Joshua Parfitt

Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations. Contact me now: joshua@theolivepress.es or call +44 07960046259. Twitter: @jjparfitt

Iranian officials in Tehran remove one of 283 museum items on loan from Alicante as lithograph showed Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’

THE Iranian government has confiscated a lithograph on loan from an Alicante museum as it depicted Spain’s Queen Isabella II with ‘too much cleavage’. The

25 Sep, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

BREAKING: Judges rule that Boris Johnson’s proroguing of parliament was unlawful

THE UK’s Supreme Court has ruled Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen that parliament should be prorogued for five weeks at the height of the

24 Sep, 2019 @ 11:56

Lead·Politics

WHITE STRIPES: Albino tiger believed to be ‘one of twenty’ left in the world found locked in Alicante garden

AN ALBINO tiger locked in a cage next to the swimming pool of an Alicante residence has raised alarm bells among municipal law enforcement. Alicante

23 Sep, 2019 @ 20:03

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

World’s ’13th-most expensive’ superyacht owned by Saudi billionaire docks in Denia

ONE of the world’s most expensive superyachts has caused an internet sensation after docking in the Port of Denia last weekend. The Lady Moura, reportedly

23 Sep, 2019 @ 15:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

Healthcare for Brits in the EU to be covered for six months in no-deal Brexit

The government has pledged £150m to cover healthcare costs of the 180,000 British nationals living in the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The

23 Sep, 2019 @ 11:55

Health·Lead

Olive Press journalist attacked by squatter at urbanisation home to British residents in Alicante

AN Olive Press journalist has been attacked after exposing a ‘violent’ squatter family allegedly squatting and stealing electricity from a Costa Blanca complex. Simon Wade

22 Sep, 2019 @ 18:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

One man’s journey across Europe to gather hay as horses in the Vega Baja face ‘famine’ following devastating floods that decimated the region’s alfalfa harvest

A NORWEGIAN man has driven hundreds of kilometres across Europe to plead for free hay as horses and goats in the Vega Baja are set

20 Sep, 2019 @ 19:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

BRA-ZILLIONS: Defect €2 coin advertised at €2.5 million on Ebay for depicting goddess Europa ‘wearing a bra’

PAUSE for a moment before purchasing your next pint or pincho de tortilla – the €2 coin in your hand could be worth €2.5 million.

20 Sep, 2019 @ 18:00

Lead

Hunter heard ‘three engine explosions’ before two French pilots killed in Pedreguer plane crash

A HUNTER out stalking rabbits has claimed he heard ‘three explosions’ from the engine of an aeroplane that later crashed in Pedreguer, killing two French

19 Sep, 2019 @ 17:08

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Alternative backstop plans’ are ‘not necessary’ until the end of 2020 transition period should Britain secure a deal, Brexit Secretary tells reporters in Madrid

BREXIT Secretary Stephen Barclay has told reporters in Madrid that alternative backstop plans and ‘not necessary’ until the end of a 2020 transition period. The

19 Sep, 2019 @ 10:08

Lead·Politics

WATCH: Spanish ‘angels’ travel from as far as Murcia help British woman clear ruined Costa Blanca house of mud and wreckage

A GROUP of Spanish ‘angels’ have aided a British woman clear the ‘destroyed’ ground floor of her Costa Blanca home from mud and wreckage. Subscribe

18 Sep, 2019 @ 17:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

Jailed brother-in-law of King Felipe VI to be released from prison two days a week to avoid ‘de-humanisation’

KING Felipe VI of Spain’s jailed brother-in-law will be allowed out of prison for two days a week to avoid ‘dehumanisation’ and ‘desocialisation’, a court

18 Sep, 2019 @ 16:36

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain headed for fourth general election in four years

SPAIN is set for its fourth general election in as many years, after King Felipe VI said ‘no candidate’ has sufficient support in Spain’s congress.

17 Sep, 2019 @ 23:30

Lead·Politics

Retired British couple with Alicante home to tell court ‘mystery businessman called Lee’ funded lavish lifestyle despite being arrested with €1 million worth of cocaine in suitcase on luxury cruise

A RETIRED British couple arrested with nearly €1 million worth of cocaine on a luxury cruise will claim a mystery ‘Jamaican businessman’ funded their lavish

17 Sep, 2019 @ 18:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ufologists claim alien spacecraft ‘refuel in thunderstorms’ after UFO sighted over Alicante last week

UFOLOGISTS have claimed alien spacecraft ‘refuel’ during electric storms after a UFO was spotted over Alicante city last week. Subscribe to Olive Press TV A

17 Sep, 2019 @ 16:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: British couple return to Almoradí to find their house completely destroyed

A BRITISH couple have ‘lost everything’ after the Segura river burst its banks and obliterated their house in Almoradí last Sunday. Subscribe to Olive Press

17 Sep, 2019 @ 14:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Guardia Civil helicopter comes to rescue three people trapped by floodwater in Dolores on the Costa Blanca

THIS is the moment a Guardia Civil helicopter rescued three people trapped in the house after devastating floods rocked the Costa Blanca. Subscribe to Olive

16 Sep, 2019 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: British family with two toddlers ‘trapped’ for 12 hours as floodwaters smashed ground floor windows of Costa Blanca holiday home before rescued by Spain’s army

A BRITISH family holidaying with their two toddlers in Alicante have been rescued by the Spanish army following flash floods that left them trapped indoors

14 Sep, 2019 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British father with two 10-year-olds describes ‘fleeing for his family’s life’ after flash floods 4ft-deep struck on Friday morning following deadly Costa Blanca storms

A BRITISH father-of-two has described the moment he ‘fled for his families’ life’ after flash floods hit his home outside Dolores, in Alicante, at 5am

14 Sep, 2019 @ 19:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

After surprise births and tragic deaths, peacocks are now firm favourites at the Easy Care Horse Rescue Centre, writes columnist Susan Weeding

WHEN Rod and I started the Easy Care Horse Rescue Centre in Rojales 11 years ago, we assumed we would simply be rescuing horses. It

14 Sep, 2019 @ 14:12

Columnists·Costa Blanca

Segura river breaks its banks in numerous locations as Costa Blanca south is hit by torrential rains and flash floods

THE Segura river has broken its banks at numerous locations between Orihuela and Guardamar del Segura. Subscribe to Olive Press TV Footage from just after

13 Sep, 2019 @ 18:31

Costa Blanca·Lead

British family with two toddlers trapped near Orihuela as police say flooded neighbourhood is ‘inaccessible’

A BRITISH family with two toddlers is ‘trapped’ in a house in Benferri, near Orihuela, as police say the neighbourhood is inaccessible. Subscribe to Olive

13 Sep, 2019 @ 17:17

Costa Blanca·Lead