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Revealed: The costliest and cheapest winter holiday rentals on Spain's Costa Blanca

Body of missing expat boy, 16, is discovered weeks after he vanished while canoeing in Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

THE body of 16-year old Ivailo ‘Ivo’ Petrov has been found by the Guardia Civil, 20 days after he disappeared whilst canoeing in Mar Menor.

25 Jan, 2024 @ 16:16

Costa Blanca·Lead

Illegal cigarette factory busted in Spain's Costa Blanca

Illegal cigarette factory making 12,000 ‘branded’ fags per hour is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A ROBBERY alert led to the discovery of an illegal cigarette factory featuring two sophisticated machines inside a Costa Blanca house. The Guardia Civil visited

25 Jan, 2024 @ 12:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Spain’s largest ever ecstacy factory is raided after making more than €100m worth of the drug

THE Policia Nacional has dismantled Spain’s biggest-ever ecstasy laboratory and seized 1,900 litres of MDMA with a street value of €105 million. 12 men of

24 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wanted Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after showing police a ‘manipulated’ photo of his ID

AN IRISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking and the illegal possession of weapons has been arrested on the Costa Blanca after an anonymous tip off.

24 Jan, 2024 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots

OWNING or renting a property is getting more expensive in Spain- especially in tourist areas popular with British expats. A survey conducted by online portal

24 Jan, 2024 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

Wild boars are terrorising Spain’s Costa Blanca: How a ‘plague of 6,000 pigs’ is destroying land and keeping residents ‘locked in their houses’ at night out of fear

A PLAGUE of wild boars has prompted a group of Alicante province mayors to demand an urgent meeting with the regional Environment Ministry. A meeting

23 Jan, 2024 @ 14:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Revealed: Where you will earn the most and the least renting out your holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IF you are looking for a bargain holiday home rental for the rest of winter on the Costa Blanca, then you should focus on the

23 Jan, 2024 @ 11:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Must visit: This Alicante town loved by Brits has beaches to rival Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro

Popular Costa Blanca tourist area in Spain is getting its first five-star hotel

CALPE is set to get its first five-star hotel on the site of a half-built hotel in the Los Pinos seafront area. A building licence

22 Jan, 2024 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Violent gang members who robbed dozens of homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca are finally arrested

A HOME robbery gang has been arrested in two Alicante province towns and charged with 21 burglaries as well as drug trafficking. The Guardia Civil

21 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Cockfighting ring with seats for 200 spectators is raided on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police make 19 arrests

AN ILLEGAL cockfighting tournament staged in a purpose-built arena at an Alicante province bar has been busted by the Policia Nacional. 19 men involved in

20 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Boy, 12, has index finger ‘sliced off’ by a mechanical bull on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Furious mother vows to sue the popular feria

A FUMING mother is planning to sue a fun fair in Spain after her son’s finger was partially sliced off at the weekend. The 12-year-old

19 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Luxury €135m development is coming to Benidorm: New homes hope to attract British buyers with estimated prices of up to €1.5m

A DEVELOPER has unveiled a €135 million plan to build 250 bungalows and villas close to Benidorm’s Terra Mitica theme park and the Hotel Melia

19 Jan, 2024 @ 10:43

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property

How a Polish gang ‘flew into Spain to rob homes in British expat hotspots before returning home with their spoils’

A POLISH gang that specially flew to Spain to carry out home robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. After two men were detained

18 Jan, 2024 @ 17:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

RIP: Legendary Benidorm bar owner who appeared on Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun dies

ONE of Benidorm’s larger than life British characters, Graham Boland, who became a well-known face on a UK television show has died. Graham appeared for

18 Jan, 2024 @ 14:23

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

How new property laws are discouraging homeowners from renting out to long-term tenants on Spain’s Costa Blanca, according to local estate agents

SPAIN’S new Housing Law has been branded as having a ‘disastrous’ effect on the rental market by Alicante’s Association of Real Estate Agents (API). The

18 Jan, 2024 @ 11:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

Mayor suggests 'bank loan' could offer hope for long campaign to get walkway over motorway on Spain's Costa Blanca

Council bank loan idea offers hope in long battle to get walkway over motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA’S mayor says a €1.37 million bank loan could get a much-needed pedestrian bridge built over the AP-7 on the Orihuela Costa. Pepe Vegara is

18 Jan, 2024 @ 07:30

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Residents call for motorhome park after vehicles occupy shopping centre car park on Spain's Costa Blanca|

Residents call for a dedicated motorhome park as vehicles use shopping centre facilities on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Orihuela Costa residents group wants a motorhome park to be set up in the area after an increasing number of homeowners are using the

