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Wintry Weather Hits The Costa Blanca In Spain With Snow, Hail, Storms, And Even A Mini Tornado

WATCH: Wintry weather hits Spain’s Costa Blanca with snow, hail, and a mini-tornado

HAILSTORMS and a mini-tornado hit parts of the southern Costa Blanca overnight as temperatures dipped. Alicante streets were coated white through hail but the effect

23 Nov, 2021 @ 11:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Man arrested in Gibraltar over mysterious murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018 following fresh appeal

POLICE in Gibraltar have arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018. The 58-year-old was found lying on the

23 Nov, 2021 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

NO VENDETTA: Just fair reporting of British gestor linked to fake padron probe as he takes on mayor role on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN embattled British gestor has hit back on social media, after the Olive Press revealed his involvement in an alleged fake padron fraud. Expat Matthew

23 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Service dogs will be allowed access to all public spaces in Spain

Unions in Spain’s Andalucia call for emotional support dogs used with victims of abuse to have same legal rights as guide dogs

THE Comisiones Obreras union (CCOO) and the Pepos Andalucia Association are calling for emotional support dogs to be legally recognised in the same way as

23 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Severe Droughts Coming Within 30 Years To South Eastern Spain If Things Carry On As They Are

Severe droughts to ravage south-eastern Spain within 30 years as water supplies are set to fall by 40%

SOUTH-EAST Spain faces a 40% fall in water resources by 2050 if remedial action is not taken, according to Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera. Ribera,

22 Nov, 2021 @ 20:00

Environment·Lead

Black Friday scam warning issued by police in Spain after fake €1.99 Lidl bargain

SHOPPERS should beware of online ‘bargains’ that are actually scams, police in Spain have warned ahead of Black Friday. Black Friday fans have been told

22 Nov, 2021 @ 18:55

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Pensioner in Spain in hospital after car plummets from top floor of parking lot

A PENSIONER was rushed to hospital with injuries after her car drove off the top floor of a Spanish car park, dramatic pictures have shown.

22 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Inspectors find high number of bar and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

Inspectors find high number of bars and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

SURPRISE visits to Murcia hospitality businesses last weekend discovered that 85% of them were breaking COVID health guidelines. The region’s Health Ministry is using a

22 Nov, 2021 @ 17:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

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

Judges veto COVID-19 passport plans for nightlife and restaurants in Basque Country of Spain

PLANS to use COVID-19 passports in Basque Country nightlife businesses and larger restaurants have been squashed by the region’s Supreme Court. The judges, on two-one

22 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Important news for UK buyers looking for holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

MUST READ: Important news for UK buyers of holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

PROPERTY buying in parts of Spain will become easier for British purchasers after the scrapping of an old Francoist law. Non-EU home buyers in areas

22 Nov, 2021 @ 15:37

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Property

Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK

22 Nov, 2021 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Judges approve COVID passport which will start being used this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

EXPLAINER: What we know about plans for COVID-19 passports for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

USING an EU COVID-19 certificate to enter some businesses will start within the next fortnight in the Valencian Community. Speaking this Monday, Valencian president, Ximo

22 Nov, 2021 @ 12:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

BRRRR! Winter arrives in Spain as temperatures plummet in polar blast

WEATHER warnings were issued across Spain as a polar blast known as a DANA (islolated high level depression) swept across the north of the peninsula

22 Nov, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Ten tasty regional specialities to discover in Spain’s Murcia

TYPICALLY overshadowed by its more touristy neighbours Valencia and Andalucia, visitors to Murcia may be surprised to discover the wealth of regional gastronomic delights that

22 Nov, 2021 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Murcia·Olive Press Travel

Alert at La Viñuela reservoir, the largest in Spain’s Malaga, with lowest levels in 13 years

THE water resources of the Axarquia region are at their limit with La Viñuela reservoir, the biggest in Malaga province, at just 18.79% of its

22 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Police car meets watery fate as flash floods hit Murcia region in southeastern Spain

A patrol car with Polica Local officers inside was among dozens of vehicles washed away when torrential rain caused flash floods in the Murcia region

21 Nov, 2021 @ 18:55

Lead·Murcia·Weather

Customer’s outrage over ‘excessive’ tortilla bill in Spain goes viral

A SPANIARD who reportedly splashed out on food and drink at a bar in Madrid was left outraged when the bill arrived. The meal of

21 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Police in Spain probe fatal hit and run after woman, 20, dies on Madrid road

THE people of Madrid helped lead police to an arrest after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run on a busy Madrid road. The 20-year-old victim died

21 Nov, 2021 @ 13:27

Crime & Law·Madrid·Other News

Meet the chef from Gibraltar who made it all the way to the quarter finals of MasterChef:The Professionals

LOCAL chef Nico Fitzgerald has been eliminated from BBC show Masterchef after flying the flag for Gibraltar all the way to the quarter finals. Fitzgerald

21 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Entertainment·Gibraltar·Lead

Benalmadena on Spain’s Costa del Sol hosts charity ham slicing contest

A CHARITY jamon-cutting contest will be held on Sunday, November 21, in Benalmadena. There has long been a competitive element in mastering the fine art

21 Nov, 2021 @ 11:49

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spanish study finds that exposure to high pollution levels increases COVID-19 risk

PEOPLE with extended exposure to raised pollution levels may be at greater risk of catching COVID-19. Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated

20 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Other News

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Pre-paid funerals in Spain: When you make a plan, Avalon make a promise

Choosing a prepaid funeral plan gives you real peace of mind. Because a plan allows you to make your wishes known now, so you get

20 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead

Wealthy British expat faces 25 years in jail for fatally stabbing wife 17 times in Estepona mansion

A BRITISH expat faces up to 25 years in jail after being convicted of having sex with his wife before killing her in a frenzied

20 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

EXPLAINER: Why Spain is still fascinated by the 1999 Rocio Wanninkhof murder on the Costa del Sol

IT’S no surprise the death of Rocio Wanninkhof in 1999 is still fascinating armchair sleuths, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke, who wrote a book

20 Nov, 2021 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: Protected valley near Granada in southern Spain faces destruction by motorway and new homes after administrative blip

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms after the swish of a pen left an ancient valley near Granada’s Alhambra stripped of protective status. They claim the

20 Nov, 2021 @ 10:42

Environment·Granada·Lead

Tourism chiefs in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol launch campaign to save resort’s beaches

TOURISM business leaders in Marbella are demanding action to halt erosion that threatens to wash away beaches in the popular seaside town on Spain’s Costa

19 Nov, 2021 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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