Thieves stole from passengers loading up hire cars at Costa Blanca airport car park in Spain

Thieves steal from passengers in car rental zones of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THREE men have been arrested for stealing from arriving passengers at Alicante-Elche airport. They’ve been charged with six thefts as well as document forgery and

19 Oct, 2021 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British Embassy publishes important advice for Liverpool fans travelling to Madrid for UEFA clash on October 19

THE BRITISH EMBASSY in Madrid has published important advice for fans travelling to Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League 9pm game against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, October

19 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·Sport

COVID certificate could lead to full indoor capacity returning for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain

Using a COVID certificate could restore full indoor capacity for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain

MURCIA’S Ministry of Health wants the EU COVID certificate to be used to restore 100% indoor capacity in nightlife businesses and banquet/party venues. Current rules

19 Oct, 2021 @ 11:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Floating museum fully open for business again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA has reopened its ‘Floating Museum’ with visitors being able to enjoy the attractions during pre-pandemic opening hours. And joining the submarine and patrol boats

19 Oct, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

House demolished near nudist beaches to make way for coastal naturalisation project on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR Council has demolished a sea front house to help in the regeneration of its beaches and dunes. Positioned between the Babilonia and Vivers beaches,

19 Oct, 2021 @ 09:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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IN PICS: Take a sneak peek at Moco, the new modern art museum just opened in Barcelona

A BRAND new contemporary art museum has opened in the Born district of Barcelona adding yet another reason for art lovers to visit the Catalan

19 Oct, 2021 @ 09:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Meet the fitness freak on Spain’s Costa del Sol designing boxing classes for women who survive breast cancer

A WOMAN from Malaga is behind a new form of exercise that is helping women rebuild their lives and get back to peak fitness after

19 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Juan Carlos and Pedro Sanchez Cordon press

Spain’s PM slams sovereign immunity and calls on King Juan Carlos to give public explanation of financial dealings

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed the sovereign immunity that affords Spain’s monarchs protection from prosecution as “outdated and unnecessary” and called on the emeritus

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Gibraltar pays tribute to murdered British MP Sir David Amess, ‘a great friend and regular visitor to the Rock’

THE GIBRALTAR Government has issued a statement regarding the murder of the British Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, calling the violent act ‘an attack on

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

THREE male TV scriptwriters were awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola. The world’s highest paying literary trophy was awarded

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Costa Blanca Fraudster Accused Of Spreading Hate Messages Against Spain's Guardia Civil

Costa Blanca fraudster arrested for online hate messages against Spain’s Guardia Civil

A con man is behind bars for a 2010 fraud after allegedly using over 4,300 social media profiles to spread hate messages against the Guardia

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month. Not far behind is the United

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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Man gored in the face during bullrunning fiesta in Spain’s Castellon

A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been seriously injured after being gored in the first bullfighting weekend since the start of the pandemic in the town of

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

‘Female’ winner of Spain’s €1m Planeta literary prize turns out to be three middle-aged men

A POPULAR novel with a mysterious author has won the 70th Planeta Prize. The €1m Planeta award — the world’s highest paying literary trophy —

18 Oct, 2021 @ 16:31

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Expat ‘gang leader’ arrested in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol after €250mn cocaine bust in mid Atlantic

THREE people have been arrested on the Costa del Sol after a massive haul of cocaine was found on a yacht in the Atlantic. A

18 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Blaze Barcelona Candle Factory Catalan Government Photo

WATCH: Candle factory goes up in flames in Spain’s Barcelona

FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain an enormous blaze that broke out at a Barcelona candle factory late Sunday evening and continued to burn throughout the night.

18 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Benidorm hosts official launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Costa Blanca area of Spain

BENIDORM hosted the official launch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal last Saturday(October 16) in what is the RBL’s centenary year. The annual parade

18 Oct, 2021 @ 12:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after 'ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot'

European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO members of a European ‘hugging’ robbery gang have been detained on the northern Costa Blanca. Police said the group have notched up arrests in

18 Oct, 2021 @ 11:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Who can request the new aid of €100 per child from the Spanish Government?

THE Spanish Government has given the green light to additional funding that the Minister of Social Rights hopes will help tackle child poverty in Spain.

18 Oct, 2021 @ 10:16

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

Explainer: Everything you need to know about a pension plan in Spain

AS stated in the General State Budgets for 2022, the Spanish government wants to introduce changes to tax relief on contributions to individual and occupational

17 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

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How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model

A SPANISH town is becoming a model for how to run a municipality on a sound ecological basis. Just a few kilometres from the brash

17 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The bell ringing is the sound of happiness and good cheer

By Benny Davis SOME readers may have read my `retirement´ announcement in a previous Olive Press issue. Nearly 90 now and suffering from cancer, it

17 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead

Green and grumpy in the Glastonbury of Spain

I LONG had a feeling Christian Brueckner – the current prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann mystery – would have links to Orgiva, with its

17 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

What you need to know about the wild mushroom hunting craze that grips Spain each autumn

AS the sun sets on summer, mushroom hunters across Spain take up the challenge of tracking down their favourite wild and wonderful edible fungi, found

17 Oct, 2021 @ 11:45

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

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SQUID GAME: Did Netflix drama take a cue from iconic housing estate in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

IT is the Korean TV series that has proved a massive hit. Squid Game, the dystopian tale where contestants play children’s games with the penalty

17 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Lead·Property

El Claustro Desmantelado Del Monasterio De Ovila (1)

The man who moved monasteries: How an American art dealer bought up Spain’s Medieval heritage and shipped it back home

By Shannon Chaffers

17 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

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Thieves steal from passengers in car rental zones of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

British Embassy publishes important advice for Liverpool fans travelling to Madrid for UEFA clash on October 19

Using a COVID certificate could restore full indoor capacity for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain

Floating museum fully open for business again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

House demolished near nudist beaches to make way for coastal naturalisation project on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IN PICS: Take a sneak peek at Moco, the new modern art museum just opened in Barcelona

Meet the fitness freak on Spain’s Costa del Sol designing boxing classes for women who survive breast cancer

Spain’s PM slams sovereign immunity and calls on King Juan Carlos to give public explanation of financial dealings

Gibraltar pays tribute to murdered British MP Sir David Amess, ‘a great friend and regular visitor to the Rock’

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

Man gored in the face during bullrunning fiesta in Spain’s Castellon

‘Female’ winner of Spain’s €1m Planeta literary prize turns out to be three middle-aged men

Expat ‘gang leader’ arrested in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol after €250mn cocaine bust in mid Atlantic

WATCH: Candle factory goes up in flames in Spain’s Barcelona

Benidorm hosts official launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Costa Blanca area of Spain

European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Who can request the new aid of €100 per child from the Spanish Government?

Explainer: Everything you need to know about a pension plan in Spain

How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The bell ringing is the sound of happiness and good cheer

Green and grumpy in the Glastonbury of Spain

What you need to know about the wild mushroom hunting craze that grips Spain each autumn

SQUID GAME: Did Netflix drama take a cue from iconic housing estate in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

The man who moved monasteries: How an American art dealer bought up Spain’s Medieval heritage and shipped it back home

Tragedy in Lanzarote after three-year-old girl drowns in holiday home swimming pool

LONG-READ: Inside Tommy Robinson’s empire of dodgy fundraising and questionable crypto schemes that fund his luxury lifestyle in Spain

Spain’s shocking housing shortage is set to break the one million homes barrier by 2028

Transplant patients offered new hope as Spanish doctors develop technique to end organ rejection

Flu and Covid jab campaign kicks off in Andalucia on October 1, with pregnant women and toddlers first in line

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