Costa Blanca train line in Spain with direct Benidorm link to reopen after six years
TRAIN services between Teulada and Gata de Gorgos on the northern Costa Blanca will resume this Wednesday(July 13). Travellers have had to make do with
World famous Cirque de Soleil brings spectacular touring show to Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE internationally renowned Cirque de Soleil is returning to the Costa Blanca for the first time since the Covid pandemic broke out in 2020. The
British and Spanish squatters removed from Costa Blanca property
FIVE British and Spanish squatters have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Javea. The owner of the family-sized property complained that a group had
Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM bars and restaurants are being forced to close because they can’t find enough staff. The city’s Abreca hospitality association says another 3,000 employees are
Here to help: The Kitchen Shop in Alicante’s La Marina Urbanisation offers much more than furniture and carpentry
SITUATED on Urbanisation La Marina, The Kitchen Shop is a well-established legally registered, family-run business. Owner Simon has nearly 30 years of experience in the
The Olive Press meets Darren Parmenter, tourism councillor for San Fulgencio and La Marina Urbanisation in Spain
DARREN Parmenter, a British ex-journalist, has lived on ‘the urb’ since 1991 and was elected to the town council following the May 2019 elections. He
LA MARINA URBANISATION – a home from home in the heartland of orange groves and flamingos
SURROUNDED by orange groves, salt marshes and pine forests… oh, and a climate with around 325 days of sun a year. What’s there not to
Making dreams come true in La Marina Urbanisation in Spain’s Alicante – Barclays Properties
Buy in La Marina with award-winning Barclays Properties BUYING a property in La Marina urbanisation is easier if you are guided by experts with specialist,
Meet the real estate specalists: Watsons in Alicante’s La Marina Urbanisation
Watsons sells properties in La Marina in record time THE sister company to Barclays Properties, Watsons Real Estate, is a logical first choice when selling
Meet the woman behind a hospice charity supporting terminally ill expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Jennifer Cunningham reveals why La Marina proved the ideal place to expand her business and launch a charity to provide hospice care within the expat
EXCLUSIVE: Doctors quit crisis-stricken hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ‘shock’ plan allegedly reducing emergency waiting times
DOCTORS are still resigning from Torrevieja Hospital, citing poor working conditions, despite an alleged reduction in emergency waiting times thanks to a ‘shock’ plan. The
Benidorm prepares for summer tourist rush with big clean up on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has boosted its street cleaning and rubbish collection workforce for the summer holiday season. The city’s population is expected to swell three-fold in July
Greengrocer who held up seven banks in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain is caught after skipping jail a year ago
A greengrocer turned professional bank robber who did not return to prison after getting a release permit, has been arrested in Hondon de los Frailes,
Benidorm’s much-needed new medical centre in resort’s ‘English Zone’ takes big step forward on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A €4.57 million contract has been awarded to build Benidorm’s new Rincon de Loix health centre. The new facility will replace the current two-floor clinic
Costa Blanca drugs traffickers use post offices in Spain to mail narcotics to UK and USA
THREE Czech nationals have been arrested for running a mail order drugs service out of the Costa Blanca. They were based in Playa de San
Costa Blanca man admits financing terrorism and recruiting supporters at Spain’s National Court
A San Vicente del Raspeig man has been jailed for six years and fined €1,300 after admitting to financing terrorism and trying to recruit people.
Benidorm ‘English’ zone bars and clubs raided by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX people have been arrested by Benidorm’s Policia Nacional during a crime sweep targeting bars and clubs called ‘Operation Summer’. The detainees, aged between 20
Drone flying into protected airspace causes emergency alert at busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A drone owner faces a fine of up to €225,000 after causing an emergency alert at Alicante-Elche airport. An airline pilot sighted the drone flying
Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients
RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards
Drug trafficking Polish fugitive facing many years in prison is caught living on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Polish fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante and could face up to 33 years behind bars for drug trafficking and
Brutally violent Costa Blanca home robbery gang arrested in Spain
A violent home robbery gang who did not hesitate to threaten property owners with guns has been brought down in Dolores. Six men, aged 29
Suspected jihadist terrorist recruiter arrested in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A 41-year-old suspected terrorist has been arrested in Elche by the Guardia Civil. The man, a Norwegian national of Iraqi descent, was detained in the
Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil is probing the kidnapping of a Russian couple by bogus police officers in the San Juan beach area of Alicante on Sunday.
Lidl supermarkets announces €25 million expansion plans in Spain’s Valencia region
LIDL supermarkets will open eight new stores in the Valencian Community over the next 18 months. The retailer says that adds up to an investment
Elderly Benidorm couple conned by ‘stain’ trick on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A con-trick known as ‘The Stain’ helped a man and woman wrestle away a €1,800 gold chain from an elderly couple in Benidorm. A Policia
Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A lorry driver has been arrested over the death of a man who clung onto his vehicle’s rear view mirror for three kilometres before being