Tag: Jaen
Reservoir levels in Andalucia continue to fall despite the latest rains as the region approaches the end of the...
RESERVOIR levels in Andalucia are continuing to fall despite the heavy rains brought by the DANA storm two weeks ago and last week’s showers...
Travelling robbers used threads of glue stuck on front doors to work out if homes were empty across different...
A TRAVELLING gang of home robbers has been arrested after a joint operation between Policia Nacional units in Alicante and Antequera(Malaga).
Three men- all of...
Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living
MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living.
According to a study carried out by savings...
Arabic Baths Cultural Center in Spain’s Jaen welcomes surge in visitors
SITUATED in the historic city center of Jaen, the Centro Cultural Baños Árabes Palacio de Villardompardo has observed a notable rise in visitor numbers,...
Single bullet caused the deaths of a policeman and an assailant in Spain’s Jaen on Sunday
A SINGLE bullet caused the deaths of a policeman and an assailant in the municipality of Andujar on Sunday, according to autopsies carried out...
National Police officer in Jaen may have received fatal bullet wound from colleague’s firearm
A NATIONAL POLICE officer who died in Jaen on Sunday while attending a disagreement between neighbours was accidentally shot by a colleague and not...
Police officer killed in Andalusia after quarrel between neighbours turns violent
A NATIONAL POLICE officer died on Sunday in the Jaen municipality of Andujar, Andalusia region, after he was stabbed by a man involved in...
PP obtains over 26% more councillors across all Andalucia while PSOE collapsed on May 28 elections
ANDALUCIA’S political arena has taken a right turn as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has obtained almost 900 councillors more than in the 2019...
Olive Press takes a look at Spain’s Suicide Triangle: Alcalá la Real, in Jaen, is trying to stop the...
THE attractive mountain town of Alcalá la Real is topped by a Crusader castle and cascades down a steep hillside, connecting the Guadalquivir Valley...
Woman who split from husband in UK is held captive by family for ‘exorcism’ in Spain’s Andalucia
A woman was locked up by her family for 22 days in Linares because they wanted evil spirits exorcised from her body after she...
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they'd cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely...
Police arrest ‘the guardian’ of massive heroin trafficking ring in Marbella
A heroin trafficking ring leader from Marbella who police have dubbed the 'guardian' of the drug has been busted.
Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil Cordoba...
Jaen Cathedral becomes first temple in Spain to offer 360º virtual visit
AS of tomorrow, Tuesday August 16, Jaen Cathedral will offer visitors a vanguard virtual reality experience.
The cathedral in southern Spain, considered by many to...
Anti-Gypsy racism condemned after man stabbed to death during argument in in Spain’s Andalucia
GROUPS representing the Spanish Roma community are calling for action after the killing of a man sparked violence towards a group of Gypsies in...
Dozens of scammers arrested over €10 million fraud selling stolen rental cars across Spain and abroad
A scam of selling-off rental and lease vehicles netted a gang over €10 million, according to the Policia Nacional.
82 people, including 33 in Alicante...
Baños de la Encina: Postcard from the oldest castle in Spain
SPAIN is littered with castles. It has such a glut - 10,257 to be exact - that I’d believe it if there were more...
‘Highly specialised’ Costa Blanca and Murcia robbery gang plundered dozens of homes and shops in five provinces of Spain
FOUR members of a Costa Blanca and Murcia-based gang have been jailed over 35 robberies in five Spanish provinces.
The seven-strong crew, with previous arrests...
Mass arrests over scam for immigrants to obtain Spanish residency in Murcia and Zaragoza areas
A gang who charged €4,000 for fake papers used to apply for Spanish residency has been broken up by the Policia Nacional.
48 people have...
Schoolgirl found raped and murdered in church ruins in Jaen province, in Spain’s Andalucia
A 14-year-old girl has been discovered lying dead in the ruins of a church above Alcala la Real, Jaen.
Police believe the girl, who has...
Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria
AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation.
The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also...
Two arrested over sex attack on teenager girl in Spain’s Jaen
TWO people, including one minor, have been arrested after a teenage girl was attacked and sexually assaulted in an olive grove in Jaen.
Police said...
Goat cheese made in Andalucia area of Spain is voted the best in the world
AN Andalucia cheesery has walked away with the top prize at the 2021 World Cheese Awards in Oviedo.
Quesos y Besos from Guarroman in Jaen...
Spain to host international conference backing the health benefits of olive oil
AN annual olive oil conference organised by a top American university is heading to Spain this December.
The event to be held in Jaen, at...
Spain’s Jaen hosts XXXI Championships of the Purebred Spanish Horse
The XXXI Andalucian Championships of the Purebred Spanish Horse showcases in Jaen.
As of yesterday, Thursday, October 7, Jaen is home to the XXXI Andalucian...
Endangered Iberian lynx and her two cubs killed after being run over on Andalucian roads
AN Iberian lynx and her two cubs, between five and six months old, have been run over and killed on the JA-6104 road in...
700 strong illegal party busted in Spain’s Linares
MORE than 700 revellers have been evicted from an illegal party which took place in Linares (Jaen) this Saturday.
The Policia Nacional together with the...