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Spanish climber sets new world record after spending 500 days in Granada cave cut off from the world

WITH A SMILE on her face and wearing dark glasses to protect her from the daylight, Spanish climber and elite sportswoman Beatriz Flamini emerged on

16 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Granada·Lead·Sport

A bundle of laughs: English comedy nights on the Costa

The self professed ‘English speaking immigrant’, Lucy Amans runs packed out English comedy nights on the Costa del Sol and Gibraltar with stand-up comic Nik

16 Apr, 2023 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Andalucia will showcase its rich food scene at international festival

SALON Gourmets returns for its 36th edition of the international food festival. The event takes place in Madrid from April 17 to 20 and will

15 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Fake marriages busted in Seville

NATIONAL Police have arrested 145 people who were involved in marriages of convenience and false documents in Seville. The perpetrators are charged with arranging marriages

15 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Spain’s Cepsa announces largest second generation biofuels plant in Europe to open in Andalucia

OIL company Cepsa has formed a joint venture to set up a large-scale biofuels plant in Andalucia. Cepsa and Bio-Oils, who process vegetable oils, have

15 Apr, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Environment·Huelva·Lead

Marbella Photo Property House Prices Story Wikimedia Commons

Four Costa del Sol towns among Spain’s Top 50 most expensive to buy property

Four areas in the Costa del Sol are in Spain’s top 50 most expensive places to buy a house, according to a study of real

14 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Property

Malaga Airport third busiest in Spain

MALAGA airport saw 3.7 million passengers during the first quarter of 2023. This is a 9% increase compared to the same period in 2019, the

14 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Almost half of the beneficiaries of Malaga-based foodbank work full-time

A LOCAL food bank has reported that 47% of its users are full-time employees whose wage does not cover their basic needs. Malaga-based NGO Asaec

14 Apr, 2023 @ 12:05

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Olive Press style guru, Freya, opens new shop in the spa town of Lanjarón in Spain’s Granada

FREYA Rogers, who runs the successful Armario de Freya women’s clothes and accessories store in the multicultural market town of Órgiva, has opened a second

14 Apr, 2023 @ 11:13

Granada·Lead·Other News

Tiktok Tapa: A twist on the humble olive

A VIDEO on TikTok has gone viral for revealing an intriguing tapa served at Bar la Cuadra in Ronda. Andalucia is renowned for its ‘rutas

14 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Food & Drink·Malaga·Other News

Picasso Museum of Malaga accused of whitewashing Francoism

THE Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) has called on the Junta to ‘stop whitewashing’ Francoism. The criticism revolves around an explanatory panel

14 Apr, 2023 @ 08:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Thank you very munch: El Corte Ingles helps to feed endangered species in Fuengirola Bioparc

EL Corte Inglés and BIOPARC Fuengirola have renewed their collaboration for the donation of surplus fruit and vegetables. Department stores in Malaga that belong to

13 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Five Iberian lynx cubs born in Andalucia

FIVE Iberian lynx cubs have been born at the El Acebuche breeding centre in Almonte (Huelva). They were born in two litters. Sadly, one has

13 Apr, 2023 @ 17:45

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead

640px Calle Marqués De Larios Under Cover Of Tents. Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Southeastern Europe

Shopping bags dropped by shocked shoppers in Spain’s Malaga amid massive operation against Albanian mafia

THE main shopping thoroughfare of Malaga was swarming with police this morning as part of a huge operation to take down an Albanian mafia gang.

13 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Gatehouse Of The English Cemetery In Málaga

Malaga’s English cemetry launches theatrical guided tours

THE English cemetery in Malaga is launching tragi-comedy tours of the Iberian peninsula’s first ever Protestant burial ground. The new theatrical tours, launched by Enjoy

12 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Funeral Service Of King Constantine Of Greece

The King of Spain is set to visit beautiful town of Ronda near Spain’s Costa del Sol next week

King Felipe VI of Spain is set to visit Ronda on April 19th to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de

12 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Spanish Flamenco Dancer Rocio Molina Performs In Malaga, Spain 30 Jul 2021

Lawmakers in Andalucia’s regional parliament to debate first law to cover flamenco

ANDALUCIA’S regional parliament will today debate the first ever law in Spain that will cover flamenco. The aim of the legislation, which has been making

12 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Lead

Climatic Change: Extreme Temperatures Cause A Big Forest Fire Near Manresa(spain)

Andalucia increases forest fire warning from low to medium half a month early

The Junta de Andalucia has upgraded the alert level for the risk of forest fires from low to medium due to high temperatures and severe

12 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Lead

13-year-old rescued after a 12-metre fall at Tajo river in Ronda

A 13-year-old boy had to be rescued after he fell 12 metres (39 feet) as he tried to clamber down Ronda’s towering Tajo gorge to

12 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Bad luck: Hundreds of Spanish love-seekers ‘catfished’ out of a million euros by ruthless online scammers in Spain’s Malaga

A GROUP of con artists have taken the concept of the ‘Tinder Swindler’ to a new level after a nationwide ‘catfishing’ scam earned them one

12 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Soccer school scam in Spain’s Andalucia conned wealthy foreign families out of thousands of euros

TWO GRANADA province gangs have been accused of duping dozens of families- mainly from Brazil- with fake promises of turning their sons into top football

12 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Tunnel linking Spain and Morocco back on the agenda after February Rabat meetings

THE governments of Spain and Morocco have restarted talks on a possible 14 kilometre tunnel link between the two countries under the Straits of Gibraltar.

12 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Cadiz·Lead·National News

Avocado Robber

A 32-year-old man is accused of stealing 193 kg of avocado from a finca in Salobreña (Granada). It was the owner of the land who

11 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Granada·Lead

Terror suspect who hacked priest to death with machete in Spain’s Andalucia sent to Sevilla psychiatric ward

A JUDGE has sent the Moroccan man accused of the terrorist attack that killed a priest in Spain’s Andalusia to a psychiatric ward in Seville.

11 Apr, 2023 @ 16:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Malaga becomes fifth most expensive location to buy a home in Spain, new studies indicate

MALAGA is the now the fifth most expensive province for buying homes in Spain in comparison to wages, latest figures indicate. The place where the

11 Apr, 2023 @ 15:30

Malaga·Other News·Property

First ever Avlo tickets to travel from Madrid to Andalucia go on sale tomorrow from 7 euros

Renfe will launch this Wednesday April 12 the ticket sale of the first Avlos travelling between Madrid and Andalucia. The low-cost version of AVE high

11 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

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