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Spain’s Guardia Civil offer THIS advice if you are stopped at a police control: Take note of number four

THE Guardia Civil have issued some handy ‘do’s and don’t’s for if you are ever stopped at a police control while driving you car. It

9 Jan, 2024 @ 13:36

Lead·Other News

Need a job? This hotel in Spain’s Estepona is looking for waiters, bar staff and more

THIS hotel in Spain’s Estepona is hiring waiters, bar staff and more, could you be their latest recruit? The venue in Estepona’s Plaza de Flores

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:54

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Meet the ‘Gaudi of Axarquia’: How a 72-year-old artist is brightening up his Costa del Sol town with his unique artworks – and is now opening his SECOND museum

ANTONI Montanez has been a carpenter all his life. Whether creating kitchen countertops or pieces of furniture, he was always inspired by art. But it

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Spain brings back mandatory face masks: Protective gear MUST be worn in hospitals and health centres from this date

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health will impose the mandatory use of masks in health centres and hospitals throughout the country as respiratory infections rise and to

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:22

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Reservoirs lose more water in Spain’s Andalucia and are now at just 20% capacity

ANDALUCIA’S reservoirs have hit an alarming low at the start of 2024, plunging to just 20% of their capacity. This minor yet significant drop of

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:13

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

German and British tourists to Spain failed to match pre-pandemic figures despite a record-breaking year in 2023 – apart from this ONE region

SPAIN has disappointingly failed to return to its pre-pandemic visitor numbers from its key markets of the United Kingdom and Germany – apart from in

9 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Plastic crisis in Spain: Millions of pellets of potentially toxic microplastics are washing up on beaches and ‘accumulating in fish and other seafood’

BEACHES in northern Spain have become inundated with millions of plastic pellets from a container lost by a merchant ship on December 8 in Portuguese

8 Jan, 2024 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·National News·Northern Spain

Mother dumps children, 6 and 8, on dangerous road as a punishment on Spain's Costa Blanca

Mother dumps two children, aged 6 and 8, on a busy highway on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘as punishment’

A MOTHER faces prosecution after dumping her two children, aged six and eight, on a Costa Blanca highway as a punishment. An Elche Policia Local

8 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Bizarre twist in ‘kidnap’ case in Spain’s Jaen, as victim is arrested by police after they found a marijuana plantation in her house

THE APPARENT kidnapping of a woman and her seven-year-old daughter in Jaen, Andalusia took a bizarre twist after she ended up being arrested by the

8 Jan, 2024 @ 17:23

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Why this city in eastern Spain will begin its reign as the Green Capital of Europe this week

VALENCIA CITY officially launches its year as the European Green Capital 2024 this Thursday with two days of ‘opening’ events at the Palau de la

8 Jan, 2024 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Party’s over: Illegal six-day mega-rave attended by scores of expats in southern Spain finally comes to an end after police intervention

A MEGA-RAVE scheduled to last seven days shut down a day early, as its partygoers simply ran out of steam. It comes after laid back

8 Jan, 2024 @ 16:54

Lead·Murcia

How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain's Costa Blanca

Want to avoid the flu and Covid in Spain? Follow these top 9 tips from health workers

HEALTHCARE services in Spain are under massive strain right now, with a spike in respiratory infections over the Christmas season. Increased socialising thanks to Christmas

8 Jan, 2024 @ 16:37

Health·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British expat’s warning after a ‘rock is launched at her windshield’ while driving on the A-7 motorway from Malaga to Marbella

A BRITISH expat is sounding the alarm after her car windshield was ‘hit by a rock’ while driving under a bridge on the A-7 motorway.

8 Jan, 2024 @ 16:37

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Black TikTok creator says she is in ‘no hurry’ to return to Spain as it ‘still hasn’t learned from its terrible history with people of colour’

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN content creator has taken to TikTok to give Spain a rating as a country to visit for a person of colour, and

8 Jan, 2024 @ 15:56

Lead

‘Illegal’ eyesore hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca will be partly demolished 21 YEARS after construction

A 21-YEAR paralysis of a controversial Villajoyosa hotel project is set to be resolved by a partial demolition to bring it into line with building

8 Jan, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Weather warning: Arrival of a new ‘DANA’ will bring snow and rain to most of Spain from TOMORROW

WINTER is finally coming to Spain as a so-called DANA weather front threatens to bring snow and rain to much of the country from tomorrow.

