GRUESOME FIND of man’s body mutilated by his own dogs at his Valencia region home in Spain
A man’s body was discovered in a mutilated state at his Valencia region home after his hungry dogs took bites out of it. It’s believed
FACE MASKS: What you need to know about Spain’s new proposals for beach, pools and waterparks
NEW proposals over wearing masks on beaches are being discussed today (April 7) between the Health Ministry and Spain’s 17 regions. A mandate was announced
TWO MILLION single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines will go to the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical firm has promised to send two million coronavirus vaccines to the Valencian Community between now and September. The pledge came
CURFEWS AND CLOSURES: How the end of Spain’s State of Alarm will change COVID-19 rules
SPAIN’S second State of Alarm is set to finish on May 9 if Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has his way. The measure was introduced on
Pringles snack tubes with drugs and cash in false bottoms don’t fool police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Costa Blanca men could’nt fool the Guardia Civil at a checkpoint after officers discovered drugs and cash in two Pringles snack tubes. The men
Two-year home imprisonment ordeal ends for Madrid woman abused by her husband in Spain
A Madrid woman was rescued by the Policia Nacional after her husband refused to let her out of their home for two years. The 23-year-old
COVID-19 cases maintain just modest rises in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections in the Valencian Community have risen by 43 in the last 24 hours according to figures released this evening(April 6) by the
Elderly bus pest arrested after inappropriate behaviour towards female passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE carted off an ‘elderly’ man from an Alicante area bus after a female passenger complained about his inappropriate behaviour. The woman had suffered previous
MUST READ: Pedro Sanchez does not plan to extend Spain’s State of Alarm and predicts 25 million people to be fully vaccinated by late July
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told reporters today(April 6) that he has no plans to ask Congress to extend the country’s second State of
Absent UK visitors contribute to Spain’s foreign tourist figures taking a big February hammering
FOREIGN visitor numbers to Spain collapsed by 93.6% in February compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) published today(April
Pedro Sanchez told to produce an ‘urgent’ mobility plan to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist numbers in Spain
ALICANTE Provincial Council leader, Carlos Mazon, has demanded urgent action from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his government to help the Costa Blanca tourist sector.
No big weekend upswing in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
THE weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community are virtually the same as they were for the last weekend of March. Figures released tonight(April
‘Watch the Birdie!’ as serial stealer is caught on camera by British homeowners on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A robber stole an expensive watch from a British-owned property in Sax but was caught a week later after his crime was recorded by a
‘NO LETTING UP’ as Costa Blanca and Valencia areas will not make big changes to Spain’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions
VALENCIAN health minister, Ana Barcelo, has said that it is ‘far too early’ to loosen up most COVID-19 restrictions in the Valencian Community. The current
Russian climber dies as she looses her footing on the Vall de Laguar in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman died when she fell during a climb on the Cavall Verd mountain in the Vall de Laguar. The accident happened last Friday afternoon(April
Benidorm police in street chase to grab Belgian fugitive hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE detained a 58-year-old Belgian fugitive on a Benidorm street after he tried to give them the slip. He was wanted on a European Arrest
Alex Trelinski looks back on a change for the better
I’M still a newbie compared to the Olive Press with just a dozen years of Spanish life under my belt. Those 12 years have whizzed
BENIDORM BOOST as big revamp plan for abandoned eyesore hotel clears key hurdle on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE long wait to redevelop a deserted Benidorm hotel could end soon after the local council was granted control over a key area of land.
‘CLOSURE THREAT’ as Costa Blanca bar customers are told to follow rules like ‘no smoking’ to avoid fresh COVID shutdown in Spain
BARS and restaurants on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign pleading with customers to follow health safety rules to avoid them being closed down
‘ON TAP’ as bottled water survey in Spain reveals increased sales in areas where piped supplies don’t taste right
BOTTLED water sales in Spain have risen by 8.5% between 2015 and 2019 with higher increases in regions where people don’t like the taste of
Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain
ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla
‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. The
Ultra right-wing extremists blamed for Molotov attack on Podemos HQ in Spain’s Murcia region
AN explosive device was thrown last night (April 1) into the Cartagena office of the far-left Podemos party and slogans daubed over the front windows.
NEW COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(April 2) both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The health
Underlying COVID-19 new case trend is upwards but still at ‘lowish’ levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas compared to rest of Spain
COVID-19 daily infection totals have recorded a week-to-week rise but are lower than yesterday’s total according to statistics released tonight(April 1) by the Valencian health
‘CARRY ON JABBING’ as extra vaccine doses allow Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain to offer Easter anti-COVID inoculations
120,000 extra doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the Valencian Community tomorrow(April 2). That will allow inoculations to continue over Easter as
