Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca
A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property
Three Brits and a Polish lorry driver are arrested for ‘huge marijuana smuggling ring operating between Spain and Britain’
THREE British men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for allegedly shipping ‘huge’ quantities of marijuana to the United Kingdom. A
Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca
A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada. The
Earth tremor felt in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE National Geographic Institute reported a Monday morning earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale in the southern Costa Blanca. It happened at 10.27am with
Stabbing riddle as ‘good friend’ cleared of killing young Brit, Ben Nesbitt, on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SOUTHPORT man has been found not guilty of homicide following the fatal stabbing of Ben Nesbitt, 22, who was found bleeding to death in
Violent jewellery store robbers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after five stick-ups
TWO men have been arrested in Rojales and Torrevieja over five gunpoint jewellery store robberies over the summer in Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil seized
Costa Blanca’s Big FM celebrates ten years of broadcasting in Spain with charity ball
THE southern Costa Blanca’s top radio station, BIG FM, will celebrate its tenth anniversary this month with a charity ball raising money for the Elche
British man loses attempted murder appeal after brutally stabbing ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A British man has lost a Valencian Supreme Court appeal over an attempted murder conviction that saw him jailed last year for 15 years. William
Council injecting €200,000 straight into shoppers’ pockets in campaign to boost economy in popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES City Council, which includes Ciudad Quesada, is putting €200,000 straight into the pockets of local shoppers from next week. The “Activa Rojales” voucher campaign
Beleaguered town with as few as one policeman on duty recruits seven new officers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES and its expat urbanisation of Ciudad Quesada hit the news earlier this year, as The Olive Press revealed only one policeman was available at
Moors & Christian festival in popular expat area cancelled at short notice on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES will be without the traditional Moors & Christian Festival for another year, thanks to rising Covid-19 figures. The popular expat community of Ciudad Quesada
Pay dispute leaves only ONE policeman at a time patrolling an entire city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES Local Police have recently had only a single officer available patrolling the entire municipality at times, due a long-running pay dispute. Officers have REFUSED
Shocking results for Rojales in national survey of financial transparency in Spain’s town halls
A NATIONWIDE survey of fiscal transparency and compliance among nearly 500 Spanish town halls listed Rojales in 479th place. The municipality is largely made up
Only 1 in 50 drivers breathalyzed are over the limit in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES Local Police performed 473 roadside breathalyzer and drug tests during one week in December. Checkpoints were set up in various locations around the centre,
Hot pursuit through streets after man tries to run policeman over in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES Policía Local have arrested a man after he tried to run over one of their officers at a traffic checkpoint. He was about to
Expat pensioner forced to ‘sofa-surf’ in the UK after falling victim to alleged fake padron scam on Spain’s Costa Blanca
LILY Higgins had bought her dream home in southern Spain and applied for the necessary TIE card to allow her to retire here. The 72-year-old
NO VENDETTA: Just fair reporting of British gestor linked to fake padron probe as he takes on mayor role on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN embattled British gestor has hit back on social media, after the Olive Press revealed his involvement in an alleged fake padron fraud. Expat Matthew
Terrace tax suspended until 2023 in city with huge expat population on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES City Council, which incorporates the popular expat town of Ciudad Quesada, has extended the suspension of the taxes due for outside seating and dining.
British woman caught driving on wrong side of road in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca was five times over limit
ROJALES Policia Local surprised a woman when she was found driving on the wrong side of the road. The municipality includes the popular urbanisation of
British man is jailed for nearly 15 years for trying to murder his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A British man has been jailed for almost 15 years after he tried to kill his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca holiday apartment. William McDonald,
British man tells court that he did not stab his ex-girlfriend and leave her in a ‘pool of blood’ at her Costa Blanca apartment in Spain
A British man has denied stabbing his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca holiday apartment in 2017 and told an Alicante court that he wasn’t there
EXCLUSIVE: British expats caught up in faked residency probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca face two-year legal limbo and travel ban
EXPATS caught up in the alleged fraudulent residency scam on the Costa Blanca have been told by police that they can’t leave the country while
Victim ‘left for dead’ in Spanish holiday home after Costa Blanca horror stabbing says she is ready to move on
A SCOT waiting for justice to be served four years after she was brutally stabbed and left for dead in her Costa Blanca holiday home
British stabbing victim on Spain’s Costa Blanca says trial delay and COVID rules mean she has no money to return home to Scotland
THE victim of a 2017 stabbing says that she’s trapped at her Costa Blanca holiday home because she cannot afford to return to Scotland. 60-year-old
Covid crisis funding from Valencian government for city heavily populated with Brits is €684,000
ROJALES Council is getting a €684,000 grant from Valencia to help firms that suffered through the pandemic. This includes Ciudad Quesada, the Costa Blanca town
Cycle lanes between popular expat town and local beaches mooted for Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROJECT linking the Guardamar coast with Rojales and Quesada was presented by Valencia’s Public Works minister, Arcadi España, this week. Specially-constructed lanes on the
