Blue shark bites swimmer in leg forcing bathing ban at beaches in Spain’s Valencia area
THREE beaches in Oliva were closed to swimmers on Thursday after a bather at Rabdells beach was bitten by a blue shark. The animal had
Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks robbed by men who spied on them on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO street thieves have been arrested in Calpe close to a bank where they stole €4,000 from an elderly man last May. The men of
Emergency 112 number gets 11,177 calls about animals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S emergency 112 number has received 11,177 calls this year up to August 15 about animals. Over half of the calls- 58%- were
Local centre reopening for ambulance call outs after claims people died due to late arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HEALTH emergency co-ordination centre(CICU) will be restored to Alicante province- just months after it was integrated into one Valencian region facility. Alicante’s CICU shut
Enjoy a variety of heritage events and tradition festivals in Valencia
Summer is drawing to a close and the city is coming back to life, with plenty of exciting activities and festivals on the horizon. Get
Fake bank notes totting up to millions of Euros seized from scamming brothers ripping-off sellers in Spain’s Madrid and Valencia
THREE Croatian-Italian brothers who used counterfeit euro notes to con sellers of high-value items have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The siblings led a
Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports
SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76
Woman ordered to pay back dead brother’s pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain’s Valencia region
A VALENCIA area woman has been given a two-year prison sentence and ordered to repay €135,805 to Social Security after her claiming her dead brother’s
RANKED: The place to be this summer season in Spain? It’s the Costa del Sol, baby
THE Costa del Sol dominates a new top 50 ranking of Spain’s hottest destinations for this summer – according to the Spanish themselves. The golden
Swimming pool guards arrested for hate crimes in Spain’s Valencia after telling veil-wearing woman to ‘f—ing go back to her country’
TWO SECURITY GUARDS at the Benicalap municipal swimming pool in Valencia have been arrested for hate crimes after allegedly stopping her entering the facility because
Thief steals vehicle from car dealership and overturns it minutes later after spotting police in Spain’s Valencia
A MAN stole a vehicle from a Manises dealership in Valencia province but overturned it minutes later when he was spooked by a police patrol.
The Mediterranean Sea to reach the highest August temperature ever recorded on the Valencian coastline
THE Mediterranean Sea will register the highest August temperature ever recorded on the Valencian coastline. Experts believe that the sea temperature will be warmer than
Angry passenger thumps bus driver in face and hurls him out of vehicle- just missing passing cars- in Spain’s Valencia
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a Valencia man, 27, who attacked a city bus driver who would not let him use somebody else’s travel pass.
Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A MAN has been arrested at Valencia’s Malvarosa beach after finding an exotic turtle while bathing which he
VALENCIA: Summer food fights, festivals and candle-lit tributes
Temperatures have hit the roof and the whole city is feeling it, but that doesn’t mean the fun is over for summer. We’re switching from
Noisy beach bar blaring out illegal music concerts ordered to stop for disturbing residents in Spain’s Valencia
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es ONE OF Gandia’s beach bars is being investigated by prosecutors to see if it has committed a crime
Court investigates death of Benidorm man who suffered severe blood loss after getting ten dental implants in Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA court is investigating the death of a Benidorm man who died after getting ten dental implants
Man performs Lazarus act to wake up on coroner’s autopsy table in Spain’s Valencia
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A VALENCIA man literally rose from the dead on Friday as he lay on a coroner’s table just
Bogus shipment company sold off customer items in Spain’s Valencia
A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Valencia province for pretending to have a logistics firm that despatched items internationally but kept the goods to
Baby gazelle gets bottle fed after rejecting mother’s breast-feeding in Spain’s Valencia
A Thomson’s gazelle born at BIOPARC Valencia in late July is doing well after rejecting her mother’s attempts to breastfeed her. In the first hours
New summer heatwave with temperatures of 47? to hit Spain next weekÂ
A NEW heatwave with temperatures of up to 47? will hit Spain next week, according to the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Meteorologists have announced
First vertical solar energy park tests in Spain taking place in Valencia
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE PORT of Valencia could become the home of Spain’s first large-scale vertical solar energy park. Tests are
Terrace smoking ban scrapped after three years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SMOKERS can light up again on bar and restaurant terraces in the Valencian Community after regional president Carlos
Gay mayor and partner suffer alleged homophobic assault in Spain’s Valencia area
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE MAYOR of a Valencia province town says he and his partner suffered a homophobic attack in the
Bar and restaurant robbery gang brought down in Spain’s Valencia
A ROBBERY gang that struck at 15 bars and restaurants in the Horta Nord area of Valencia province has been broken up by the Guardia
Direct flights between New York and Spain’s Valencia could start in summer 2024
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY’S new Tourist Minister Nuria Montes has said she is ‘sure’ that the region will get a direct air link between New York