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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

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

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

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

29 Jul, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

29 Jul, 2024 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

25 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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’

24 Jul, 2024 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·Lead

How locals in Spain can block Airbnb-style flats according to new Supreme Court ruling

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

24 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

‘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,

23 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Opponents fight biowaste recycling plant decision after zero consultation by town mayor on Spain's Costa Blanca

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

22 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Environment

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

22 Jul, 2024 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

19 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Health

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

19 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

17 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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-

17 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Sunbed wars crackdown in Spain: Beachgoers on the Costa Blanca will be fined for placing towels down too early – and if they abandon their spot for too long

BEACH hoggers will be fined for nipping out before breakfast to place sunbeds, towels and umbrellas to reserve spots on Calpe beaches in Alicante province.

17 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat, 74, dies in Spain after plunging three metres into construction zone at a Costa Blanca shopping centre

A 74-year-old British woman fell to her death at the Playa Flamenca commercial centre on the Orihuela Costa last Friday. Hilary Philips was walking along

17 Jul, 2024 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Lead

Good news for motorists in Alicante as city’s motorway ring-road goes ‘toll free’ until October to ease traffic jams

ALICANTE’S AP-7 motorway ring road has become toll free until October in a bid to ease traffic jams in the area. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente,

16 Jul, 2024 @ 11:39

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Masked violent gang robbed luxury holiday villas by following owners into homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VIOLENT robbery gang targeting luxury villas across Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Three men and three women were detained in

15 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Hundreds protest against mass tourism in Costa Blanca which makes housing an ‘unattainable luxury for the majority’

ORGANISERS claim that over 700 people joined an Alicante protest on Saturday against mass tourism which is pushing up property prices. The event saw demonstrators

15 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm introduces a new hoist to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim

Benidorm brings in new equipment to help people with mobility issues enjoy a seaside swim

BENIDORM is making life much easier for people with mobility issues to have a swim at the beach. The popular Costa Blanca resort has installed

13 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers at Costa Blanca airport since first flight 17 years ago

Costa Blanca airport milestone: Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers since first flight 17 years ago

BUDGET airline Ryanair says that it has broken the 55 million passenger mark at Alicante-Elche airport since starting flights there in 2007. The debut service

13 Jul, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Car insurance agent pocketed customer premiums in mass fraud on the Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca motor insurance agent has been accused of pocketing premiums paid by 27 clients who unknowingly were not covered to drive their vehicles.

12 Jul, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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