Valentine surprise for 50 illegals in Costa Blanca town, as armed troops swoop
POLICE FORCES combined in Callosa de Segura to arrest 50 people for violation of the ‘Aliens Act’, on St Valentine’s Day. Those arrested were found
Hundreds of families STILL getting help from Spanish Red Cross five months after Costa Blanca flooding
DESPITE devastating the region FIVE MONTHS ago, Spain’s Red Cross are still helping out families that were affected by the gota fria and floods that
Two face jail over Spanish golf resort that became a €54 million swindle
TWO MEN allegedly involved in defrauding hundreds of overseas buyers and investors are facing up to seven years behind bars. Antonio Martinez sold properties off-plan
Costa Blanca cops find neighbour’s narcotics factory right under their noses
RAFAL Policia Local couldn’t believe their noses when the distinct aroma of marijuana wafted over one of their buildings in the Costa Blanca town of
Spanish High Court rules that failed airport company must repay government €183m
THE SUPREME Court of Spain has ruled that the management company first contracted to build Corvera Airport, must repay €183 million of a government bank
Leading telecom provider Telitec launches campaign to help ‘forgotten urbanisations’ in Spain gain fiber optic internet access
SPAIN’S leading independent provider of telecoms has launched a campaign to help neglected urbanisations get high-speed fiber optic internet access. Telitec, operating for over 15 years
Three tips to avoid scams with British TV / IPTV in Spain
AS much as British expats love the Spanish sun, we miss our British TV. Which is why hundreds of businesses circle that need like Griffon
Public AND private sector preventing pollution in Spain’s Costa Calida during 2020
MAJOR steps in preventing air pollution are being taken this year by both public and private entities in the Murcia region. A solar farm producing
How one Costa Blanca industry is going nuts for global warming
THE WARMER climate is favouring at least one industry on the Costa Blanca. Almond growers have seen cultivation for their premium type of nut boom
REVEALED: British who own homes in Spain facing significant tax increase on rental profits post-Brexit transition
IT’S bad news for Brits who own homes in Spain and rent them out for extra cash or to help pay the bills. According to
WATCH: Dozens of expats lead the way after Costa Blanca council sends out urgent plea for help in beach clean-up
BRITISH and Irish expats, along with this newspaper, lead the way yesterday morning after Orihuela Costa council called out for volunteers to help clean up
Valentine’s treat for Costa Blanca city as Madrid orchestra performs movie magic
TORREVIEJA Auditorium will see and hear some of cinema’s biggest hits come to musical life as Madrid’s Film Symphony Orchestra comes to town on St
Costa Blanca council seeks volunteers to help huge coastal clean-up of 15,000 plastic bottles
ORIHUELA COSTA is launching a huge clean-up campaign tomorrow to collect and recycle thousands of plastic bottles from their Playa Flamenca beaches. Following from last
PEOPLE POWER: Alleged burglar arrested after parking poorly in Costa Calida town
LOS NIETOS residents identified an alleged burglar as he attempted to retrieve his car from a tow truck on Saturday. The man was arrested by
Body of missing British man Philip Pearce, 68, found near Benidorm graveyard
THE body of missing British man Philip Pearce, 68, has been found near a Benidorm graveyard. Policía Nacional told the Olive Press the pensioner’s body
The Olive Press extends distribution into Costa Calida’s Mazarrón
FOR Olive Press readers wanting a hard copy of our newspaper in Costa Calida, we’ve partnered with two very well-known retailers in Mazarrón. The Food
String of estate agents say Brexit clarity is bringing new hope to Costa Blanca market for 2020
CONFIDENCE if finally returning to the Costa Blanca property market The UK’s confirmed departure from the EU has led to a sharp upturn in enquiries,
Costa Blanca cycle race seen as a ‘tribute’ to those that suffered in September floods
THIS week saw the third stage of the 71st Cycling Tour of the Valencian Community pass through the Costa Blanca South. The General Director of the
Facebook recommendation loses British woman €550 after claims pet transport operator operating ‘without licences’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SOCIAL media recommendations can be life-saving – but for one over-trusting expat a post led her into the hands of an alleged serial conman. The
Spain’s Murcia Region has lowest cancer death rates, figures reveal
MURCIA is the region with the lowest death rate associated with cancer, new figures have revealed. Although 2,765 people died as a result of the
British bodybuilder tried to sue a company for leaving him ‘scared of heights’ before filming himself enjoying Europe’s highest water slide on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH bodybuilder has been caught riding Europe’s highest water slide in Spain after suing a company for ‘leaving him scared of heights.’ Ben Bardsley,
Swedish expat returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca to find house turned into DRUGS DEN guarded by armed trafficker
A SWEDISH expat had the shock of his life when he returned home to find it occupied by an armed drug trafficker. The unnamed Swede,
British expats walking together and saving lives on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN EXPAT walking football team in Formentera del Segura has raised cash to buy an emergency defibrillator – something the village has always lacked. Mick
The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy
THE SEVENTH edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South & Murcia is out this today. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant
Seven defendants accused of plotting Costa Blanca mayor’s murder in brothel VIP room acquitted 14 years after the crime
THIRTEEN years after the mayor of a Costa Blanca town was shot in the face and left to die in hospital the arduous trial of
10-year-old Congolese boy dies on flight home after Valencian humanitarian doctor ‘saved his life’ removing facial tumour larger than boy’s own head
A 10-YEAR-OLD Congolese boy whose life was saved when a Valencian humanitarian foundation removed a humungous tumor from his face has died on return to