Almost 500 people drowned in Spain last year, Andalucia second deadliest region
ALMOST 500 people drowned in Spain in 2017, new figures have revealed. According to the national lifeguard federation, 481 met their deaths in Spanish seas
Toll road prices increase in Andalucia for first time in three years
TOLL road prices in Andalucia have been increased for the first time in three years. The Junta has bumped up the costs by an average
Moroccans, Romanians being recruited to fill thousands of fruit-picking positions in Andalucia despite high unemployment rate
ANDALUCIA farms are having to recruit Moroccans and Romanians to fill tens of thousands of positions due to a lack of Spanish applications. It comes
Thousands raised to get body of ‘lovely and beautiful’ Brit home after she plunged to death from Costa del Sol hotel
THOUSANDS of euros have been raised to fly the body of a British woman home after she plunged to her death on the Costa del
Complete list of national and regional holidays in Spain for 2018
SPAIN has one of the highest amount of national and regional holidays in Europe. So you’re not caught by surprise we have compiled this year’s
Investigation launched into ‘suicide’ of migrant being held in controversial Malaga prison
POLICIA Nacional have launched an investigation after discovering a dead migrant in Malaga this morning. The 36-year-old had been held in the Archidona prison since
Earthquakes hit Costa del Sol and Cordoba this morning
ANDALUCIA has experienced three earthquakes this morning. According to the National Geographic Institute, the biggest was in Baena in Cordoba, which had a magnitude of
Defences laid out in second day of historic ERE trial
THE second day of the long-awaited ERE trial has concluded. Today saw ex-presidents of the Junta Manuel Chaves and Jose Griñan lay out their defence.
ERE WE GO: Spain’s biggest corruption trial EVER to begin in Andalucia tomorrow
THE biggest corruption case in Spanish history will finally begin this week. Seven years after judge Mercedes Alaya first began investigating the more than 200
Andalucia nuns pay €100,000 fine to Junta for ‘illegal’ organ restoration
THE Junta culture ministry has fined Sevilla nuns €102,000 for restorating a 17th century organ without permission. It comes after the Santa Ines convent in
Busted cocaine cartel was building private airfield in Andalucia to fly in drugs from Morocco
A DRUG smuggling cartel has been busted building a private airfield in Andalucia in a bid to fly in cocaine from Morocco. Some 14 suspected
WARNING: ‘Missed call’ phone scam sweeping across Malaga and Spain
GUARDIA Civil are warning mobile phone users of the ‘missed call scam’ affecting Andalucia and Spain. The scam sees victims receive one-dial calls from Albania,
Andalucia fire bosses allegedly embezzled at least €7 million in public funds to ‘line pockets’ and ‘pay for private holidays’
SOME 14 fire bosses have been arrested for allegedly embezzling public funds. The Policia Nacional found that the Consortium of Bomberos Cadiz took out mass
BRIT BOOM: Almost one in three Brits have visited Spain so far this year as Andalucia tourism figures soar above 10 MILLION
ANDALUCIA has seen a 10% rise in foreign tourists in the first ten months of this year compared to the same period in 2016. Some
WATCH: Andalucia body blasts ‘sexist’ Spanish presenter who cuts off fellow TV star’s skirt
THE TV governing body of Andalucia has denounced a a male presenter for ‘unlawful conduct’ after he cut off his female co-star’s skirt. The Consejo
PROBED: 23 Junta de Andalucia politicians implicated in training course scandal
SOME 23 Junta politicians are being investigated as part of the training courses scandal. The training courses scandal saw Junta money, destined for courses to
Spain warned to brace for Arctic front bringing snow and -10C temperatures
SPANIARDS have been warned to prepare for the Arctic front bringing snow and sub-zero temperatures to much of the country today and tomorrow. The worst
Forty arrested in Andalucia child sex trafficking ring that saw minors held in caves
FORTY suspects have been arrested in connection with a sex-trafficking ring covering Andalucia, the Basque country and Castilla la Mancha. Most of the detained are
Three migrants found dead and another missing off coast of Spain
THREE migrant bodies have been recovered from the Straits of Gibraltar. The Spanish coast guard also saved two migrants in the waters between Spain and
Costa del Sol artist giving away FREE mural in Olive Press Christmas competition
A COSTA del Sol artist is giving away a free mural in a special Olive Press Christmas competition. Tony Faulkner, 48, from Barnsley, is a
Serious injuries after Malaga train derails
A TRAIN has derailed after leaving Malaga this morning. The train, carrying around 70 passangers, derailed in Arahal, in Sevilla, injuring at least 21. Tren
Andalucia teen facing 8 years for ‘burning two 12-year-old girls and man’ to death ‘over €4 debt’
TWO teenagers are facing combined sentences of 13 years after starting a fire which killed two 12-year-old girls and a 21-year-old man. The prosecutor’s office
REVEALED: Cities in Spain with the highest water bills, including Marbella and Malaga
THE cities with the highest water bills have been revealed in a new nation-wide study. The price of water in Spanish municipalities, provincial capitals, autonomous
Search for body launched after British expat’s dog finds ‘human skull’ in Axarquia
AN investigation has been launched after a British expat’s dog found suspected human remains earlier today. Guardia Civil were called to the scene in the
Hospital elevator which cut new Andalucia mother IN HALF ‘had its memory erased’ afterwards
A JUDGE investigating how a new mother was cut in half by an elevator has asked police why the computer system operating the lift was
Heineken announce €6.4 million investment into Andalucia plant
HEINEKEN has announced a €6.4 million investment to expand its site in Jaén. The cash injection will see the production of canned Cruzcampo and Amstel beers.