8 Jan, 2024 @ 14:54

Lead·Weather

UK tourists help Spain smash February foreign visitor record

Spanish expat is expelled from the UK after a 4-day break in Malaga: Vet-in-training is sent back to Spain despite having permission to work in Britain

A SPANISH woman who went home from the UK to Malaga for Christmas was refused entry upon her return and put on a plane back

8 Jan, 2024 @ 14:08

Brexit·Lead·Malaga

Masks will NOT be made mandatory in hospitals in Spain’s Andalucia – after several other regions enforce face coverings

MASKS will not be enforced in Andalucian hospitals as many other regions make face coverings mandatory. Health tsar Monica Garcia issued the temporary recommendation last

8 Jan, 2024 @ 13:21

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024

FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos. Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious

8 Jan, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Northern Spain·Olive Press Travel

Price of cocaine falls by almost a HALF in Spain: Why the drug is cheaper despite ‘record’ seizures by police

THE tidal wave of cocaine engulfing Europe has seen its price nearly halve in Spain due to overproduction in Latin American countries. An enormous surge

8 Jan, 2024 @ 12:04

Barcelona·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Forest fire sees 125 homes evacuated and multiple roads closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIREFIGHTERS spent the weekend bringing a fire under control in the Altea area of Alicante province. The blaze was reported at 3.30am on Saturday in

8 Jan, 2024 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Teenagers arrested over Estepona petrol station stick-up: Pair ‘wanted to spend the stolen money on a new electric scooter’

TWO teenagers have been arrested for a broad daylight armed robbery on a petrol station in Estepona last week. The pair had made off with

8 Jan, 2024 @ 10:58

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Young people’s plight in Spain laid bare: How more than half of under 30s struggle to make ends meet

A COMPREHENSIVE study by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Investigation has shined a damning light on the economic status of young

8 Jan, 2024 @ 10:22

Lead

Spain’s Civil Guard uses DNA to track down SICK dog owner who abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish bin

THE SPANISH Civil Guard is investigating a man from Valladolid province after he allegedly abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish container. The authorities used DNA

7 Jan, 2024 @ 14:54

Lead

Rafael Nadal is back on form: Spain's tennis champ thrashes Dominic Thiem in straight sets following a months-long break due to injury

Spain’s tennis hero Rafa Nadal will miss Australian Open after a new injury to his hip is detected

SPANISH tennis hero Rafa Nadal will have to miss the upcoming Australian Open so that he can receive more treatment to his hip, after a

7 Jan, 2024 @ 14:28

Lead·Sport

Shock in Spain as Goya-nominated actress reveals she is now living on a bench in Marbella

A GOYA-nominated actress has revealed she is living on a park bench in Marbella and is often forced to beg for money at traffic lights.

7 Jan, 2024 @ 14:01

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

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Spain’s Guardia Civil offer THIS advice if you are stopped at a police control: Take note of number four

Need a job? This hotel in Spain’s Estepona is looking for waiters, bar staff and more

Meet the ‘Gaudi of Axarquia’: How a 72-year-old artist is brightening up his Costa del Sol town with his unique artworks – and is now opening his SECOND museum

Spain brings back mandatory face masks: Protective gear MUST be worn in hospitals and health centres from this date

Reservoirs lose more water in Spain’s Andalucia and are now at just 20% capacity

German and British tourists to Spain failed to match pre-pandemic figures despite a record-breaking year in 2023 – apart from this ONE region

Plastic crisis in Spain: Millions of pellets of potentially toxic microplastics are washing up on beaches and ‘accumulating in fish and other seafood’

Mother dumps two children, aged 6 and 8, on a busy highway on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘as punishment’

Bizarre twist in ‘kidnap’ case in Spain’s Jaen, as victim is arrested by police after they found a marijuana plantation in her house

Why this city in eastern Spain will begin its reign as the Green Capital of Europe this week

Party’s over: Illegal six-day mega-rave attended by scores of expats in southern Spain finally comes to an end after police intervention

Want to avoid the flu and Covid in Spain? Follow these top 9 tips from health workers

EXCLUSIVE: British expat’s warning after a ‘rock is launched at her windshield’ while driving on the A-7 motorway from Malaga to Marbella

‘Illegal’ eyesore hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca will be partly demolished 21 YEARS after construction

Weather warning: Arrival of a new ‘DANA’ will bring snow and rain to most of Spain from TOMORROW

Spanish expat is expelled from the UK after a 4-day break in Malaga: Vet-in-training is sent back to Spain despite having permission to work in Britain

Masks will NOT be made mandatory in hospitals in Spain’s Andalucia – after several other regions enforce face coverings

Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024

Price of cocaine falls by almost a HALF in Spain: Why the drug is cheaper despite ‘record’ seizures by police

Forest fire sees 125 homes evacuated and multiple roads closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Teenagers arrested over Estepona petrol station stick-up: Pair ‘wanted to spend the stolen money on a new electric scooter’

Young people’s plight in Spain laid bare: How more than half of under 30s struggle to make ends meet

Spain’s Civil Guard uses DNA to track down SICK dog owner who abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish bin

Spain’s tennis hero Rafa Nadal will miss Australian Open after a new injury to his hip is detected

Shock in Spain as Goya-nominated actress reveals she is now living on a bench in Marbella

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Di Stefano’s birth, Hemmingway’s death and the sweet taste of World Cup glory

Benidorm’s British pubs are pumping through 190,000 litres of beer a day as England’s World Cup crowds keep drinking

This town in Andalucia is the most beautiful in Spain according to The Telegraph – and you’ve probably never heard of it

EXCLUSIVE: Life insurance row leaves British expat in fight with Spain’s biggest bank following wife’s death

Three weekend hikes that start at the source of Spain’s mightiest rivers

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