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Property sales decline in Spain slows down in May according to latest figures

Demand outstrips supply: Spanish property market sees shortage of homes as prices rise 6.4%

THE Spanish property market is seeing a lack of options to buy, with house hunters outnumbering the number of properties up for sale. Figures published in El Mundo show the number of

24 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Lead·Other News·Property

Bouncers accused of racism after alleged assault on Moroccan man refused entry at nightclub in Spain’s Valencia

AN investigation is underway involving bouncers of a Valencian nightclub accused of assaulting and racial abusing a Moroccan man. The Moroccan reported the incident to police after he was allegedly confronted by

24 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British bars make up HALF the participants in town’s “amazing” tapas trail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA staged its long-awaited Tapas Trail after a Covid-induced three year absence. Bars and restaurants throughout the village all joined in to celebrate the world-renowned delicacy, with British bars contributing

24 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Bucket brigade: Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the water

WITH the reservoir now almost full after the recent, much needed rains, and the Casita finally dried out after flooding caused by the aforementioned downpour, my next pressing task was to collect

24 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

PODCAST: Olive Press joins TV investigator to blow open the Madeleine McCann case

TV INVESTIGATOR Donal MacIntyre has teamed up with the Olive Press for a hard-hitting probe into the case of missing Madeleine McCann. The Irish investigative journalist joined forces with editor Jon Clarke

24 Apr, 2022 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Blaze destroys €5million superyacht moored in port in Spain’s Valencia

A FIRE destroyed and sank a £5million yacht in the port of Valencia last week. The blaze was such that six separate fire crews were called to put out the blaze at

24 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Superfood: Study finds big Spanish export the avocado is good for your heart

ONE of Spain’s biggest exports, the avocado, is proven to reduce the risk of heart disease. A study involving more than 110,000 participants found that risk of coronary heart disease was cut

24 Apr, 2022 @ 11:45

Health·Lead·National News

International Boat Show returns to Palma in Spain’s Balearic Islands

THE International Boat Show is returning to Mallorca with more than 200 exhibitors and hundreds of boats set to be open to the public. From April 28 until May 1, the Port

24 Apr, 2022 @ 10:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Malaga port expects more than 70,000 cruise passengers between May and June

THE high season for cruise tourism in the Port of Malaga has begun, with more than 70,000 cruise passengers expected between May and June. The return to normality together with the high

24 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

From Duran Duran to Pete Tong: Big names billed for the Balearic Islands’ music festivals this summer

DOZENS of music acts are set to perform on the Balearic Islands this summer at a series of long-overdue music festivals. Muse, Franz Ferdiannd, and Christina Aguilera are all coming to Mallorca

24 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Meet the team: Introducing Olive Press young reporters Jorge Hinojosa, Elena Goçmen and George Mathias

WITH an average age of 25, Elena Goçmen, Jorge Hinojosa, and George Mathias are the new blood of the Olive Press. Elena joined the team a year ago, graduating from Madrid University

23 Apr, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·Other News

KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern tip of Spain

IT’S taken over a decade, but finally the ‘Kings of Hashish’ are on trial. Brothers Francisco and Antonio Tejon are facing 20 years in prison over claims they smuggled drugs across the

23 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Ferry routes between Spain and Morocco resume after two year stop

FERRY crossings between Spain and Morocco were resumed this week after stopping more than two years ago as the pandemic hit. The first ferries crossed between the ports of Algeciras and Tangier

23 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Illegal parties banned in clampdown across Balearic Islands that could see revellers fined up between €300 and €30K

ORGANISERS of illegal parties face massive fines of up to €300,000 in a crackdown by the Balearic Island government. And guests could be left raving as they too could be ordered to

23 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Cruising industry looks set to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels as two new ships stop off in Gibraltar

THE Rock welcomed two inaugural cruise calls in one day, as the industry looks set to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. Le Bougainville and the Costa Deliziosa cruise ships both arrived at

23 Apr, 2022 @ 10:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

Brits will continue flocking to Spain's Benidorm 'despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids', say tourism experts

‘Spain is Ugly’: New book takes swipe at chronic overdevelopment of costas and charts architectural ruin of Spain

THE renowned editor of El Pais’s travel supplement Andres Rubio claims ill thought out overdevelopment has ruined Spain in his controversial new book ‘España Fea’ or ‘Ugly Spain’. He claims that decades

23 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez announces expansion of Ukrainian refugee centre in Malaga to provide more temporary accommodation

THE Centre for Reception, Care and Referral (CREADE) for Ukrainian refugees in Malaga will be expanded with an additional module. Following a visit to the facility by the President of the Government,

23 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Ukraine

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Vote Macron, urges Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ahead of French presidential election

SPAIN’S Prime Minister has urged French voters to back Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election on Sunday. Publishing an op-ed in Le Monde alongside the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Portuguese PM

22 Apr, 2022 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

Dozens of arrests across Spain over newborn baby nationality scam aimed at getting residency for Moroccan women

THE Policia Nacional have busted a scam using newborn babies of pregnant immigrants as a way to get Spanish residency. Moroccan women paid up to €3,000 to have their children registered to

22 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Great Escape: Two tots escape from kindergarden on toy motorbike in Spain’s Almeria

AN alarming escape story could have ended in tragedy after it emerged two young children escaped their nursery school riding a plastic motorcycle after the door was left open. The two-year-olds were

22 Apr, 2022 @ 17:45

Almeria·Lead

Spain sending forensic and autopsy specialists to Ukraine in Russian war crime probe

SPAIN is sending police medical experts to Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes committed by Russian invaders. The Ministry of Justice has made available 29 forensic and criminal investigators to assist the

22 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Ukraine

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More foreigners call Spain home than ever before, latest government stats reveal

THERE are more foreign residents living in Spain than ever before, new data suggests. Some six million foreigners were officially recorded as having residence in Spain in 2021, the highest number on

22 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·National News

‘Take the bins out’: Glovo customer in Spain makes outrageous request to food delivery driver

A GLOVO customer who insisted the delivery man ‘take the bins out’ after he delivered a food order has caused outrage in Spain. “Please could the delivery person drop the food by

22 Apr, 2022 @ 15:30

Lead·National News

Plans to change high-speed train terminus for Costa Blanca journeys to Spain's Madrid could be reversed

Be quick: Renfe offers 100,000 bargain tickets on high speed trains across Spain for just €15

SPAIN’S train company Renfe launched a flash sale on Friday offering trips across Spain for the bargain price of just €15. The sale to mark the 30 anniversary of the first high

22 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

What you should know about Miguel de Cervantes, Spain’s greatest literary genius, who died on this day in 1616

As Spain prepares to honour its most famous author who died 400 years ago this month, Tom Powell wonders what life was really like for Miguel de Cervantes

22 Apr, 2022 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead

Twin Girls Locked Up In Separate Rooms And Cared For By Brother, 9, While Father Went To Work In Valencia Area Orchard In Spain

Twin girls abandoned and looked after by brother, 9, while father worked in Valencia area orchard in Spain

A Gandia man, 66, abandoned his twin girls, aged 2, and his nine-year-old son, on a daily basis as he went to work. The Policia Nacional have arrested the father on family

22 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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