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At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend

RESIDENTS across the Costa Blanca and Andalucia can dust off their sunbeds early this year as a warm front will finally arrive to sweep away

19 Feb, 2026 @ 16:49

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Malaga Airport will double in size: €1.5 billion upgrade includes new wing specially for British and other non-Schengen arrivals

BIG changes are coming for Costa del Sol travellers as Malaga Airport prepares for more UK flights, faster passport control and a much larger terminal.

19 Feb, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is arrested for Epstein links: Ex-royal regularly holidayed in Sotogrande

A LONG-TIME tourist to Spain, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested over links to infamous paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The former British prince – who regularly summers

19 Feb, 2026 @ 14:44

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead

‘One at a time, no drink or drugs and get insurance:’ Marbella cracks down on reckless e-scooter users

MORE electric scooters are whizzing down Marbella’s coast – and now police are cracking down. This week, officers are closely monitoring e-scooter users across the

19 Feb, 2026 @ 13:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Facebook 'love scam' gang cons woman into paying out €216k in Spain

Facebook ‘love scam’ gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k

AN ALMERIA woman looking for love was conned out of €216,839 by a gang who set up a fake online relationship via social media. Four

18 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Alicante·Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

MALAGA is bracing Storm Pedro blows in, triggering weather warnings across the province for high winds and rough seas. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has

18 Feb, 2026 @ 15:53

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain's Costa Blanca dominated foreign property sales in late 2025

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 13.52% of sales in Spain during the last quarter of 2025, with Alicante province the hotspot on overseas share of

17 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Property

La Viñuela: Malaga’s biggest reservoir makes remarkable recovery after nearly vanishing two years ago

TWO years after historic lows, Malaga’s La Viñuela reservoir has recovered to over 80% of its total capacity. Weeks of sustained rainfall have lifted Malaga’s

17 Feb, 2026 @ 14:45

Green·Lead·Malaga·Weather

WATCH: Horrified hiker gets trapped in mud up to the waist for EIGHT hours before rescue teams in Malaga finally pull him out

VIDEO footage shows rescue teams’ eight hour struggle to save a hiker trapped in mud up to his waist. The 53-year-old man had been adventuring

17 Feb, 2026 @ 13:45

Lead·Malaga

Spanish region which banned phones from schools says grades are UP and bullying is DOWN

Police investigate claims of school and cyber bullying in case of 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

POLICE are investigating claims of both school and cyber bullying in the case of a 14-year-old girl who ‘took her own life’ in Malaga’s Benalmadena

17 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Lead·Malaga

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla – Malaga will have to wait

HIGH-SPEED train services resumed on Tuesday between Madrid and Andalucia following the suspension caused by the Adamuz disaster on January 18. State operator Renfe said

17 Feb, 2026 @ 11:18

Almeria·Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Sevilla

Residents evacuated from rain-soaked Grazalema given green light to return as landslide risk subsides

RESIDENTS of Grazalema have started returning to their homes today after the entire town was evacuated over landslide risks. According to figure from local authorities,

16 Feb, 2026 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Motorcyclist dies after falling from his bike in Marbella – the second in three months

A MAN died this Sunday after falling off his motorcycle in Marbella. The 54-year-old had been driving along Calle Guadalete when he fell from his

16 Feb, 2026 @ 13:22

Lead·Marbella

Tragedy in Andalucia: 92-year-old man is killed by falling tree while trying to help fellow driver

TRAGEDY struck in Cordoba this weekend when a 92-year-old man was killed by a falling tree as he was trying to help others. Gusty winds

16 Feb, 2026 @ 12:25

Cordoba·Lead·Weather

Did you feel it? 4.3 magnitude earthquake rocks southern Spain – quickly followed by 14 aftershocks

RESIDENTS were jolted awake after a 4.3 magnitude quake hit Almeria in the middle of the night. The ground shook at 12.55am, and was followed

16 Feb, 2026 @ 11:07

Almeria·Lead·Weather

MISSING: Fears growing over British tourist, 79, who disappeared while holidaying on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CONCERNS are growing for the safety of a British tourist who went missing while holidaying on the Costa del Sol four days ago. Officers from

15 Feb, 2026 @ 15:26

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·National News

WATCH: The Olive Press reports live from Ronda as weeks of unprecedented rainfall finally give way to sunshine

OLIVE Press editor Jon Clarke has filed a must-watch dispatch from the stunning city of Ronda where the weather forecast is finally beginning to offer

15 Feb, 2026 @ 14:38

Andalucia·Lead·Video·Weather

IN PICS: The ‘quirky’ side of Andalucia’s Ronda – through the refreshing new eye of an expat photographer

SHE has been taking photos in the Serrania de Ronda area of Andalucia for over three decades. Lies Wajer fell in love with the town,

15 Feb, 2026 @ 11:31

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

VOICES HEARD: Protesters vow to fight golf mega-project on last virgin coastal area on the Costa del Sol

DOZENS of expats have joined farmers and locals to protest a plan to build a golf course on virgin coastland in southern Spain. The demonstrators

15 Feb, 2026 @ 09:42

Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Property

Andalucia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

ANDALUCIA’s metro systems have surpassed 60 million passengers in a single year for the first time. The metro networks of Sevilla, Málaga and Granada, all

14 Feb, 2026 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Author’s eight-hour ‘nightmare’ after failed electric lock traps her during a storm in Granada holiday rental

A TOURIST is gunning for a Granada holiday rental firm after she found herself trapped inside an apartment for eight hours during a catastrophic storm.

14 Feb, 2026 @ 11:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Osteoporosis is no longer irreversible with treatment on the Costa del Sol: What you need to know about healing your bones

OSTEOPOROSIS is no longer irreversible – bones can recover with current treatments. The Rheumatology Unit at Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella leads the way in advances that

13 Feb, 2026 @ 18:10

Andalucia·Health·Marbella·Sponsored Article

Mystery in Almeria as body of British woman is found outside her burning farm house – with husband trapped inside

AUTHORITIES are investigating after a 66-year-old woman was found dead outside a burning farmhouse in rural Almeria, as her husband screamed for help inside. The

13 Feb, 2026 @ 16:29

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

The Spanish Indiana Jones: How a ten-year-old boy from Granada became a hero in Italy after unearthing rare Roman coin

A GRANADA schoolboy has been hailed a hero in Italy after unearthing a rare Roman coin that had been buried for 1,800 years. Little Alejandro,

13 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Rain for Cadiz Carnaval: Weather alerts to dampen the fun across many festival hotspots in Andalucia this weekend

CARNAVAL celebrations across Andalucia face rain and powerful winds this weekend as Storm Oriana brings an orange weather warning. After weeks of treacherous storms, Storm

13 Feb, 2026 @ 13:59

Cadiz·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Historic moment century-old Montejaque dam sends hundreds of millions of litres gushing into Guadiaro valley

THIS is the historic moment the Montejaque ‘ghost dam’ finally reached 100 per cent capacity and sent thousands of litres of water gushing into the

13 Feb, 2026 @ 12:19

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

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