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Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Weekend COVID-19 totals go down again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

1,733 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the weekend according to today’s(August 30) pandemic figures for the Valencian Community. That compares to 2,340 new cases

30 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Tiny inflatable boat crammed with tons of drugs nearly sinks in Murcia waters of Spain

AN inflatable boat could barely stay afloat off the Murcia coast as it struggled to carry its clandestine cargo of over two tons of hashish.

30 Aug, 2021 @ 19:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Half dozen key steps for net zero in Europe, Spain and Britain

A SERIES of small, key behavioural changes will be enough to prevent global warning, a key environmental think tank has claimed. The British body has

30 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead

Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain's banking sector continues staff purges

Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain’s banking sector continues cost cutting

SABADELL Bank is set to announce a fresh round of redundancies this week, according to reports from the Reuters news agency. An internal memo sent

30 Aug, 2021 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Do something!: Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction when it comes to climate change

By Martin Tye JUST how serious are our elected governments taking climate change? You be the judge. Readers of this column know my thoughts and

30 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead

BM SOTOGRANDE: Luxury real estate specialists for resales, new builds, lettings and bespoke developments in Spain

THOSE seeking guidance when buying a home in the prestigious enclave of Sotogrande need look no further than BM Sotogrande. The luxury real estate specialists

30 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Property·Sponsored

Lizards on Ibiza in Spain are threatened by snake population boom caused by rise in British tourists

Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors

A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not

30 Aug, 2021 @ 15:50

Environment·Ibiza·Lead

Sneaky Burglars Used Sticky Tape Trick To Break Into Empty Costa Blanca Homes In Spain

Crafty burglars use sticky tape trick to identify empty Costa Blanca homes in Spain

A home robbery gang used sticky tape on front doors to highlight potential targets in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas. The four-strong Georgian crew

30 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Extreme weather warning with orange alert issued for heavy rain on Costa Blanca

Spain’s Castellon flooded out by severe thunderstorms twice in one week

CASTELLON is once again being hit by severe storms, just days after part of a residential block in Peñiscola collapsed killing a teenager when 60

30 Aug, 2021 @ 14:45

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Tastes of the world: Flavours abound at Foodisiac in Sotogrande on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FRESHLY baked loaves of bread, buttery croissants, coffee percolating on the counter, these are the smells that will greet you if you choose to take

30 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Sponsored

Violent serial abuser locked up girlfriend to use her as a prostitute in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Violent serial abuser kidnapped girlfriend and forced her into prostitution in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A serial abuser has been arrested for kidnapping and forcing his partner to become a prostitute. The 38-year-old man had 69 police files on him,

30 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's government says economy has returned to pre-pandemic growth rates

Spain’s Valencia is bang on the money

THINGS are looking up for the economy of the Valencia region. Two developments have hit the headlines just days apart from each other that suggest

30 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster

THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and

30 Aug, 2021 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Kidnapped toddler taken to the Costa Blanca in Spain is back, safe and well, in the UK

AN abducted toddler taken by her parents on a flight from Glasgow to Alicante-Elche airport is safely back in the UK. Gracie-May Rogers,2, from Lancaster

30 Aug, 2021 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

Summer surge of animal abandonment in Spain’s Andalucia

TYPICALLY, and tragically, animal abandonment peaks in the summer months and the coronavirus pandemic has heightened the numbers all the more. Data from the Colectivo

30 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

4.9 earthquake with epicentre in the Alboran Sea is felt in Malaga, Melilla, Granada and Almeria

AN earthquake of magnitude 4.9 with an epicentre in Alboran has been clearly felt in Melilla, and also in several locations in the provinces of

30 Aug, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

Spanish King Felipe Vi And Queen Letizia Ortiz During Inauguration Helga De Alvear Contemporary Art Museum In Caceres On Thursday, 25 February 2021.

New gallery puts Caceres on the map as a destination for modern art lovers as well as foodies in Spain’s much-overlooked region of Extremadura

If there was one reason alone to go to Caceres, it is to dine at the fabled restaurant Atrio, but a new modern art museum

29 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·For Foodies·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

High viz, high price: the Spanish design house that wants €3,000 for a ‘builder’s jacket’

WHAT do you get the builder who has everything? A ‘designer’ high-viz jacket that costs €3,000 of course. Spanish fashion house Balenciaga has designed the

29 Aug, 2021 @ 11:16

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

The most expensive house for sale in Spain is located in La Zagaleta, on the Costa del Sol, and costs €29 million

THE most costly property in Spain is located on the Costa del Sol and has an eye-watering €29 million price tag. According to recent data

29 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Property

Bioparc in Spain’s Valencia celebrates birth of highly threatened species of primate

VALENCIA’S Bioparc zoo is well and truly earning its stripes as a prime animal conservation and protection site. Just one week after carers stepped in

29 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

IN DEPTH: The Irish gang war that spilled out onto the streets of Spain’s Marbella

IT was a bloody feud between two Irish gangs that started on the streets of the Costa del Sol, moved to Dublin and back, and

29 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead

Singer RaRa performs charity concerts on Spain’s Costa del Sol to raise money for girl, 10, with cancer

A LITTLE girl battling cancer has received a flood of cash to help pay for her potentially life-saving treatment, thanks to Pimlico Plumbers. Youngster Chloe

28 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

MADDIE MCCANN: From Portugal to Spain and Germany, the search goes on

OLIVE Press editor Jon Clarke is publishing an explosive new book on the Madeleine McCann case. His investigation is the most comprehensive look at the

28 Aug, 2021 @ 15:43

Lead·Must Read·National News

IN PICS: Inside the Spanish hideaway of road rage killer and notorious gangland figure Kenneth Noye

Choice in paintings and books give no hints of the home of legendary killer Kenneth Noye now on the market.

28 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

No more faking it: Action needed over Spain’s fake holiday lets cons

SPAIN’S National court has taken over the investigation of a long-term holiday rental scam. At least 300 tourists have been conned by the phantom rentals

28 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Chin-chin: Four most fattening Spanish summer drinks

IT’S still summer and sizzling hot in Southern Spain and though that means it’s still time for frosty cocktails and outdoor bars, you’d be surprised

28 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Lead

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