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British family demand answers over ‘murder’ of expat dad at his seaside home in Spain’s Andalucia

A BRITISH family are demanding answers following the mysterious death of a father-of-one in Andalucia last summer. Brett Dryden (pictured above), 35, from County Durham,

12 Feb, 2025 @ 15:54

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

When nuclear bombs fell on southern Spain: Palomares remembers the day the Americans dropped four nukes on it

By Michael Coy PALOMARES doesn’t stand out in any way. It’s just a typical Andalucían village beside the sea. Halfway between the Cabo de Gata

17 Jan, 2025 @ 10:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

A MAN has been arrested in Almeria after confessing to strangling a woman with a dog leash before setting fire to her body. The 28-year-old

2 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

This overlooked gem in Spain’s Andalucia could be a hit with Brits next year as easyJet launches new flights

EASYJET has launched new flights to this hidden gem in Spain’s Andalucia- and it’s set to be a hit with Brits. Budget airline Easyjet has

21 Dec, 2024 @ 07:02

Almeria·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Pictured: Hunter poses with enormous wild boar in southern Spain after spending over a year tracking it down

A PATIENT hunter who spent ages trying to track down a wild boar has finally got his prey in Almeria’s Sierra de Gador. Francisco Rodriquez

9 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

End of ‘El Horrible’: The 411-room illegal Algarrobico hotel in Almeria that could be demolished within months after 20 years of campaigning

GREEN groups are coming closer to celebrating a two decade battle against one of the worst environmental abuses in Spanish history. Ecologistas en Accion and

3 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Almeria·Lead

Road is split in half by extreme weather in Spain’s Almeria as egg-sized hail stones damage dozens of cars

A MAJOR road in Almeria has become the latest victim of the extreme weather currently affecting southern and eastern Spain. The A334 in Seron was

29 Oct, 2024 @ 16:01

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Protests erupt over plans for luxury hotel in protected natural park and ‘last untouched stretch’ of coastline in Spain’s Andalucia

THOUSANDS of locals and expats have mobilised against plans to build a luxury hotel in the heart of a protected natural park in Andalucia. Developers

1 Oct, 2024 @ 18:09

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 49, is found floating in the sea off popular beauty spot in Spain’s Andalucia

A BODY has been found floating in the sea off a beauty spot in southern Spain. The corpse, described by police as belonging to a

16 Sep, 2024 @ 15:31

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead

Spain’s ‘sea of plastic’ in Almeria ‘wins’ NASA prize of being the most visible man-made object from the International Space Station

IT is a grand prize but won for the wrong reason. The notion that the Great Wall of China is the only human-made structure visible

10 Sep, 2024 @ 16:30

Almeria·Environment·Lead·Other News

Brit killed by local with a gardening hoe in Spain is branded a ‘hooligan’ by the suspect’s lawyer in extraordinary outburst against a ‘certain type’ of expat

A SPANISH lawyer defending a man accused of killing a British expat with a gardening hoe insists the victim was a ‘hooligan’ who ‘provoked the

7 Sep, 2024 @ 13:04

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Suspect in garden hoe attack in Spain charged with murder: Spaniard objected to Brit ‘walking his dog too close to his home’

THE Spanish man who allegedly killed a Brit with a garden hoe has been charged with murder and locked up in jail. Martin Allwright, 59,

5 Sep, 2024 @ 19:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Earthquake on the coast of southern Spain rattles a dozen towns in Andalucia

A 3.7 MAGNITUDE earthquake struck the coast of Spain early on Monday. According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the epicentre of the tremor was

2 Sep, 2024 @ 15:32

Almeria·Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Fears for biodiversity and sea life after waters in Spain’s Andalucia record high temperature

THE waters of the Mediterranean have reached record temperatures off Andalucia, the latest analysis suggests. A bouy in the sea off Cabo de Gata (pictured

1 Sep, 2024 @ 13:58

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

British widow whose husband, 59, was ‘killed by a neighbour with a gardening hoe’ in Spain appeals for help to pay €18,000 in legal fees

A BRITISH woman living in Spain is appealing for aid after her husband was brutally murdered with a garden hoe. Sarah Allwright is raising funds

29 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Must-visit: The volcanic reef in Spain’s Andalucia that was ‘home to mermaids’

LOOKING for your next adventure? This volcanic reef in Spain’s Andalucia is a must-visit. Cabo de Gata, Almeria, is a coastal paradise full of coves

22 Aug, 2024 @ 12:48

Almeria·Andalucia·Olive Press Travel

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

A 59-year-old British expat died in an Almeria hospital on Saturday after being struck on the head days earlier by a gardening hoe. The confrontation

20 Aug, 2024 @ 17:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Must-visit: The ‘little Mykonos’ of Spain’s Andalucia that boasts crystal blue waters and white-washed homes

NO need to go to Greece, meet Spain’s ‘little Mykonos’ with white-washed homes and crystal blue seas. Every year, thousands of tourists flock to the

12 Aug, 2024 @ 15:58

Almeria·Lead·Olive Press Travel

British expat, 35, is found dead in ‘blood-soaked’ room of his house in Spain’s Andalucia

