Cristina Hodgson, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Over two million passengers used Spain’s Malaga Airport in August—just 7% shy than 2019 figures

MALAGA-Costa del Sol Airport was used by over two million passengers in August and saw over fifteen thousand flights landing and taking off. These figures

13 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Forest fire in Spain’s Granada, with over over 3000 hectares of land now destroyed, believed to be human-started

THE fire which started last Thursday afternoon, September 8, in Los Guajares, and has now razed through 3,000 hectares of land, is believed to be

12 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Granada·Lead

Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland - these are the affected areas

Rainy week ahead in Spain’s Andalucia—with abrupt temperature drop expected

AFTER a hot weekend in a final flurry of summer, autumn will arrive early and abruptly to Andalucia. The entry of an Atlantic squall, Hurricane

12 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Weather

Spain’s tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest ever male tennis world number one after US Open win

SPANISH teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest men’s player in the Open Era to hold the No. 1 ranking, after sealing a four-set

12 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Sport

Drought crisis: Spain’s Malaga awaits an autumn without rainfall as reservoirs continue to dry up

WITH 14 days to the beginning of autumn, the meteorological drought situation is worsening in almost all the country, with reservoirs averaging 35% capacity, their

11 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Five historic buildings in Spain’s Andalucia added to Red List for ‘risk of disappearance’

FIVE historic buildings in Andalucia have just been added to the Red List compiled by the association Hispania Nostra. The Red List is an initiative

10 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Weather forecasters predict above average temperatures for winter while Christmas is expected to be rain-free for most of Spain

Spain sizzles in hottest summer recorded in 60 years

THE summer of 2022 will go down in the books as the hottest summer recorded in Spain in 60 years. Spain has experienced the warmest

9 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Weather

Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month

Fourth vaccine jab in Spain to be rolled out end of September for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes

THE autumn booster rollout for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes will kick-start on September 26—with Spain due to start receiving the first doses

9 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News

Sierra Bermeja re-emerges one year after worst fire in Spain in 2021

THIS Thursday, September 8, marks one year since the start of the worst fire registered in Spain in 2021— the Sierra Bermeja forest fire. A

8 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Classic MS Serenissima cruise ship arrives in port of Spain’s Malaga for 10-day route with 68 passengers from the UK

THE handsome 100-passenger MS Serenissima, built in 1960 and well loved for her style and elegance, has docked at Malaga port. Coming from the Croatian

8 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

CYBERCRIME ALERT: Latest WhatsApp scam alerted by Spanish police

SPAIN recorded more than 305,000 cybercrimes last year, 2021, according to the Statistical Crime System (SEC). The theft of personal data on the Internet is

7 Sep, 2022 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Timetable for the Andalucia Big Festival this weekend in Spain’s Malaga

THE countdown is on, tomorrow kicks off the Andalucia Big Festival By Mad Cool—one of the biggest music events of the year. The Cortijo de

7 Sep, 2022 @ 09:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

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Spain’s Torremolinos closes July as Andalucian destination with most overnight stays

THE tourist hotspot town of Torremolinos has closed the month of July as the tourist destination with the most overnight stays in Andalucia. According to

7 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

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Specimen of largest tortoise in Africa rescued in Spain’s Sevilla

THE Policia Local of Coria del Rio (Sevilla) have rescued a ‘large’ Sulcata tortoise in the Pudio River, a tributary of the Guadalquivir. The Sulcata

6 Sep, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Did you see it? Mysterious sky lights which crossed Spain’s Malaga Monday morning explained

MYSTERIOUS sky lights left Malaga residents stunned yesterday morning, Monday September 5. Reports of ‘an unusual celestial phenomena’ and a ‘ghostly apparition’ flooded social media

6 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Technology

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Malaga mayor receives honorary OBE from the UK—the most important tourist market for the city

THE Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has received, this Monday August 5, the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of the British

6 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Private jet from Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera crashes in the Baltic Sea

A PRIVATE Cessna plane from Jerez de la Frontera airport has reportedly crashed in the Baltic Sea near Ventspils, Latvia. According to the flight tracking

5 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Mass of warm African air to bake Spain’s Malaga this weekend

Spain’s Met Office issues yellow alert for high temperatures and terral this Monday in Malaga

TERRAL wind is expected to blow hot air into Malaga province and weather warnings will be in place from 1pm today, Monday September 5. The

5 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Weather

National Geographic selects Pompidou as one of the ‘must-see’ museums in Spain

THE brightly coloured Centre Pompidou, home to the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture of France, located on Malaga’s Muelle 1, has been

5 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Huelva home to the best-preserved rural mosque in Spain

BUILT on the site of a fifth-century Visigoth basilica, the Almonaster Mosque in Huelva, is one of few surviving rural mosques in Spain, considered the best

4 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Huelva·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish reservoirs fall by a further 0.9% in the last week to a sinking 35.9% capacity

SPANISH reservoirs have lost 528 cubic hectometres of water in the last week—representing a 0.9% of their total capacity. According to recent data from the

3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·National News

Aula del Mar in Spain’s Malaga celebrates 33 years of Marine conservation

THE Aula del Mar de Málaga cooperative celebrates over three decades of working to care for Malaga’s marine environment. Malaga’s marine biology education centre was

2 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Green flag for Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed due to faecal contamination

MALAGA City Council has given the greenlight for Sacaba beach to reopen to public bathing. The area between the breakwater of La Termica and the

2 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Traffic restrictions TODAY in Malaga for Tour of Spain

THE twelfth stage of the la Vuelta a España, one of the leading cycling races in the international calendar, will cross through the province of

1 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Spain’s Mayor of Malaga to be awarded honorary OBE from the UK

THE United Kingdom has awarded Francisco de la Torre an Honorary OBE (Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to

1 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Spain’s oldest known iron sword ‘rescued’ from illegal internet auction

A JEWEL of Spanish military history has been ‘rescued’ from an illegal internet auction. The item, of great historical relevance, is believed to be the

31 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News