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Five good reasons why Spain is the perfect destination for solo female travelers

What is it that makes Spain the perfect destination for solo female travelers? Travel expert Karen Rosenblum shares her top five reasons why a woman travelling on her own should make Spain

10 Mar, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Women's Day

Ukraine protest: Mayor of Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol returns medal awarded to him by Putin

THE mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has already returned the controversial Pushkin medal that Vladimir Putin awarded him in 2018. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the mayor of Malaga has been

10 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Ukraine

Woman swindled out of €20,000 in online romance scam by bogus doctor in Spain’s Murcia region

A conman swindled €20,000 out of a woman looking for love as he pretended to be a ‘prestigious’ South American doctor. The 34-year-old Nigerian trickster ran an online romance scam from Lorca

9 Mar, 2022 @ 18:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

AHOY THERE: Galleon opens its decks to visitors in Spain’s Valencia

A Spanish galleon has docked in Valencia port and will open its decks to the public between March 9 and March 20. The Galleon Andalucia is a faithful replica of the sort

9 Mar, 2022 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Valencia

British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation - in bad news for local restaurants and bars British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation - in bad news for local restaurants and bars

Holiday bookings to Benidorm are rising but bars and restaurants say ‘big-spending’ Russians will be missed in Spain

BENIDORM tourist groups say bookings are picking up but add that ‘big-spending’ Russian visitors will be missed due to grounded flights prompted by the Ukraine invasion. Alex Fratini from the Abreca hospitality

9 Mar, 2022 @ 16:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Boys arrested in Spain's Valencia City after forcing girl to drink urine and posting social media video of her degrading treatment

Boys arrested in Spain’s Valencia after forcing girl to drink urine and posting social media video of degrading treatment

TWO boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia over the degrading treatment of a 14-year-old girl. A video had been uploaded to social media showing

9 Mar, 2022 @ 15:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Farmers rejoice over big rainfall to boost vineyards and fruit growing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FARMERS in Alicante Province have welcomed the recent big downpours that they claim have saved vineyards. The winter drought threatened crops but the heavy rain that fell last weekend has been described

9 Mar, 2022 @ 14:38

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Weather

Spain to ban influencers from advertising junk-food to kids

THE Spanish government has announced plans to ban influencers from advertising junk food to children. The plans outlined would see anyone in a position of influence from marketing food and drink high

9 Mar, 2022 @ 13:47

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·National News

Feminism Takes To The Streets Of Spain With Massive Marches To Advance Towards Equality

IN IMAGES: Marches held across Spain for International Women’s Day

ACROSS Spain people took to the streets to mark International’s Woman’s Day on March 8. Monuments were lit up in purple, flags were flown, placards displayed and above all tens of thousands

9 Mar, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Women's Day

Security agency warns of Russian cyber-attacks on Spain

RUSSIAN state-sponsored hacking groups have stepped up cyber-attacks on Spain in the wake of the Ukrainian invasion. Spain’s National Intelligence Centre (NIC), said that a ‘hidden battle’ online has been ramped up

9 Mar, 2022 @ 12:01

Lead·National News·Ukraine

OPINION: How Ukraine resistance in face of Russian invasion recalls famous Spanish Civil War cry of ‘No pasaran!’

WATCHING Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsey shot at and wounded along with one of his team, while clearly working for the press in Ukraine, was harrowing in the extreme. That his

9 Mar, 2022 @ 11:45

Lead·Must Read·Opinion·Other News·Ukraine

Exclusive interview: Local hero sets off to deliver critical medical supplies to Ukraine and bring back seven refugees to Spain

A LOCAL greengrocer from Sevilla is set on driving 7,000 kilometres to help Ukrainians. Jesus Perez de Tena, from Sevilla, has set off early this morning, March 9, on his way to

9 Mar, 2022 @ 11:00

Lead·Other News·Sevilla·Ukraine

Mess Dirt Waste Garbage Garbage Bag Dump

Gibraltar and Spain finally reach agreement to move mounds of rubbish to Andalucian landfill

THERE is relief on the rock after an agreement was struck to move mounds of rubbish that have piled up due to a stalling in post-Brexit negotiations. Prior to Brexit, an agreement

9 Mar, 2022 @ 10:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Oil giant Repsol is constructing Spain’s first advanced biofuel plant in Murcia region

