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04/09/2024

Spain’s booming housing market sets new record, but its pain for renters as price rises continue to soar in double digits – where does your area rank?

SPAIN’S housing market continues to burn brightly, with both purchase and rental markets seeing near-double digit price rises year-on-year. Homeowners and

03/09/2024

Watch: chaos in as roads are destroyed by hail and rain storms in the north and east – while is placed on orange alert

SEVERE storms are continuing to batter north and eastern Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands. Images shared online show how roads have collapsed in

03/09/2024

Watch: lands in amid alerts for rain and storms across eastern

THIS is the moment a tornado was spotted landing on the Costa Blanca on Monday. Video shared on X shows the weather phenomenon travelling through the town

02/09/2024

WATCH: Spain's Tourism Boom Record Breaking Numbers and Economic Impact

SPAIN’S tourism bubble shows no signs of bursting as the country welcomed 10.9 million international visitors in July this year – a 7.3% rise year-on-year.An...

02/09/2024

‘Cursed’ indoor swimming pool on Spain’s is closed after ‘leaking 500 litres of water per week’

JAVEA’S 'cursed' new municipal swimming pool which started construction in 2021 has suffered a fresh set back- water leaks totalling 500 litres per week.

02/09/2024

Popular holiday hotspot on the suspends new tourist flat licenses for two years

L'ALFAS del Pi has joined neighbouring Costa Blanca towns like Altea and Polop in suspending new tourist accommodation licenses. The council agreed on a

02/09/2024

Police stop powerful boat being stolen from a marina which was going to ferry drugs and migrants between Africa and Spain

POLICE stopped a boat theft in El Campello with the craft destined to transport drugs and people between North Africa and Spain. A sailor spotted two men

31/08/2024

Bull collapses and dies on tourist beach after jumping into the sea during traditional festival on ’s

A BULL has died while taking part in a the traditional 'bous a la mar' event on the Costa Blanca. The fiesta in Javea sees a bull ring set up near the

31/08/2024

At least 435 boat migrants arrive to Spain’s Canary Islands in less than 48 hours, including women and children

JUST under 250 boat migrants on two vessels arrived to the Canary Islands in Spain on Friday, authorities have revealed. A boat carrying 75 people from

30/08/2024

Angela Rayner, UK’s Deputy PM, steals the show on DJ decks in Ibiza

ANGELA Rayner, the British Deputy Prime Minister, swapped parliament for partying this week as she hit the Ibiza club scene. The political powerhouse

30/08/2024

Spain has forcibly deported hundreds of irregular migrants this year, new EU figures show – as arrivals continue to surge

SPAIN removed 2,515 non-EU citizens in the first three months of the year as Europe continues to grapple with a surge in irregular migration. It is the

30/08/2024

Ukrainian ‘fraudster’ wanted by Russia is arrested at a hotel on Spain’s

A UKRAINIAN man wanted by Russia over a fraud amounting to €850 has been arrested on an international arrest warrant at an Alicante hotel. Russian

30/08/2024

Revealed: The secret codes for cruising for love in Mercadona as TikTok trend explodes – from an upside down pineapple, jingling keys and lettuce

IT'S been days since the trend of looking for love in Mercadona first began appearing online. It has now exploded into a social media craze, with scores

30/08/2024

Body of Belgian man, 74, is found floating face down in the sea off ’s

A BELGIAN man has died while swimming off a popular beach on the Costa Blanca. The 74-year-old was pulled from the sea and onto Fossa beach in Calp at

29/08/2024

Revealed: The most expensive street on Spain’s where homes sell for an average of €4million

THE most expensive street to buy a house in the Valencian Community has been revealed to be in the luxury Altea Hills urbanisation on the Costa Blanca.

29/08/2024

Spain’s tourism industry is at major risk from climate change, study warns: These areas face losing the most holidaymakers

SPAIN is facing a devastating cocktail of climate change phenomena that threatens to decimate its tourist industry. Alongside Italy, France, and the UK,

29/08/2024

Brit, 70, collapses and dies on popular hiking route in Spain

A BRITISH pensioner has died while hiking in a popular beauty spot in Spain. The unnamed 70-year-old was walking the Cares Route in the northwestern

28/08/2024

Major resort on Spain’s suffers taxi shortage chaos: Tourist influx sees population triple in summer with people waiting hours for a cab

A LACK of taxis in Torrevieja during the high season has prompted a call for temporary licenses to be issued for the busiest time of the year. The Costa

28/08/2024

Mayor demands extra police to bring down ‘narco’ mafia gang accused of threats and burning cars over shutdown cockfighting arena in area

THE mayor of an Alicante province town wants extra police brought in to bring down a mafia gang trafficking in drugs and running cockfights. Aspe mayor,

28/08/2024

YouTube star in Spain who challenged followers to fake beach drownings and force lifeguards to ‘rescue’ them faces legal action

