Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

City slickers warned to steer clear of village in northern Spain where roosters crow, donkeys bray and cows leave a mess

AFTER 18-months of pandemic that has devastated Spain’s tourist industry you’d be forgiven for thinking authorities would be falling over themselves to welcome back visitors.

19 Aug, 2021 @ 17:18

Asturias·Lead

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Catalunya’s top court rejects curfew extension for most of the region including Spain’s second city Barcelona.

NIGHT curfews in most of Catalunya have been revoked by orders of the region’s top court. The regional government submitted an application to continue with

19 Aug, 2021 @ 17:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Drug dealer on Spain's Costa Blanca shoots unhappy customer four times in the back with a stolen Guardia Civil pistol

Drug dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca shoots unhappy customer in the back with a stolen Guardia Civil gun

A young drug dealer fired four bullets from a stolen Guardia Civil gun into the back of a dissatisfied client in Alicante. The 22-year-old’s violent

19 Aug, 2021 @ 14:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at the same Alicante school in Spain

Terrible teenage bullies extort €7,000 out of frightened boy, 10, in Almeria area of Spain

AN Almeria Province teenager has been arrested for extorting €7,000 from a 10-year-old boy. The 14-year-old bully was detained by the Guardia Civil in Berja.

19 Aug, 2021 @ 14:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Sailing club joins council in promoting local recycling campaign on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA sailing club is helping Orihuela City Council with their “Choose Recycle” campaign. The Dehesa de Campoamor Nautical Club has joined the plastic

19 Aug, 2021 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain: The Mayor Of Gijón Prohibits Bullfights

Bullfights banned in Spain’s northern city of Gijon over ‘offensive’ naming of bulls

GIJON in northern Spain’s Asturias region has become the latest city in Spain to ban bullfighting after a row over the names of the bulls

19 Aug, 2021 @ 13:00

Asturias·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Man on small dinghy is decapitated after getting hit by a ferry in Spain's Ibiza harbour

Shocking death as man is decapitated after ferry hits his dinghy in Spain’s Ibiza harbour

A Spaniard was decapitated after a Balearia ferry smashed into his small inflatable dinghy in Ibiza harbour. The Guardia Civil said the incident happened at

19 Aug, 2021 @ 12:40

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Where is YOUR favourite Spanish dish on Instagram’s top 10?

ONE of Spain’s most endearing attractions is the fantastic range of beautiful dishes on offer at bars, cafes and restaurants throughout the country. But which,

19 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Street robbers grab man from behind and strip him to his underwear on Spain's Costa Blanca

Criminal gang turns squatted flat into secure drug dealing compound on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang of Alicante drug dealers turned a squat into a secure compound to avoid being caught by the police. Five people have been arrested

19 Aug, 2021 @ 11:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Brexit: British students heading to universities in Spain face visa delays

Brexit is derailing plans made by British students to spend their year abroad at universities in Spain, it has emerged. Just weeks before thousands of

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Education·Lead

How to survive a heatwave in Spain: Top tips from the Andalucian town where you can fry an egg on the pavement

With temperatures hotting up to 46 degrees we made an egg-cellent trip to the ‘frying pan of Spain’

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:13

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Spain sets new record for registered workers with March job figures the best since 2008- boosted by hospitality sector

New COVID-19 measures in Spain’s Malaga as province transitions back to less restrictive Alert Level 2

THE whole of Malaga has been given the green light to transition into the less restrictive Alert Level 2 and with it, the province sees

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Andalucia’s health districts are set to be given the green light to transition into Alert Level 0.

Spain’s Malaga moves to COVID-19 level 2—and sees easing of restrictive measures

THE whole of Malaga has been given the green light to transition into Alert Level 2. Following a meeting by the territorial committee of High

19 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infection rate continues downward path in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

1,290 new coronavirus cases were recorded today(August 18) in the Valencian Community as COVID-19 infection rates maintain their fall. Last Wednesday, 1,629 cases were declared,

18 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Man found dead after falling into borehole in Granada hills and could have been there for several days

A MAN has died after falling down a 15 metre deep borehole in the hills above Motril on Spain’s southern coast. The man was discovered

18 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Granada·Lead

Spain Begins Airlifting Embassy Officials And Afghan Staff Out Of Kabul On Flight To Dubai

Spain to take in 400 Afghan refugees with connections to EU

SPAIN has announced plans to help the Afghans fleeing the Taliban – but the offer has so far only been extended to those who have

18 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

Burger King worker in Andalucia reveals inferno conditions of kitchen during Spain’s heatwave

A WORKER at a Burger King revealed the hotter than hell conditions at the fast food restaurant in Jerez de la Frontera during the recent

18 Aug, 2021 @ 19:45

Cadiz·Lead

Mayor of Barcelona offers refuge to 50 Afghan girls and women in city

THE MAYOR of Barcelona has offered homes to 50 Afghan women and girls in the city after the Taliban have conquered the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.

18 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Russian invasion of the Ukraine described as 'terrible blow' to economic recovery of Spain's Valencia region

Late bars and nightclubs on Spain’s Costa Blanca could get a major shot in the arm next month

NIGHTLIFE businesses might get extended opening hours in the Valencian Community next month. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, today(August 18) opened the door to changes if

18 Aug, 2021 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Police seize £13 million shipment of cannabis in dramatic high speed sea chase off Gibraltar

DURING the chase, the suspect boat (RHIB) was seen throwing bales from the deck in an attempt to get rid of the evidence. The vessel

18 Aug, 2021 @ 16:40

Gibraltar·Lead

The expat driver arrested for the mortal hit of a cyclist in Fuengirola tested positive for drugs

THE young French driver of the car that killed a cyclist in Fuengirola could be charged with reckless homicide after initial tests revealed he had

18 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga

Spain starts airlifting embassy officials and Afghan staff out of Kabul on flight to Dubai

SPAIN’S military airlift of Afghanistan embassy staff and Afghan workers has started. An A400M plane, normally based at Zaragoza, took off from Kabul airport this

18 Aug, 2021 @ 15:50

Lead·National News

Valencia University among the best in Spain according to international ranking system

VALENCIA University (UV) is one of the best in Spain. This year’s report by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the main international higher

18 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mystery over lower COVID-19 vaccinations in expat areas of southern Costa Blanca in Spain

COVID-19 vaccine ‘refusenik’ dies after rejecting jabs in Alicante Province area of Spain

A 58-year-old Alicante Province woman died from COVID-19 yesterday(August 17) after refusing to get vaccinated. The woman passed away in Elda’s Virgen de Salud Hospital.

18 Aug, 2021 @ 14:48

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

British tourist, 23, seriously injured after falling into hotel swimming pool in Ibiza

Young boy, possibly British, is critically ill after he nearly drowned on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A nine-year-old boy is seriously ill after almost drowning in a Javea swimming pool yesterday(August 17). Some initial reports suggested that he is British but

18 Aug, 2021 @ 13:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Previous petrol canister incidents (Credit: Gib Police) Car

Tightening of laws in Gibraltar could see life imprisonment for those found in possession of large quantities of petrol

WITH the number of petrol-related incidents continuing to rise on the Rock, the government has proposed a Bill to enforce bigger penalties. Earlier this year,

18 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30