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Spain's government to ban spam calls by companies

Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming

26 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

José Antonio Griñán Top corrupt politicians

Disgraced Junta de Andalucia President Jose Griñan ‘has cancer’

DISGRACED former President of the Junta de Andalucia Jose Antonio Griñan who was given 10 days to surrender himself to jail is still not behind

26 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Three hidden gems inland from Spain’s Costa del Sol to escape to for a peaceful New Year

THREE quiet destinations located off the beaten path in Malaga, ideal to spend a peaceful New Year. Malaga has plenty of hidden gems located in

26 Dec, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s AVE Malaga-Madrid celebrates 15th anniversary—seeing more than 30.5 million travellers benefit from the high-speed connection

AT 12.33 p.m. on December 23, 2007, eight minutes ahead of schedule, the AVE arrived at a brand new María Zambrano Station, the first high-speed

26 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

The witchy village of Soportújar in Spain’s Andalucia magics up €6 million in the ‘El Gordo’ Christmas lottery

NESTLING in the heart of La Alpujarra of Granada, the small village of Soportújar, which has 300 inhabitants and is renowned for its witchcraft theme,

24 Dec, 2022 @ 18:22

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Other News

Daughters save mother from certain death after ex-partner stabs her eight times in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE arrested a man in Spain’s Estepona who allegedly stabbed his ex-partner eight times before his daughters stopped him from killing their mother. The man,

24 Dec, 2022 @ 11:00

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

Police arrest four gang members after catching them with 440kg of hashish in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE officers arrested four people after finding 440kg of hashish hidden in a secret compartment of a trailer in Spain’s Granada. National Police officers of

24 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Christmas in Spain: Where can you find the best lights and decorations in Europe?

IT’S a point of contention when millions of Christmas decorations shine and glitter across Europe every holiday season – which city has the greatest light

23 Dec, 2022 @ 18:50

Lead·Malaga

Population growth in Malaga province sees over 21000 new inhabitants—exceeding the 1.7 million mark

THE province of Malaga has gained more than 21,000 inhabitants in 12 months and now exceeds the 1.7 million mark according to the National Institute

23 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

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

Special Christmas security plans in place for Spain’s Malaga with almost 3000 officers on duty over the festive period

AFTER two years of restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this Christmas will be the first ‘normal’ Christmas since 2019 and will see a total

23 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Malaga police break up Marbella-based drug-trafficking operation flooding the streets of Spain with heroin

Spanish authorities have struck a blow against some of the worst narcotraffickers with the recent dismantling of a major heroin trafficking operation in the province

23 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

la concepcion reservoir mijas fuengirola

Water companies and farmers in Spain welcome recent rainfall but need more this winter to fight recent drought

RECENT rainfall has helped Malaga’s seven freshwater reservoirs fill up to 37% of their capacity, according to water provider Hidrosur. The storm that hit Spain

23 Dec, 2022 @ 11:00

Malaga

Huge mural art in Spain’s Malaga represents famous piece displayed in Thyssen Museum

ONE of the works belonging to Thyssen Museum’s permanent collection has been the inspiration of a new mural art which now decorates a façade in

22 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain adds more red tape to digital nomad visa scheme leaving British expats ‘in limbo’

Spain’s plan to attract British female entrepreneurs with digital nomad visas, tax perks

Spain is hoping to attract more British women with digital nomad visas and tax perks in the new year. The country’s Digitalisation Minister Carme Artigas

22 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga·National News

joe strummer from the clash interviewed by jon clarke for the daily mail

SAN JOSE CALLING: 20 years after the death of punk legend Joe Strummer, a look at his love of Spain

TODAY (December 22, 2022) marks the 20th anniversary of punk legend Joe Strummer’s death. He died just a few months after celebrating his 50th birthday

22 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Almeria·Celebrity·Lead·Other News

The Olive Press team enjoys a Christmas trip to “hidden paradise” at Montejaque in Spain’s Andalucia

IT’S the season of office Christmas parties. Finding a more sustainable and sociable alternative to a boozy knees-up in a bar, the Olive Press team

22 Dec, 2022 @ 12:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Heavy fog causes chaos and sees seven flights diverted from Spain’s Sevilla to Malaga

SEVEN flights, scheduled to land at Sevilla International Airport yesterday morning, Wednesday December 21, were diverted to Malaga airport due to unusually heavy fog around

22 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

100 Renfe Ave Madrid Puerta De Atocha Luis Zamora

Renfe increases Ave trains between Spain’s Malaga and Madrid

SPANISH operator Renfe is adding more trains on the high-speed trajectory Malaga – Madrid. The operator plans 14 new services per week between the two

22 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Police arrest ‘the guardian’ of massive heroin trafficking ring in Marbella

A heroin trafficking ring leader from Marbella who police have dubbed the ‘guardian’ of the drug has been busted. Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil Cordoba

21 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·National News

Where to stay on the ski slopes of Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada

IT is hard to describe Pradollano as an authentic mountain village. But, with a metre of snow on the ground and the sun finally out,

21 Dec, 2022 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s Malaga to open gaming museum in January 2023

OXO Videogame Museum, the Malaga Provincial Council’s initiative to open up to the technological field and position the province as the first ‘gamer’ destination in

21 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Technology

Malaga to have first direct flight to Cape Verde from Spain as of Spring 2023

THE German company Eurowings will connect Malaga airport with Cape Verde, known as the ‘African Caribbean’—twice a week from April—with the first direct flight from

21 Dec, 2022 @ 09:45

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Maya Ruiz-Picasso, eldest daughter of Spain’s legendary painter dies at 87

MAYA Ruiz-Picasso Walter, the eldest daughter of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who served as a model and inspiration for many paintings and drawings, has passed

21 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

27th Winter Universiade Granada 2015 Freestyle Skiing

More ski lifts, new hotels and even a ‘glamping’ site: What Spain’s Sierra Nevada has in store for the future

FANS OF skiing, snowboarding and all things Alpine are in for a treat over the coming years, as Sierra Nevada in Spain’s Granada province will

20 Dec, 2022 @ 19:00

Granada·Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Cepsa To Use Recycled Water To Power New Green Hydrogen Plant In Spain's Andalucia

Cepsa will use recycled water to power new green hydrogen plant in Spain’s Andalucia

ENERGY giant Cepsa says a new green hydrogen plant to be built at the San Rogue Energy Park in Cadiz Province will be powered by

20 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Plaza, Iglesia Del Carmen, Alhama De Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Alhama de Granada’s 400 square metre Nativity scene one of largest in Spain

THE nativity scene of Alhama de Granada, with some 2,500 pieces and an extension of 400 square meters, is one of the largest Nativity Scenes

20 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Granada·Lead·Other News

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