Castellon News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after daughter, 2, dies after being locked in car for five hours

A YOUNG girl died in Castellon after her father forgot that she was in the car and locked the vehicle. The two-year-old suffered for five

6 Nov, 2024 @ 16:22

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Watch: Terrifying footage emerging from Spain’s Castellon as buildings collapse and rivers overflow after locals are told ‘stay home!’ amid flood alerts

THIS is the moment a building collapsed in Castellon as the region braces for yet more flooding tonight. The video is just one of dozens

31 Oct, 2024 @ 18:13

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community·Video·Weather

Fears of further destruction in Spain’s Valencia as major dam at risk of breaking

AN EMERGENCY alert has been issued over a possible rupture the Cirat-Vallat dam in Castellon province due to high water levels caused by this week’s

30 Oct, 2024 @ 13:53

Castellon·Lead·Valencia

Pet hamster ‘kills’ mother-of-two in Spain: 38-year-old collapsed in front of her terrified children after being bitten

A WOMAN died outside a health centre in Villarreal(Castellon province) after being bitten by her pet hamster. The 38-year-old victim went to the Carinyera centre

14 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

British motorist chased TWICE by police in Spain and fails excess alcohol and drug tests

POLICE in Castellon province chased a British driver twice around the streets of Burriana last weekend, before catching him the second time. The British man,

13 Aug, 2024 @ 11:23

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

German plane makes emergency landing on motorway in Spain before being hit by a lorry

A LIGHT aircraft made an emergency landing on a Castellon de la Plana motorway on Friday and was hit by a lorry. The incident happened

2 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police

A 60-year-old French woman found stabbed to death in her motorhome next to a Castellon province beach was travelling alone. Her body was discovered around

19 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone

THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body

18 Jul, 2024 @ 18:24

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Adorable moment tiny kitten is rescued by police in Spain after travelling 200km trapped inside a car engine

A FEMALE kitten used up one of its nine lives after surviving a 200 kilometre journey trapped in a car engine. The vehicle was travelling

12 Jun, 2024 @ 17:45

Animals·Castellon·Lead

Black Eyed Peas to perform in Malaga for the first time this summer

SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be making their Malaga debut on July 21 in a concert during this year’s Selvatic Malaga Fest

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:33

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Valencian Community

British expat hotspot in Spain has seen the number of foreign residents soar by 800% since 1998

THE number of foreign residents in the Valencian Community has gone up eight-fold over 25 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says there were 102,000

4 Mar, 2024 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Face masks are no longer mandatory in this region of Spain from tomorrow

COMPULSORY mask wearing in Valencian Community medical centres and hospitals will end after it was imposed regionally on January 5 in a response to rises

30 Jan, 2024 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Masks are made mandatory in Spain’s Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

COMPULSORY mask wearing in hospitals and health centres in the Valencian Community has been reinstated this Friday. The decision was taken by the regional Ministry

5 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Covid cases quadruple in Spain: Surge in infections comes despite hotter temperatures

Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region

COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1 the

28 Dec, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Revealed: How a British school in Spain received a ‘bomb threat email’ which sparked closures nationwide

THE British School of Villarreal in Castellon province has confirmed that it was one of several international schools in Spain that received an email threatening

20 Dec, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

How a gang posing as famous footballers rented luxury homes in Spain’s tourist hotspots before staging violent robberies

A VIOLENT robbery gang that rented homes in Spain posing as famous footballers has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation ‘Neckars’ led to the

17 Dec, 2023 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Castellon·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Record highs of up to 25C are forecast for Spain's Costa Blanca from THIS weekend

Record highs of over 25C are forecast for Spain’s Costa Blanca from THIS weekend

TEMPERATURES could reach ‘abnormally high’ levels for early December over the next few days on the Costa Blanca and the rest of the Valencian Community.

8 Dec, 2023 @ 14:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

UK and foreign holidaymakers boost overnight hotel stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists are returning to booking hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca, figures suggest

OVERNIGHT hotel stays in the Valencian Community in October grew by 7.89% compared to a year earlier according to figures released by the National Institute

23 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This region in Spain has virtually abolished inheritance tax

THE VALENCIAN parliament passed a law on Wednesday to slash inheritance tax to just 1% for most beneficiaries. It will apply retrospectively to inheritances and

22 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This much-visited region in eastern Spain will abolish the controversial tourist tax from next week

A DECREE to scrap the Valencian region’s controversial tourist tax was signed on Friday by president Carlos Mazon and Tourism Minister, Nuria Montes. The tax

10 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This November was one of the hottest and driest on record in Spain, stark figures show

Spain will see highest November temperatures since 1950 across Valencia from next week

FORECASTERS have predicted the warmest average November daytime temperatures since at least 1950 for the Valencian Community between this Sunday and Tuesday. The State Meteorological

10 Nov, 2023 @ 11:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Renfe strike is called off: Railway company agrees deal with 15,000 workers after threat of walkouts across Spain saw 1,500 trains cancelled

Renfe trains in Spain’s Valencia region suffer too many disruptions, says consumer rights group

THE FACUA consumer association has called on the Ministry of Transport to stop ‘constant’ disruption to Cercanias train services in the Valencian Community. The group

9 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourist recovery continues with tourist tax to be scrapped 'soon' on Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist recovery continues as tourist tax set to be scrapped ‘soon’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH tourist numbers to the Valencian Community are continuing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, said Valencian president Carlos Mazon on the first day of London’s

6 Nov, 2023 @ 19:50

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Strong winds cause injuries in Spain’s Valencia: Woman is struck in the face by a falling sign while another is hit by a restaurant’s parasol

STRONG winds caused by Storm Ciaran have kept police and fire crews busy in Valencia and the Valencian Community with over 700 reported incidents in

3 Nov, 2023 @ 15:25

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOUBLE vaccinations against flu and Covid-19 started being dosed out in the Valencian Community on Monday, with age categories extended at both ends of the

16 Oct, 2023 @ 15:47

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community