Tag: Los Montesinos
Plans for 12,000 panel solar farm blocked on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES in Valencia have blocked plans for a 12,000 panel solar farm on land between Los Montesinos and Torrevieja because of its proximity to...
Many British nationals in Spain’s Costa Blanca fail to register to vote in May council elections
COUNCIL elections on May 28 will see fewer British expats voting in the Vega Baja area of Alicante province because they failed to re-register...
DNA reveals vicious Costa Blanca double-murder suspect to be Russian who fled Spain
DNA evidence has revealed a Russian man- formerly based in Torrevieja- as the main suspect in two Costa Blanca killings in 2020.
He also tried...
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Los Montesinos with pool – € 357,500
VillaLos Montesinos, Alicante
3 beds
2 baths
€ 357,500
Contemporary villa with view of the salt flats located in los Montesinos, high...
Tapas festival brings post-Covid joy as familiar faces meet up again on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TAPAS FESTIVALS are one of many reasons why people love Spain - and the Olive Press always promotes the positivity that they bring to...
Elderly tyre slasher vandalises dozens of cars on the same Costa Blanca street in Spain
A 71-year-old man has been charged with 28 counts of criminal damage after slashing car tyres on the same street in Los Montesinos, Alicante...
Green initiative launched by town council as it asks people to “do our part” on Spain’s Costa Blanca
LOS MONTESINOS Town Hall is giving away cloth shopping bags in a move to cut waste and safeguard the environment.
In exchange for five plastic...
Mayor in power for 30 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca will face corruption court quiz
A Torrevieja court says there is a case to answer involving alleged corruption by the Los Montesinos mayor, Jose Manuel Butron.
He is accused of...
Violent robbers caught red-handed going equipped are jailed for thefts at over 100 properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX members of an East European gang who staged 130 robberies on industrial buildings have been arrested in Los Montesinos.
The Policia Nacional and...
Worst day yet for Covid-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencia region
SIXTY deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in the Community in the last 24 hours.
The Valencian Community has reported 3,590 coronavirus infections in 24...
Vega Baja towns announce festive switch-ons on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPIRITS are expected to lift this weekend as Vega Baja towns light up for Christmas.
It comes as Guardamar and Los Montesinos have revealed the...
Cheeky thieves leave festive note after stealing cash machine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THIEVES that stole a cash machine from an urbanisation near Los Montesinos last week left a cheeky note behind, according to local residents.
Expat and...
Mayor in power for 30 years faces corruption quiz on Spain’s Costa Blanca
LOS MONTESINOS mayor, Jose Manuel Butron, could be thrown out of office if he is found guilty of harassment, bribery, and prevarication charges.
Butron has...
Animal rescue centre ‘washed away’ risking lives of 48 animals during gota fria starts campaign to build ‘forever home’...
AFTER devastating floods, helicopter rescues and a family split asunder, Big Red’s Animal Rescue Centre has now found it’s ‘forever home’.
The devastating gota fria...
Block of flats evacuated in Spain’s Costa Blanca as man torches car in botched insurance scam
MORE THAN €18,000 worth of damage was caused by a Romanian man who torched his own car for the insurance.
Not only was HIS car...
String of estate agents say Brexit clarity is bringing new hope to Costa Blanca market for 2020
CONFIDENCE if finally returning to the Costa Blanca property market
The UK’s confirmed departure from the EU has led to a sharp upturn in enquiries,...
Costa Blanca towns away from the coast MUST work together to improve tourism potential, says Vega Baja councillor
SAN FULGENCIO councillor, Darren Parmenter, attended last week’s International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, and had nothing but high praise for the event.
Indeed, he...
From the RAF to a ‘flying’ carpet business – Brit couple still enjoying life after a decade of business...
WITH successful military backgrounds behind them it’s perhaps no surprise that Gary and Kate Russell would launch a business in Spain with flying colours.
After...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie planning to buy casa rural in Alicante, Spain
The power couple nearly bought a property in Marbella in 2013
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Hair salon of horror: Sheep placenta and cancer-causing cosmetics are discovered by police in Spain during raids on beauty...
A SERIES of hair salons were discovered to be using banned cosmetics made from sheep placenta and other cancer-causing products.
Police inspections of the salons...