A BRITISH man has been found dead in a ‘blood-soaked room’ of his home in southern Spain. The 35-year-old was discovered by the Guardia Civil

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:42

Almeria·Lead

Outrage in southern Spain as music festival is blamed for deaths of endangered gazelles

NOISE from an Almeria music festival has been blamed for the death of four gazelles at an adjoining conservation centre. Almeria City Council says it

28 Jun, 2024 @ 07:00

Almeria·Andalucia

A Place In The Sun visits Almeria: Jasmine Harman, 48, celebrates after closing deal in an idyllic expat hotspot that’s MUCH cheaper than the Costa del Sol

CELEBRITY estate agent Jasmine Harman was all smiles today after closing a deal for her clients in Almeria. The A Place In The Sun star,

26 Apr, 2024 @ 20:05

Almeria·Lead·Property

The arson attack on a warehouse in El Ejido

Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:36

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Storm Nelson causes flooding road blockages, landslides in Malaga

ANDALUCIA’S emergency services have responded to 20 calls due to flooding and landslides in the Malaga province caused by Storm Nelson, which has brought heavy

31 Mar, 2024 @ 13:57

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Malaga·Marbella

Abusive partner ‘fatally poisons his two toddler daughters’ in Spain’s Andalucia before taking his own life

A MAN took his own life after poisoning his two girls, aged two and four at their Almeria province home. The mother called the Guardia

18 Mar, 2024 @ 10:45

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Milder winter 'than normal' predicted by weather forecasters in Spain

Temperatures of up to 27C in Spain’s Andalucia this week: No more rain is forecast for majority of region after weekend of downpours

AFTER a wet and chilly weekend, temperatures are expected to warm significantly throughout Andalucia this week, with a high of 24C expected in Malaga city

11 Mar, 2024 @ 10:02

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Granada·Malaga

Powerful winter storm brings snow, wind, and rain across Spain TODAY

WINTER storm Monica will have blanketed much of the peninsula with snowfall, rain and hail by the time it dissipates late Sunday, with weather advisories

9 Mar, 2024 @ 20:33

Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Basque Country·Cadiz·Cantabria·Catalunya·Lead·Menorca

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British family demand answers over ‘murder’ of expat dad at his seaside home in Spain’s Andalucia

When nuclear bombs fell on southern Spain: Palomares remembers the day the Americans dropped four nukes on it

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

This overlooked gem in Spain’s Andalucia could be a hit with Brits next year as easyJet launches new flights

Pictured: Hunter poses with enormous wild boar in southern Spain after spending over a year tracking it down

End of ‘El Horrible’: The 411-room illegal Algarrobico hotel in Almeria that could be demolished within months after 20 years of campaigning

Road is split in half by extreme weather in Spain’s Almeria as egg-sized hail stones damage dozens of cars

Protests erupt over plans for luxury hotel in protected natural park and ‘last untouched stretch’ of coastline in Spain’s Andalucia

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 49, is found floating in the sea off popular beauty spot in Spain’s Andalucia

Spain’s ‘sea of plastic’ in Almeria ‘wins’ NASA prize of being the most visible man-made object from the International Space Station

Brit killed by local with a gardening hoe in Spain is branded a ‘hooligan’ by the suspect’s lawyer in extraordinary outburst against a ‘certain type’ of expat

Suspect in garden hoe attack in Spain charged with murder: Spaniard objected to Brit ‘walking his dog too close to his home’

Earthquake on the coast of southern Spain rattles a dozen towns in Andalucia

Fears for biodiversity and sea life after waters in Spain’s Andalucia record high temperature

British widow whose husband, 59, was ‘killed by a neighbour with a gardening hoe’ in Spain appeals for help to pay €18,000 in legal fees

Must-visit: The volcanic reef in Spain’s Andalucia that was ‘home to mermaids’

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

Must-visit: The ‘little Mykonos’ of Spain’s Andalucia that boasts crystal blue waters and white-washed homes

British expat, 35, is found dead in ‘blood-soaked’ room of his house in Spain’s Andalucia

Outrage in southern Spain as music festival is blamed for deaths of endangered gazelles

A Place In The Sun visits Almeria: Jasmine Harman, 48, celebrates after closing deal in an idyllic expat hotspot that’s MUCH cheaper than the Costa del Sol

Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

Storm Nelson causes flooding road blockages, landslides in Malaga

Abusive partner ‘fatally poisons his two toddler daughters’ in Spain’s Andalucia before taking his own life

Temperatures of up to 27C in Spain’s Andalucia this week: No more rain is forecast for majority of region after weekend of downpours

Powerful winter storm brings snow, wind, and rain across Spain TODAY

Julio Iglesias lawyer wants sex abuse complaints thrown out because courts in Spain have ‘no jurisdiction’

Broken joint found on tracks where Cordoba crash killed 39

‘We still can’t find her’: Families launch heartbreaking appeals for missing loved ones after Cordoba train disaster

Three days of national mourning declared in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises ‘transparent’ probe into train disaster with at least 39 deaths

Spain is preparing to switch on EES biometric scanners at the Gibraltar border next month – but where is the long-awaited EU-UK treaty?