Costa Blanca News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court

A row over a stolen historical document could end up with Orihuela council taking the Catalunya regional government to court. Repeated requests from Orihuela officials

5 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Record COVID-19 case numbers don’t lead to new restrictions for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SOARING coronavirus infections are not forcing any imminent new restrictions in the Valencian Community 22,800 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, taking in the

4 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

Fugitive fraudster is arrested in arrivals area of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

AN Estonian man accused of a €150,000 fraud has been arrested after landing at Alicante-Elche airport. He had flown in from Kaunas in Lithuania. The

4 Jan, 2022 @ 11:50

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

Disastrous floods of 2019 in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain caused €2.3 billion of damage

After more than two years, “essential” cash arrives for flood protection schemes in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME €16 million for dozens of flood defence projects in Vega Baja has finally arrived with local authorities in the area. Plans approved for all

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Three Kings procession duplicated to satisfy needs of popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE ‘Three Wise Men of the East’ will arrive in Orihuela this Wednesday to distribute gifts to boys and girls of the municipality But as

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Benidorm Police Seize Fake Rolex Watches As Four Market Traders Are Arrested In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Benidorm police seize fake Rolex watches and arrest market traders in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FAKE Rolex watches were part of a big consignment of counterfeit goods being sold to shoppers at a popular Costa Blanca market. The Policia Nacional

3 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

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

Youth Thugs Robbery Murcia Costa Blanca Spain

Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

TWO youths committed 21 robberies in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas without hesitating to beat up anybody that stood in the way. The violent

31 Dec, 2021 @ 17:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Alicante’s Three Kings Parade will go ahead on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S Three Kings Parade will go ahead this Wednesday afternoon with extra COVID-19 safety measures. A number of Valencian Community towns and cities including Valencia

31 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Grassed up: Huge marijuana plantation busted thanks to neighbours’ vigilance in urbanisation popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN UNDERBUILD in Orihuela Costa was raided this week as Local Police found a plantation of marijuana. Some 216 plants were discovered growing in the

31 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante Predicts 2022 As Boom Year For Cruise Ship Arrivals On Spain's Costa Blanca

Alicante predicts 2022 ‘boom’ for cruise ship arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE City Council says that cruise ship passengers visiting the area will more than quadruple in 2022. The authority also predicts that tourists spending time

31 Dec, 2021 @ 11:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Unvaccinated people told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN Community residents who have received no COVID-19 vaccines have been told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties. The appeal came this Thursday

30 Dec, 2021 @ 17:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drought Forces Earliest grape harvest in continental Europe to be brought forward

Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal

A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester. The farmer

30 Dec, 2021 @ 14:31

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Overnight Rescue Of Trapped Climbers On Famous Costa Blanca Peak In Spain

Trapped climbers in overnight rescue drama on famous Costa Blanca peak in Spain

FIVE climbers trapped on Monte Ponoig in Alicante Province have been rescued after an overnight operation by regional firefighters Monte Ponoig, overlooking Polop, is nicknamed

30 Dec, 2021 @ 13:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain

AN early morning siege in Elche ended in the arrest of a man accused of killing his girlfriend on Christmas Day. The Policia Nacional swooped

30 Dec, 2021 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca mobile phone dealer in Spain cons insurance company out of €500,000

Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A mobile phone dealer made dozens of bogus claims to con an insurance company out of €500,000-worth of new ‘high-end’ phones. The fraudster has been

29 Dec, 2021 @ 19:15

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

Man Claims Four Bouncers Beat Him Up Outside Costa Blanca Night Club In Spain

Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain

A Denia man has accused four night club security workers of attacking and injuring him for no good reason. The 43-year-old victim has filed a

29 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Sneaky Surgeon Convicted Of Illegally Accessing Medical Records Of His Costa Blanca Housekeeper In Spain

Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain

A Costa Blanca hospital surgeon has been given a one-year jail term and fined €2,160 for illegally accessing medical files belonging to his housekeeper. The

29 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New Year farce as Murcia party-goers book coaches to Spain’s Costa Blanca to avoid early COVID closures

MURCIA’S HoyTu hospitality group says people frustrated with regional COVID restrictions are chartering coaches to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the Costa Blanca. HoyTu president,

29 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

WATCH: The flour and the glory – massive food fight on Spain’s Costa Blanca takes the COVID worries away

IT was an opportunity to let off steam after the stress and depredations of the COVID pandemic – and the townsfolk of Ibi in Alicante

29 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Home Robbery Gang Stole High Value Electrical Goods And 35 Cars From Over 80 Addresses In Alicante Area Of Spain

Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain

A major Alicante Province home robbery gang has been broken up in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. 14 people have been arrested and two

29 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

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

Jewellery Thieves Who Struck Across Eastern Spain Are Caught By Police Dragnet In Torrevieja Area Of Costa Blanca

Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia

TWO jewellery thieves who took watches, rings, and bracelets worth over €116,000 from four homes in the Murcia and Valencia areas have been arrested in

29 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Interactive map reveals COVID-19 hotspots and towns unaffected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN HEALTH authorities have published an interactive map that shows which Alicante municipalities have been hit most by Coronavirus. It shows the number of cases

29 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Summer to be 'warmer than normal' in Spain after fifth-wettest spring since 1961

Winter heatwave predicted for Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A blast of Saharan air will bring unseasonably warm temperatures for the New Year’s holiday in the Alicante Province and Murcia areas of Spain. Experts

28 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes

No plans for tougher COVID-19 restrictions for New Year and Three Kings holidays in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FRESH restrictions to counter the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are not coming yet to the Valencian Community. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, said that

28 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Based Phishing Con Fleeces €600,000 Out Of Unsuspecting Bank Customers In Spain

Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain

A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their ‘log-in’ and personal details. Operation

28 Dec, 2021 @ 13:11

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists robbed by young mob in popular Alicante visitor area on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain

NINE Spaniards have been arrested for robbing people in the Levante Pier area of Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the thieves, aged between 19 and

28 Dec, 2021 @ 11:46

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

Costa Blanca - Page 86

Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court

Record COVID-19 case numbers don’t lead to new restrictions for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Fugitive fraudster is arrested in arrivals area of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

After more than two years, “essential” cash arrives for flood protection schemes in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Three Kings procession duplicated to satisfy needs of popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm police seize fake Rolex watches and arrest market traders in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Alicante’s Three Kings Parade will go ahead on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Grassed up: Huge marijuana plantation busted thanks to neighbours’ vigilance in urbanisation popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alicante predicts 2022 ‘boom’ for cruise ship arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Unvaccinated people told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal

Trapped climbers in overnight rescue drama on famous Costa Blanca peak in Spain

Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain

Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain

Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain

New Year farce as Murcia party-goers book coaches to Spain’s Costa Blanca to avoid early COVID closures

WATCH: The flour and the glory – massive food fight on Spain’s Costa Blanca takes the COVID worries away

Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain

Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia

Interactive map reveals COVID-19 hotspots and towns unaffected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Winter heatwave predicted for Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

No plans for tougher COVID-19 restrictions for New Year and Three Kings holidays in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain

Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain

Police dismantle sex exploitation gang that abused foreign women on Costa Blanca

‘Love hug’ robbers arrested in Barcelona after multiple thefts from elderly people on the Costa Blanca

Vox mayor in small Andalucia town comes under fire after distributing 2026 calendar adorned with pictures of fascist dictator Franco

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

Orange weather alert: Heavy rain and ‘hurricane-force gusts’ expected as Storm Claudia closes in on Spain