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Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FATHER has lost a two-year court battle over stopping his young daughter getting an important ear operation. The girl has now undergone the surgery and is feeling much better after an

15 May, 2023 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia·Premium·Valencian Community

Local Authority Increases Forest Fire Prevention Budget By 290% In Spain's Costa Blanca

Regional body announces three-fold boost to forest fire prevention budget for Spain’s Alicante province

ALICANTE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL is handing out €1.4 million this year to municipalities to produce and execute forest fire prevention plans. It’s a 290% budget rise in the wake of last summer’s La

15 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

British tourist arrested for raping son's friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH man in his mid-forties has been jailed after being accused of raping a friend of his son’s at a Magaluf hotel. The offender was arrested at Palma airport having brought

15 May, 2023 @ 11:22

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Premium

Snow showers in Asturias and hail in the Med see Spain’s weird year of weather continue

SPAIN’S weird year of weather continued this weekend, with snow falling in parts of Spain and hailstones in parts of the Mediterranean. Snowfall was registered on Friday in the mountains of La

14 May, 2023 @ 16:30

National News·Premium

British toddler drowns in villa swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN 18-month-old British boy drowned in a La Nucia villa swimming pool in Alicante province on Friday. Emergency services were called at around 10.00am with news that the youngster had been pulled

12 May, 2023 @ 18:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Spain’s top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has upheld a 135-year prison sentence for a British teacher and nanny who created and distributed pornography of children in his care after changing his name following previous convictions

12 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Premium

Benidorm Bids For €3 Million Grant For Elevators To Access Popular Tourist Spot On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm bids for €3 million grant to install elevators to access iconic tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM council wants to install a network of elevators to improve access to the Tossal de La Cala viewpoint. Access up the 889 metre-long steep path has always been a major concern

12 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Beaches·Benidorm·Cities·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Valencian Community

Public Health Campaigners Say Torrevieja Hospital On Spain's Costa Blanca Needs Another 166 Beds

Public health campaigners claim major bed shortage at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PUBLIC health campaign group has called for more beds at Torrevieja Hospital during a protest outside the facility on Thursday. ‘Platforma por la Sanidad Publica y de Calidad’ says the average

12 May, 2023 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Premium·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach, you have to be aware that you can

12 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Beaches·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man on UK ‘Most Wanted’ list arrested after seven years on the run in Spain’s Malaga area

A MAN who was on the run from UK authorities for seven years has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Estepona. Mark Francis Roberts, 29, allegedly took part in an attack

12 May, 2023 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Premium

Injunction sought over health services returning to public management in Spain’s Costa Blanca

RIBERA SALUD who run the Denia health department, including Denia hospital, have gone to court to delay health services returning to public management from January 31, 2024. It’s a similar move unsuccessfully

11 May, 2023 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Many British nationals in Spain’s Costa Blanca fail to register to vote in May council elections

COUNCIL elections on May 28 will see fewer British expats voting in the Vega Baja area of Alicante province because they failed to re-register by the mid-January deadline. Figures from the Electoral

9 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics·Premium·Valencian Community

Murcia woman in Spain who recently joined British Royal Navy acted as honour guard during Coronation parades

A MURCIA woman had a weekend to remember, barely a year after enlisting in the British Royal Navy. 20-year-old Marina Garcia from Puerto de Mazarron was chosen to be part of the

9 May, 2023 @ 11:42

Lead·Murcia·Premium

Squatter-removal firm accused of violent assault on residents they had no right to evict in Spain's Murcia|

Child pornography and drugs gang busted in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TWO-YEAR Policia Nacional investigation has culminated in the arrest of five people who distributing child pornography from their homes in Alicante. Two of the men have been jailed included the two

4 May, 2023 @ 19:15

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

Two British Tourists Beat Up Hotel Security Guard In Spain's Mallorca

Two British tourists beat up Magaluf hotel security guard in Spain’s Mallorca

A MAGALUF hotel security guard was beaten up by two British tourists after refusing them entry in the early hours of Friday morning. The men were not staying at the BH Mallorca

2 May, 2023 @ 13:41

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Premium

Stabbing riddle as ‘good friend’ cleared of killing young Brit, Ben Nesbitt, on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SOUTHPORT man has been found not guilty of homicide following the fatal stabbing of Ben Nesbitt, 22, who was found bleeding to death in a Quesada street on October 1, 2020.

