Benidorm optician gives advice on avoiding sunburned eyes as Spain swelters in 40º heat
IT’S WELL-KNOWN that the sun’s UV rays can be harmful to our skin, but what about our eyes? Many people don’t realise that our eyeballs
First shopping centre in Spain to receive tourist quality award launches market festival for eco traders on Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S L’ALJUB Shopping Centre is the first in Spain to receive the Q Seal for Tourist Quality. As part of the celebrations, it’s hosting a
Maritime Rescue assists 395 vessels off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia in first half of 2021
THE Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (CCS) in Andalucia, who’s primary mission is to rescue people at sea, have assisted 395 vessels along the more than
Taxing matters: How tax residency works for UK nationals in Spain
WITH Brexit still fresh in everyone’s minds, and a number of changes surrounding visas and the end of freedom of movement between the UK and
WHEN CHANGE IS NOT GOOD: UN report highlights climate change threat faced by Spain’s Valencia region
LARGER forest fires, more torrential downpours, flooding, droughts, heatwaves, severe coastal erosion and acidification of the sea await the Valencia region if carbon dioxide emissions
Major drug sting sees police in Spain’s Granada seize more than 6,500 marijuana plants
THE National Police carried out 26 operations against drug trafficking during the month of July in the towns of Granada, Motril and Baza. Officers have arrested more than twenty
Social media users in Spain blast rapper C. Tangana for being ‘sexist’ and compare him with Jesús Gil
SPANISH rapper C. Tangana is once again at the centre of the controversy following his latest social media post. Singer Antón Álvarez Alfaro, from Madrid, took
Cancerous pesticide found recently in ice creams also detected in wide range of food products
And India is not the only producing country where these ingredients have been sourced, as they have also been traced to the Dominican Republic, Uganda,
IN PICS: World’s largest sailboat becomes first cruise ship to dock in Gibraltar since pandemic hit
THE Wind Surf cruise ship glided majestically into port on the Rock for a short day trip, the first cruise to dock in Gibraltar since
WATCH: Police officers rescue poisoned fox in Spain’s Malaga
THE veterinary team at the Andalucian Centre for the Recovery of Endangered Species (CREA) are battling to save the life of a fox rescued last
Making a splash: British pair snorkel around Spanish island of Mallorca in just 33 days
TWO Brits have snorkelled round the entire coast of Mallorca in just 33 days. Team Mallorca 360 set off on their sea adventure on June
IN PICS: A day in the life of a trainee police dog in Gibraltar
POLICE dog Stitch enjoyed his time out at sea, sailing the ocean as part of his recent training to be a Drugs Detection Dog. The
Good news as COVID-19 cases carry on falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 infections have fallen on both a daily and weekly basis in the Valencian Community. Regional health ministry figures today(August 13) report 1,439 new cases.
Elderly care homes reopen in Gibraltar as Covid-19 cases continue to drop
WITH COVID-19 infections now below 200 on the Rock, Elderly Residential Services (ERS) have reopened but with strict new rules designed to keep residents and
The strain in Spain: Emergence of new variants mean rethinking 70% ‘herd immunity’ vaccination target
Spain is on target to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of August, the ‘herd immunity’ threshold that was established as a goal
Quake-stunned Spain hit by another 4.2-magnitude shock felt in Granada and beyond
A MAGNITUDE 4.2 shock hit Granada late on Thursday night months after the city’s residents recovered from a series of major quakes in January, including
Ryanair apologises for forcing COVID test on autistic boy ahead of flight home from Spain’s Valencia
AN AUTISTIC boy flying home from a holiday in Spain was left ‘petrified’ after being forced to take a COVID test upon boarding a Ryanair
COVID-19 curfews to be extended to even more popular tourist spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca from next week
JUDGES have backed a night curfew extension request from the Valencian government which will see more Costa Blanca holiday spots added to it. The current
Ice lollies and frozen trout: How Spain’s zoo animals are keeping cool during heatwave
AS temperatures soar above 40ºC across Spain as a heatwave intensifies, zoos and wildlife parks are working hard to keep their animals cool. That means
Benidorm thief displays football dribbling skills to distract and rob tourists visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm thief showed off his footballing skills in a distraction robbery ruse in the city’s Rincon de Loix area. He demonstrated his dribbling abilities
Irish mobster Gerry the Monk Hutch arrested in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol
AN Irish gang boss implicated in the notorious Regency Hotel boxing event shooting in Dublin has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. Gerry ‘The
Boat owner cheats death after explosion throws him into the water at a Costa Blanca marina in Spain
A Russian man had a lucky escape after a boat explosion blew him into the water at Altea’s Greenwich Marina. The blast happened at around
Spain on extreme alert for wildfires as heatwave deepens
FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain blazes in northeastern Spain as low humidity combined with a heatwave caused tinderbox conditions across much of the country. Weather alerts
Shark that forced swimmers out of the water in Benidorm reappears off nearby beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BLUE shark that swam close to the shore of Benidorm’s Poniente beach on Thursday has popped up a a few kilometres south at Villajoyosa.
Expat despairs at insurance company demanding receipts for 100 year old jewellery after robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Expat has slammed his insurance company after it demanded receipts for stolen jewellery that had been in the family for 100 years. Brian Snell,
The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy
THE 46th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and