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Motorist survives dramatic collision with massive bull on Valencia motorway in Spain

Watch: Icelandic tourist, 46, is seriously injured after being gored by a bull during traditional running festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 46-year-old man from Iceland was seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon when he was gored by a bull in Xabia on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The

19 Jun, 2024 @ 15:55

Costa Blanca·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British expat is facing JAIL for trimming a pine tree that was overhanging his swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca – after aggressive cops turn up at his door and ‘throw a court summons’ at his wife

A BRITISH expat is facing jail and a €10,000 fine two years after trimming a tree overhanging his swimming pool, prompting aggression from local authorities.

30 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 years

ALICANTE province is dealing with the hottest July nights in the last 100 years, according to Spain’s weather agency Aemet. The most affected area is

26 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

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Triathlete Scott Gordon races in Alicante five years after tragic incident

THERE were more tears shed than droplets of sweat when a Scottish triathlete returned to competition five years after suffering life-threatening injuries and crossed the

26 Sep, 2022 @ 13:03

Alicante·Lead·National News

Crash bang: Noisy protest held against closure of restaurants on seafront of Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AROUND 300 protesters turned up to support hundreds of workers who face losing their jobs over the closure of seven well known beach bars and

20 May, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read

Spain’s Andalucia ditches face masks in schools

Xabia International College: School on Costa Blanca makes the grade as one of Spain’s best

XABIA International College is excited to have been featured as one of the top schools in Spain by La Razon, in an education special edition

28 Mar, 2022 @ 08:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Education

SLEEP EASY: Where to stay in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOR a town that has had a Parador for five decades, Javea has a surprisingly small amount of good places to stay. It was back

27 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

‘Largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ brought down as 81 arrested, 4 tonnes of cocaine seized and 800 bank accounts frozen

THE ‘largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ has been brought down following a seven-nation investigation that saw 81 arrests, the seizure of 4,000kg of

30 Sep, 2019 @ 17:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British man, 55, found dead in Montgó Natural Park after he went out hiking alone

A BRITISH man, 55, has been found dead by firefighters after he went out hiking alone on the Montgó massif last week. When the man

30 Sep, 2019 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Javea’s first-ever Gay Pride parade declared a ‘huge success’ after British participants encounter only one old man ‘growling from a balcony’

THE first Gay Pride parade in the whole of the Marina Alta region of Alicante has been declared a ‘huge success’. A raucous samba band

22 Jul, 2019 @ 13:46

La Cultura·Lead

Javea’s Cova Tallada to become first beach in Valencian Community with restricted visitor access due to tourism pressure

A CAVE in Javea will be the first beach in the Valencian Community to have its access restricted this summer. Cova Tallada, in the Montgo

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:43

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British woman, 84, suffered heart attack after flipping her car near Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH woman, 84, who suffered a heart attack after flipping her car has been brought to Denia hospital. The accident happened yesterday (Monday) just

11 Jun, 2019 @ 13:04

Costa Blanca