British fugitive convicted of UK sex crimes is arrested in Costa Blanca expat area
A BRITISH man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca for sexual assault offences committed in the UK between 2014 and 2015. The Policia
WATCH: Police arrest German robbers at gunpoint in popular expat area of Costa Blanca
TWO German fugitives have been arrested on San Fulgencio’s La Marina urbanisation in Alicante province. Policia Nacional officers waited for them to return to their
Search for missing Brit who vanished from expat haven on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘deactivated’
A BRITISH man who vanished from the Costa Blanca has reportedly been found. Mark Russel Ward, 67, sparked concern after disappearing from San Fulgencio on
Retired British couple are found dead inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE bodies of a retired British couple have been discovered inside their home on the Costa Blanca. The 82-year-old man and 74-year-old woman were found
Council has to pay ‘millions’ in compensation for illegally-granted building licence approved by law-breaking mayor in 2008 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca council will have to pay the equivalent of a third of its annual budget as compensation for an illegally-approved building that was
Gang sweeps through Costa Blanca shopping area car parks in Spain on robbery spree
SIX THIEVES who operated as a pack in Torrevieja shopping area car parks have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Five men and a woman-
150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK
SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17
3 bedroom Villa for sale in San Fulgencio with pool – € 309,900
Villa San Fulgencio, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 309,900 The Mykonos residential complex is located in the La Marina urbanization. A beautiful
Guide to Armistice Day and Remembrance Day commemorations in Costa Blanca area of Spain
ROYAL British Legion branches and local councils across Alicante Province are holding Armistice Day and Remembrance Day services this weekend to remember the lives of
The Olive Press meets Darren Parmenter, tourism councillor for San Fulgencio and La Marina Urbanisation in Spain
DARREN Parmenter, a British ex-journalist, has lived on ‘the urb’ since 1991 and was elected to the town council following the May 2019 elections. He
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Councillor calls for longer extension period on UK driving licence swap as British Ambassador in Spain remains coy
AS the Olive Press continues to campaign for Brits to once again be allowed to swap their UK licence for a Spanish one and get
New app developed to encourage tourism to visitors and residents alike in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO Town Council has launched a smart phone app to promote the town to not only visitors, but its own residents! Consisting of the
Desperate plea from cat charity for donations as shop is forced to close on Spain’s Costa Blanca
‘KITTEN SEASON’ is upon us again and despite a surge in cats needing help and care, one charity shop cannot avoid closure. The animal charity
Dramatic rescue of octogenarian stuck in car after plunging into rambla on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WEDGED in his own car and fearful that he may drown, an 80 year old man was dramatically rescued by police and passers-by in San
Vega Baja town ‘bowled over’ with new cricket pitch for local Brits on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO and La Marina Urbanisation is to spend 285,000 euros on a huge renovation and improvement scheme for its sports facilities, including a new
People power produces pooch park for pet owners in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO and La Marina Urbanisation dog owners will now be able to treat their pooches a little bit more. After continued pressure from the
Vega Baja councillors mix with world tourism experts in Madrid to increase popularity of Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO representatives were rubbing shoulders with the great and the good of worldwide tourism last week, when they attended Madrid’s International Tourism Fair. Held
People power forces huge tax rebates on green energy installations in area popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO, in the heart of Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja area, is to grant a 90% tax rebate on the installation of solar panels in
Patron saint festival returns to town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO will be holding its patron saint festivities this weekend, after a year’s absence due to Covid restrictions. The municipality contains La Marina Urbanisation,
70s favourite Scalextric forms part of Christmas fair in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO will be enjoying their Christmas light switch-on this Saturday, December 11, but the highlight for many of a certain age will be the
Festive business boost as local council gives away thousands of euros to shoppers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO Council, which incorporates the popular expat urbanisation of La Marina, is giving away 7,000 euros in a bid to boost the local economy
“Enough is enough!” – march in fight against gender violence arranged in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO Council has arranged a march and series of other events planned to commemorate the International Day Against Gender Violence. The town encompasses La
Scotch eggs, paella and a dubious looking ‘sea of vegetables’: Tapas Trail is back on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NOTHING shows a return to a much-needed normality in Spain than a well-organised Tapas Trail. Over Hallowe’en weekend, the Vega Baja municipality of San Fulgencio
Tapas Trails continue with four-day festival at popular expat urb’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO, which includes the popular expat La Marina Urbanisation, is continuing Costa Blanca’s bounce back to a ‘new normal’ with a three-day Tapas festival.
Local Police get new kit to help with floods and other emergencies in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRAND new radio device network has been set up for the local police cars of San Fulgencio in the Vega Baja region of Costa
Belgians bagged for drug growing and dealing in big expat residential area of the Costa Blanca in Spain
THREE Belgians have been arrested in San Fulgencio for running an indoor marijuana farm and selling drugs in an area with a large number of