Alicante to outlaw circus animals in wide range of proposals against animal cruelty
ALICANTE is set to ban the use of circus animals in a raft of new measures combating animal cruelty in the Costa Blanca city. The
CASTING CALL: Hit Channel 4 show Sun, Sea and Selling Houses needs British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca and in Andalucia for new series
“Whether their budget is €50,000 or €5 million, or the house is a holiday home or a permanent one, we would love to hear from
Blind and diseased dog found in ‘serious, dehydrated state’, owner found and charged
A BLIND dog suffering from a severe skin disease has been rescued after its callous owner abandoned it in Alicante city. The Canine Unit of
Caged Albino Tiger owner arrested for drug trafficking and firearms possession in Alicante.
THE owners of a rare Albino Tiger that was kept locked in a cage at their Alicante home, have also been accused of drug trafficking
Alicante cuts speed limits to 30km/h as Spain’s DGT urges all cities to reduce traffic accidents
ALICANTE has joined Spain’s major cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga in cutting speed limits to 30 km/h on one-way and single-carriageway streets in
WHITE STRIPES: Albino tiger believed to be ‘one of twenty’ left in the world found locked in Alicante garden
AN ALBINO tiger locked in a cage next to the swimming pool of an Alicante residence has raised alarm bells among municipal law enforcement. Alicante
THOMAS COOK: UK Government to rescue 150,000 stranded holidaymakers in Spain and elsewhere as travel firm collapses
Thomas Cook's chief executive, Peter Fankhauser, said it was a ‘matter of profound regret’ that the holiday company had gone under
Ufologists claim alien spacecraft ‘refuel in thunderstorms’ after UFO sighted over Alicante last week
UFOLOGISTS have claimed alien spacecraft ‘refuel’ during electric storms after a UFO was spotted over Alicante city last week. Subscribe to Olive Press TV A
Death toll reaches seven as body of Dutchman found near Dolores following deadly Costa Blanca floods
GUARDIA Civil have recovered the body of the seventh flood victim following catastrophic weather that hit the Costa Blanca last week. The deceased has been
WATCH: British couple return to Almoradí to find their house completely destroyed
A BRITISH couple have ‘lost everything’ after the Segura river burst its banks and obliterated their house in Almoradí last Sunday. Subscribe to Olive Press
British father with two 10-year-olds describes ‘fleeing for his family’s life’ after flash floods 4ft-deep struck on Friday morning following deadly Costa Blanca storms
A BRITISH father-of-two has described the moment he ‘fled for his families’ life’ after flash floods hit his home outside Dolores, in Alicante, at 5am
Urgent – Blood required as Costa Blanca stocks run low
COSTA Blanca authorities are setting up urgent blood transfusion centres, in light of the current shortage of certain blood groups. Temporary units are to be
BREAKING: Extreme risk ‘red alert’ warning issued for all of Alicante from midnight Wednesday as Gota Fría batters the Costa Blanca
A RED alert has this morning been issued by Spain’s Met Office (AEMET) as a Gota Fría advances on the Costa Blanca. The extreme risk
British Consulate to answer Brexit questions in ‘pop-ups’ across Alicante – find dates here
DURING the next five weeks, Alicante’s British Consulate will be running Brexit ‘pop-up sessions’ for concerned Brits all over the Costa Blanca. Experts will be
‘Legend’ off-duty pilot flies himself to Alicante holiday after passengers faced two-hour delay on EasyJet flight from Manchester
SUMMERTIME, and the living is easyJet! This video shows the moment an off-duty pilot flew himself to his own holiday in Alicante. EasyJet captain Michael
‘Good Samaritan’ gives holiday home to Brit couple supporting three-month premature baby in Alicante hospital
A ‘GOOD SAMARITAN’ has offered her Spanish villa to a young Birmingham couple trapped in Alicante following the shock birth of their first child. Natalie
STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca
MALAGA is among five Andalucian provinces that have been placed on yellow alert for storms today. Cadiz, Almeria, Jaen and Granada all have warnings in
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
‘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
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.
RELIEF: Cool air to hit the Costa Blanca this Sunday with temperatures dropping to 30°C
THE heatwaves throughout July felt like they would never end. But relief is on the horizon as a ‘temperature drop’ is expected to hit Alicante
Alicante rapist jailed for 12 years after claiming asylum seeker, 26, could not report him because she was an ‘illegal immigrant’
A CONVICTED criminal has been sent back to prison for 12 years after raping an asylum seeker and claiming she couldn’t denounce him ‘because she
British carers given four years in jail for defrauding elderly couple of €270,000 in Alicante – but will KEEP €100,000 of stolen cash
A BRITISH couple who were caring for an elderly pair have been given four years in jail after an Alicante court found they had ‘fraudulently’
PICS: The Hogueras de San Juan in Alicante were ‘insane’, but that’s why we love Spain, writes Joshua Parfitt
There are few religious festivals you can bring a towel to. There are even fewer you can insult a fireman at. The Fogueres de San
WATCH: Well-known British expat commended online for saying ‘Brits in Spain SHOULD speak Spanish’
Those commenting on Matt’s video were mainly in agreement that Brits in Spain should learn the language
The Olive Press reviews an illegal art exhibition at one of the Costa Blanca’s most-haunted houses
IT was one of Spain’s most sought-after hotels. Elites from across Spain came to relax in its hot springs and dine upon plush carpets beneath