WEEDED OUT as police raid British-owned marijuana farm in Murcia region of Spain
FOUR British people have been arrested in the Murcia region for using a Jumilla area farm to grow marijuana. A high-tech cultivation system was used
WELL CONNECTED: Spain’s Valencia and Alicante aim to become major hubs for data processing centres
Data centres store all the information digitalised by companies, some of which are operative 99.99% of the time – meaning they are only switched off
DODGY DETECTORIST on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hot water after he digs up a rare gold coin and tries to sell it online
A Costa Blanca man has been charged with illegally digging up a rare gold coin and putting it up for sale on the internet. The
Tributes pour in for much-loved British ‘action man’, 35, who tragically died in free diving accident in Spain’s Ibiza
Kevin Smith, aged 35, sadly died after getting into difficulty in the Punta Galera waters just after 6.15pm on Wednesday evening
Olive Press readers raise over €5,000 after report of charity funds running dry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIG REDS Animal Association, based in Catral (Alicante), received “unbelievable” donations of over €5,000 after The Olive Press revealed they were in “panic mode” when
International singer and restaurateur Toni Dalli dies at Marbella home
TONI DALLI, the International singing star who rose from the Yorkshire coal mines to become a household name in the UK and US in the
BORDER REOPENS as Portugal lifts January closure at 18 land crossings with Spain
PORTUGAL will reopen its land border with Spain tomorrow(May 1) two days ahead of schedule. Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, announced the country would be moving
Travel in Spain’s Andalucia: The 94 towns ‘banned’ by COVID-19
AFTER more than three months of perimetral closure within Andalucia, residents in the region are finally able to move freely. Or almost. There are currently
Spain’s state of emergency curbs ‘will not end in Catalunya’ – report
CATALUNYA is planning to bring in a new law next week to allow it to carry on with the curfew and other restrictions to curb
Mayor’s corruption quiz is delayed on Spain’s Costa Blanca but he still faces a resignation vote
ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will not be testifying tomorrow(April 30) over accusations that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. That
Terrorist rabble-rousers arrested in Spain’s Granada for using social media to encourage outrages against France
THREE men have been arrested in southern Spain for using social media to encourage terrorist attacks against France. The men were detained by the Policia
Little change in COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
215 new coronavirus infections were announced today(April 29) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. That’s a fall of seven cases on a
Relatives blame death of family member on his AstraZeneca injection on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 64-year-old man has died on the Costa Blanca, eight days after getting his first shot of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. The man suffered an
School-children gifted oranges from the farming community on Spain’s costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA school-children enjoyed a healthy Vitamin C boost yesterday, April 28, thanks to the area’s Department of Farming. Local Councilor for Agriculture, Víctor Valverde,
Police raid illegal steroid suppliers in Gibraltar Campo and arrest 21 people
MUSCLE cheats will be reeling after raids on anabolic steroid suppliers in La Linea and other parts of Spain that led to 21 arrests.
Nearly 200 small companies granted aid for Covid-19 losses in expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES City Council is to pay €673,538 euros to 193 local companies via the Resistir Plan, designed to compensate for losses during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Grant Shapps ‘confident’ international travel will resume for Brits on May 17
AT present it is illegal for anyone from England to leave the UK. But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps this week said he would set out
EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plans to welcome tourists with ‘vaccine passport’ from June
THE news earlier this week that Spain would be ready from June to open to tourism to not just those within the EU but also
AT LAST! Facemasks may cease to be obligatory in Spain’s Valencia region by end of summer
The Spanish government insists that the obligation to wear a mask in public will be maintained until herd immunity is officially reached.
British man drowns while taking photos underwater in Spain’s Ibiza
According to initial reports, the Briton had been practising underwater photography with a friend when he got into difficulty
Murcia’s leader says ‘nobody knows what will happen’ after State of Alarm ends in Spain next month
MURCIA’S president, Fernando Lopez Miras, has said that Spain’s 17 regions don’t know what they can do legally once the State of Alarm ends on
Notorious killer branded as ‘Igor the Russian’ gets life sentence for three murders in Aragon area of Spain
A Serbian killer nicknamed ‘Igor the Russian’ has been given a life sentence after murdering three people in the Aragon region in December 2017. Norbert
New age group will start getting COVID vaccines next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A new age group will start getting COVID vaccinations in the Valencian Community from next week. The regional health ministry says that the vaccination programme
Woman in Spain’s Costa del Sol finds ring lost in 350,000 tonnes of rubbish
A WOMAN has been reunited with a ring she lost in the rubbish over two years ago. Hellen Miles, a resident of Secadero, Casares, was
Police warn Gibraltar and Campo WhatsApp users of costly scam
POLICE are warning Gibraltar and Campo residents of an instant messaging scam that could lead to financial loss.
COVID SUCCESS: More people fully vaccinated than infected with COVID in Spain’s Valencia region
Despite the successful advance of the inoculation campaign, the department led by councillor Ana Barcelo warns that the pandemic is far from over.