https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/alicante/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:52:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/alicante/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/exclusive-costa-blanca-community-living-in-fear-after-squatter-gang-including-two-pregnant-women-move-in-and-threaten-to-kill-their-pets/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/exclusive-costa-blanca-community-living-in-fear-after-squatter-gang-including-two-pregnant-women-move-in-and-threaten-to-kill-their-pets/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429706 WHAT began as a quiet summer for one gated community on the Costa Blanca has turned into a nightmare its residents – both expat and Spanish alike – cannot wake]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/exclusive-costa-blanca-community-living-in-fear-after-squatter-gang-including-two-pregnant-women-move-in-and-threaten-to-kill-their-pets/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/alicante-gets-tougher-on-overnight-noise-for-rest-of-summer-after-complaints-from-residents/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/alicante-gets-tougher-on-overnight-noise-for-rest-of-summer-after-complaints-from-residents/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428714 ALICANTE City Council has toughened up enforcement of noise limit rules after complaints from residents about excessive levels- especially at night. A campaign is running until September 30 featuring around]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/alicante-gets-tougher-on-overnight-noise-for-rest-of-summer-after-complaints-from-residents/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/angry-camper-van-buyers-across-spain-are-fleeced-by-conman-who-doesnt-send-vehicles/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/angry-camper-van-buyers-across-spain-are-fleeced-by-conman-who-doesnt-send-vehicles/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428179 A MAN running an online camper van sales business has been arrested for defrauding at least a dozen people across Spain. The 46-year-old Spaniard from Tibi(Alicante province) pocketed deposits for]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/angry-camper-van-buyers-across-spain-are-fleeced-by-conman-who-doesnt-send-vehicles/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/28/latest-protest-about-high-property-prices-caused-by-mass-tourism-in-alicante/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/28/latest-protest-about-high-property-prices-caused-by-mass-tourism-in-alicante/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:08:11 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426145 AROUND 1,000 people took part in an anti-mass tourism protest in Alicante City last Friday. The estimate comes from the Government Delegation and is much lower than for similar protests]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/28/latest-protest-about-high-property-prices-caused-by-mass-tourism-in-alicante/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/summer-blitz-against-alicantes-illegal-street-sellers-with-two-tonnes-of-counterfeit-items-destroyed/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/summer-blitz-against-alicantes-illegal-street-sellers-with-two-tonnes-of-counterfeit-items-destroyed/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:22:47 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425745 ALICANTE has stepped up action against illegal street hawkers with 120 police interventions in July alone. The city council has so far destroyed two tonnes of fake goods since Easter.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/24/summer-blitz-against-alicantes-illegal-street-sellers-with-two-tonnes-of-counterfeit-items-destroyed/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/police-investigate-hundreds-of-bogus-parking-tickets-that-advertised-alicante-kebab-shop/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/police-investigate-hundreds-of-bogus-parking-tickets-that-advertised-alicante-kebab-shop/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425577 POLICE in Alicante are investigating if a crime was committed after hundreds of bogus parking tickets advertising a kebab shop were plastered on cars The tickets- distributed around the San]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/police-investigate-hundreds-of-bogus-parking-tickets-that-advertised-alicante-kebab-shop/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/alicante-extends-moratorium-on-new-tourist-accommodation-licenses-to-include-more-properties/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/alicante-extends-moratorium-on-new-tourist-accommodation-licenses-to-include-more-properties/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:16:58 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425275 ALICANTE City Council has voted to extend its moratorium on granting new tourist apartment rental licenses to include blocks of holiday homes. It also includes suspending any new authorisation for]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/22/alicante-extends-moratorium-on-new-tourist-accommodation-licenses-to-include-more-properties/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/two-shootings-in-same-alicante-region-follow-arrests-of-cocaine-kingpin-and-italian-mafia-boss/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/two-shootings-in-same-alicante-region-follow-arrests-of-cocaine-kingpin-and-italian-mafia-boss/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:24:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425064 TWO men have been injured during the latest shooting to take place in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province. The Policia Nacional are investigating what happened last Friday morning]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/two-shootings-in-same-alicante-region-follow-arrests-of-cocaine-kingpin-and-italian-mafia-boss/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/flash-new-e80m-costa-blanca-tourist-apartment-complex-shows-foreign-demand-holding-strong/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/flash-new-e80m-costa-blanca-tourist-apartment-complex-shows-foreign-demand-holding-strong/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424484 SPAIN’S latest luxury development just a stone’s throw from Benidorm shows that foreign demand in the upper end of the market remains strong. The Delfín Natura has officially opened its]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/17/flash-new-e80m-costa-blanca-tourist-apartment-complex-shows-foreign-demand-holding-strong/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/15/man-viciously-attacked-elderly-women-and-pawned-off-their-jewellery-in-alicante-area/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/15/man-viciously-attacked-elderly-women-and-pawned-off-their-jewellery-in-alicante-area/#respond Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:09:41 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424235 A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for