Simon Wade, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Troubled Hospital starts emotional support programs for staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UNDER-FIRE Torrevieja Hospital has initiated an emotional support and training program for its front-line staff. The program, named “Take care of ourselves to continue caring”,

15 Feb, 2022 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Terrorist With Gun Fighting With Soldiers

EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain

FIVE suspected terrorists have been arrested in the last two weeks by an EU-funded task force assisting Spain’s Polica Nacional. Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:37

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Water bills could rise by 25% as reservoirs run dry and salination costs increase in Spain’s Alicante province

A COSTLY CRISIS in Alicante Province is expected as drinking water supplies dwindle. The lowest levels of rainfall in over five years have meant some

14 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies

FILM FANS have favourite actors and favourite genres, but which locations prove to be the top go-to destinations in Europe for film-makers? Research shows that

13 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Spain takes top TWO places in the list of world’s best places for a frugal first foray into love

ST VALENTINE’S DAY is looming and many singletons will be left wondering, “where in the world is the best place to find love?” If those

13 Feb, 2022 @ 10:10

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·National News·Travel News

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Street showered with broken glass after gas explosion rips through 7th floor apartment in Benidorm

A BENIDORM street was showered with glass as the windows of a seventh floor apartment were blown out by a gas explosion. The shocking scenes

13 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Teen murders family & hides bodies in shed because parents turned off WiFi in Costa Blanca home

A FAMILY home in Elche was cordoned off by security forces on Friday, February 11, after the bodies of three family members were found in

13 Feb, 2022 @ 08:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

More charging points makes popular expat area the best for electric car users in Spain’s Valencia region

ORIHUELA is now the municipality with the most charging points for electric vehicles throughout the Valencian Community. Four new charging stations have been commissioned for

11 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

REVEALED: The most popular and iconic Spanish location for movies

FILM FANS have favourite actors and genres, but which locations prove to be the top go-to destinations in Europe for film-makers themselves? Research shows that

9 Feb, 2022 @ 08:00

Entertainment·Lead·National News

What happens in Elche, stays in Elche: Vegas-style ‘weddings’ in shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MONTH of love has brought mock Las Vegas-style weddings to Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca. L’Aljib Shopping Centre, on the outskirts of the city,

8 Feb, 2022 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valentine invitation to ‘fall in love’ with local business from city council on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BUSINESS boost for commerce and hospitality in an area popular with expats has been launched. Orihuela City Council launched the Saint Valentine-themed initiative in

7 Feb, 2022 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: What makes Spain’s Valencia the best of Europe’s fishing destinations

AS WELL as the outstanding coastline, world-renowned cuisine and top tourist spots, Valencia has also been voted the top fishing destination in Europe. While so

5 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

4 Feb, 2022 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Six years for man rescued after sinking rented boat laden with drugs bound for Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE Courts have sentenced a man to six years to six years in prison after his failed attempt at importing nearly two tonnes of drugs

3 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mobility and accessibility tackled in 100 projects throughout popular expat areas on Spain’s Orihuela Costa

PUBLIC roads and paths are to be improved in roughly 100 areas throughout Orihuela Costa. The area contains many areas popular with expats, such as

3 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Oral vaccine due soon for those with poor immune systems on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NEW vaccine has been provided in the fight against Covid-19 that can be taken orally. Developed especially for those with weak immune systems, it

2 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped' on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

Demand for more services on popular 142 minute train route to Madrid from Spain’s Vega Baja

ORIHUELA train station has served almost 40,000 passengers in its first year of operation. On the anniversary of the route to Madrid via Alicante, the

2 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Task force set up to tackle hate crime in the schools and streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca South

HATE CRIMES and discrimination are to be tackled head on in Orihuela with a special task force within the local police. The municipality covers many

1 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

“Times are hard”: Popular animal charity opens second shop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BIG REDS Animal Association is opening their second charity shop, only two years after their first venture opened in Almoradi. A grand opening is planned

31 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Illegal marijuana smokehouse posing as “cannabis association” busted AGAIN on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ILLEGAL drinking and drug-taking den in Orihuela Costa has been taken out of action by local police. The city’s night service of Orihuela Costa

30 Jan, 2022 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Big medieval market returns after pandemic break to Spain's Costa Blanca

Cancelled Medieval Market considered “a great loss” as processions replace annual ‘riot of colour’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIIHUELA’S much-loved annual Medieval Market of Orihuela is to be replaced this year by a series of processions through the streets. Rising Covid figures in

30 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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

29 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Moors & Christian festival in popular expat area cancelled at short notice on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES will be without the traditional Moors & Christian Festival for another year, thanks to rising Covid-19 figures. The popular expat community of Ciudad Quesada

25 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Police and council in hunt for vandals that wrecked popular beauty spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES Local Police are investigating extensive vandalism at the area’s natural park of El Recorral. The park serves the immediate town of Rojales and the

24 Jan, 2022 @ 09:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

24 Jan, 2022 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

REVEALED: Benidorm’s 2024 masterplan for Levante Beach to cost over half a billion euros

TRANSFORMING part of Benidorm’s famous Levante Beach into a greener, healthier sustainable area will cost upwards of half a billion euros. Clearing, preparing and building

23 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead