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Spain’s Malaga to offer accommodation to visiting Ukrainians who cannot return to their country

MALAGA’S Provincial Council has offered two facilities in Malaga capital to accommodate Ukrainian citizens visiting the Costa del Sol. The facilities ‘La Térmica’ and ‘La

28 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain travel rules ease to allow entry to those vaccinated with all WHO-approved jabs

NON-EU TRAVELLERS heading on holiday to Spain will no longer need to have an EU approved vaccination to get into the country as long as

27 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·Travel News

TRIPLE BLOW: How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could threaten €400 million worth of trade on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LOWER HOME sales, tourism revenues and rising energy prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cost Costa Blanca 400 million euros, reports claim. The

27 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

IN PICS: A look at the legacy of Ricardo Bofill, the Spanish architectural genius who died in January

RICARDO BOFILL died aged 82 last month, a year before Calpe made 2023 the ‘Bofill Year’ to celebrate his remarkable creations and he was set

27 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News

17 women rescued in sex trafficking bust on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SEVENTEEN women have been rescued after a sex trafficking bust on the Costa del Sol. The operation began in April 2021 after detectives received an

27 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

How Spain’s street artists are changing the public perception of graffiti

URBAN art has often been associated with vandalism. Graffiti, as a main example, is interpreted by many as a deterioration of communities, an eyesore or

27 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Blas Infante: Who was the ‘father of Andalucia’ killed by a Francoist firing squad in 1936?

THIS year Andalucia Day falls on Monday – February 28 – as Spain’s most populous region enjoys a deserved day of rest. The annual public

27 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Must Read

Bargain basement: The cheapest cities to buy property in Spain

A NEW report has revealed the 16 cheapest cities to buy a home in Spain. The majority are in the south, with Huelva, Alicante and

27 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Property

King of Palma: German crime series filmed on Spain’s Mallorca follows real life tale of blackmail and murder

NEW German crime series Der König Von Palma (The King of Palma) was filmed last year in Mallorca and is being shown on the RTL+

27 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Madrid is the only Mediterranean capital with poorer air quality in recent years, despite lockdown

SPAIN’S number one city is the only Mediterranean capital to increase levels of air pollution in recent years, according to a survey. USwitch.com studied air

27 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Madrid

HOWZAT! How the Champions League of Cricket found a home in Spain’s Malaga

The continent’s clubs are looking to Spain, George Mathias talks to the Swiss man leading the charge.

27 Feb, 2022 @ 11:48

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Luxury in the clouds: A look around Europe’s tallest residential building in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IT took 15 years to build at a cost of €86 million but Benidorm’s latest – and by far its largest – landmark has finally

27 Feb, 2022 @ 10:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Global mafia boss who ran smuggling empire from Spain’s Mallorca snared in giant international crime clampdown

IT will go down as one of the largest international money-laundering probes in recent years. Over 600 police from at least five national crime agencies

27 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Mallorca

Village in rural Spain offers free house to anyone who can save its only pub

IT gives new meaning to the term ‘freehouse’ to describe an independent pub in the UK. A tiny village in Cuenca is offering a free

26 Feb, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·National News·Property

HIP HOTELS: Six exciting new openings across Spain

IT’S been a busy time for the opening of hip new hotels around Spain. And it’s going to get a whole lot busier over the

26 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

GAG LAW: What happens when you are accused of ‘disrespecting’ a police officer in Spain

When reporting a crime at her local station, Heather Galloway discovered just how easy it is to fall foul of Spain’s controversial ‘Gag Law’

26 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Must Read·National News

VillaMia Spain: Five tips to sell your Costa Blanca home easily

YOU want to sell your property on the Costa Blanca but panic is setting in. Maybe you don’t know the legal process of selling in

26 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Digital NFT art to be shown in world-first exhibition in Gibraltar

A WORLD’S first exhibition in Gibraltar will feature digital artwork by Spanish and expat artists. Xapo Bank will be transformed into the ‘Crypto Art Island’

26 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Unfair expectations: Why my 2022 goal is to be gentler to myself

Sophia Loren, Grace Kelly, Princess Diana, Holly Willoughby, Adele, Kate Moss, Billie Eilish, Gigi Hadid- the roll-call of famous and beautiful women could go on forever!

26 Feb, 2022 @ 09:00

Health·Lead·Opinion

European Mps End Three Day Visit To Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon To Review Pollution Problems

European MPs end fact-finding visit to polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain ahead of drafting crucial report

A three-day fact-finding trip to the Mar Menor area by European MPs has ended with one of the delegation stating that the pollution problems have

26 Feb, 2022 @ 08:30

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Iberia and British Airways flights rerouted to avoid Russian airspace after Ukraine invasion

British Airways and Spanish carriers Iberia and Vueling has said it will re-route its aircraft to avoid flying over Russian airspace. IAG also said it

25 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·Travel News

There was a time when wearing a face mask got you 100 lashes during carnival celebrations in Spain

WEARING masks has been part of carnival celebrations for centuries. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, mask-wearing is inevitably widespread in Carnaval celebrations this week

25 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read

Jealous paranoid boyfriend jailed for 32 years after brutally abusing and torturing woman in Spain’s Valencia region

A man has been jailed for 32 years after putting his girlfriend through three months of extreme abuse at their home in Castellon in the

25 Feb, 2022 @ 17:57

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Farmers Undercut By Cheap Imports Use Tractors To Snarl Up Centre Of Spain's Valencia City

Farmers threatened by cheap imports use tractors to snarl up centre of Spain’s Valencia City

ANGRY farmers complaining about unfair competition caused by cheap non-EU imports took to the streets of Valencia City on Friday. Over 220 tractors led the

25 Feb, 2022 @ 17:05

Alicante·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Serial Robbers Plunder Costa Blanca Bars And Restaurants In Spain

Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines

TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The duo,

25 Feb, 2022 @ 15:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Barcelona's Mobile World Congress in Spain removes Russian pavilion from next week's event due to Ukraine invasion

Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress 2022 in Spain removes Russian pavilion from next week’s event due to Ukraine invasion

THE world’s biggest telecoms fair, the Mobile World Congress(MWC) in Barcelona has scrapped a dedicated area to Russian exhibitors due to their country’s invasion of

25 Feb, 2022 @ 15:07

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

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