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Malaga to Madrid from €7: Renfe launches sale on train fares starting TODAY

Spain by train: Tickets now on sale for new low-cost high speed rail journeys between Madrid and Valencia

TICKETS are now on sale for a new high-speed ‘low-cost’ rail service between Valencia and Madrid. The Avlo service, starting on February 21, is being

27 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencia

Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run

THE body of an American woman missing since Christmas has been discovered in a shallow grave in woods in the town of Alzira in Spain’s

26 Jan, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man Wraps Cellophane Tape Around Elderly Uncle's Head To Suffocate Him After Robbery At Valencia Area Home In Spain

Nephew wraps cellophane tape around uncle’s head to suffocate him at his Valencia home in Spain

A 39-year-old man has been charged with trying to kill his uncle, 88, after stealing his bank card and PIN details. The nephew was arrested

26 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New COVID-19 record but hospital admissions are way down on 2021 numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 record but hospital admissions are much lower than 2021 numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new pandemic record daily total of 39,585 cases was reported this Tuesday in the Valencian Community. Exactly a year ago, the total was 8,423.

25 Jan, 2022 @ 20:30

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

HOW TO WATCH: Spain decides Eurovision song in three-day Benidorm Fest this week

BENIDORM this week hosts a three-day competition to decide which of 14 artists will represent Spain at Eurovision 2022. It’s the first year Benidorm gets

25 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hunters Spain Wild Boar 3000 Euros Oliva Valencia

Oliva in Valencia region becomes first town in Spain to pay hunters €3,000 to shoot wild boar

THE Valencian town of Oliva has become the first in Spain to subsidise hunters up to €3,000 to shoot wild boar. Hunters can justify subsidies

25 Jan, 2022 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Travel Spain: Valencia breathes new life into dying villages with Camino de Santiago style tourism route

THE Valencian Community has announced its very own ‘Camino de Santiago’ where travellers win stamps of recognition through 24 villages. But rather than leading towards

25 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Organic waste bins installed across Valencia city

VALENCIA has finished the rollout of organic waste bins across the city. The fourth and final phase concluded in January with the installation of 1,468

25 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Environment·Valencia

What is the ‘moon landing’ method used to rob highstreet shops in Valencia?

ROBBERS smashed a black people-carrier into the front window of a Vodafone shop in Xativa before stealing handsets and burning the car in a nearby

25 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

36 years in prison and €17,700 fines for ‘forcibly’ evicting squatters in middle of night in Valencia

FOUR people in Valencia are facing charges including illegal occupation, coercion and assault after kicking squatters out of two apartments in the middle of the

25 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mass Vaccination Centres To Reopen For Covid 19 Booster Shots In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

Mass vaccination centres reopening for COVID-19 booster shots in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SIX mass vaccination points will reopen in the Valencian Community on Monday(January 31) to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. The so-called ‘vacunodromos’ were used

25 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Aap Primadomus Tigers Portugal Rescue Villena Alicante

Portugal’s ‘last remaining’ circus tigers rescued by wildlife sanctuary in Spain’s Alicante

ONE overweight lion and two suffering tigers have arrived in Alicante after escaping a life in a Portuguese travelling circus. They are some of Portugal’s

25 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

The Olive Press January Sale

2022 is still shiny and new and we want to help you make it a great year. We are offering our reader the chance to

21 Jan, 2022 @ 12:08

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Valencia

COVID-19 passport measures to continue in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID passports will continue to be used in the Valencian Community past the current January 31 expiry date. The EU COVID certificate is needed for

20 Jan, 2022 @ 15:05

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sewage water tests for COVID-19 suggest ‘sixth wave’ infection peak has passed in Valencia area of Spain

SEWAGE water analysis in Valencia City is suggesting that COVID-19 cases have peaked in the sixth wave of the pandemic. Testing doesn’t detect the coronavirusf,

20 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Six people die in nursing home fire in Valencia area of eastern Spain

SIX nursing home residents have died in a fire at a Valencia area property. 17 people, including emergency workers, needed hospital treatment for burns and

19 Jan, 2022 @ 12:05

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Anti-vax parents shocked as young son gets COVID-19 vaccine at Valencia school in Spain

Parents shocked as young son gets unauthorised COVID-19 vaccine jab at Valencia school in Spain

PARENTS of a Valencia area child have gone to court after he got an unauthorised COVID-19 vaccination on Monday. The boy attends school in Paterna

18 Jan, 2022 @ 18:03

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bar staff get bottles hurled at them during COVID mask row in Spain's Valencia area

Customers refuse to wear masks and throw bottles at bar staff in Spain’s Valencia area

BAR workers dodged bottles and windows were smashed during a brawl in Alzira over mask wearing. Masks have to be worn and COVID-19 passports produced

