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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tourist, 52, drowns off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca – just days after tragic deaths of husband and wife in their 80s in Alicante
A MAN drowned at El Campello’s Muchavista beach on Sunday, three days after a Madrid couple in their eighties died at Guardamar’s central beach. On
British fugitive is arrested at airport passport control in Spain after ‘beating two US soldiers unconscious’ in Germany
A BRITISH fugitive, 32, has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport on suspicion of a brutal assault on two American soldiers in Germany. The man had
Double tragedy in Alicante: Husband, 87, has fatal heart attack while swimming in the sea before wife, 85, suffers identical fate while diving in to rescue him
A MARRIED couple in their eighties drowned at Guardamar del Segura’s central beach on Thursday. The man, 87, and woman, 85, from Madrid were on
British expat grandfather-of-ten died after taking Nololtil painkiller while cycling through Spain
Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es THE devastated family of a British tourist who died within hours of being prescribed a ‘lethal’
Airbnb crackdown in Spain continues: Major tourist region will outlaw lockboxes for collecting and returning keys
TOUGH new regulations on tourist accommodation in the Valencian Community will include a ban on installing automatic boxes on outside walls and public areas for
‘Fried egg’ jellyfish are washing up on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but are they dangerous?
A TYPE of jellyfish that looks like a fried egg has made an earlier than normal appearance on Alicante province beaches. Known as Cotylorhiza tuberculata,
Residents fight plans for biowaste recycling plant after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROTEST has been called for next week against a regional biowaste recycling plant which Los Montesinos council has agreed to take on. Some residents
Victory for expat family trying to prevent tourist flats being built on ‘their land’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN AUSTRIAN family fighting the building of nine villas on their former garden taken away by an old land-snatch law, has won an temporary injunction
Protesters in Spain form human chains on beaches over controversial housing law
HUMAN chains were formed on beaches across the Valencia and Murcia regions on Saturday to demand action to stop sand erosion and potential evictions of
Dutch tourist, 45, dies while swimming off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 45-year-old man died on Sunday while swimming at El Campello’s Morro Blanca cove in Alicante province. The area is regarded as quiet sheltered spot
Why is Spain the leading provider of IVF treatments in Europe?
SPAIN accounts for 15% of all in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in Europe, and has become the country with the highest volume of IVF cycles
British expat ‘is robbed of €50,000’ by a local female carer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CARER has been accused of stealing over €50,000 from a bank account belong to an elderly British man in Alicante province. The 91-year-old Brit
Scrap the toll call for ’empty’ motorway in prime tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A NEW call has been made for tolls on the AP-7 motorway in the Vega Baja to be suspended after the government said the road
British-Norwegian gang which ‘created and sold fake IDs’ in Spain is busted
FOUR British and Norwegian men have been arrested for running a gang that produced fake ID cards to rip-off phone companies and banks. Six people-
