Which towns have shown over 30% rise in long term unemployment on Spain’s Costa Blanca?
UNEMPLOYMENT in the Vega Baja area of Alicante Province has increased by over 28% in the last 13 years. But four of the area’s largest
Hospitality groups told that customers will need COVID passports to go indoors in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A COVID-19 passport will be mandatory to enter bars, restaurants and nightlife businesses in the Valencian Community. Hospitality sector representatives from the region’s three provinces
Leading chocolate maker Valor based outside Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrates its 140th anniversary
SPAIN’S leading chocolate manufacturer, Valor, has celebrated its 140th anniversary by announcing profits of €10.6 million. The company had a turnover of €128 million in
‘Phishing’ and ‘Smishing’ gang arrested for mass internet banking scam based in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A Costa Blanca gang led by four brothers have been arrested by the Guardia Civil over an internet scam that netted cash from 163 victims.
Violent criminal makes mistake of being caught in routine police check on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A violent robber has been arrested after his car was stopped at a Policia Nacional checkpoint in Alicante. The detained man, 34, had six arrest
COVID-19 certificate downloads soar before mandatory passports for indoor venues arrive in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
DOWNLOADS of COVID-19 certificates have doubled in a week in the Valencian Community ahead of an imminent start of COVID passport rules to access some
Life-saving GPS system pinpoints emergency call locations in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW technology is being used to track locations of emergency callers in the Valencian Community. The Advanced Mobile Location(AML) system pinpoints a mobile phone location
WATCH: Wintry weather hits Spain’s Costa Blanca with snow, hail, and a mini-tornado
HAILSTORMS and a mini-tornado hit parts of the southern Costa Blanca overnight as temperatures dipped. Alicante streets were coated white through hail but the effect
NO VENDETTA: Just fair reporting of British gestor linked to fake padron probe as he takes on mayor role on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN embattled British gestor has hit back on social media, after the Olive Press revealed his involvement in an alleged fake padron fraud. Expat Matthew
MUST READ: Important news for UK buyers of holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
PROPERTY buying in parts of Spain will become easier for British purchasers after the scrapping of an old Francoist law. Non-EU home buyers in areas
Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK
EXPLAINER: What we know about plans for COVID-19 passports for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
USING an EU COVID-19 certificate to enter some businesses will start within the next fortnight in the Valencian Community. Speaking this Monday, Valencian president, Ximo
Staff at special needs home on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over mistreatment of autistic resident
FOUR people at an El Campello residential special needs centre have been arrested for allegedly harassing and mistreating an autistic person. Other staff members involved
Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court
TWO Moroccan brothers arrested on the Costa Blanca in a terror funding investigation are set to be deported. They were taken to a Madrid foreigners
Benidorm head chef bullied female kitchen assistant for 11 years at Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain
THE head chef of an unnamed Benidorm restaurant will have to pay out €13,200 to a bullied kitchen assistant. The female victim suffered for 11
British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GESTOR who admitted responsibility for the arrest of British pensioners in a padron scandal is now a ‘Pedáneos Mayor’ covering a major expat urbanisation
“Respect” called for as able-bodied children damage swing intended for disabled on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRAND NEW swing installed for the sole use of wheelchair-bound people has been damaged by large numbers of able-bodied children using it. The facility
Universal Children’s Day to be celebrated in style on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council is to commemorate Universal Children’s Day on Sunday, November 21. Local Councillor for Social Welfare, Almudena Baldó, announced the event to be
Costa Blanca serial graffiti vandal in Spain is caught after year-long investigation
POLICE have arrested a Costa Blanca graffiti vandal after a year-long probe to track down the culprit. The unidentified man scrawled over 50 signs in
Prison security director lied about hooded men attack outside her Benidorm home in Spain
A senior security director at Villena prison has been arrested for lying about five hooded men attacking her outside her Benidorm home. The unnamed woman
Diversity and collaboration in sport to be highlighted in LGBTIQ+ promotion on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S main retail complex, the L’Aljub Shopping Centre, will act as a focal point for discussion about sport integrating the LGBTIQ+ community into life. On
Local hero breaks wrist catching falling dog from fourth floor Costa Blanca balcony in Spain
AN Alicante man, 26, was branded a hero after breaking his wrist in the act of catching a dog that fell from a fourth-floor balcony.
Man suffers hypothermia and bruising after rescue from choppy Costa Blanca waters of Spain
EMERGENCY services rescued a Russian man who could not get out of the sea on Tuesday evening at Torrevieja’s Cala de la Higuera. It’s not
Unvaccinated patients make up two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
TWO out of three recent ICU hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the Valencian Community have involved unvaccinated patients. Official health figures for the period between
“Enough is enough!” – march in fight against gender violence arranged in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO Council has arranged a march and series of other events planned to commemorate the International Day Against Gender Violence. The town encompasses La
Dutch national arrested in Benidorm for attempted murder of fellow countryman during drunken bar brawl on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Dutch man who fled Spain after a bar stabbing has been arrested months later on an attempted murder charge by the Guardia Civil in