Real estate fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after three-year search
A Costa Blanca real estate fraudster has been arrested in Calpe after a three-year search to locate him. The Guardia Civil said the 49-year-old Slovakian
Cute puppies kept in poor conditions are rescued on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Denia have rescued 18 puppies who lived in poor surroundings in a shack close to an industrial estate. The owner apparently planned to
Corrupt ex-Costa Blanca mayor in Spain gets prison term over waste contract bungs
FORMER Calpe mayor, Francisco Javier Morato, and two ex-Partido Popular councillors have been convicted of receiving bribes over a waste contract awarded in 1998. Javier
TV pirate on Spain’s Costa Blanca defrauded providers of over €210,000 via UK-based scheme
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a Denia-based man who sold pirated premium UK TV services. He’s believed to be a British national but there has
Sevilla couple spend summer holiday robbing cars at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
A Sevilla couple used their August holiday to rob 16 cars parked at Costa Blanca beaches and used stolen bank cards in Benidorm businesses. The
Cigarette thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca on attempted murder charge after stabbing pedestrian
A Denia man, 38, has been arrested for attempted murder after stealing a packet of cigarettes and meeting strong resistance from his victim. A man
Busy Costa Blanca beach in Spain bans swimmers due to possible water pollution
CALPE council closed La Fossa beach to bathers on Wednesday morning after water tests taken on Tuesday. A sample reviewed by the General Directorate of
Tragic discoveries of seven drowned migrants on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain
SEVEN bodies of North African migrants who may have shared the same capsized boat have been discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches. One
British man suffers fatal heart attack while swimming at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man, 74, died from a heart attack after being pulled out unconscious from the water at Moraira’s l’Ampolla beach on Friday. It’s not
Costa Blanca health centre in Spain gets daubed with graffiti after patient refuses to wear protective mask
AN Alicante Province health centre wall was daubed in graffiti hours after a patient angrily refused to wear a mask. It was far from an
Woman killed during Costa Blanca bull run becomes seventh summer victim in Spain’s Valencia region
A woman, 73, was fatally gored during the Beniarbeig bull runs on Thursday. The victim was a French national who lived a few kilometres away
Seven people injured after explosion on Costa Blanca pleasure boat in Spain
SEVEN people including three children were treated for minor burns and bruises after an explosion on a pleasure boat in Calpe on Monday. The craft
Popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain reopens after being closed to swimmers
JAVEA’S busiest beach- the Arenal- reopened to bathers on Thursday after being closed for two days after test samples revealed fecal matter in the water.
Work to reopen Costa Blanca railway line in Spain closed in 1975 could cost up to €250 million
A report says restoring the rail link between Denia and Gandia is ‘a realistic and sustainable solution’ to local demands. Train services between the centres
Home robbers made weekly 300 kilometre round-trips to Costa Blanca in Spain
A member of a Murcia-based home robbery gang has been arrested in Alicante Province over 11 break-ins. The 25-year-old man was part of a crew
Fireworks suspected of starting forest blaze in Costa Blanca area of Spain
FIREFIGHTERS put out a forest blaze in the Alcalali area of Alicante Province in the early hours of Thursday morning. The fire was reported at
Wild boar causes chaos with a three-car pile up on a Costa Blanca road in Spain
A wild boar caused a three-car collision this morning(June 16) on a road in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca. Three people were
‘FORGET THE TIP’ as waiter steals €840,000 from Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain to pay for luxury home, clothes, and foreign holidays
A waiter at a Denia restaurant stole €840,000 from the eatery’s till over four years to fund a life of luxury. He bought a €180,000
80-year-old arsonist arrested over several blazes in ‘protected areas’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A year-long probe to catch an arsonist operating in the Alcalali area of the Marina Alta has culminated in the arrest of an 80-year-old man.
SLOW GOING as cars snarl up Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hospitality closure protest
AROUND 200 cars brought Denia to a halt today(January 28) in a protest over the closure of the Costa Blanca hospitality sector. The motorcade was
Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HOME robbery gang made up of four people from the same family stole stole items worth almost €1 million from Marina Alta area homes
Arsonist alert over woodland fires in Spain’s Costa Blanca region
A SINGLE arsonist could be responsible for a series of fires over two weekends in the Marina Alta region of the northern Costa Blanca. Experts
NO WAY JOSE: Most popular baby names ‘José’ and ‘Josefa’ replaced by what two newcomers on Spain’s Costa Blanca?
JOSE and Josefa continue to be the most common names for men and women in the Marina Alta region of Spain’s Costa Blanca. But changing
DOSE OF REALITY: Campaign to regulate lethal painkiller Nolotil gathers momentum in Spain
The Olive Press speaks to relatives of victims and campaigners about their hopes of regulating the controversial drug
EXCLUSIVE: Southern Spain hospitals in British expat hotspot issue warning for ‘lethal’ painkiller Nolotil
After the drug claimed countless lives, a health network on the Costa Blanca has issued a recommendation to its medical staff to avoid prescribing Nolotil