s what you should do if you find your car has been flooded in the June monsoon

Record monthly passenger total is boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Weather alert for Spain: Hail, rain and storms to hit the Costa Blanca

Revealed: The most popular locations for British property hunters on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘Foreign’ man and woman die on a popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Pair were pulled from the water in a red flag zone

Revealed: The huge rodent spotted roaming irrigation canals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm introduces beach recycling point: Tourists can leave umbrellas, towels and other items at the end of their holiday

Fake clergyman cons thousands of euros out of parish priests on Spain’s Costa Blanca with sob story of dying father and inheritance

British tourist, 52, dies trying to save two young children in sea off Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jennifer Cunningham dies- leading British expat business owner and founder of hospice charity on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Russian-run gang steals cars from Ukrainian refugees in Spain and sells them across Europe

Stars Gala 2024: A Night of Unforgettable Ballet in Alicante

Ukrainian man has acid thrown in face as ‘drugs mafia’ seeks revenge on Benidorm tourist walkway

British expat’s horror after seeing body of dead Irishman, 76, left laying on the shore just metres away from sunbathers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tragic weekend sees five people drown in 72 hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tourist warning for Spain: Buying bags and other goods from ‘looky looky’ men could land you a hefty fine in this holiday hotspot this year

EXCLUSIVE: British woman, 72, is ‘waiting to die’ from ‘football-sized hernias’ in Spain after hospital staff ‘ignored her symptoms for years’ and branded her a ‘bored expat who just wanted company’

Female cook is forced to prostitute herself on roundabouts in Spain after being tricked by a gang who promised her a job in a restaurant

Huge shark is pulled from the waters off Spain’s Costa Blanca: Five-metre creature will be studied by experts

Drunk British tourist is arrested for trying to open plane door during easyJet flight to Spain

‘Historic’ fine in Benidorm threatens to bankrupt the tourist mecca: City hall is ordered to pay €283million compensation to family who was blocked from building on protected land

Wheelchair user is spotted on the A-7 MOTORWAY on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police rush to remove elderly man from busy road

Becoming a mother with donor eggs: ‘The love I feel for my daughter is unconditional and has nothing to do with genetics’.

Expats fall prey to tourist flat surge in Spain: Family is forcibly arrested on the Costa Blanca while attempting to block Airbnb-style homes being built on ‘their’ land

Bodies of German couple discovered after a dog found a woman’s arm last month in Spain’s Costa Blanca

PICTURED: Dozens evacuated from Costa del Sol tourist hotspot as fire torches shops and cars

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages

Estepona details plans to complete last three segments of its Costa del Sol coastal path

Commuter train line between Fuengirola and Malaga to shut for six months next year – here’s why

Well-known Costa del Sol characters caught up in police operation that took down Scotland’s feared Lyons clan