CONSTRUCTION of Spain’s first advanced biofuel plant has started in the Cartagena area of Murcia. The €200 million project is being undertaken by Repsol at their existing refinery site in the Escombreras

9 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Murcia

Protest Against Vladimir Putin In Barcelona, Spain 02 Mar 2022

‘We’re not Putin’: Expat Russian in Spain speaks out against war in Ukraine

SINCE Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, stories of the plight of refugees, armed service people, and citizens trapped in their besieged home cities have, rightly, abounded. But this seismic geopolitical event has also

9 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Ukraine

Firefighters From Spain's Costa Blanca To Use Fire Vehicles To Travel To Poland Ukraine Border With Supplies

Firefighters from Spain’s Costa Blanca en route to Poland-Ukraine border with urgent supplies

FOUR vans from the Alicante Province fire service began a long journey on Tuesday to take emergency supplies to Ukrainian refugees at the Poland-Ukraine border. Nine firefighters have volunteered to make the

8 Mar, 2022 @ 20:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine

How one of Spain’s most successful expat entrepreneurs came to lead an all-female team

BRITISH businesswoman Jenninfer Cunningham is proud of the fact that she leads a team of twenty women in what has become one of the most successful expat businesses in Spain. “It isn’t

8 Mar, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Women's Day

After 50 years together, man tries to hang wife in car key row at Valencia home in Spain

After 50 years of married bliss, man threatens to hang wife in argument over car keys in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia man, 74, threatened to hang his wife after she refused to let him have the keys to their car. The couple have reportedly lived together for over 50 years. Neighbours

8 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Beleaguered town with as few as one policeman on duty recruits seven new officers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES and its expat urbanisation of Ciudad Quesada hit the news earlier this year, as The Olive Press revealed only one policeman was available at times to patrol the whole area. But

8 Mar, 2022 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain included in Russia’s ‘hostile list’ in revenge for sanctions following Ukraine invasion

SPAIN has been placed on Vladimir Putin’s list of 43 ‘unfriendly countries’’ who face economic restrictions in retaliation for imposing sanctions on Russia. The list includes all EU and Nato members as

8 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

Lead·National News·Ukraine

Russia Ukraine War, Ukrainian Refugees Fleeing Odessa Enter Romania On Board A Ferry Boat, Isaccea, Romania

Ukraine war: Spain’s Huelva and Sevilla to welcome 58 Ukrainian refugees today

ALMOST 60 Ukrainians will arrive in Andalucia today thanks to a scheme for refugees coordinated by a church in Huelva. A bus carrying 58 refugees from war-torn Ukraine is expected to arrive

8 Mar, 2022 @ 16:44

Huelva·Lead·Other News·Sevilla·Ukraine

spainish driving test. Photo: Photo by Circula Seguro/Flickr

Driving school owner ‘forged documents for driver candidates’ in Spain’s Huelva

THE owner of a driving school in Huelva has been arrested for allegedly selling fraudulent driver test completion certificates. The teacher allegedly worked alongside an examiner in the town of Puente Genil

8 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Parents accused of abducting and hiding their family behind bolted doors arrested in Spain’s Sevilla

THREE children who vanished five years ago when they were ‘kidnapped’ by their parents after a tumultuous custody battle have been found in Sevilla. The siblings, then aged two, three and eight

8 Mar, 2022 @ 15:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Scandal-hit former King Juan Carlos rules out a return to Spain

SPAIN’S former King Juan Carlos has said he will remain for now in the United Arab Emirates but will visit Spain frequently after fraud investigations against him were dropped. Scandal-hit Juan Carlos,

8 Mar, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil

Orange and MasMovil announce merger plans to create biggest mobile operator in Spain

ORANGE and MasMovil have formally announced their intention to merge their businesses in Spain. It would make them the largest mobile/telecoms operator in the country and informal talks have been going on

8 Mar, 2022 @ 13:57

Business & Finance·Lead

Cheeky Thief Overturns Getaway Car And Reports It As Stolen To Police In Spain's Alicante Area

Cheeky thief overturns getaway car and reports it as stolen to police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A thief lied to the Guardia Civil that his van had been stolen after it overturned in a ditch in Agost. The man, 19, took hand tools, metal beams and two truck

8 Mar, 2022 @ 13:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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