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Plans to turn a former US military base in Spain into a refugee camp are abandoned following outcry

Former US military base will become migrant reception centre at highest point of Spain’s Alicante area

AN OLD American base at the highest point of Alicante province will be converted into a migrant reception centre. The facility at Aitana is over

5 Aug, 2023 @ 14:18

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

126 years on since discovery of jewel of Iberian art on farmland in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ON August 4, 1897, a teenager accidentally discovered what has been regarded as the jewel of Iberian art ever found in Spain- The Lady of

5 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Police intercept thief boarding ferry on Spain's Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen

4 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

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

Forecasters say current heatwave will run until 'probably' Monday in Spain

New summer heatwave with temperatures of 47? to hit Spain next week

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

4 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Castellon·Cordoba·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Murcia·Sevilla·Valencia·Weather

Extradited son of Irish criminal John Gilligan jailed by Costa Blanca court in Spain

THE SON of Irish mobster John Gilligan has been jailed following his extradition from Ireland in July. Darren Gilligan, 47, and his 71-year-old father were

4 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

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

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Seven-year-old boy dies in Spain’s Castellon province after falling out of window

A BOY aged seven died on Wednesday after falling out of a fourth-floor apartment in Benicarlo in Castellon province. The Civil Guard told the Spanish

3 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Lead

New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A NEW express car park has opened in the arrivals area of Alicante-Elche airport allowing passengers to be

3 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

International drugs gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain's Costa Blanca

International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as

3 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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

3 Aug, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Elderly woman struggles to breathe due to vapours from big drugs stash at her home in Spain

Elderly woman almost chokes to death from drugs stash vapours in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AN ELDERLY resident in Vall d’Uixo(Castellon province) kept so many illegal drugs at her home that she could

2 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's new anti-smoking law will increase smoke-free areas with bans for bar and restaurant terraces

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

2 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

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

Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa

2 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gay mayor and his partner suffer alleged homophobic assault in Spain's Valencia area

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

2 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Taxi drivers go on strike across Spain today - this is why

Pirates grounded: Police stop three drivers of same unlicensed taxi within hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A PIRATE taxi service hit serious trouble on the Costa Blanca on Sunday as police in Javea pulled

1 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

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

1 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm in big clean up for peak tourist month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM CITY COUNCIL will use over 210 people each day to clean up the resort during August- the busiest tourist month of the year. Extra

1 Aug, 2023 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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

1 Aug, 2023 @ 16:00

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

Police catch serial robber who broke into dozens of cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 15-MONTH Guardia Civil operation to catch a serial car robber has culminated in the arrest of a San Vicente del Raspeig man. The 52-year-old

1 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

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

Resident can’t sleep due to neighbours having noisy sex in Spain’s Alicante area

AN ALICANTE area resident has told an amorous couple to tone down their passionate sex sessions because they are keeping people awake in an apartment

31 Jul, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Gang stole tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain's Murcia region

Gang steal tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain’s Murcia region

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have busted a gang of Murcia-based telephone copper wire thieves and returned over three tons of wiring to their rightful owners. Stolen

31 Jul, 2023 @ 15:18

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Metal company worker stole 185,000 parts worth €1 million from factory on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE metal company employee stole 185,000 parts over nearly three years which he then sold off cheaply to a scrap metal firm. The Spaniard.

31 Jul, 2023 @ 13:22

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

Building of massive urbanisation set for September start on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK could start as soon as September on constructing a 7,490 home urbanisation in Toreviejva- the largest piece of urban developable land in Alicante Province.

31 Jul, 2023 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Major drug and robbery gang arrested in Spain's Alicante area

Major drugs and robbery gang arrested in Spain’s Alicante area

A JOINT Policia Nacional- Guardia Civil operation has brought down an Alicante province-based criminal gang with 14 Spaniards arrested. The group has been charged with

31 Jul, 2023 @ 11:29

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Three dead after drowning in a beach closed to bathing in Valencia

THREE locals have drowned in a beach closed for swimmers in Valencia. The bathers, two men and a woman aged between 57 and 63, went

26 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 years

ALICANTE province is dealing with the hottest July nights in the last 100 years, according to Spain’s weather agency Aemet. The most affected area is

26 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Five popular Valencia beaches reopen after being closed to bathing due to water pollution

ALMOST half a dozen beaches have reopened after being closed for swimmers due to water pollution in the Valencia region. The well-known beaches of Pobla

26 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Former US military base will become migrant reception centre at highest point of Spain’s Alicante area

126 years on since discovery of jewel of Iberian art on farmland in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

New summer heatwave with temperatures of 47? to hit Spain next week

Extradited son of Irish criminal John Gilligan jailed by Costa Blanca court in Spain

Seven-year-old boy dies in Spain’s Castellon province after falling out of window

New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca

First vertical solar energy park tests in Spain taking place in Valencia

Elderly woman almost chokes to death from drugs stash vapours in Spain

Terrace smoking ban scrapped after three years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Gay mayor and partner suffer alleged homophobic assault in Spain’s Valencia area

Pirates grounded: Police stop three drivers of same unlicensed taxi within hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Bar and restaurant robbery gang brought down in Spain’s Valencia

Benidorm in big clean up for peak tourist month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Direct flights between New York and Spain’s Valencia could start in summer 2024

Police catch serial robber who broke into dozens of cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Resident can’t sleep due to neighbours having noisy sex in Spain’s Alicante area

Gang steal tons of copper wire from phone installations across Spain’s Murcia region

Metal company worker stole 185,000 parts worth €1 million from factory on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Building of massive urbanisation set for September start on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Major drugs and robbery gang arrested in Spain’s Alicante area

Three dead after drowning in a beach closed to bathing in Valencia

Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 years

Five popular Valencia beaches reopen after being closed to bathing due to water pollution

WATCH: Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia finally reaches maximum height after 144 years of construction with installation of crowning cross

How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless

Eye-catching chalet tucked away in remote Spanish forest is confirmed as the work of Antoni Gaudi 100 years on from his death

Catalunya to become first region in Spain to ban ‘property speculation’ in urgent bid to curb housing crisis

Could Spain’s biggest volcano be about to erupt? All you need to know after Mount Teide is rocked by more than 1,400 mini-earthquakes in less than a day