Renting before buying is the best way to make the most of the Costa Blanca, say Jalon Villas
When Lisa and Tony Stainer came to Spain 25 years ago, they knew they wanted to work alone. Throughout their hard-won tenure in the heart
Brit holidaymaker told would lose part of €2,000 car rental deposit if ‘sand’ found in car during Costa Blanca holiday
A BRITISH holidaymaker has claimed a rental company at Alicante airport threatened withholding part of a €2,000 deposit if ‘sand’ was found in the car.
Valencian homeowners open to fines up to €3,000 for leaving ‘puddles and standing water’ in gardens following new measures to combat tiger mosquito
PUDDLES and standing water in containers will soon be subject to fines in Valencia as part of a raft of new measures to combat the
FINALLY! Costa Blanca court orders eviction for ‘gypsies and squatters’ in apartment block where expat pensioners and Spanish have been assaulted during FIVE YEAR takeover
VICTORY is soon at hand for homeowners in a Denia urbanisation that has been helpless before a five-year, violent occupation by gypsies and ‘drug addicts’.
SAVING THEIR BACON: Second pig in two months runs from slaughter and into Brit-run Costa Blanca animal shelter
THIS is the second pig to have trotted into a British-run rescue centre on the Costa Blanca. The Olive Press reported last month how ‘Rupert’
Dead turtle trapped in wooden pallet found off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DEAD turtle has been found trapped inside a wooden pallet off the Costa Blanca. The creature was discovered off the coast of Granadella beach,
‘Public pressure’ sees private company with alleged policy of killing unwanted dogs lose tender with Costa Blanca town hall in favour of ‘expat community’ shelter APAD
AN animal protector involving expat volunteers is set to win back a two-year contract with Denia town after losing to a company that allegedly ‘kills
‘I’M WORRIED SICK’: Brit left with €40 to her name after ‘conman’ landlord changed locks to her newly renovated bar in Benidorm
A BRITISH expat in Benidorm has been left with just ‘€40 euros to her name’ after an alleged conman changed the locks to her newly
EXCLUSIVE: Passenger tells of ‘massive jolt’ as Balearia ferry hits rock at Denia port with panicked Brit holidaymakers asked to leave ‘dogs, suitcases and cars behind’
A PASSENGER on the Balearia ferry that ran aground in Denia has told the Olive Press of the ‘massive jolt’ that rocked the ship at
BULLS UP: British bulldog puppy POSTED 1,000km in wrong direction before discovered by British girl on Costa Blanca roadside
A BRITISH bulldog puppy has been posted over 1,000km in the wrong direction after an irresponsible dog breeder sent her to Calpe instead of A
Passenger ferry Balearia hits rocks off Costa Blanca port as everyone on board evacuated
A PASSENGER ferry with nearly 400 people on board has been evacuated after running aground in a Costa Blanca port. Spanish coastguards and Civil Guards
Homes evacuated after ‘vegetation fire’ burning near Brit area in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOMES are being evacuated as a preventative measure after a fire was spotted in an area popular with British homeowners in Javea. The fire was
British air hostess arrested for being ‘drunk’ on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca
The Yorkshirewoman and her crew served passengers on the service, which took off at 11:40pm on Friday and landed at 1:10am UK time on Saturday
Irish boy, 3, has died following shock swimming pool accident in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil have confirmed an Irish boy, aged 3, has died following a shock swimming pool accident in Alicante. The boy was rushed by helicopter
Holidaymaker hospitalised for and left with plaster cast after suffering fish bite in Costa Blanca waters
A SPANISH holidaymaker has suffered a partially-severed tendon in her leg after she was bitten by a mystery fish in Costa Blanca waters. The attack
Irish boy, 3, fighting for his life after nearly drowning in a swimming pool in Alicante
A THREE-year-old boy is in a critical condition after nearly drowning in a swimming pool accident in Alicante. Emergency services were alerted at 9.15 this
Tourists ‘sprayed by cars’ as sewage pipe bursts at Costa Blanca beach resort releasing 56,000 litres of human waste
PEDESTRIANS were ‘sprayed by cars’ after a sewage pipe burst at La Zenia beach resort releasing 56,000 litres of stinking human waste. The spill was
‘WE ALL NEED FIRST AID TRAINING’: Mum’s plea as daughter, 4, saved by hungover lad on flight from Alicante
A MUM from Teesside has pleaded for people to ‘be first aid trained’ after her four-year-old daughter’s life was saved on a flight home from
Valencian Community expects highest-temperatures EVER as whole region on weather alert this Friday
THE Valencian Community is expecting to see its temperature record broken today as the whole region is put on hot weather alert. Manises, near Valencia
Stars and ensembles of crickets come complementary with the hand-made Mongolian yurts at Yurtas Pepita on the Costa Blanca
I was skeptical I would see any stars as I turned down the bumpy dirt tracks of Chella, just outside the 30,000-strong town of Xativa.
Girl, 14, leaps onto balcony clothesline screaming ‘my father wants to rape me’ before neighbours break down the door in Valencia
A TEENAGE girl has risked death by leaping onto a balcony clothesline from her fourth-floor apartment in Valencia. The teen, 14, reportedly screamed ‘my father
Costa Blanca daredevil killed after parachute failed to open in 150ft fall from cement factory in Alicante
A DAREDEVIL who snuck into an Alicante cement factory in the dead of night to jump from a 150ft chimney died after his parachute partially-opened.
Marbella waiter so ‘disgusted’ by ‘slave-like’ treatment of workers on Spain’s Costa del Sol he moved to UK to be a lorry driver
Jesus Herencias, who moved to the UK in 2004, said he tried to return to his hometown in 2016 but could not find decent employment
WATCH: Passengers use evacuation slides after British Airways plane fills with smoke and lands in Valencia
A BRITISH Airways plane has made an emergency landing in Valencia after smoke engulfed the entire cabin. Videos posted to social media show passengers using the evacuation slide
NOT TRUE: Costa Blanca councillor responds to accusations that Denia’s new dog shelter will be a ‘kill station’ for abandoned canines
DENIA’S councillor for public safety has responded to claims the new municipal dog shelter will become a ‘kill station’. Javier Scotto today told the Olive
WHERE’S WILLY? British expat describes horror at finding ‘dead body’ by Costa Blanca bin before realising it was a sex toy
A BRITISH expat has described her ‘shock’ at finding a bizarre ‘sex toy’ dumped by a Costa Blanca bin. Lesley-Ann Hutchinson approached the refuse area