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Jealous Benidorm Husband Jailed For Imprisoning Wife Who Got Friendly With Another Man On Spain S Costa Blanca

Jealous Benidorm husband jailed for tieing-up wife who got friendly with another man on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm man who exacted abusive revenge on his wife for developing a friendship with another man, has been jailed for almost nine years. The

15 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

A recent protest calling for the abolition of prostitution

Teenage prostitute goes missing in Valencia

Three street prostitutes have been murdered in the Valencia area over the last year and a half.

15 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Valencia·Valencian Community

EXCL: British expat left fuming after Nando’s Peri-Peri sauce confiscated at Gibraltar-Spain border due to new Brexit rules

Joseph Lathey, 27, was left fuming when much of his weekly shopping was binned as he tried to cross back into La Linea

15 Jan, 2021 @ 15:09

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

BLOWN OUT AGAIN: Valencia’s Fallas cancelled for second consecutive year due to COVID

THE world-famous Fallas festivities in Valencia have been cancelled again this year due to COVID-19. City mayor Joan Ribo made the dreaded – but expected

15 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Surge in number of Brits looking to buy a second home in Spain as demand jumps by nearly 40%

The first week of 2021 has seen the number of Brits hunting for second homes in Spain skyrocket by nearly 40%. Despite Britain leaving the

15 Jan, 2021 @ 14:57

Lead·Other News·Property

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Acid attack update: Suspect identified and on the run after 200kph high speed chase across Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE suspect in the sickening Cartama acid attack has fled a police checkpoint in a 200 kilometre per hour chase it was revealed this morning.

15 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

New Nurse Isabel Zendal Hospital Inauguration In Madrid Spain 01 Dec 2020

Our big review of the good and bad of 2020: Part II

THEY say that the best way to make God laugh is to make plans. Looking back on any attempt for plans for 2020 is bound

15 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead

Belgium’s most wanted drug lord nabbed after Christmas get-together on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE in Spain have arrested Belgium’s most wanted drug trafficker after a year hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Yannick M.W. was caught after

15 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SECOND-HIGHEST day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

6,207 new coronavirus infections were declared yesterday(January 14) in the Valencian Community, making it the second-highest day for new cases during the pandemic. That’s a

15 Jan, 2021 @ 11:42

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gas fire explosion leaves elderly man with 50% burns in one of two fires in neighbouring villages on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIRES in neighbouring urbanisations in the Vega Baja area resulted in two septuagenarians being hospitalised last night, December 14. Firefighters were called to attend the

15 Jan, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out – here’s where to get your free copy

OUR 31st edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and

15 Jan, 2021 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

How to Craft the Most Impressive Essay as a High School Student

Writing essays in high school is always inevitable. To get desirable grades, your essays must be of high quality and engaging. To many high school

15 Jan, 2021 @ 09:27

Education

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Spanish tech giant MediaMarkt purchases 17 failing Worten stores

LEADING technology and electrical retailer MediaMarkt has signed an agreement to acquire 17 failing Worten stores as their Portuguese rival records another year of losses.

14 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Lead

Cientos De Inmigrantes Se Encuentran Hacinados En El Puerto De Arguineguin Gran Canaria

OPINION: Brexit gives Brits a sense of sadness refugee families have faced for years

FAR from holding hands this new year, we’ve never been further apart. Thanks to the twin terrors – a departure from Europe and a catastrophic

14 Jan, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·Opinion

Five more elderly die of COVID-19 in two days as Gibraltar cases steady

FIVE elderly citizens have passed away as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two days on the Rock of Gibraltar.

14 Jan, 2021 @ 17:13

Gibraltar·Lead

Pops stars put pressure on UK government to resolve EU touring visas

A PETITION calling for the Government to resolve issues around EU touring visas for musicians and crews has attracted more than 250,000 signatures. Since leaving

14 Jan, 2021 @ 16:31

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

COVID-19 cases double over a week in densely-populated British expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES mayor, Antonio Perez, is appealing to all citizens to act responsibly in light of positive COVID-19 cases DOUBLING in a week. The Rojales municipality

14 Jan, 2021 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

UK man climbs the Convent to protest for homeless rights in Gibraltar

A MAN who climbed the roof of the Governor’s home to protest for the rights of the homeless on the Rock has been arrested.

14 Jan, 2021 @ 16:18

Gibraltar·Lead

COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Valencian president demands State of Alarm change to allow lockdowns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian President has called for national State of Alarm rules to be altered because he cannot impose lockdowns which are currently prohibited. Speaking today(January

14 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

COVID-19 mass testing call in Benidorm area town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLITICIANS in Polop near Benidorm have demanded mass PCR testing for the 5,000-strong population to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases. Polop was one of

14 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

The technology can also be used on beaches

Valencian firm develops non-intrusive crowd control system

A VALENCIAN company has developed a new system to keep a check on crowd numbers in public spaces using lasers and cameras. The technology relies

14 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Social gatherings banned between people not living together in Spain’s Murcia region

THE ENTIRE Murcia region has banned social gatherings between non-cohabitants, from today, January 14. Meetings of any sort will only be allowed with people that

14 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Things can only get better

2020 was a defining year in history and one of which most people would prefer to erase. But for me it was one of the

14 Jan, 2021 @ 14:04

Aleesha Hansel: Wine Time·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

The regional government has offered several drones to keep an eye on problematic areas

EYE IN THE SKY: A helicopter and drones to reinforce local lockdowns in the Valencia region

TOWNS and cities throughout the Valencian Community that are currently under municipal lockdown could begin using helicopters and drones to control access points. So far,

14 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Valencia·Valencian Community

Interpol track down Latin American paedophile fugitive to Spain’s Murcia region

A Paraguayan man accused of sexually assaulting two young children in Argentina has been arrested in Murcia. The 28-year-old fugitive was captured in Fuente Alamo

14 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Murcia

Spain’s Andalucia registers the highest number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic

ANDALUCIA has recorded the highest number of coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic. According to data provided by the Andalucian Institute of Cartography

14 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

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