18 Jan, 2022 @ 11:47

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

GOING POTTY: Website for Valencian potters provides gateway to the world of ceramics

A CERAMICS search engine has been created by potter Ana Illueca for Valencian potters so they can be more easily found online. All 106 potters

16 Jan, 2022 @ 12:46

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

OPINION: It’s about time town halls in Spain’s Valencia region opened up to public scrutiny

IT’S perhaps no surprise that a town hall in the Valencia region should be among the most secretive in Spain. This is the region, after

15 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Over half of Spain's population has received a Covid-19 booster shot

Police stop anti-vaxxers pestering parents over COVID-19 jabs at Valencia area school in Spain

POLICE were summonsed to a Valencia Province school after anti-vaxxers harangued parents over their children getting COVID-19 vaccines. Eight anti-vaxxers appeared on Thursday lunchtime outside

14 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Week-long blitz underway to stop drunk and drugged up motorists on Spain's Costa Blanca

Guardia Civil reveal drink-driving total during December campaign in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

143 motorists failed alcohol tests conducted by the Guardia Civil on Valencian Community roads in December. Drink-driving was the major road safety issue with excess

13 Jan, 2022 @ 16:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Covid Infected Teenager Slaps Mother In Face After Being Told To Stay At Home In Valencia Area Of Spain

COVID-infected teenager assaults mother in home isolation dispute in Spain’s Valencia area

POLICE in Valencia have arrested a 19-year-old woman who attacked her mother after being told to stay at home because she had a COVID-19 infection.

12 Jan, 2022 @ 19:45

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

Elderly German woman identified as driving 35 kilometres on wrong side of AP-7 motorway in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Guardia Civil have found the motorist who travelled for 35 kilometres on the wrong carriageway of the AP-7 motorway on Sunday. A 75-year-old German

12 Jan, 2022 @ 15:24

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

First Correos cashpoints (ATMs) arrive in Valencia – why Correos accounts are perfect for expats

CORREOS might be an odd hero to take on the banking world, but as it rolls out 1500 new cashpoints (ATMs) across Spain you might

11 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Police grab blindfolded woman about to jump from fifth-floor balcony in Valencia area of Spain

TWO Policia Nacional officers saved the life of a woman who threatened to jump to her death off a fifth floor balcony. Several passers-by hailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 16:58

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Spain by train: Tickets now on sale for new low-cost high speed rail journeys between Madrid and Valencia

Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run

Nephew wraps cellophane tape around uncle’s head to suffocate him at his Valencia home in Spain

New COVID-19 record but hospital admissions are much lower than 2021 numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

HOW TO WATCH: Spain decides Eurovision song in three-day Benidorm Fest this week

Oliva in Valencia region becomes first town in Spain to pay hunters €3,000 to shoot wild boar

Travel Spain: Valencia breathes new life into dying villages with Camino de Santiago style tourism route

Organic waste bins installed across Valencia city

What is the ‘moon landing’ method used to rob highstreet shops in Valencia?

36 years in prison and €17,700 fines for ‘forcibly’ evicting squatters in middle of night in Valencia

Mass vaccination centres reopening for COVID-19 booster shots in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Portugal’s ‘last remaining’ circus tigers rescued by wildlife sanctuary in Spain’s Alicante

The Olive Press January Sale

COVID-19 passport measures to continue in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Sewage water tests for COVID-19 suggest ‘sixth wave’ infection peak has passed in Valencia area of Spain

Six people die in nursing home fire in Valencia area of eastern Spain

Parents shocked as young son gets unauthorised COVID-19 vaccine jab at Valencia school in Spain

Customers refuse to wear masks and throw bottles at bar staff in Spain’s Valencia area

GOING POTTY: Website for Valencian potters provides gateway to the world of ceramics

OPINION: It’s about time town halls in Spain’s Valencia region opened up to public scrutiny

Police stop anti-vaxxers pestering parents over COVID-19 jabs at Valencia area school in Spain

Guardia Civil reveal drink-driving total during December campaign in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-infected teenager assaults mother in home isolation dispute in Spain’s Valencia area

Elderly German woman identified as driving 35 kilometres on wrong side of AP-7 motorway in Costa Blanca area of Spain

First Correos cashpoints (ATMs) arrive in Valencia – why Correos accounts are perfect for expats

Police grab blindfolded woman about to jump from fifth-floor balcony in Valencia area of Spain

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WIN an exclusive Bali Bed day out and lunch worth €200 at top Marbella beach restaurant

Mystery as Emir of Dubai’s luxury 747 makes unexpected landing at Palma airport

US embassy warns its citizens to avoid Spain’s upcoming protests over ‘recent events in the Middle East’

Top Costa Blanca businessman arrested in corruption probe over discount shopping vouchers used to boost post-pandemic economy