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Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture. 283 municipalities reported sightings in the region...

14 common Spanish proverbs that you can use everyday without offending anyone

EVERY language has its own particular sayings and proverbs that are passed down generation to generation and whose origins are often lost in the...

Foreign tourists flooding back to Spain with spending close to pre-pandemic levels

SPAIN welcomed 6.1 million international tourists in April who spent €6.9 billion on their holidays. Figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute show...

British expat fights for life after catching Legionnaires’ disease in mystery outbreak in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat is fighting for his life after contracting Legionnaires' Disease on Mijas in Spain's Costa del Sol. Richard Dickman, 80, was rushed to...

British man left stranded at Valencia airport after dog ate his passport

We've all used the 'my dog ate my homework' excuse before. But I don’t think this British man ever thought he’d need to pull that...

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...

New driving rules you need to know about that come into force in Spain on March 21

SPAIN'S revised Traffic and Road Safety Law (BOE) comes into effect on March 21 but has already made headlines for its harsher penalties. Not that...

Benidorm hotel swoop on drug dealer staying on Spain’s Costa Blanca who was wanted by German authorities

A drug dealer on the run from German justice on trafficking charges dating back to 2012, has been arrested in a central Benidorm hotel. The...

EXCLUSIVE Royal Spice: Spain’s Queen Sofia opts for Indian restaurant in Puerto Banus for after concert dinner!

THERE were no airs and graces for the former queen of Spain. Pomp and circumstance was well out of the window, on a night out...

U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Councillor calls for longer extension period on UK driving licence swap as British Ambassador in Spain remains...

AS the Olive Press continues to campaign for Brits to once again be allowed to swap their UK licence for a Spanish one and...

Madrid hotel transforms gardens into ice skating rink for Christmas season

The gardens of a hotel in Madrid have been transformed into an ice skating rink to celebrate the festive season.  The Rosewood Villa Magna in...

EXPLAINED: A guide to the different police forces in Spain

YOU may have noticed just how many police officers there are patrolling the streets in Spain but who is in charge of what and...

Award-winning beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca closed to bathers due to sewage discharge

THREE award-winning 'Blue Flag' beaches on the Costa Blanca have banned swimming after sewage discharges were found in the water. Red flags were raised on...

Is this the end for Spain’s traditional ‘Menu Del Dia’?

SPAIN'S Ministry of Health has rubbished claims that bars and restaurants will be forced to exclude alcoholic drinks from their traditional 'Menu del Dia'. The...

WATCH: Tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz stars in new video promoting his home Murcia region to tourists across Spain

MURCIA teenage tennis star Carlos Alcaraz is the new face of tourism for his home region in €1.5 million campaign to attract more Spanish...

IN PICS: Loggerhead turtle lays 130 eggs in sands of Costa Blanca beach in Spain

GUARDIA Civil officers cordoned off part of a Guardamar del Segura beach on Tuesday morning after hearing about a loggerhead turtle laying its eggs...

TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain. Those detained were business...

200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca...

IN PICTURES: The festival in Spain where horses are ridden through flames

A TRADITION where horses are spurred to leap through 20 flaming bonfires has been revived after a COVID break - and not everyone is...

Fraudsters stole homes worth over €3 million from dead people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang seizing inheritances from dead people in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Homes worth...

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...

Work to reopen Costa Blanca railway line in Spain closed in 1975 could cost up to €250 million

A report says restoring the rail link between Denia and Gandia is 'a realistic and sustainable solution' to local demands. Train services between the centres...

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...

Why these pueblos in Spain should be on your travel bucket list this summer

EVERY cloud has a silver lining and for some villages you may never have heard of in Spain, the COVID-19 crisis has been an...

Shore Warning: These virgin beaches in Spain could be under threat from development

WITH the Olive Press breaking the news that Tarifa is earmarked for one of the biggest developments in a generation on its untouched virgin beaches, the Olive Press takes a look at some of the other beaches under threat…

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