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After years of campaigning, British expat areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca will finally get home postal deliveries

Alex Trelinski - 3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:11

COMMUNITY postal boxes are to be scrapped over large parts of the Orihuela Costa with the state postal service Correos ordered to introduce 'door...

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Biggest shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €18 million on improvements

Alex Trelinski - 16 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

ZENIA BOULEVARD- the largest shopping centre in Alicante province- has started an improvement project costing €18 million. The work will be carried out at night...

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Zenia with pool – € 149,950

thinkSPAIN - 7 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

ApartmentLa Zenia, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 149,950 Fantastic 2 Bed, 1.5 Bath house for sale in Villa San Jose, Cabo...

Costa Blanca

German shepherd dog attacks Irish teenager at Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 29 Jul, 2022 @ 17:01

AN Irish teenager was taken to Torrevieja Hospital on Friday after being attacked by a German Shepherd dog. The incident happened at around 7.00 am...

Costa Blanca

Elderly bather dies at Costa Blanca beach in Spain with no lifeguards or local ambulance to try to save...

Alex Trelinski - 18 May, 2022 @ 17:27

SWIMMERS at a Torrevieja beach were unable to save a 72-year-old man who drowned on Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said he was spotted face down in...

Costa Blanca

Three Kings procession duplicated to satisfy needs of popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

THE ‘Three Wise Men of the East’ will arrive in Orihuela this Wednesday to distribute gifts to boys and girls of the municipality But as...

Costa Blanca

Hot pursuit through streets after man tries to run policeman over in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa...

Simon Wade - 14 Dec, 2021 @ 10:45

ROJALES Policía Local have arrested a man after he tried to run over one of their officers at a traffic checkpoint. He was about to...

Coronavirus

Mass vaccination point springs up at Costa Blanca shopping centre amidst fear of rising infection rates in Spain

Simon Wade - 6 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

A MASS vaccination point is being quickly set up at a Torrevieja shopping centre with a “no appointment necessary” message to all people needing...

Lorries Carried Marijuana Concealed In Lettuce Crates From Murcia Area Of Spain To Ireland

Crime & Law

Lorries transported marijuana hidden in lettuce crates from Murcia area of Spain to Ireland

Alex Trelinski - 25 Oct, 2021 @ 16:22

A Murcia drugs gang has been arrested for exporting marijuana to Ireland hidden in crates of lettuce. A Fortuna-based transport company was linked to a...

Lead

Free surfing and canoeing lessons start at beaches popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

THE MILD out of season climate on Orihuela Costa means the region popular with expats and Spanish alike can enjoy a ‘Winter Beach’ programme. Starting...

Costa Blanca

‘BLAZING HOT’ as parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain reach highest temperatures since 2009

Alex Trelinski - 12 Jul, 2021 @ 20:55

SAHARAN-style weather brought scorching temperatures to the southern Costa Blanca today(July 12) with the highest values in nearly 12 years. Hot westerly winds ensured that...

Costa Blanca

Beach handball tournament with over 100 teams gets under way on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 26 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

ORIHUELA COSTA beaches are enjoying three days of sport, with a huge handball tournament being held. Qualifying matches started yesterday, June 25, with dozens more...

Costa Blanca

Surf’s Up! Beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca South to be made an official surfing zone

Simon Wade - 14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

ORIHUELA COSTA councillors approved the modification of one of its local beaches yesterday, meaning that surfing will be allowed under certain weather conditions. Luisa Boné,...

Costa Blanca

Improvements to drinking water to cost €120,000 in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 13 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

THE OLD drinking water network in the popular La Zenia neighbourhood of Orihuela Costa is to be renovated. Orihuela City Council received a grant from...

Costa Blanca

Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 9 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this...

Costa Blanca

European beach handball tournament returns to resort popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 23 Sep, 2020 @ 10:42

ORIHUELA COSTA is to host the “Arena 1000” beach handball tournament for the next three years. The Spanish Federation of Handball visited the region yesterday,...

Costa Blanca

Second toddler swimming pool tragedy in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 10 Aug, 2020 @ 13:43

A young boy drowned in a community swimming pool yesterday(August 9) in the second-such tragedy to hit the southern Costa Blanca within five days. The...

Celebrity

Family ties forging the way for Costa Blanca business built on traditional values

Simon Wade - 14 Dec, 2019 @ 15:24

KEEPING it in the family has been the key to the success of local estate agency, Casas Manuel. “You’d think that working with your mum,...

Celebrity

Surprise TV appearance for The Olive Press as Costa Blanca South edition launches

Staff Reporter - 9 Nov, 2019 @ 08:57

WE’VE only just launched on the Costa Blanca south - and we’re already about to get famous. Just days before this week’s first edition, Olive...

National News

German tourist drowns while swimming at beach on Orihuela coast

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 28 Sep, 2015 @ 11:40

No lifeguards on duty at Cala del Bosque beach in La Zenia as they had finished for the summer

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2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Casares with pool garage – € 485,200

thinkSPAIN - 2 Dec, 2023 @ 12:04

PenthouseCasares, Málaga 2 beds 1 baths € 485,200 Floor 2nd, penthouse apartment total surface area 244 m², usable floor area 95 m²,...

Glenn Close takes in the Costa del Sol: This is where the Hollywood legend, 76, visited and ate –...

2 Dec, 2023 @ 10:43

Biggest planetarium in SPAIN is coming to the Costa del Sol

2 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

Vietnamese Eastside developer collects banking award with Gibraltar ministers at London event

2 Dec, 2023 @ 09:32

Royal Navy destroyer stops in Gibraltar for 72 hours before heading to Persian Gulf to guard shipping lanes

2 Dec, 2023 @ 08:52

British merchant ship rescues more than 50 migrants from an inflatable off coast of Spain’s Canary Islands

2 Dec, 2023 @ 07:15

The best restaurants in Ronda: This food guide for one of Spain’s most iconic cities will leave you spoilt...

2 Dec, 2023 @ 07:03

Young squatter in Spain faces losing her ARM after sticking it in a barrel of cement to avoid being...

1 Dec, 2023 @ 19:15

This November was one of the hottest and driest on record in Spain, stark figures show

1 Dec, 2023 @ 19:00

Spain’s Rafael Nadal announces when he will return to the tennis court

1 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

Celebrity chef Dani Garcia is preparing a luxury NYE dinner on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but you might...

1 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez has ‘frank doubts’ that Israel’s actions in Gaza are in line with international humanitarian laws

1 Dec, 2023 @ 16:30

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