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April Fool: Thousands of hopefuls arrive at vaccination centre after WhatsApp hoax in Spain’s Seville

A SPORTS Centre holding COVID-19 vaccinations in the town of Los Bermejales, Seville, has had to turn people away after thousands arrived yesterday due...

BEE BANDIT: 21 hives stolen from farm in Spain’s Mallorca

The bees had been taking part in an important environmental project where they were pollinating almond trees planted on the land

The Olive Press celebrates its 15 year anniversary

FROM its very first issue in 2006 the Olive Press was campaigning for its community. Whether fighting for the environment or digging into crooks, we...

NEW COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(April 2) both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The health...

Life on the Line – How La Linea became the criminal capital of Spain

Cristo keeps her eyes low as she serves us our drinks. A Fanta Limon and a Coke, both straight out of the freezer, she...

Costa del Sol residents demand answers after fifth suicide from popular road bridge

LOCAL residents from two small communities on Spain's Costa del Sol are demanding answers after a fifth suicide in 18 years from a nearby...

More than 16,500 fines handed out in Spain’s Malaga for COVID-19 breaches since January

POLICIA local have reported that a total of 16,618 fines have been handed out in Malaga during the first quarter of the year for...

MUST READ: Face masks will not be mandatory on beaches in Spain’s Balearic Islands IF these two conditions are...

Finally, clarification was given on the controversial new law and face masks will not have to be worn on any Balearic beach provided that two conditions are met

Underlying COVID-19 new case trend is upwards but still at ‘lowish’ levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas compared...

COVID-19 daily infection totals have recorded a week-to-week rise but are lower than yesterday's total according to statistics released tonight(April 1) by the Valencian...

‘CARRY ON JABBING’ as extra vaccine doses allow Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain to offer Easter anti-COVID...

120,000 extra doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the Valencian Community tomorrow(April 2). That will allow inoculations to continue over Easter as...

Police patrols stepped up in tourist hotspots across Spain’s Mallorca this weekend

In a bid to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections, the Balearic government and the Guardia Civil has launched a special operation to monitor areas popular with holidaymakers

RISE & SHINE! Robbing couple get a surprise morning wake-up call from the Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil officers stormed a Torrevieja address last month to arrest a couple who stole from rural properties across the Costa Blanca. The Spanish husband...

EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out

THE BRITISH expat told by Ryanair that he fulfilled “legitimate requirements” to enter Spain but was put on a plane back to the UK...

Two men on Spain’s Costa Blanca created social media profile of American general to con cash out of love-seeking...

A social media con run by two men on the Costa Blanca netted over €70,000 from lonely people looking for love who thought they...

JAILED: Gang leader nabbed in Marbella nightclub on Spain’s Costa del Sol given 12 years behind bars

THE RINGLEADER of a British cocaine trafficking gang who was tracked down to a Marbella strip club has been jailed for 12 years by...

Iberia airlines does not pay for 83% of its CO2 emissions in the EU due to regulation loophole

SPAIN’s principal airline did not pay a single cent for 83% of its CO2 emissions within the EU in 2019, according to data released...

Spain’s Ronda answers public needs with new municipal pool agreement

THE town of Ronda will gain a new municipal swimming pool thanks to a new deal between the town council and Spanish lender, Unicaja. The...

Horrific villa fire kills disabled man and ravages through property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A disabled man died at his Busot home during a fire that gutted the property yesterday afternoon(March 31). The 60-year-old quadriplegic was cared for by...

British man plunges to his death in a suspected suicide from a Mallorca clifftop in Spain

A British man has died after a 45 metre fall from a Mallorca viewpoint in the Formentor area of the island yesterday afternoon(March 31). Witnesses...

Dolphin stranded at Misericordia beach in Spain’s Malaga dies despite rescue efforts

A BEACHED dolphin has died despite frantic efforts to save it by wildlife experts. The 7ft-long (2.13m) common dolphin had been washed up at Misericordia...

Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed

A Sant Joan d'Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The...

Gibraltar becomes global pioneer with COVID-19 vaccinated events

GIBRALTAR is becoming one of the first places in the world to get back to normal with the restart of public events with vaccinated fans.

Hopeful COVID-19 signs continue despite regular midweek case increase in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain

NEW COVID-19 infections rebounded upwards tonight(March 31) in what is a traditional Wednesday pattern in the Valencian Community. Figures released by the regional health ministry...

‘THE MASKED BACKLASH’ as controversial new rules for Spain’s beaches are being reviewed within hours of starting

A new rule that orders mask wearing on Spain's beaches 'until the end of the pandemic' is to be reviewed just hours after it...

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to apply for UNESCO World Heritage Site status

ALICANTE City on the Costa Blanca is pushing forward with an application to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If successful, it will get the...

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