Green boost for Spain’s Andalucia thanks to new ‘eco glamping’ project
WITH news of luxury hotels and golf courses springing up across Andalucia, Axarquia’s new development project, Tabia, is sure to be a breath of fresh
Spain launches new campaign to encourage British tourists to the country in spring
THE national tourism agency, Turespaña, has presented a new strategy that aims to get Brits and other Europeans back on planes to Spain. Presented on
Spain number one destination for prospective expats in Europe and third most popular in the world
WITH Brexit and the pandemic, this year has seen more people than ever consider a move abroad. Online searches related to living and working abroad
Police bust drug gang selling cocaine behind bar in Spain’s Mallorca
As part of a crackdown on narcotics on the island, three men were arrested and charged with drug trafficking
Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca plead for local tax cuts to help them through crisis
A LEADING Costa Blanca hotel association says local councils are not doing enough to help its members through the current crisis caused by the pandemic.
Spain’s Malaga to offer 65 free cultural activities over Christmas
THE Diputacion de Malaga has announced it will offer 65 free cultural activities for all ages and all audiences over the Christmas period. The Culture
Latest COVID-19 new case figures for Spain’s Valencian Community show a mixed picture
THE Valencian Community has reported 2,120 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend. The latest report issued last night(December 7) is the first set of statistics
Regional president announces Wednesday return of freedom of movement to most of Spain’s Murcia region
TRAVEL between nearly all of Murcia’s municipalities can resume tomorrow(December 9) along with indoor bar and restaurant service. The exceptions on both counts are the
Valencia is open says tourism chief
By Eugene Costello VALENCIA remains open for visitors, with COVID restrictions more relaxed than most other regions, insists tourist chiefs. The city has been praised
BREXIT: Johnson and von der Leyen to meet in Brussels as they admit agreement not reached on three critical issues
BORIS Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Brussels in the coming days in a last ditch effort to keep
Fraud quiz starts into contract for COVID-19 emergency hospitals in Spain’s Valencian Community
INVESTIGATORS are probing the way a contract was handed out this year to run three emergency field hospitals in the Valencian Community. The Valencian Antifraud
Gibraltar to become world’s first fully electrical postal delivery service
POSTING a letter or receiving a parcel will no longer hurt the planet under new plans unveiled by the government.
Nearly one in five Spaniards struggles to pay the bills because of COVID-19
SPAIN has been struck so hard by the coronavirus pandemic that for 19% of Spaniards it is difficult just to pay the rent or mortgage.
Thief tracks cash-laden targets ahead of supermarket car park snatch on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COUPLE were robbed of €22,000 in a Mutxamel supermarket car park with the thief trying to run over one of them during his escape.
Brit arrested before trying to smuggle two men into the UK from Gibraltar
A UK national who tried to smuggle two people with false identities onto a plane to the UK via Gibraltar has been arrested at the
Spain’s health minister warns that Xmas relaxations could be partially-reversed if new COVID-19 cases rise too quickly
SPAIN’S health minister, Salvador Illa, has issued a blunt warning that relaxations of curfew and travel rules for Christmas could be changed if coronavirus cases
East European-led gun-running racket busted as ringleader is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ARMS trafficking gang that shipped in weapons from Eastern Europe to sell to Spanish criminals has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine people
The 20 municipalities in Spain’s Malaga still considered ‘extreme risk’ for COVID-19
THE province of Malaga still has 20 municipalities classed as being at an ‘extreme risk’ for coronavirus. Despite a generalised drop in infection rates in
Viral video of Malaga DJ spitting drink over revellers ‘cost Spain’s Costa del Sol almost €750,000 in tourism revenue’
THE financial impact of the infamous spitting DJ at the Los Alamos nightclub in Torremolinos has been revealed in a new advertising campaign. Turismo Costa
Spanish at-home care providers see surge in business as the elderly avoid nursing homes
THE number of elderly Spaniards seeking at-home care support has soared after nursing homes turned into coronavirus hotspots during the first wave of the pandemic.
WATCH: Dramatic drone footage of Spain’s most wanted being arrested near Barcelona after 8 years in hiding
AN alleged murderer who was living in hiding for eight years has been arrested in Barcelona. Dramatic drone footage shows the capture of the suspect
Widespread Vox protests across Spain as country celebrates Constitution Day
PROTESTS broke out over the weekend across Spain’s largest cities as right wing Vox supporters voiced their contempt for the country’s government. The gatherings took
Shop locally and ‘responsibly’ this Christmas, pleads Spain’s Andalucia
THE Junta de Andalucia has pleaded for people to shop locally and ‘responsibly’ this Christmas. The General Directorate of Consumption urged the public to ‘buy
Yellow alert for strong gusts of wind in Spain’s Malaga
SPANISH weather agency AEMET has issued a yellow alert for winds of up to 56 km/hr. Force 7 wind speed, considered high or moderate, has
You will NOT be permitted to travel to meet ‘close friends’ in Spain’s Andalucia this Christmas
ANDALUCIANS will NOT be allowed to travel to meet ‘very close friends’ this Christmas. The Junta announced last week that it will only allow travel
Almost 90% of Olive Press readers support loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia over Christmas – here’s what you said
ALMOST 90% of Olive Press readers support loosening coronavirus measures significantly in Andalucia this Christmas. In a snap poll of over 1,000 (1069) readers, 86%