17 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Benidorm launches cleaning blitz to remove chewing gum from city pavements

Benidorm cleaning blitz is removing chewing gum from its pavements

BENIDORM’S Street Cleaning department has started the onerous task of removing discarded chewing gum that has firmly stuck on city pavements. The work is being

17 Jan, 2024 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Couple who ‘tricked auction houses around Spain to sell their fake designer bags for up to €10,000 a pop’ are finally arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA couple have been arrested for selling fake luxury high-end branded leather goods to auction houses across Spain. The Policia Nacional said the quality

17 Jan, 2024 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community

SPAIN’S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented

16 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, Catalunya, and the Madrid region received the largest number of foreign immigrants in 2022 according to figures released by the National Institute

15 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Last chance to enjoy 50% off the Olive Press’s online subscriptions as New Year deal ends TOMORROW

Dear Olive Press readers online, You only have until tomorrow to take advantage of our special New Year sale with an incredible 50% off the

15 Jan, 2024 @ 13:08

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

German expat, 65, dies in horror blaze at illegal camping site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE PERSON died and two others have been treated after a fire at a wooden cabin on an illegal campsite in Benidoleig, Alicante province. The

15 Jan, 2024 @ 11:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Loan sharks give businessman €3k and extort ten times the original amount with violent threats on Spain's Costa Blanca

Loan shark warning after man on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees debt soar from €3,000 to €30,000 within months and is subjected to threats and demands

THREE Alicante area loan sharks have been arrested after lending €3,000 to a business owner and then threatening violence against him to bank €30,000 of

14 Jan, 2024 @ 09:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm Prepares For Summer Tourist Influx By Boosting Street Cleaning And Rubbish Collections On Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists left up to 540 TONNES of rubbish on the beaches of Spain’s Benidorm last year, figures show

THE City of Benidorm collected a whopping 544,500 kilograms of waste from its beaches in 2023, according to a press statement released January 11. The

13 Jan, 2024 @ 12:20

Barcelona·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Revealed: Huge €375m plan to build 1,800-home mega development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TORREVIEJA developer has announced plans for a 1,800 home development as part of a new urbanisation containing 7,490 properties in the Costa Blanca city.

12 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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Body of missing expat boy, 16, is discovered weeks after he vanished while canoeing in Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

Illegal cigarette factory making 12,000 ‘branded’ fags per hour is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s largest ever ecstacy factory is raided after making more than €100m worth of the drug

Wanted Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after showing police a ‘manipulated’ photo of his ID

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots

Wild boars are terrorising Spain’s Costa Blanca: How a ‘plague of 6,000 pigs’ is destroying land and keeping residents ‘locked in their houses’ at night out of fear

Revealed: Where you will earn the most and the least renting out your holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Popular Costa Blanca tourist area in Spain is getting its first five-star hotel

Violent gang members who robbed dozens of homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca are finally arrested

Cockfighting ring with seats for 200 spectators is raided on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Police make 19 arrests

Boy, 12, has index finger ‘sliced off’ by a mechanical bull on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Furious mother vows to sue the popular feria

Luxury €135m development is coming to Benidorm: New homes hope to attract British buyers with estimated prices of up to €1.5m

How a Polish gang ‘flew into Spain to rob homes in British expat hotspots before returning home with their spoils’

RIP: Legendary Benidorm bar owner who appeared on Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun dies

How new property laws are discouraging homeowners from renting out to long-term tenants on Spain’s Costa Blanca, according to local estate agents

Council bank loan idea offers hope in long battle to get walkway over motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Residents call for a dedicated motorhome park as vehicles use shopping centre facilities on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm cleaning blitz is removing chewing gum from its pavements

Couple who ‘tricked auction houses around Spain to sell their fake designer bags for up to €10,000 a pop’ are finally arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

Last chance to enjoy 50% off the Olive Press’s online subscriptions as New Year deal ends TOMORROW

German expat, 65, dies in horror blaze at illegal camping site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Loan shark warning after man on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees debt soar from €3,000 to €30,000 within months and is subjected to threats and demands

Tourists left up to 540 TONNES of rubbish on the beaches of Spain’s Benidorm last year, figures show

Revealed: Huge €375m plan to build 1,800-home mega development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British motorists could be taxed for driving in Spain under UK ‘pay-per-mile’ budget plan

Warning for holidaymakers visiting Spain as Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes

Foreigners bought almost half of Costa Blanca properties sold between July and September

Revealed: Over half of Barcelona’s young residents are born abroad – as Catalan separatists sound alarm over loss of cultural identity

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds