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John George: Body is found in search for missing Belfast dad in Spain as police launch murder probe

SPANISH police believe they have found the body of missing father-of-two John George. Authorities in Alicante, on the Costa Blanca, are now treating the case

7 Jan, 2025 @ 21:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Alicante: Woman, 52, is killed by a train ‘while talking on mobile phone’

A WOMAN died on Monday after getting too close to an Alicante railway track as the slipstream generated by a passing train threw her onto

7 Jan, 2025 @ 12:09

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Ciudad Quesada with pool garage – € 154,000

Townhouse Ciudad Quesada, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 154,000 Ciudad Quesada 2 bed 1 bath Townhouse for sale with private roof solarium

7 Jan, 2025 @ 12:05

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Tougher laws cause big cutback in tourist homes available for let in Spain

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

NEARLY three-quarters of Alicante’s City’s tourist flats are not registered according to a city council report. Up to 20% of homes in districts like the

7 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Complaints about attacks on health workers rose by 26% in Spain during 2025.

Flu virus sweeps through Spain’s Costa Blanca: Beds fill up hospital corridor after cases TRIPLE

MORE than 600 people have been hospitalised across Alicante province over the past week due to a rise in various respiratory illnesses. The number of

5 Jan, 2025 @ 15:48

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

‘Dangerous friend’ of missing Belfast dad John Hardy ‘flees Spain’ and could be in Thailand, say family

THE family of a missing Belfast man believes one of his acquaintances has fled Spain following his widely-publicised disappearance. John Hardy, aka John George, 37,

1 Jan, 2025 @ 17:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Gran Alacant with pool – € 399,000

Townhouse Gran Alacant, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 399,000 In the heart of a quiet neighborhood and just minutes from the best

1 Jan, 2025 @ 12:05

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Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

FOUR alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan

31 Dec, 2024 @ 13:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Weather alerts for rain and wind force suspension of NYE events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A YELLOW alert for heavy rain and gales in Alicante province on New Year’s Eve issued by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has caused some

31 Dec, 2024 @ 11:56

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

‘I will find his body’: Father of Belfast man missing from Alicante ‘accepts he is dead’ as home is sealed and two men ‘are held by police’

THE father of a missing Belfast man has vowed to ‘find his body’ after ‘accepting that he is dead’ more than two weeks after he

29 Dec, 2024 @ 17:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

John Hardy: Family of missing Belfast man offer €36,000 reward as Spanish police ‘search property’ two weeks after he vanished from Alicante

THE family of missing father-of-two John Hardy have offered a reward of £30,000 (€36,000) to anyone with information that leads them to his whereabouts. In

28 Dec, 2024 @ 21:48

Alicante·Lead

How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago

Do you have information about this case? Contact tips@theolivepress.es THE family of a missing father-of-two are calling on expats and locals in Alicante to help

28 Dec, 2024 @ 14:40

Alicante·Benidorm·Lead

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Javea / Xabia – € 575,000

Villa Javea / Xàbia, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 575,000 This traditional villa is situated on a flat, quiet plot of up

28 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

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Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses 'arranged' marriage to allow her cousin to live in Spain

Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses ‘arranged’ marriage aimed to secure residency for cousin in Spain

THE parents of a teenage girl have been arrested in Alicante after she refused to be part of an arranged marriage. The 17-year-old was ordered

26 Dec, 2024 @ 12:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Muchamiel / Mutxamel with pool garage – € 500,000

Villa Muchamiel / Mutxamel, Alicante 4 beds 3 baths € 500,000 Located in the charming region of Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, this stunning villa

25 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

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Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain

A ROMANIAN man, 52, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for defrauding 19 people out of €133,000 via a ‘phishing’ scam. He

23 Dec, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat, 75, banned from returning to his Costa Blanca home after being found guilty of child abuse in the UK

Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences

ALICANTE City Council will not grant new licences for tourist flats for up to two years. Councillors voted overwhelmingly for the moratorium with just two

19 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘We’ve done all we can’: Police in Spain give up trying to identify amnesia-struck Brit who will remain ‘stuck’ in hospital over Christmas

POLICE in Spain have given up trying to identify a British cyclist who remains ‘stuck’ in a hospital after being struck with severe amnesia. Stephen

19 Dec, 2024 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Spain is Europe’s favourite destination this Christmas as two holiday hotspots top official ranking by Mastercard

TENERIFE and Alicante have taken the top two places in a survey of European tourist favourites for a Christmas getaway. The findings come in the

19 Dec, 2024 @ 12:18

Lead·Olive Press Travel

2 bedroom Villa for sale in Alcalali / Alcanali – € 329,950

Villa Alcalalí / Alcanalí, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 329,950 Close to the charming village of Alcalalí, this south-facing villa offers a

12 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

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Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

A MAN was almost crushed by a shredder inside an Alicante garbage truck after sleeping overnight in a paper recycling container. It was a narrow

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

This ‘city of 1,001 rices’ in eastern Spain is named the gastronomic capital for 2025

ALICANTE- nicknamed the ‘city of 1,001 rice dishes’- will be Spain’s gastronomic capital in 2025. The Costa Blanca city succeeds Oviedo which has had the

27 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Benitachell / Benitatxell with pool – € 449,000

Villa Benitachell / Benitatxell, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 449,000 Beautiful villa on Cumbre del Sol with stunning mountain views. This magnificent

27 Nov, 2024 @ 12:05

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Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop

AN OFF-DUTY Guardia Civil officer who went fishing off the Alicante coast rescued a man, 69, whose kayak had overturned. The sergeant was returning to

26 Nov, 2024 @ 13:10

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

This city in Spain is the third best in the WORLD to live in, according to expat survey by Forbes

ALICANTE has been voted as the third best city in the world by foreigners who live and work there. The positive verdict comes in the

25 Nov, 2024 @ 18:18

Alicante·Olive Press Travel

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Alicante / Alacant city – € 569,000

Villa Alicante / Alacant, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 569,000 This magnificent two-story villa, located on the prestigious Escultor Adrian Carrillo street

22 Nov, 2024 @ 12:05

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John George: Body is found in search for missing Belfast dad in Spain as police launch murder probe

Horror in Alicante: Woman, 52, is killed by a train ‘while talking on mobile phone’

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Ciudad Quesada with pool garage – € 154,000

Airbnb shock in Alicante with 73% of tourist flats being advertised without a licence

Flu virus sweeps through Spain’s Costa Blanca: Beds fill up hospital corridor after cases TRIPLE

‘Dangerous friend’ of missing Belfast dad John Hardy ‘flees Spain’ and could be in Thailand, say family

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Gran Alacant with pool – € 399,000

Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

Weather alerts for rain and wind force suspension of NYE events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘I will find his body’: Father of Belfast man missing from Alicante ‘accepts he is dead’ as home is sealed and two men ‘are held by police’

John Hardy: Family of missing Belfast man offer €36,000 reward as Spanish police ‘search property’ two weeks after he vanished from Alicante

How to help in the search for missing Belfast father who vanished from Alicante two WEEKS ago

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Javea / Xabia – € 575,000

Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses ‘arranged’ marriage aimed to secure residency for cousin in Spain

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Muchamiel / Mutxamel with pool garage – € 500,000

Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain

Airbnb crackdown in Alicante: Local government approves two-year ban on new tourist flat licences

‘We’ve done all we can’: Police in Spain give up trying to identify amnesia-struck Brit who will remain ‘stuck’ in hospital over Christmas

Spain is Europe’s favourite destination this Christmas as two holiday hotspots top official ranking by Mastercard

2 bedroom Villa for sale in Alcalali / Alcanali – € 329,950

Homeless man in Spain narrowly escapes being crushed to death after falling into a recycling container – after woman in Mallorca suffered agonising fate

This ‘city of 1,001 rices’ in eastern Spain is named the gastronomic capital for 2025

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Benitachell / Benitatxell with pool – € 449,000

Watch: Incredible moment 69-year-old kayaker is rescued off Spain’s Costa Blanca after being spotted by an off-duty cop

This city in Spain is the third best in the WORLD to live in, according to expat survey by Forbes

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Alicante / Alacant city – € 569,000

Marbella hospital patients sent home from operating table as 175,000 doctors go on strike across Spain

Netflix is about to hike prices in Spain once again – the cheapest plan will now be almost €9

Spanish minister urges people planning a trip to Spain this summer to ‘buy your flights now’ ahead of possible price rises

Warning for drivers as dirty cars can land a fine of €200 – with more Saharan ‘blood rain’ forecast to hit Andalucia

Bank card thieves who robbed elderly people across Spain are caught ‘red-handed’ in Costa Blanca supermarket