ALICANTE City Council wants to close down YouTuber Nil Ojeda's video channels after a viral challenge encouraging followers to stage fake beach drownings

28/08/2024

‘I’m a tourist too!’: Major holiday hotspot in Spain launches campaign to counter ‘anti- ’ movement

A NEW Valencia region campaign is promoting a better understanding between tourists and residents in the wake of 'anti-tourism' protests in Spain this

28/08/2024

British expat defends leading an ‘anti-tourism’ campaign in Spain’s Tenerife after being branded a ‘hypocrite’

A BRITISH immigrant living in Tenerife has ignited controversy by leading an anti-tourism campaign that calls for a tax on holidaymakers visiting the

28/08/2024

‘Our paradise is now a nightmare’: Locals in Malaga fume after their luxury tower blocks become home to 110 tourist flats

RESIDENTS in a pair of tower blocks in Malaga are up in arms over the proliferation of tourist apartments that they claim create a ‘living hell.’ With

28/08/2024

Post-Brexit Gibraltar deal is back ON as Spanish FM says it should be signed ahead of the November hard border deadline

A ‘FAIR and balanced’ post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar is practically complete ahead of the looming November deadline, the Spanish foreign minister has

28/08/2024

Weather warnings are issued for storms, rain and hail across Spain this week, even in Andalucia – these are the areas on alert

A SERIES of weather alerts have been issued across much of Spain this week as August looks set for a stormy finale. According to state weather agency

27/08/2024

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s

A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old woman was

27/08/2024

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s

A MAN died on Monday night after being shot at least twice in an Elche area village on the Costa Blanca. The victim is said to be a non-Spaniard aged 45

27/08/2024

Police discover black market octopus and other seafood being sold at restaurant on Spain’s

AN UNAMED Santa Pola restaurant is in serious trouble for having 35 kilos of unsourced seafood in its freezers to plate up for unsuspecting diners. The

27/08/2024

EXCLUSIVE: British accountant facing extradition to Spain claims he is being ‘silenced’ for ‘providing intelligence that could have foiled London and Madrid terror attacks’

A BRITISH accountant and ‘undercover agent’ claims he is once again facing extradition to Spain in order to ‘silence’ him. Paul Blanchard, 79, from York,

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Army seen in Javea this evening (Sunday March 15) as Spain goes into Coronavirus lockdown

Panic buyers clear Costa Blanca supermarket minutes after opening as coronavirus lockdown

Panic buyers clear Costa Blanca supermarket minutes after opening as coronavirus lockdown Waiting for Mercadona to open in Javea, Costa Blanca at 9am, already some shelves were empty including pasta, toilet rolls and wipes. Ambulance awaits outside and cars banging into each other in the car park. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/olivepressnews?sub_confirmation=1

Huge dolphin pods off Spain's Costa Blanca could be result of storm Gloria 'breaking fish cages'

Huge dolphin pods off Spain's Costa Blanca could be result of storm Gloria 'breaking fish cages' Fisherman Amadeu Ros believes the sharp rise of visiting Bottlenose pods is due to the amount of offshore fish cages breaking open during the recent storm. FULL STORY: https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/03/08/watch-huge-dolphin-pods-off-spains-costa-blanca-could-be-result-of-storm-gloria-breaking-open-fish-cages-says-javea-based-fisherman/ Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/olivepressnews?sub_confirmation=1

Massive Mexican drugs haul found in Spain's Alicante, buried in 25 ton marble blocks

A RECORD-BREAKING haul of hidden narcotics was recovered by Spanish authorities this week, buried within massive blocks of marble. Full Story: https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/03/04/amazing-video-massive-mexican-drugs-haul-found-in-spains-alicante-buried-in-25-ton-marble-blocks/ Subscribe to more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/olivepressnews?sub_confirmation=1

THIS is the moment a wall of riot police fired on violent protestors as rocks, glass bottles and rubber bullets fought for command over Barcelona’s city streets.

Last night’s sixth day of protests over hefty jail sentences imposed upon political leaders of Catalunya’s illegal referendum brought more fire and fury to the region’s capital city. Subscribe for more https://www.youtube.com/c/olivepressnews?sub_confirmation=1

From nursery nurse to owner of Europe's best-loved cabaret theatre - British-born owner of Benidorm Palace Christine Climent in conversation with Olive Press TV

LAST month Benidorm Palace received its 16 millionth guest. Subscribe to Olive Press TV https://www.youtube.com/c/olivepressnews?sub_confirmation=1 It was the first time the Palace had counted numbers since opening its glass doors in 1977 - and the figure is testament to its enduring popularity. Co-owner Christine Climent, originally trained as a nursery nurse, tells Olive Press TV how she took the ailing Palace on in 1990, and among a global decline in cabaret theatre steered it to international acclaim.