1 May, 2023 @ 15:00

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

FOOD: The 10 cities in Spain with the best free tapas

The tradition of free tapas are not only a long-standing tradition in Granada—find out where else with the Olive Press’ Tapas guide

29 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Food & Drink·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Granada·Where to eat

Police Arrest Owner Of Abandoned Pit Bull Dog That Killed British Woman In Spain's Valencia Area

Owner of pit bull dog that killed British woman is arrested in Spain’s Valencia area

THE OWNER of an abandoned pit bull dog that killed a British woman in the Macastre area of Valencia province last February has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 35-year-old Spaniard

28 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

British Man Taken To Hospital After Base Jump Goes Wrong At Benidorm Hotel On Spain's Costa Blanca

Italian man taken to hospital after base jump goes wrong at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ITALIAN base jumper was injured on Thursday after his leap off the Gran Hotel Bali in Benidorm went badly wrong. He was competing in the Base Jumping World Championship at the

27 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

British Man Given Conditional Bail Over Doorman Death At Towie Star Elliot Wright's Restaurant In Spain's Andalucia

British man gets conditional bail over doorman death at TOWIE star Elliot Wright’s restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia

A BRITISH man has been granted conditional bail after being arrested in connection with the death of a doorman at TOWIE star Elliot Wright’s Mijas restaurant- Olivia’s La Cala- on Sunday morning.

20 Apr, 2023 @ 18:20

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Premium

Brit Faces 14 Years Behind Bars If Convicted Of 2020 Pedestrian Crossing Killing In Spain's Andalucia

British expat faces 14 years in prison if convicted of killing teenager in road rage row in Spain’s Andalucia

PROSECUTORS want extradited British boxer Lewis Harry Briggs jailed for 14 years if he’s found guilty of stabbing a teenager to death in Estepona in November 2020. The 23-year-old allegedly fatally stabbed

20 Apr, 2023 @ 15:42

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Premium

British teacher says she’s barred from full-time public school jobs since Brexit on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH teacher in Mallorca says she’s being discriminated against since Brexit because she’s not an EU citizen and is taking the matter to court on the advice of the European Commission.

20 Apr, 2023 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Brexit·European Union·Lead·Mallorca·Premium

Drunk And Angry Amazon Delivery Driver Deliberately Smashes Into Valencia Area Police Car In Spain

Angry Amazon delivery driver in booze-fuelled revenge ramming of Valencia police car in Spain

A 26-YEAR-OLD Amazon delivery driver deliberately drove his van into a parked Valencia police car because he was angry for being penalised for using his phone when behind the wheel. He told

19 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Decade Long Row Over Closed Seaside Footpath Could End Soon On Spain's Costa Blanca

Decade-long impasse over closed seaside footpath could end soon on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LONG-RUNNING impasse over a closed 60 metre stretch of an Orihuela Costa footpath has moved another stage to being solved after it was given authorisation to reopen from the Provincial Coastal

19 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Foreclosed homes to become low rent properties in Spain to help young people

Foreclosed homes in Spain to become low rent properties to help young people

SPAIN’S government has approved a measure to make up to 50,000 foreclosed homes- held by ‘bad bank’ Sareb- available for low rentals to ease the housing crisis among young people. Sareb was

18 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Premium·Property

Tram Line Return Moves Forward After Nearly Half A Century 'off The Rails' For Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Plans to reopen tram line moves forward for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE RESTORATION of the Denia-Gandia tram link that shut in 1974 has moved a step forward with regional operator FGV being told to start work on drafting a project. The Marina Alta

17 Apr, 2023 @ 15:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

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