WEATHER: Brief respite before possible new heatwave hits Spain’s Andalucia
ANDALUCIA, which sizzled last week to a deadly heatwave that placed the entire country at ‘extreme fire risk’, may be hit by a new heatwave
All coastal bathing spots in Spain’s Andalucia meet water quality requirements
THE bathing water quality of all Andalucia’s beaches is at adequate levels, according to a recent report. In fact, as stated in a report published
Benidorm’s Levante beach hosts summer police boost for Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional launched their ‘Operation Summer 2022’ campaign at Benidorm’s Levante beach on Friday with 225 trainee officers boosting their ranks during the peak
Britain tops list of investment in Spain for first quarter of 2022
BRITAIN has beaten the US to be crowned top investor in Spain in the first quarter of 2022. The British Chamber of Commerce in Andalucia
BACK IN BUSINESS: Nightclub reopens in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca after licensing dispute closure
ONE of seven businesses closed in Javea’s Paseo de Arenal beach area in mid-May reopened on Saturday. The Achill nightclub is one of three outlets
Wildfire claims second life as Spain’s heatwave enters eighth day and almost entire country at ‘extreme fire risk’
A SECOND person has died in a forest fire raging across the Zamora countryside in Castilla y Leon as Spain’s eight wave entered its eighth
Road carnage sees drunk driver kill two women in Valencia area of Spain
A drunk driver has been arrested over the death of two people on the V-23 highway in Sagunto on Sunday night. The intoxicated motorist, 31,
Sticky and sleepless nights warning with soaring temperatures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOT equatorial nights are being forecast for parts of the Costa Blanca towards the weekend. Daytime maximums are predicted to touch at least 35 degrees
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I thought I was going to die’ clubber tells Olive Press after five injured during shoot out at Marbella nightclub on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A WOMAN and an Irish man are fighting for their lives after being shot when a fight broke out at a nightclub in the Costa
British tourist drowns in hotel swimming pool on Spain’s Mallorca
A 53-year-old British tourist drowned in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. The tragedy occurred at around 4.40 pm at the Globales Palmanova
Luxury Costa Blanca villa in Spain turned into marijuana farm serving central Europe
A luxury villa in an upmarket area of Alicante was converted into a marijuana farm to serve drug traffickers in central Europe Six Lithuanian men
Treasure trove of over 1,000 historical ceramics found at Valencia house in Spain
OVER 1,000 historical ceramics- some dating back to the 12th century- have been discovered at a house in Guadassuar, Valencia Province. The Guardia Civil visited
‘Procurador’ – what they do in Spain and why the EU thought them unnecessary
THE rule of law is the foundation of Spain, the UK, the US, France and countries the world over. But law in every county runs
New superyacht marina inaugurated in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol
MALAGA is set on becoming a hallmark location for luxury yachts with its new marina. The official inauguration of the dazzling new marina, which took
Raging fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stabilised’
A HUGE fire that started in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas, which has destroyed thousands of hectares of forest and forced authorities to
Children’s artistic gymnastics club puts Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca right on the map
YOUNG gymnasts from a Javea club made waves recently at the Spanish National championships in Lleida. Club Deportivo Montgo Javea was created in 2006 by
Journey back in time: Jon Clarke marvels at the ancient white town of Medina Sidonia in Spain’s Andalucia
STANDING sentinel like a Roman centurion, it rears up out of the Cadiz outback high on a hill. This is Medina Sidonia, the prettiest town
Spain registered 43 deaths in the first two days of the heatwave
HIGH temperatures caused 43 deaths in Spain during the first two days of the current heat wave, Sunday, July 10 and Monday, July 11, according
Spain’s Malaga to install new zipline on San Andres beach
MALAGA City in its bid to make its beaches even more attractive and fun for the young—and not so young—beachgoers, is going to add a
Taking a break: Staying in Marbella beats flying to the Maldives, sort of
AS I write this gentle reader I am on the second day of my holiday. Now, before you all chime in, with me living in
Protected coastline at Spain’s Sotogrande set for €120 million mega-project of 300 buildings
GREEN groups have joined the Junta to appeal the construction of a €120 million mega-project in one of Andalucia’s most fragile protected spaces. Ecologistas en
King and Queen of Spain lead State tribute to victims of Covid-19 pandemic
KING Felipe and Queen Letizia led the third State tribute on Friday to honour people who have died from Covid-19 in Spain. The 40 minute
UPDATE: More than 3,000 evacuated from fire on the Costa del Sol
SOME 3,065 people have been evacuated as a fire that started in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas continues to burn 24 hours after
NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE: Just consider the facts – climate policy has failed.
THE central goal of climate policies is to reduce harmful emissions. Yet even with all of the international agreements of the last three decades –
Spain’s Torremolinos to set up summer cinema films on beach with free admission
OPEN-AIR cinema returns to the tourist hotspot town of Torremolinos this summer. With the arrival of summer and the heat, what better way to cool
Olive Press Opinion: Price of everything, value of nothing
EVERYTHING has a price… including Spain’s last virgin beaches. With over six million square metres of pristine coastline in Tarifa in line for urban development,