The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy
THE 40th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
Latest COVID-19 figures and hospital admissions from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases have held absolutely steady according to this evening’s figures(May 19) published by the Valencian health authority. They announced 138 new infections today
BIG HASH STASH of under 4,000 kilos on a speedy ‘narcoboat’ is intercepted at a Costa Blanca beach in Spain
PLANS to land almost 4,000 kilos of hashish by boat on the Costa Blanca came unstuck this morning(May 19) when the craft was intercepted by
BENIDORM presents a new way of booking everything for the perfect holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has unveiled a one-stop internet site where tourists can book everything for their holiday, including tickets to get there. The new portal was unveiled
Heartless fraudster cons elderly Benidorm lady of over €40,000 in bogus search for remains of parents killed in the Spanish Civil War
A conman swindled €43,600 from a 91-year-old Benidorm woman in a bogus search to find the remains of her parents who died in the Spanish
New cycle lane costing nearly quarter of a million euros to get built on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council has agreed the contract to commence works on the cycle-lane between Orihuela and Montepinar. Once layout verification is signed off on the
Zoom conferences to be held on post-Brexit issues just for British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO online advisory talks aimed specifically at foreign residents are being organised by Orihuela City Council in June. The first will deal with ‘Post Brexit’
COVID-19 hospital admissions fall below 150 patients in the Costa Blanca area of Spain as new infections creep up
COVID-19 hospitalisations have dropped to below 150 patients in the Valencian Community. The latest figures from the regional health ministry tonight(May 18) showed there were
GOOD AS GOLD as tricksters fool jewellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca into buying fakes
A young couple swindled jewellers and gold exchange stores across Alicante City by selling them fake trinkets and rings with a gold-style covering sprayed onto
COSTA BLANCA curfew set to continue as judges will rule over the extension of one of Spain’s few remaining night-time closures
VALENCIA’S Supreme Court(TSJCV) will decide this week whether the Valencian Community’s midnight curfew can continue past May 24. Regional president, Ximo Puig, initially wanted the
Top Benidorm theme park to partially reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca in July
BENIDORM’S Terra Mitica theme park will welcome visitors from July 3 after being shut throughout 2020. It will be the first time the park will
Museum Day celebrated on Spain’s Costa Blanca with free trips through empty underground reservoirs
ROJALES Council will be taking local people through its historical heritage on a train over the days running up to Museum Day on Saturday, May
Highest weekend COVID-19 case figures this month across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases have produced their highest May weekend total in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures released tonight(May 17) show 387 new infections since
Alicante calls time for 2021 on one of the top outdoor events of the year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE Council has cancelled this year’s San Juan Hogueras(Bonfires) celebrations to extinguish the chance of an autumn rescheduling. It’s the second year that the Hogueras
BREXIT ANSWERS to come for Brits on the Costa Blanca in Spain thanks to special ‘Zoom’ sessions
BRITISH residents in Alicante Province can join a series of ‘Zoom’ webinars to ask questions about living in Spain in the post-Brexit era. The events
Heatwave brings out law-abiding visitors to Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca
A big rush of visitors to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca over the weekend did not fuel a parallel rise in COVID health safety rule-breaking.
HAPPY ENDING for kittens left to die in a suitcase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE kittens cheated death after being crammed into a suitcase and dumped on land in Alicante. Their ordeal had a happy ending after the small
Negligent dog owner loses jail sentence appeal after six-month-old puppy died on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca woman has lost her appeal against a three-month jail sentence for letting her dog die from serious neglect. She also got a
LATEST COVID-19 case and hospital admission figures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations are maintaining their significant falls, helped by increasing vaccinations in the Valencian Community. The regional health ministry today(May 14) reported
GETTING BATTY for home comforts to fight off mosquitoes in a park area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BATS and birds are being coaxed to have a home in a Costa Blanca park in order to fend off nasty pests and mosquitoes. Boxes
Benidorm and other major Costa Blanca cities get ready for the busiest weekend of the year
MAJOR centres across the Costa Blanca are stepping up their security measures this weekend in anticipation of a big influx of visitors. Alicante, Benidorm, Denia
‘EXTREMELY VIOLENT’ drug dealer is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after he tried to kill a customer
DNA analysis has helped police arrest a man branded as ‘extremely violent’ in Crevillente. The 37-year-old drug dealer is accused of trying to kill a
Good pandemic news with fresh falls in both COVID cases and hospital admissions on Spain’s Costa Blanca
131 new coronavirus infections were announced tonight(May 13) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. COVID case numbers are continuing their downward spiral
MOULDY MANGOES were sold as Spanish produce to fool shoppers at a Costa Blanca market in Alicante
FIVE Alicante market traders are in trouble for selling wrongly-labelled or out-of-date food on their stalls. A dozen inspections by the Guardia Civil uncovered 20,000
COSTA SCORCHER as Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca will sizzle this weekend in spring heatwave
WARM winds originating in the Azores will bring scorching temperatures to the Costa Blanca this weekend. Average May values of 23 degrees will be shattered
Six top accolades for popular Costa Blanca boutique hotel winning Best Small Hotel in Spain and Best Romantic Hotel in Europe
GUADALEST hotel, Cases Noves, has received the best possible news after more than a year facing up to the Covid crisis. The boutique hotel set