Ten of the most desirable (and expensive) delicacies produced in Spain
WE ALL know Spain has good food. But look beyond the paella and tapas and you can discover some of the most expensive culinary delicacies
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain cheer August return to pre-pandemic occupancy
FIRST half of August hotel stays are back to 2019 pre-pandemic levels in Benidorm and the Costa Blanca with an average occupancy figure of 92.5%.
Week one of Spain’s energy saving measures produces 3.7% fall in consumption
ELECTRICITY usage in Spain fell by 3.7% in the first week of measures introduced by the government to reduce demand on gas generated energy. The
WATCH: Panic-stricken passengers break train window to escape as wildfire engulfs tracks in eastern Spain
AROUND a dozen passengers on a train travelling through a wildfire zone in Castellon province of eastern Spain suffered burns after they feared the carriage
Barcelona marks five years since jihadist terror attack on Las Ramblas
A CEREMONY took place on La Rambla on Wednesday morning to commceremonia antentadoemorate the victims of the jihadist attack that took place on the boulevard
WATCH: Wildfire continues to blaze across Castellon and Valencia provinces forcing more evacuations of towns in eastern Spain
 A WILDFIRE blazing out of control in Castellon province continued on Wednesday with residents evacuated from towns as the flames spread into Valencia province. An
Iberia Express cabin crews in Spain announce 10-day strike
CABIN crew working for Iberia Express have announced a strike between August 28 and September 6 over working conditions. The industrial action is the latest
Perverted tourist installs cameras in Malaga Fair streets in Spain to record people urinating
A 43-year old tourist has been arrested by police in Malaga after installing motion-detector cameras to record people urinating in side streets during the city’s
Cooler temperatures forecast in Spain’s Andalucia but what next for the rest of the summer?
TEMPERATURES in Andalucia are taking a breather, after a sweltering June and July. August is typically the second warmest month of the year (after July)
Firefighters hope for storms to help dampen down massive wildfire burning across Alicante province in Spain
AROUND 11,500 hectares of land has been destroyed so far in the Vall d’Ebo fire in Alicante Province which started on Saturday. Hope may be
Following the footsteps of Lorca: Meet three women authors inspired by Spain’s Alpujarras
Three amazing women authors of La Alpujarra talk to Jo Chipchase about their lives and latest works
New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain
CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating property
Sea water temperature in Spain’s Costa del Sol to remain below 20ºC over next few days
AFTER reaching record highs at the start of the month, the sea water temperature along the Costa del Sol will remain relatively cool over the
Spain’s Costa del Sol expects to close August with hotels at 86%occupancy rate—surpassing previous forecasts
THE Association of Hotel Entrepreneurs of the Costa del Sol (AEHCOS) estimates that the month of August will end with a hotel occupancy rate of
EXCLUSIVE: Residents feared for their homes when multiple fronts of flames raced towards their homes in L’Atzubia last night
Many expat residents were forced to flee their homes in fear as the giant wall of flames approached. One, Chloe Modrekelidze send the Olive Press
WATCH: A wall of flames raced towards the A23 motorway in Spain’s Valencia province, Sierra de Javalambre
GUSTING thirty mile an hour winds fanned the flames towards a number of villages including Toras, Viver and Teresa. Only a handful of helicopters and
Police in Spain seize six tons of hashish in UK-backed drug op off Huelva coast
SPANISH and British police have worked together to raid a sailing boat loaded with six tons of hashish 130 miles off the Huelva coast. The
Olive farmers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas set to forget harvest as production costs soar
OLIVE farmers in the Valencian Community may forget this year’s harvest as the costs of olive-picking and making olive oil are too high. Extreme weather
Police make 15 arrests in Malaga over Spain residency scam
POLICE have seized accounts and property worth about €1.7 million from a Malaga agency that provided fake residency documents to Chinese nationals. National Police arrested
British tourist sexually assaulted by Ibiza tattoo parlour owner in Spain’s Balearic Islands
A 47-year old Ibiza tattoo parlour owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sexually assaulting a female client. He was detained last Thursday
Busy summer for Benidorm ‘accessible beach’ points on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council says over 5,000 people have used their three accessible beach points in June and July. An accessible beach point is an area where
Driver injured after car flips over on Malaga ring road causing tailbacks
A CAR that flipped over onto its roof has slowed traffic on the MA-20 motorway out of Malaga, leaving its driver injured, authorities said. The
Riddle of body found semi-submerged in water by dam in Valencia area of Spain
THE body of a 35-year-old man was recovered on Monday in Valencia Province after emergency services were called by someone who sighted it. It was
Mercedes owner fined after driving car into the sea at beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A motorist has been fined €751 for taking his Mercedes car onto a Santa Pola beach and driving it into the water to tow away
Rissaga: What you need to know about the meteotsunami warning issued in Spain’s Balearic IslandsÂ
SPAIN’S weather agency has activated an alert in the Balearic Islands for a weather phenomenon known as ‘rissaga’ which causes sudden wave swells of at
1,500 people evacuated as worst fire in a decade rages on in Alicante Province area of Spain
THE massive fire in the Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province is reportedly still ‘very active’ on Tuesday morning. It’s the biggest blaze in a