Top winemaker in Spain opens UK subsidiary to serve key export market
Grupo Marques del Atrio has opened a UK subsidiary in a bid to grow the Spanish winemaker’s sales in its second-biggest export market. The company
Migrating white stork birds are staying put in Spain to live off landfill sites
WHITE storks are preferring to stay in Spain rather than migrating to Africa for the winter, as landfill sites are giving them plenty of food.
British tourist fined for exposing himself to teenage girl at Mallorca hotel pool in Spain
A British man, 50, has been fined €960 for exposing himself to a 17-year-old girl at a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The man appeared before
Police save life of choking semi-conscious girl on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers saved the life of a girl, 3, who was choking to death after swallowing some small pieces of plastic at the port
People in Spain will not be ordered to reduce gas usage as part of EU plan
SPAIN’S government will not order people to cut their use of gas, as proposed by the European Union. Ecological Transition minister, Teresa Ribera, said that
Leading bank in Spain slams windfall tax plans as profits rise by nearly 11%
BANKINTER executives say plans for a windfall tax on banks in Spain to help fight cost of living rises could hit capital levels, hurt economic
Richest man in Spain gets even wealthier as real estate assets soar
The investment arm of Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, founder and main shareholder of fashion group Inditex, has seen its real estate assets’ market value rise
Spain signs big green energy deal including new electric car battery factory
Spain has signed a major agreement with Chinese green energy company Envision Group to set up four projects. They include an electric car battery plant,
Restaurant in Spain charges outdoor diners every time they are served by waiter
A Zamora area gastrobar has hit the headlines for charging customers every time a waiter served them at their terrace table. The Imperial Bar at
Pedro Sanchez claims ‘more than 500 people’ died during latest heatwave in Spain
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has claimed that the current heatwave has claimed over 500 lives. Spain has been gripped by a heatwave affecting much
Delays to new dual-carriageway for busy Costa Blanca road raised in Spain’s Congress
QUESTIONS have been tabled in Spain’s Congress about the long delay to executing plans to convert the N-332 highway in Torrevieja to a dual carriageway.
Costa Blanca airport in Spain welcomes bright new-look tourist information office
AN expanded Tourist Information office has gone into service within the arrivals area of Alicante-Elche airport. The refurbished office provides access to information for 24
Teenager cons elderly people with sob story of dying parents in Spain’s Valencia
A 19-year-old Valencia area man concocted a sob story about his dying parents to extract sympathy money from elderly victims. He has been arrested and
Vintage wine thieves behind €1.6 million restaurant robbery in Spain are caught at Croatia border
TWO people behind an audacious vintage wine robbery last October at a Caceres restaurant in Extremadura, have been arrested trying to cross into Croatia from
British tourist arrested over rape of UK holidaymaker on Spain’s Mallorca
A British man in his early 20’s has been arrested over the alleged rape of a female UK holidaymaker at a Magaluf hotel. Calvia’s Guardia
Benidorm announces 2023 dates for Spain to find Eurovision Song Contest winner
PLANS for next year’s Benidorm Fest have been announced on Tuesday, as Spain gears up for its 2023 search to find a Eurovision Song Contest
Spain’s newly-developed Covid vaccine, Hipra, claims good protection against Omicron variants
SPAIN’S new Covid-19 vaccine made by Girona-based pharmaceutical company Hipra is producing a good antibody response to the current range of Omicron variants that are
Spain’s top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits
THE Supreme Court has ordered the Policia Nacional to stop discriminating against ‘shorter’ woman wanting to join it. A prospective female candidate filed a complaint
Tourist dies after spending 9 days in coma following bull attack at Costa Blanca festival in Spain
A French tourist died at Denia Hospital on Monday- nine days after being gored by a bull during the Pedreguer fiestas. The 64-year-old man, named
Toddler attacked and bitten by miniature bull terrier dog outside bar in Spain’s Valencia
AN 11-month-old girl was taken to Valencia’s La Fe Hospital after being bitten by a dog outside a Xativa bar. The girl’s condition was described
EXCLUSIVE: Crisis at Torrevieja hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as doctors quit in their droves and patients wait ‘up to 60 hours for a bed’
DOCTORS at the Costa Blanca’s most beleaguered hospital have slammed the appalling working conditions and disgraceful levels of care. They told the Olive Press that
Benidorm’s Levante beach hosts summer police boost for Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional launched their ‘Operation Summer 2022’ campaign at Benidorm’s Levante beach on Friday with 225 trainee officers boosting their ranks during the peak
BACK IN BUSINESS: Nightclub reopens in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca after licensing dispute closure
ONE of seven businesses closed in Javea’s Paseo de Arenal beach area in mid-May reopened on Saturday. The Achill nightclub is one of three outlets
Road carnage sees drunk driver kill two women in Valencia area of Spain
A drunk driver has been arrested over the death of two people on the V-23 highway in Sagunto on Sunday night. The intoxicated motorist, 31,
Sticky and sleepless nights warning with soaring temperatures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOT equatorial nights are being forecast for parts of the Costa Blanca towards the weekend. Daytime maximums are predicted to touch at least 35 degrees
British tourist drowns in hotel swimming pool on Spain’s Mallorca
A 53-year-old British tourist drowned in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. The tragedy occurred at around 4.40 pm at the Globales Palmanova