Nightclub on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces huge fine for using dance floor
AN ALICANTE nightclub owner could be fined up to €60,000 after social distancing and capacity rules were flouted at a city venue. Alicante Policia Local
Outdoor cinema faces fines up to €60,000 for breaching social distancing rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN open air cinema with 220 film-goers was closed down by Alicante Policia Local for breaching social-distancing rules. Authorities agreed that the Playa de San
British couple set up ‘Two for One’ discount app throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca – exclusive offer for Olive Press readers
WHEN Middlesbrough couple Andrew and Vicki Holland left Teesside with their young son for sunnier shores in 2018, they already had an idea that would
Lack of Benidorm tourists forces leading holiday parks to close down early on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO major Benidorm theme parks say that low tourist numbers will force them to end their season early on August 23. The Aqualandia and Mundomar
Benidorm hotel will cater for COVID-19 infected tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO hotels will be available free of charge to accommodate any tourists visiting the Valencian Community that have contracted COVID-19. The move follows a similar
Elderly man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for taking photos of naked children on a popular beach
A 77-YEAR OLD man has been charged with the corruption of minors after taking photos of naked children on an Alicante area beach. The Spanish
Fresh COVID-19 outbreak reported in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A new coronavirus outbreak has been reported on the Costa Blanca centred on the municipality of San Juan de Alicante. Valencian Health Ministry officials said
Man is duped by a ‘Love Hug’ and gets robbed of €10,000 worth of jewellery in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HUGGER muggers are back on the Costa Blanca after a quiet period for incidents during Spain’s State of Alarm lockdown restrictions. A 22-year-old Romanian woman
Luxury golf villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca are converted into high tech marijuana farms
THE Guardia Civil has arrested a gang that rented three luxury golf villas on the Costa Blanca which they converted into marijuana farms. Four men
Swimmer left stranded and unconscious for 24 hours on remote cove in Benidorm area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man survived a day-long ordeal after falling amongst some cliff rocks in the Playa Estudiantes area of Villajoyosa just south of Benidorm on the
Five-fold increase in Brits moving to Spain since Brexit vote likened to UK being hit by “major economic crisis” claims Oxford University study
THE number of British opting for a new life in Spain has leapt up by 500 per cent since the UK voted to leave the
Top theme parks in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca get healthy approval
TWO of Benidorm’s biggest attractions have received an international seal of approval for their health procedures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The World
Podemos councillor receives backlash for labelling air conditioning ‘sexist’ during meeting on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but studies support her claims
Romero was complaining that the area of the room she was seated in was too cold and called the temperature of the air conditioning 'micromachismo'
Big clean and repairs coming to major Costa Blanca tourist focal point
AN iconic Alicante City landmark is set for a big clean up after adorning the area for 90 years. The Fuente de Levante in the
New health figures from Spain’s Valencia region suggest younger people are now catching Covid-19 virus
YOUNGER people seem to be in the firing line across the Valencian Community in the recent rise in Covid-19 cases. Regional health minister, Ana Barcelo,
Leading eyesore in Spain’s Benidorm is set for a massive makeover
PLANS to sort out a Benidorm eyesore appear to have taken a massive step forward with a major redevelopment of the Selomar Hotel now set
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca could lose €200 million due to UK 14-day COVID-19 quarantine
HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are set to lose €200 million because of the UK government imposition of a 14-day quarantine period for tourists returning
BREAKING: Brits face two week isolation when returning home as UK adds Spain to quarantine list at midnight TONIGHT
CHAOS tonight as thousands of British travellers now face a two-week quarantine period as they return home, with almost immediate effect. The UK government is
Mystery on Spain’s Costa Blanca of the vanished swimmer that nobody is missing
RESCUE teams have been left scratching their heads at a Costa Blanca beach over a bather that allegedly got into difficulty, but has not been
Hospital doctors across Spain’s Costa Blanca go on strike
RESIDENT doctors across the Valencian Community’s hospitals went on indefinite strike from today(July 21) over their contracts and salaries. Representatives from the medical union, MIR,
Costa Blanca’s Benidorm extends tourist beach booking to stop long queues
LONG queues to book plots on Benidorm´s famous Levante beach have forced the local council to increase the time slot when reservations can be made.
Parrot smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca after netting €1 million trafficking exotic birds to Africa
SPANISH police and the Moroccan Royal Guard have arrested a gang of 28 bird traffickers who were earning over €1 million a year. Some 280
Scooter battery explosion causes Costa Blanca house fire with blazing sofa thrown onto the street
THREE people, including a police officer, were treated for smoke inhalation after an electric scooter battery exploded inside a Costa Blanca property. The incident happened
Restaurant waitress in Spain´s Valencia gets attacked after customer refuses to wear a mask
A waitress at a Valencia City fast food restaurant suffered a bloody nose after being attacked by a customer who refused to wear a mask.
Spain´s Benidorm and Costa Blanca holiday hotels are reopening quicker than predicted says local group
HOTEL reopening figures in the Costa Blanca area of Spain are higher than expected according to the regional hotel and accommodation association, Hosbec. The group
A council on Spain´s Costa Blanca has money to burn on a new corporate logo despite the coronavirus crisis
TORREVIEJA council on the southern Costa Blanca is to spend €115,000 of public money on creating a new “corporate image” and a new website. The
