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Spain S Costa Blanca Tourist Area Unveils Plans To Woo Back Uk Holidaymakers

‘Leave tourism alone!’ Spanish tourism boss demands compensation over EU’s new Brit-hitting ETIAS tourist tax

Spain’s tourism industry is demanding compensation for the loss of competitiveness once the new European Union’s ETIAS tourist tax comes into effect at the end of the year. The Olive Press broke

22 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Premium·Travel News

Water Thieves Use Generators And 12 Kilometre Pipe Out Of Well To Supply Farms Across Murcia Area Of Spain

‘It’s surreal’: Residents in shock after council cuts off water supply to Malaga homes

A Malaga council is facing a class action after it allegedly ‘cut off’ the water supply to dozens of homes in an idyllic white village. Lawyers have been called in after the

21 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

Otero begins mass lay-offs and blames war in Ukraine and inflation on construction company’s collapse

DISGRACED construction magnate Ruben Otero has blamed the collapse of his company on the war in Ukraine in a letter to employees. The embattled developer went on to say an ‘increase in

21 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

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‘It’s a miracle’: How all 17 siblings of Turkish expat living in Spain survived horror earthquake

Turkish expat Refik Agri waited in quiet dread for five hours as he got nothing but radio silence from his family after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake ripped through his home country. Agri,

15 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

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‘Like living in the wild west’: The Otero scandal that has hurt thousands

IT was marketed to high-earners from Northern Europe as the opportunity to come and live the Spanish dream. To escape the dreary weather and own a luxury villa on a coastline that

13 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

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RANKED: Top five ski resorts in Spain

WE love Spain for its sun and sand (and sangria, seafood, drool…) but who goes to ski in Spain? If you’re flying to southern Spain in May and overhear talk of ski

9 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Granada·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Skiing in Spain·Travel: Catalunya·What to do

OLIVE PRESS CAMPAIGN: Bus company Avanza promises to improve services along the coast if demand becomes clear

A MALIGNED transport company has vowed to increase the number of buses along the coast if it sees enough demand for it. It comes as an Olive Press survey found that there

8 Feb, 2023 @ 18:27

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Sharp’ and ‘shoddy’ practices in Spain land dozens of foreign off-plan villa buyers millions out of pocket as Costa del Sol developer collapses

By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch LAWYERS have been joined by mortgage brokers and agents to slam a giant construction firm that has left up to 100 foreign buyers ‘likely tens of

7 Feb, 2023 @ 19:05

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‘We are broken’: Family of missing Amy Fitzpatrick hope ‘new tactic’ will solve 15-year case

On the would-be birthday of missing Amy Fitzpatrick her ‘broken’ family have one wish. Instead of celebrating what would have been Amy’s 31st birthday today, they were outside the Spanish embassy in

7 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Premium

Family’s desperate pleas for answers after tourist in ‘perfect health’ found dead on Malaga beach

Spanish authorities closed the case of a missing man after he was found dead, but his family say the case should remain open The family of a tourist ‘in perfect health’ who

2 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

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EXCLUSIVE: Fury as buyers and staff left ‘in limbo’ over halted construction at key Costa del Sol luxury developments

DOZENS of foreign property buyers are feared to have lost their investments as a major construction firm fell into financial difficulties in Malaga. All projects of the firm Otero have ground to

2 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

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Inside the Hippodromo: Urgent pleas to investigate Mijas raceourse where Amy Fitzpatrick could be buried

The Olive Press takes a look at the abandoned site where missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick could be buried. The old Hippodromo racecourse in Mijas used to be crawling with people. If they

1 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Premium

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Author’ of tweet that predicted horror Algeciras machete attack comes forward

A man claiming to be the ‘author’ of a shock tweet that predicted a fatal machete attack in Algeciras in southern Spain hours before it actually happened has come forward. Earlier on

26 Jan, 2023 @ 16:37

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Twitter hate page predicted horror machete attack in Algeciras with mystery tweet

Security forces are investigating an Algeciras hate page on Twitter after it shockingly published a tweet which pre-empted the horrific machete attack that occurred in the city just 24 hours later. The

26 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Mystery Cuban man arrested in case of decapitated woman washed up in Marbella

By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch A Mystery Cuban called Michael has been arrested alongside a man who murdered and decapitated a Colombian expat and dumped her in the sea off Marbella.

25 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

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‘I was horrified’: Man’s desperate attempt to rescue neglected dog near Marbella

Dog-lover Adi Jain needed to stop and help as soon as he heard the desperate yelps of a dog trapped in a mangled metal fence in his small town of Monda. The

24 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Timeshare figure Mohamed Derbah could be exposed as aiding British killer Kenneth Noye claims explosive podcast

Police are expected to interview a leading expat businessman for harbouring and helping British criminals on the run in Spain. It comes amid a UK accountant’s explosive claims released in a new

20 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

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‘Disgusting, frustrating, nightmare, shambles:’ Residents in Spain’s Costa del Sol vent their feelings at the region’s public transport

Costa del Sol residents are reaching the end of their tether with the disgraceful state of public transport in the region. With buses running roughly every two hours in the worst-served areas,

19 Jan, 2023 @ 16:00

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Birthday tears flow for Lisa Brown feared murdered in Spain, prime suspect still at large

Lisa Brown, feared murdered in Spain, would have celebrated her 40th birthday on Friday. Instead, tears flowed for the mother-of-one at the grave site of her mother in Alexandria, northwest of Glasgow,

18 Jan, 2023 @ 10:30

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‘Dig it up’: Fresh calls to search Costa del Sol site where missing Amy Fitzpatrick allegedy buried

The aunt of missing Amy Fitzpatrick is demanding police dig up a derelict stable block where the teenager’s remains are allegedly buried. She told the Olive Press ‘it’s time to bring her

11 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Premium

NO LUCK: The village in Spain that refuses to see the New Year in until mid-summer

WHILE many people will have woken up across Spain this morning having partied into the early hours last night, there is one village in Spain which has refused to see the New

1 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Granada·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Granada

The Malaga winery making fine, dry, elegant mountain wine (just the way Catherine the Great liked it)

MALAGA’S hugely famous local dry wine enjoyed a 200-year boom until the early 20th century when it faded into obscurity. When winemaker Victoria Ordoñez began researching its history, she embarked on a

1 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel Andalucia

How government scrooges in 1882 accidentally created Spain’s obsession with gobbling 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve

THE minute hand on Madrid’s Puerta de Sol clock tower nears midnight. Millions of Spaniards already have a grape in their mouth. Millions of others wait until the first of the 12

31 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Other News

DEATH TO 2022: Looking back at the biggest news stories of a difficult year

THE Chinese name for 2022 was ‘Year of the Tiger’. Is this because it bites and mauls, causing havoc if let loose in public? Other suitable names could have been ‘Year of

31 Dec, 2022 @ 12:59

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Homeless man paid to have stag’s name tattooed on his forehead by vile drunk Brits in Spain’s Benidorm finally having it removed, while still awaiting a simple sorry

A HOMELESS man who was paid by a vile stag party in Benidorm to have the groom’s name tattooed on his forehead is finally on his way to having it removed. Every

26 Dec, 2022 @ 12:12

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Premium

Snails and thistles: These are the weird and wonderful regional Christmas dishes eaten across Spain

CHRISTMAS would not look a lot like Christmas without traditional dishes and desserts. In countries like the United Kingdom, Christmas without roast potatoes and gravy would be utter madness with 71% of

25 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Asturias·Catalunya·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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