“Is it for people with haemorrhoids?” Residents clueless over Alicante’s new benches for back pain
ALICANTE Town Hall has invested €3,600 in a new fleet of benches to support residents with back pain. The problem is: no one else can
WATCH: How Spain is central to EU’s €30 BILLION cocaine and narcotics market as new report warns of increasing violence from ruthless European gangs
Despite record seizures this year, trafficking inside containers destined for European ports is still the most common transport method
MI CASA: Expats choose crystal Mediterranean waters and sunny shores as Alicante named province with most foreign house buyers in Spain
EXPAT homeowners are flocking to the crystal Mediterranean waters of Alicante as new figures reveal it as the province with the most foreign buyers. Spain’s
90 km/h speed cameras branded ‘illegal’ after motoring association reveals law allowing cars to break speed limit when overtaking
SPAIN’S traffic regulator has come under fire after a motoring organisation claimed the country’s 90 km/h speed cameras are issuing ‘illegal’ fines. Automovilistas Europeos Asociados
Fake women’s magazine containing domestic violence advice so ‘abusive partners won’t find out’ saves 24 women in Denia
THE crimped skirts, green smoothies and exercise tips look like the pages of any glossy women’s magazine. But read closer, and all is not what
Tropical breeze lifts November temperatures up to 24º this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Costa Blanca will be warmed by a tropical breeze this week lifting temperatures up to 24º until Sunday. The warm gust is caused by
Sniffer dog leads police to secret false floor in boot of car as two Brits arrested on drug charges in Benidorm
IT WAS like a Q Branch gadget from a James Bond film. But far from fighting evil villains, the false floor in a Benidorm vehicle
SIGN UP! Campaign to make Alicante the province with MOST HOLIDAYS in Europe as new petition demands December 4 be declared Dia de Santa Barbara
A PETITION is demanding a new holiday for the province of Alicante in honour of the city’s patron Saint Barbara. The Change.org campaign from organisation
Gang leader who trafficked more than 100 migrants into Britain last year in ‘deadly’ freezing-cold refrigerated lorries is JAILED in Spain
THE LEADER of a human trafficking gang that brought more than 100 migrants into the UK inside refrigerated lorries has been jailed for four years
NOT SO SLICK: Eight months prison for government mechanic who filched €1,800 using unauthorised fuel card on weekends in Alicante
A GOVERNMENT mechanic has been sentenced to eight months prison for filling up his car using an unauthorised fuel card in Alicante. The man took
¿QUE? New road marking reads SOTP instead of STOP at Costa Blanca T-junction
NEW road markings in a Costa Blanca town have come under fire after photographs surfaced of a T-junction reading ‘SOTP’ instead of ‘STOP’. The translation
Alicante conquers eastern Spain with 16 STARS in the Michelin Guide Spain & Portugal 2020 – find a restaurant near you
ALICANTE has been crowned the gastronomy king of the Comunidad Valenciana with 16 Michelin stars. The province outshone Castellón and Valencia – which bagged two
Rojales can spend ‘much more’ than a now-promised €600,000 on Quesada if an estimated 19,000 expats get officially registered
IT’S ON – after years of complaints about perceived under-spending, Rojales Town Hall promises Olive Press that €600,000 will be spent in Quesada after Christmas.
The Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out, here’s where to get your copy!
The Olive Press’s second Costa Blanca South and Murcia edition is out. From Mazarron to Gran Alicant and everywhere in between, the region’s hottest new
Costa Blanca people power prevents puppies perishing
HALF the dogs threatened with an ‘unknown future’ from the closure of a Costa Blanca refuge, have been re-homed after an Olive Press campaign. It
Hit the Tapas Trail in Torrevieja this weekend, 36 bars involved – download map here!
IF YOU missed out on the Tapas Trail in San Fulgencio at the weekend, you still have time to prepare for Torrevieja’s celebration of the
Vega Baja bounces back after recent floods with top tapas trail
ONLY two months after devastating floods wrecked hundreds of lives and even killed a local man, the Vega Baja town of San Fulgencio bounced back
Court in Spain BANS Ryanair’s ‘abusive’ hand luggage fees
RYANAIR’S policy of charging a fee for hand luggage is ‘abusive’ and can no longer be applied in Spain, a court ruled today. The decision
‘Fit and healthy’ British man, 23, dies from meningitis after ‘dream holiday’ to Spain’s Costa Blanca before saving three people’s lives as an organ donor
The local lad's parents Del and Viv, both 52, believe the flight home from his Benidorm trip may have triggered the deadly infection
Mystery as Chinese trio – including pensioner – caught smuggling €1 MILLION in CASH into Spain’s Valencia
A TRIO of travellers have been arrested at a Valencia airport after trying to smuggle almost €1 million into the country. The three passengers, from
Costa Blanca canine crowned ‘the most beautiful dog in Spain’
AN ALMORADI dog named ‘A Blaser de Mil Lunas’, received the accolade of being named Spain’s most beautiful dog in his class. The German Bracco
Chronic shortages see patients treated ‘through pictures’ and MRI scans done ‘in a lorry in the carpark’ as demands reignite for Denia hospital’s nationalisation
DEMANDS to re-nationalise one of north Costa Blanca’s biggest hospitals are growing after exposes have revealed bizarre outsourcing practices. Last month news broke that patients
Dozy burglar caught watching TV and sipping soft drink at mayor’s house in Denia
A DOZY burglar in Denia has been nabbed by police after he was caught watching television and drinking a soft drink at the mayor’s summer
Denia composting plant on fire AGAIN as uncontrollable combustion releases very carbon procedure is supposed to recycle
EXASPERATION has returned to Denia as its municipal recycling plant is on fire AGAIN in what increasingly appears an annual tradition. Flames erupted on Sunday,
Valencian con artist lied his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win trust of unwary victims
A VALENCIAN con artist has been arrested after lying his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win the trust of unwary victims. Ricardo M. G., 43,
“F**king Nazi, no one will cry when they come for you.” Councillor’s fury as Vox in Denia refuse to stand during minute silence for expat murdered in her sleep
VOX’S leader in Denia has reacted to accusations of being a ‘f**king Nazi’ after he refused to stand during a minute’s silence for an expat