Spain´s press freedom gets court backing in case of Costa Blanca civil servant who got €500,000 for doing nothing
A Valencian civil servant who got €50,000 per year for a job that he did not do, has lost a legal case against a newspaper
Paedo caged after ‘sexually abusing girlfriend’s six-year-old granddaughter’ in Spain’s Valencia
A MAN has been arrested in Valencia for sexually abusing his girlfriend’s granddaughter.
British visitors to Spain´s Costa Blanca holiday hotspots like Benidorm will enjoy full outdoor bar and restaurant space from this weekend
BAR and restaurant terraces on Spain´s Costa Blanca will be able to expand to full 100 per cent capacity from as soon as tomorrow(July 10),
Hundreds turn out to welcome King Felipe and Queen Letizia during official visit to Spain’s Benidorm
They landed by helicopter in the Parque Comarcal de Bomberos before travelling to the Belroy Hotel
Two beaches get black flags on Spain’s Costa Blanca – here’s a list of 72 Blue Flag beaches to enjoy this heatwave
BLACK flags have this week been given to two Costa Blanca beaches for being among the most-polluted in all of Spain. Activist group Ecologists in
Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The woman is understood to have been found unconscious in the water after she had gone swimming
WISH YOU WERE HERE -Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca ready and waiting for Brit tourists
BENIDORM’S beaches are ready, tourism services are in place, bars and restaurants are starting to reopen and hotels are on standby – all that is
Expat community group saves charity from bankruptcy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of expats in Torrevieja have prevented homeless charity Reach Out going bankrupt amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The ‘U3A’ group is a self-help organisation
Boiler room gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over €10 million swindle of at least 250 victims
A GANG has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Torrevieja area for fleecing at least €10 million from investors looking for high returns
British expats ‘outraged’ as dogs BANNED from all beaches in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca apart from ‘dangerous’ rocky outcrop
THE mayor of Torrevieja has said that dogs will be banned from every beach in the town. Eduardo Dolon’s controversial announcement means that previously dog-friendly
Teenager on Spain’s Costa Blanca files denuncia against his father who beat him because he wanted to become a musician and not attend university
A MAN has been denounced in Murcia for beating his son because he wanted to become a musician and not go to university.
Iconic beachfront bar La Siesta shut down in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca as petition begs Costas to save over 100 jobs
AN iconic expat-run chiringuito in Spain’s Alicante has been suddenly shut down by authorities, leaving over 100 workers afloat amid coronavirus lockdown. La Siesta, part
Squatters on Spain’s Costa Blanca took over TWO houses – one to live in, the other to store stolen loot
A GANG of squatters stole so much loot in a series of burglaries they had to occupy a second home to use as a warehouse.
Five people who faked kidnapping of COVID-19 victim in Spain’s Alicante arrested
A GANG of bogus kidnappers have been arrested after it emerged that the man they had allegedly grabbed was actually in hospital. Police have revealed
Rest of Valencia region will enter Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan, sources claim
THE entire region of Valencia will move into Phase 1 from Monday, El Mundo sources have claimed.
Emu left homeless on Costa Blanca after owner dies from coronavirus
AN emu has become the latest victim of coronavirus. The flightless bird has been left homeless in Verdegas, Alicante, after its owner died of COVID-19.
11 cybercriminals cuffed in Spain’s Valencia, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca for ‘CEO sting’ which scammed more than €2.4 million from companies across the globe
Investigators claim the detainees took part in a 'CEO sting' which asked high ranking employees to transfer money
Police call out ‘barbaric’ traps on cycle path in Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWISTED pranksters have been laying dangerous traps for cyclists in Albacete. Several routes have been dotted with nails protruding from the earth while barbed wire
Guardia Civil arrest a former Russian Government official on Spain’s Costa Blanca for embezzlement and fraud
THE Guardia Civil has arrested a former Russian Government official on the Costa Blanca for embezzlement and fraud.
Man arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl who broke lockdown rules to attend a party
A MAN has been arrested in Murcia for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
BREAKING: Spain surpasses 15,000 coronavirus deaths as PM Pedro Sanchez defends lockdown extension and warns the ‘EU is in danger’
SOME 683 people in Spain have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Figures from the Health Ministry released this morning now put the
Spain to begin ‘return to normal life’ at end of April but in a ‘very controlled’ process as experts search for signs of ‘herd immunity’ from coronavirus
SPAIN will begin to ‘return to normal life’ from April 26 but in a ‘very controlled’ process. That was the estimate made by government spokeswoman
Spain turning tide against coronavirus as infection and death rates drop for third consecutive day, caseload tops 130,000
THE number of people killed by COVID-19 in Spain has dropped for the third consecutive day in a sign that the country is beating the
WATCH: Costa Blanca hoteliers make ‘brilliant’ Hollywood-themed video message to stay indoors during lock-down
TWO GUADALEST hoteliers have recorded a very special video for clients that have sent good-will messages during the Coronavirus lock-down. Sofi Alonso and Toni Serrano run the
The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy
THE ELEVENTH edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South & Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
Spain to track mobile phones of citizens during coronavirus crisis
THE Spanish government will be using mobile phone data to track its citizens during the coronavirus lockdown, it has been announced. In a publication in