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Former Murcia basketball star Ovie Soko debuts self-help book after finding fame on Love Island

FORMER Murcia basketball star Ovie Soko has penned his very own book one year after finding fame on Love Island. The 29-year-old’s self-help book will

20 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

LEGO lockdown creations on show as Culture Awards date is revealed

THE COVID-19 lockdown has inspired an exhibition of creations with building blocks game LEGO as cultural personalities are rewarded.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 15:44

Gibraltar·La Cultura

Ibiza’s renowned Cafe del Mar DJ Jose Padilla dies aged 64

IBIZA DJ legend Jose Padilla has died age 64 from colon cancer at home in Spain. Largely regarded as a driving force of chill out

20 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

La Cultura

Economic Woe As Billions Of Euros Disappear From Costa Blanca Tourism In Spain S Valencian Community

Economic woe as billions of Euros disappear from Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist industry in Spain

TOURIST INCOME has collapsed by 70 per cent across the Costa Blanca and Valencian Community during the first nine months of 2020 due to the

20 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Mr Ken Hu Deputy Chairman Of Huawei S Board Of Directors

New Value Together: Huawei Sharing Joint Value with European Customers and Partners

Huawei eco-Connect Europe 2020 held exclusively online [October 20, 2020] Today, Huawei held eco-Connect Europe 2020 exclusively online, under the theme of “New Value Together.”

20 Oct, 2020 @ 13:19

Business & Finance·Sponsored

Spain’s COVID anti-poverty measure receives more than 1 million applications

RECIPIENTS of Spain’s anti-poverty benefit have seen a severe lag in payments as 1 million people apply for the provision in just four months. Debate

20 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Business & Finance

Draft bill written to revive Spain’s ailing film industry post COVID-19

A PROPOSAL has been submitted to the Ministry of Culture and Sports by Spain’s Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute to help repair the damage caused

20 Oct, 2020 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News

The Highlands look to Spain’s Andalucia in its fight to save its wild cat from extinction through captive breeding

The Junta is collaborating in the international partnership Saving Wildcats, offering expert advice on the development of a captive breeding programme for its Scottish 'cousin'.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Jazz festival cancelled in March returns this month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CANCELLED with tragically short notice in March, due to Spain’s Covid-19 lockdown, the Rojales Music Without Borders Festival belatedly launches this weekend on October 23.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 08:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

House prices in Spain rise at biggest rate since 2007 due to property shortage and lower interest rates

Major property price falls predicted for the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca in Spain

PROPERTY prices in Spain’s tourist areas of the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol could crash by over 20 per cent over the next year

19 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Man intentionally runs ex-wife over with car in Spain’s Mallorca

The detainee, 40, was taken into custody after mowing down the two women with his Peugeot 207 in Palma

19 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Mobile Guardian Sos Securitas Direct Service In English

Sharp Increase in New Installations of Securitas Direct alarms since April, in Malaga, Murcia, Costa Blanca, Valencia, and Ibiza areas

Article supplied by Securitas Direct authorized distributors Ananta Security, who reported a hike of 400%. For Securitas Direct in ENGLISH throughout Spain* Call +34 611

19 Oct, 2020 @ 12:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Mallorca·Property·Sponsored

BREXIT: Resident or non-Resident? Permanent or Temporary? The Withdrawal Agreement & TIEs; what does it all mean for Brits in Spain?

SOME 8 in every 10 new clients Chorus have seen in 2020 are in the process of obtaining Spanish residency for the first time. Over

19 Oct, 2020 @ 11:29

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Brit was shot in the face in Spain’s Marbella after 15 person brawl, says eyewitness

A BRITISH man, 50, has been shot in the face and rushed to emergency surgery following a fight in a Marbella bar last night. An

18 Oct, 2020 @ 19:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Driving Over Lemons author Chris Stewart chats to Olive Press about pandemics and politics in Spain

LIKE Peter Mayle and Carol Drinkwater, his books have inspired a mass exodus of Brits hankering for the good life abroad. But unlike A Year

18 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead

REVEALED: The Top Ten most confusing films in history

AS ANOTHER Hollywood blockbuster is released leaving audiences perplexed, research has revealed the Top Ten Most Confusing Movies. Directed by the acclaimed Christopher Nolan, ‘Tenet’

18 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Entertainment·Lead

David Lloyd’s property portal Sell4Less Spain launches new website to simplify listing process

Sell4LessSpain.com, the Online Agent by David Lloyd covering Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar, has launched a new version of its website, aimed at making the process

18 Oct, 2020 @ 10:51

Property

Captain Dragut: Scourge of Spain

BACKDROPPED by the timelessly rugged Sierra de los Zorros with the sparkling Med lapping at its front door, the Valencian holiday city of Cullera looks

18 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead

REVEALED: Most used social media apps in Spain and why to watch out for TikTok

SOCIAL media is a permanent distraction: a buzz in our pocket, a welcome procrastination tool and a dangerous weapon for stalking ex-boyfriends. In lock down,

17 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Other News

Huge haul of counterfeit art including 15 Salvador Dali fakes is discovered in Spain's Valencia

Dali diptych painted during Spanish Civil War sold for €9million at London auction

An off-the-wall painting by Spanish artist Salvador Dalí sold for a staggering €9 million in London last night. The Couple aux têtes pleines de nuages,

17 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Other News

Future Queen Leonor on royal duty in Spain to award front line COVID workers Princess of Asturia Award

PRINCESSES Leonor and Sofia have joined their parents on royal duty to meet and congratulate winners of the 2020 Princess of Asturias Awards. Named after

17 Oct, 2020 @ 12:34

Celebrity·National News

Leonor and Sofia every inch the perfect princesses as they join their parents for royal duties in Spain’s Oviedo

Princesses Leonor and Sofia put their best foot forward to follow in their father’s footsteps this week when they joined the King and Queen of

17 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism

ALICANTE has formally launched the ‘City of Rice Festival’ which starts this Monday(October 19) to advertise the area as a perfect place for gastronomic tourism.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Travel News

Excursions into the unremembered past of Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA province is steeped in history — both ancient and modern — and autumn the perfect season to plan excursions and discover its historical treasures.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Don't Miss·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Police on hunt for driver after man killed in hit and run in Spain’s Mallorca

The fatal hit and run took place at approximately 4am this morning on the Manacor highway

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

CARMEN SEVILLA: Looking back on the life of Charlton Heston’s Oscar-nominated co-star from Spain

SILVER screen star Carmen Sevilla has died aged 89 in Spain. Just five days away from her 90th birthday, Sevilla was confirmed to have ‘very

16 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

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