Friday, March 29, 2024

Almeria

FIGHT THE POWER: Olive Press launches campaign to stop network of 352 pylons ‘destroying’ Andalucia’s Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras

Thousands of people are affected and the proposed route, which begins in Conchar in the west and ends at Benahadux in the east, was approved back in 2015

Algarrobico: The never ending story

As Greenpeace claims work on the Algarrobico Hotel continues, the Olive Press charts the controversial history of the edifice that has become a symbol of rampant coastal destruction

Battle Over Blood Wedding

As debate rages about the exhumation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s body will the chapel that inspired his most famous work be allowed to sink into the ground?

Roquetas del Mar mayor accused of favouritism

Gabriel Amat accused of 'keeping it in the family'

SHORT BREAK: Enjoy the Volcanic Paradise of Cabo de Gata in Spain’s Almeria

FORMED by volcanoes, Cabo de Gata is one of the most unspoilt paradises on the Almerian costa, if not the entire south coast of...

Earthquake strikes in Strait of Gibraltar as cinema and shopping centre in Los Barrios evacuated

AN earthquake of 3.5 magnitude struck in the Strait of Gibraltar last night with the tremors felt all over the Campo. Alarmed residents from Gibraltar,...

Man arrested over hit and run in Spain’s Almeria

TWO people were hospitalised after a hit and run in Spain’s Almeria. A motorcyclist and their passenger were mowed down on February 5 after a...

Moors and Christians in Mojacar

Don't miss the fabulous festival this weekend

A7 heaven as final section near Granada opens

The 1,440km A7 now encompasses Malaga, Motril and Almeria

New book dishes the dirt on Hollywood divas

Written by an Almeria Film Festival insider, new book reveals all about the Hollywood stars that attended the event

Government headquarters in Spain’s Almeria evacuated after hand grenade discovered inside

A CITIZEN discovered an old hand grenade at a government headquarters in Almeria, causing the building to be evacuated, police have said. Officers were called...

Greens rejoice as Junta plans to repossess controversial Algarrobico

It'a a top week for nature as green groups rejoice as Junta finally takes steps to knock down Algarrobico hotel

British expat urges Spanish police to speak more English

His appeal comes after he was randomly asked to act as an interpreter in crime cases TWICE in two days

Andalucia Day: The best places to celebrate your Andalusian pride

This annual festival celebrates Andalucia's status as an autonomous community

200 homeless and 500 displaced as fire sweeps through migrant worker shanty town in Spain’s Almeria

FIRE has ravaged a migrant camp in Almeria's 'Sea of Plastic' leaving over 200 workers homeless and 500 unable to return to the site....

Police smash Costa Blanca drugs gang who exported narcotics out of Spain

A Costa Blanca-based drugs gang has been brought down in a joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Four men and two women...

A vote of confidence

Victoria Twead gets to grips with small town Spanish politics in the latest extract from her book Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools…

EXCLUSIVE: Expat property fraudster jailed after long Spanish spree

EXCLUSIVE: A Marbella-based British businessman was found guilty of stealing money from at least five victims in a bogus buy-to-let scheme, by Imogen Calderwood

Surge of dolphin deaths on Spanish coastline alarms ecologists

THE discovery of dead dolphins on Almeria coastline alarms ecologists. The number of dolphins that have appeared dead or dying in the last two years...

Exclusive interview with 60s Carry On icon and two-time Bond girl Valerie Leon who is hanging out with British...

She shot to fame with the Hai Karate aftershave adverts of the 1970s, which have remained in the national memory ever since
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Spanish Legionnaire kills five-year-old girl while drunk driving in Spain’s Roquetas de Mar

A SOLDIER has been arrested on suspicion of running over a five-year-old girl while drunk driving on Tuesday evening (July 6), in Roquetas de...

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa...

A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was...

EXCLUSIVE: Conman Howard del Monte AKA Nigel Goldman found GUILTY of fraud in UK

The Costa del Sol conman fled Spain to escape his victims here two years ago

Almeria and Mijas town halls the ‘least transparent’ in Spain, new study finds

While Almería and Telde have maintained their low level in the annual ranking, Mijas has plummeted

‘Terrified’ baby dolphin dies from stress in southern Spain after tourists snatch it from water and pose for selfies

The stranded creature was separated from its mother and spotted by a group of camera wielding tourists who snapped photos of it

El Algarrobico demolition cost estimated at 300 million

Central government to demolish and Andalucia to clear up the mess

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