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A yellow weather alert is on the horizon for several provinces across Spain.

Javea Connect admin Loraine Gostling tries to keep her mind off the weather… but can’t find anything positive about January

Weather has been awful, eh? Yes I know an understatement – so I have decided to leave that subject to those braver than I, who

27 Jan, 2020 @ 18:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Medical expert says incontinence pants are ‘standard international practice’ after British pensioner blasts Spanish hospital for putting him in a nappy

A MEDICAL expert has said incontinence pants are ‘standard international practice’ after a British pensioner accused a Spanish hospital for putting him in a ‘nappy’.

27 Jan, 2020 @ 17:06

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

British expat blasts UK TV programme featuring Brexit voter who moved to Spain’s Costa del Sol as ‘not representative of Brits in Spain’

https://twitter.com/JibbaJabb/status/1220799439910076416 A BRITISH expat has taken to social media to blast the UK media for ‘misrepresenting Britons in Spain’. Simon Goretti said he ‘didn’t recognise’

27 Jan, 2020 @ 13:39

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Flu epidemic admissions increase by 50% in Spain’s Murcia region, with 700 new cases reported daily.

THIS winter’s epidemic of influenza in the region of Murcia continues to spread, with higher numbers than ever being reported. Regional health authorities admit to

27 Jan, 2020 @ 12:52

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

WATCH: Mother of four arrested for child abandonment after newborn baby girl left in Costa Blanca doorway

NATIONAL POLICE have tracked down and arrested the mother of the baby left in an Orihuela doorway last week. The 35-year-old already has four daughters,

27 Jan, 2020 @ 09:39

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Hundreds of Chihuahua and Pomeranian puppies due for sale around Spain are rescued from illegal basement kennels in Madrid

POLICIA Nacional agents have arrested five people and rescued 270 Chihuahuas and Pomeranians bred in illegal kennels close to Madrid. The gang, two of which

26 Jan, 2020 @ 10:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

WATCH: Did climate change cause Storm Gloria?

Homeowners who watched their houses crumble into the sea in Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca say ‘if you can’t see it you’re blind’. Denia’s Maritime

25 Jan, 2020 @ 13:52

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dramatic image captures ‘the power of nature’ with ‘The Leaning Tower of Guardamar’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

OLIVE PRESS reader, Gary Cummings, of Formentera del Segura, sent us this dramatic picture of what he describes as ‘The Leaning Tower of Guardamar’. Cummings

25 Jan, 2020 @ 07:32

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

American sisters urged to declare rape accusations before a judge in Spain’s Murcia as suspects prepare to file false accusation claims

A MURCIA judge has pleaded for three American sisters to declare before a judge their claims that they were raped by three Afghan men on

24 Jan, 2020 @ 17:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Olive Press reader captures dramatic pictures of van “exploding into flames” on motorway in Spain’s Murcia.

OLIVE PRESS reader, Pauline McGonigle, sent us these dramatic pictures of a vehicle catching fire on the RM19 motorway between San Javier and Murcia, today.

23 Jan, 2020 @ 19:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy

THE SIXTH edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South & Murcia is out this weekend. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant

23 Jan, 2020 @ 07:08

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Calida mayor blasts president of Spain’s Murcia region over flood solutions, as residents brick up their own doorways

THE mayor of Los Alcazares has publicly lambasted the president of the autonomous region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras. Mario Pérez Cervera took to social

22 Jan, 2020 @ 14:48

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Caught red-handed: Costa Blanca car thieves arrested while going equipped

CREVILLENTE Guardia Civil have arrested two Algerians, suspected of a spate of robberies throughout Costa Blanca South and Murcia. Investigations began when vehicles had been

22 Jan, 2020 @ 13:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Storm Gloria claims fifth life as two people still missing in Spain’s Valencian Community

STORM Gloria has claimed a fifth life today while two people are still missing in Spain’s Valencian Community. The fifth victim was homeless and died

21 Jan, 2020 @ 22:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Massive fish hurled onto roadside by storm Gloria on the Costa Blanca

A LARGE fish has been filmed on a pavement in the Costa Blanca after it was hurled inland by storm Gloria. Subscribe to Olive Press

21 Jan, 2020 @ 19:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police cars to get ‘free passes’ through Spain’s toll booths in move to improve efficiency

POLICE vehicles will now have a ‘free pass’ to allow them through Spain’s toll booths. Official police vehicles equipped with VIA-T technology can now pass

21 Jan, 2020 @ 11:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Expat struck by wave and breaks leg while photographing storm Gloria on Costa Blanca beachfront

A 40-year-old expat has fractured his leg while out photographing storm Gloria on a Costa Blanca beachfront. The Dutchman was reportedly taking pictures at 12.30

21 Jan, 2020 @ 00:33

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN VIDEOS: Terrifying waves, destroyed beaches, burst rivers and more as Storm Gloria wreaks havoc in Spain’s Alicante and Valencia

Imágenes en el Club Nautico de Denia #Denia #Temporal #TemporalMediterraneo #Gloria #Temporalgloria pic.twitter.com/bRoOU6kUIM — Domingo Riera (@domi64) January 20, 2020 SOCIAL media users have been

20 Jan, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Newborn baby found with bags of clothes in busy Costa Blanca street

A NEWBORN baby girl was found abandoned in a plastic bag on an Orihuela street on Friday, January 17. Policia Nacional are searching for the

20 Jan, 2020 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Homes evacuated in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca as Gorgos river threatens to burst its banks

HOMES are being evacuated in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca as the Gorgos river threatens to burst its banks following storm Gloria’s devastating onslaught last

20 Jan, 2020 @ 13:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Death toll of Storm Gloria reaches two after woman killed in Spain’s Valencia

STORM Gloria has claimed another victim after a woman was found dead in Valencia this morning. The 54-year-old Romanian had died from hypothermia and was

20 Jan, 2020 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

How Spain’s popular shisha habit can cause heart attacks, strokes, tuberculosis and more

SMOKING from a shisha pipe increases the risk of heart attack or stroke by causing blood clots to form much quicker. That’s according to the

20 Jan, 2020 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Perfect Blue Monday pick-me-up for staff at Spanish estate agent, which hands out eggs to employees

Owner Longden has lived in the area since 1973 and currently has a farm in Daya Nueva

20 Jan, 2020 @ 11:37

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante airport closed ALL MONDAY

ALICANTE airport will remain closed all Monday following a night of gale force winds, heavy rain, snow and turbulent seas. Storm Gloria caused havoc up

20 Jan, 2020 @ 11:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Illegal houses’ action group expands into Murcia to help duped expats gain essential AFO status for their Spanish homes

MURCIA will soon have an action group that addresses the issue of ‘illegal homes’ in the region. Abusos Urbanísticos No Murcia (AUN-Murcia) will be arranging

20 Jan, 2020 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

WATCH: Arenal beach in Javea destroyed as storm Gloria buffets Spain’s Costa Blanca overnight

STORM Gloria has last night broken through a sand barrer and wrought havoc on Javea’s popular Arenal beach. Photographs today show tiles ripped up, concrete

20 Jan, 2020 @ 10:05

Costa Blanca·Lead

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