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Flood prevention committee visits the last of all 27 municipalities in devastated Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA became the last of the 27 municipalities in the flood-hit Vega Baja region to be assessed. The town has received almost half

27 Oct, 2021 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Over 21% of ‘thirty-somethings’ are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

21.6% of Valencian Community residents aged in their thirties have still not got a COVID-19 vaccination, according to health department figures. The age group makes

27 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Snake Measuring More Than 1.5 Metres Was Captured In Malaga City Credit Policia Local

WATCH: Giant ‘bastard snake’ captured by police in Spain’s Malaga

A HUGE snake measuring more than 1.5 metres has been captured in Malaga city. Agents of the Nature Protection Group (GRUPONA) of Malaga’s Policia Local

27 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

El Saltillo bridge, a hanging bridge in Spain’s Canillas de Aceituno, celebrates first year with 50,000 visitors—and sees local businesses turnover increase by 60%

EL Saltillo de Malaga, a hanging bridge connecting Canillas de Aceituno and Sedella, celebrates its first anniversary with more than 50,000 visitors having crossed its

27 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News

mother and child in rural setting. Photo: Paul/Flickr

Outrage after mother loses custody of toddler because she lives in rural Spain ‘miles from anywhere’

A JUDGE who awarded custody of a one-year-old boy to the father instead of the mother because she lived in a ‘backwards’ area of rural

27 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·National News

Dog Photo by Marliese Streefland on Unsplash

Madrid judge awards joint custody of pet dog to separated couple in pioneering ruling for Spain

A MADRID court has issued a pioneering ruling awarding a separated couple joint custody of a pet. In a sentence issued by Madrid’s Juzgado de

27 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

What you need to know as Spain’s flu vaccine campaign officially gets underway

THE Health Ministry has officially launched this year’s flu vaccine campaign across Spain, but who is eligible? And how do you get a jab? Firstly

27 Oct, 2021 @ 09:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Missing 16 year-old found dead at abandoned building in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE confirmed the grim discovery of the body of 16-year-old Jacobo Isidro Benedito at an abandoned building in Marbella a day after the teen was

27 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

Massive money laundering fraud worth €45 million is busted in Valencia area of Spain

A four-year investigation has led to the arrest of five members of a Valencia area family gang for laundering over €45 million. They were detained

26 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Horses in danger as animal charity makes desperate plea for help on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HORSES, donkeys, ponies and many other animals are at risk if the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales can’t replace it’s ageing transport. The

26 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

EU 9 shoot down French/Spanish energy market reform proposal

NINE EU states have scuppered a Spanish/French proposal to reform the bloc’s wholesale energy markets. Prompted by soaring bills, Spain and France wanted electricity prices

26 Oct, 2021 @ 18:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca could face ‘special measures’ over high COVID-19 infection rate

BENIDORM’S high COVID-19 infection rate of 286 cases per 100,000 people could lead to ‘special measures’ being introduced in the Costa Blanca resort. The warning

26 Oct, 2021 @ 17:50

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Dozens of Spanish Civil War victims found in mass graves in northern Spain

THE grim task of exhuming, identifying and reburying dozens of victims of the Spanish Civil War has started after two mass graves were found. Archaeologists

26 Oct, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

Four police officers arrested for involvement in drug trafficking in Spain’s Catalunya

FOUR officers from the Polica Local have been arrested in a dawn raid in Catalunya over suspected involvement in a cannabis trafficking operation. The operation

26 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Ronda bakery creates special banana palmiers to raise money for victims of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands

A BAKERY in Ronda has been whipping up special sweet treats with a banana flavour in order to raise money for those affected by the

26 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead

One dead in Spain’s Barcelona after falling from a window when the building went up in flames

A MAN has died after falling from an eighth floor window in a fire located in the Badalona area of Barcelona. According to authorities, they

26 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Benidorm Area Hotel Wins 'best Hotel In Spain' Acolade At The World Travel Awards

Benidorm area hotel wins ‘Best Hotel in Spain’ accolade at the World Travel Awards

THE Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa on Spain’s Costa Blanca has walked away with a major honour at the World Travel Awards. The south-east

26 Oct, 2021 @ 14:38

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Burger King in Spain’s Madrid goes vegetarian

ONE Burger King in Spain is going entirely meat free for a month. The branch on Madrid’s famous Paseo del Prado has teamed up with

26 Oct, 2021 @ 13:57

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm mayor attacks COVID-19 ‘extreme risk’ branding for Costa Blanca resort as first Delta Plus cases appear in Valencia area of Spain

The first two cases of the coronavirus ‘Delta Plus/AY 4.2’ variant have been detected in the Valencian Community with Benidorm placed in an ‘extreme’ risk

26 Oct, 2021 @ 13:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Irishman, 57, found dead after vanishing nine days earlier from Costa Blanca home in Spain

AN Irish national has been found dead by a dogwalker over a week after he disappeared from his Costa Blanca home. David Jackson Pope, 57,

26 Oct, 2021 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Police officer caught on camera hitting a homeless man on a Costa Blanca street in Spain

A Policia Nacional officer is being investigated for hitting a homeless man in an Alicante street. An internal probe has been launched after a video

26 Oct, 2021 @ 11:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Picasso artworks sold off by Las Vegas hotel fetch over €90million at auction

ELEVEN artworks by Spanish artist Picasso have been sold for over €93,6 million at an auction held in Las Vegas. The works had been displayed

26 Oct, 2021 @ 10:45

Lead·Malaga

Migrants Rescued After Perilous Sea Crossing To Reach The Coast Of Spain S Murcia Region

Child dies during migrant boat rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES in Spain have confirmed that a child who was among a boatful of migrants rescued off Gran Canaria on Sunday did not survive the

26 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Urban road safety: DGT launches campaign in Spain’s Malaga and Marbella to monitor bicycles and scooters on pavements

THE director general of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority) has launched a campaign to monitor bicycles and scooters on pavements and pedestrian areas. This campaign,

26 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

Double standards: Fully-vaxxed Brit expats arriving in UK from Spain discover they don’t have the same quarantine exemptions as those jabbed by NHS

AN Olive Press reader has slammed the “double standards” imposed by UK authorities after discovering a major pitfall of visiting the UK from Spain –

26 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Travel News

Pervert alert: Man arrested for indecent exposure in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the police in Fuengirola for an alleged offence of exhibitionism. The man, who was arrested by Policia Nacional,