assaulting elderly women in Callosa de Segura and stealing jewellery which he then pawned off. The detainee committed six robberies between March and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/15/man-viciously-attacked-elderly-women-and-pawned-off-their-jewellery-in-alicante-area/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/uk-sunseekers-boost-costa-blanca-airport-to-all-time-june-record/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/uk-sunseekers-boost-costa-blanca-airport-to-all-time-june-record/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424104 ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new passenger record for June with 1.9 million travellers- up 8.4% on a year earlier. Over a third of the passengers came from the United Kingdom]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/14/uk-sunseekers-boost-costa-blanca-airport-to-all-time-june-record/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/action-demanded-to-stop-passport-control-delays-for-uk-travellers-at-costa-blanca-airport/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/action-demanded-to-stop-passport-control-delays-for-uk-travellers-at-costa-blanca-airport/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:50:57 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423279 A UNION representing Policia Nacional officers running passport control at Alicante-Elche airport wants the old terminal building reopened to slash long queues. The Spanish Police Confederation (CEP), says problems are]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/action-demanded-to-stop-passport-control-delays-for-uk-travellers-at-costa-blanca-airport/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/beach-police-patrols-boosted-during-summer-peak-season-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/beach-police-patrols-boosted-during-summer-peak-season-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423188 ALICANTE has increased the number of Policia Local patrols operating across its beaches during the peak summer season. 38 officers are covering the beaches at El Postiguet, La Albufereta, San]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/beach-police-patrols-boosted-during-summer-peak-season-in-costa-blanca-tourist-city/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/this-little-britain-in-spain-is-hailed-as-the-most-complete-destination-for-uk-tourists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/this-little-britain-in-spain-is-hailed-as-the-most-complete-destination-for-uk-tourists/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:39:29 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423108 BENIDORM, an old fishing village in Alicante has been converted into a symbol of modernity without losing its essence over the years. It remains a tourist detination for many Brits,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/this-little-britain-in-spain-is-hailed-as-the-most-complete-destination-for-uk-tourists/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/26/travel-misery-in-spain-with-60-flights-cancelled-on-second-day-of-easyjet-cabin-crew-strike/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/26/travel-misery-in-spain-with-60-flights-cancelled-on-second-day-of-easyjet-cabin-crew-strike/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:00:22 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=421457 Have you been impacted by easyJet strike action? If so, the Olive Press wants to hear from you: please email ben@theolivepress.es to get in touch THOUSANDS of holidaymakers have been]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/26/travel-misery-in-spain-with-60-flights-cancelled-on-second-day-of-easyjet-cabin-crew-strike/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/flights-cancelled-across-spain-as-easyjet-cabin-crew-begin-three-days-of-strike-action/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/flights-cancelled-across-spain-as-easyjet-cabin-crew-begin-three-days-of-strike-action/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:33:49 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=421126 DOZENS of flights have been cancelled across Spain today as EasyJet cabin crew began a three-day strike. Over 650 workers belonging to the USO trade union have joined the walkout,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/flights-cancelled-across-spain-as-easyjet-cabin-crew-begin-three-days-of-strike-action/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/24/orange-alert-for-excessive-heat-in-parts-of-alicante-with-equatorial-nights-predicted/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/24/orange-alert-for-excessive-heat-in-parts-of-alicante-with-equatorial-nights-predicted/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:46:25 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=420805 ORANGE heat warnings have been issued by the Health Ministry for Tuesday afternoon in the Vega Baja region of southern Alicante province The alert comes after the State Meteorological Agency]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/24/orange-alert-for-excessive-heat-in-parts-of-alicante-with-equatorial-nights-predicted/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/23/police-quickly-find-missing-autistic-son-of-distraught-british-tourists-in-alicante/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/23/police-quickly-find-missing-autistic-son-of-distraught-british-tourists-in-alicante/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:13:38 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=420533 THE Policia Nacional helped a distraught British couple on holiday in Alicante City by finding their missing autistic son within minutes of him wandering off. The child, 8, got separated]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/23/police-quickly-find-missing-autistic-son-of-distraught-british-tourists-in-alicante/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/uk-tourists-help-costa-blanca-airport-soar-to-new-may-record/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/uk-tourists-help-costa-blanca-airport-soar-to-new-may-record/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418770 PASSENGER records were broken for a fifth successive month at Alicante-Elche airport in May with 1.85 million travellers. That record May figure is 5.8% up on a year earlier- itself]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/uk-tourists-help-costa-blanca-airport-soar-to-new-may-record/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/woman-stabbed-to-death-during-street-fight-involving-bulgarian-rivals-in-alicante-area/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/woman-stabbed-to-death-during-street-fight-involving-bulgarian-rivals-in-alicante-area/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418661 A MASS brawl in a Villena street resulted in a woman being fatally stabbed with a knife. Three men aged 23, 40 and 43, and an 18-year-old woman have been]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/woman-stabbed-to-death-during-street-fight-involving-bulgarian-rivals-in-alicante-area/feed/ 0