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Hospital in Spain FREEZES breast cancer cells as part of new treatment technique

AN ALICANTE hospital has carried out a pioneering procedure that destroys breast cancer cells via freezing. It was successfully performed on a 90-year-old woman at

28 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Health·Lead

Must visit: This Alicante town loved by Brits has beaches to rival Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro

CALPE on the northern Costa Blanca offers beautiful beaches and the stunning sight of the Peñon de Ifach which leads to comparisons with Rio de

28 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Revealed: Ryanair announces string of new routes from Alicante on the Costa Blanca

RYANAIR has announced three new routes for this year’s high season with three cities getting links to Alicante-Elche airport for the first time. The trio

27 Feb, 2025 @ 11:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Expert sketch artist Hew Morrison has created an age-progressed facial composite of Chisholm, in the hopes that someone in Spain or beyond may recognise him (COPYRIGHT HEW MORRISON)

Have YOU seen him? Scottish expat ‘narco’ who escaped notorious Alicante prison 32 years ago – after daring €100m cocaine plot

Do you know more about this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the Scottish expat gangster who remains on the run after escaping from an Alicante

24 Feb, 2025 @ 16:11

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Housing nightmare in Alicante: It is now more difficult to rent an affordable home than in Madrid or Barcelona

FINDING an affordable rental home is harder in Alicante than in Barcelona or Madrid according to the Idealista property portal. They’ve calculated affordability based on

20 Feb, 2025 @ 12:04

Alicante·Lead·Property

Winter sun-seeking UK tourists boost Costa Blanca airport to make a landmark breakthrough in January

Winter sun-seeking UK tourists lift Costa Blanca airport to January landmark breakthrough

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has broken the one million passenger mark for January for the first time in its 58-year history. Airport operator Aena said 1,057,214 people

12 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Toll-free driving extended on key Alicante road for at least another year with plans for permanent abolition

Toll-free motoring joy on key Alicante road with plans to scrap charges for good

MOTORISTS will be able to travel toll-free for at least another year on the AP-7 Alicante ring road. The extension runs until February 15, 2026

12 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante cracks down on tourism as it closes nightclubs and removes HALF of all bar terraces in ‘saturated’ areas

BARS, restaurants, and nightclubs will have to close earlier in two areas of Alicante City designated as Acoustically Saturated Zones(ZAS). One zone will cover parts

11 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Staff shortages mean just 13% of COVID-19 rule breakers have so far been fined in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Alicante’s new law against noise is in effect from TODAY: All you need to know to avoid fines of up to €300,000

NEW Noise laws came into force in Alicante on Tuesday including a ban on noisy house parties after 10pm. The city’s rules have been updated

11 Feb, 2025 @ 13:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Cost of rent in Alicante surges by 10% in a year: British tourist hotspots are the most affected

THE cost of renting property has gone up by nearly 10% in a year in Alicante province- with Benidorm the most expensive area. Real estate

10 Feb, 2025 @ 12:24

Alicante·Lead·Property

Brit and German campervan tourists infuriate Alicante locals by parking next to beach illegally

DOZENS of campervans from across Europe have taken over a public parking area by Saladar Beach in Alicante, enjoying a prime coastal spot without paying

8 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00

Alicante·Lead·Travel News

Outrage in Alicante as poo is repeatedly smeared on public buildings and making streets ‘stink’

MYSTERY surrounds why excrement has been smeared over Alicante City Council buildings including the City Hall entrance. The main access to the council HQ was

7 Feb, 2025 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

High-speed trains to link three major cities in Spain within two years as part of ‘Mediterranean Corridor’

HIGH-SPEED rail services will link all three Valencian Community provinces in 2027, Transport Minister, Oscar Puente announced on Friday. New tracks will be completed as

7 Feb, 2025 @ 12:31

Alicante·Lead·Valencia

‘British’ man, 67, vanishes from expat haven in Alicante: Fears grow on day six of disappearance

AN urgent appeal has been launched to find a missing 67-year-old in Alicante. Mark Russel Ward, was last seen on Saturday, February 1, in the

7 Feb, 2025 @ 07:00

Alicante·Lead

‘Very dangerous’ British fugitive caught in Alicante area five months after Portugal prison escape

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a ‘very dangerous’ British prisoner who escaped in a mass jailbreak in Portugal last September. Mark Cameron Roscaleer, 35, was

6 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain negotiates direct flight between Canada and major tourist airport

COSTA Blanca Tourist Board chiefs have been talking with Canadian officials about starting up a direct flight to Alicante-Elche airport. The facility welcomed a record

5 Feb, 2025 @ 17:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Body of missing Swiss footballer, 24, is discovered in Alicante port

AUTHORITIES have found the body of a Swiss amateur footballer in the waters of the Port of Alicante after he was reported missing in the

4 Feb, 2025 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Watch: Brit saves money on olive oil by FLYING to Spain and buying bottle at cheap supermarket

A BRITISH TikToker has claimed it is cheaper to fly to Spain, buy olive oil and return home than buying it in your local UK

3 Feb, 2025 @ 12:19

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead·Video

Horror in Alicante: Body of missing woman is found floating in tourist port

THE body of a woman reported missing 24 hours earlier was pulled out of the water by divers on Sunday at the Port of Alicante.

3 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante launches its Low Emissions Zone today – here’s what drivers should know

ALICANTE’S Low Emission Zone(ZBE) officially came into force on Friday after two years of discussions and preparations. The council passed a motion approving the city’s

31 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Environment·Lead

Alicante property prices soar to new record high as housing supply dramatically falls

PROPERTY prices in Alicante City rose by 18.2% in December over 12 months, while the stock of houses and flats for sale fell by 15%,

29 Jan, 2025 @ 13:15

Alicante·Lead·Property

Teenage terrorists planned to detonate a ‘mother of Satan bomb’ inside a church in Alicante, say police

POLICE have revealed teenage terrorists were planning to detonate a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb inside an Alicante church. The pair planned to attack the Santa

28 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where 15 residents died from Covid-19

Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where over half the residents died from Covid-19 in just two months

A JUDGE has thrown out a €2.2 million compensation bid from families of 15 people who died from Covid-19 in 2020 at an Alicante province

23 Jan, 2025 @ 17:12

Alicante·Coronavirus·Lead

Sabadell Bank to leave Alicante HQ and return home to Barcelona amidst hostile takeover battle with BBVA

SABADELL Bank will move its headquarters back to Barcelona, seven years after setting up shop in Alicante due to Catalunya’s illegal independence referendum. The bank

22 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Lead