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Infamous ‘ghost’ hotel in southern Spain will finally be destroyed – 50 YEARS after construction began

Alex Trelinski - 28 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

WORK is scheduled to begin this Thrusday to demolish an unfinished La Manga hotel dating back to 1974. Taking down the 12-storey Lagomar Hotel eyesore...

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4 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Mula with pool garage – € 199,500

thinkSPAIN - 26 Nov, 2023 @ 12:04

Finca/Country HouseMula, Murcia 4 beds 3 baths € 199,500 This beautiful restored Country House for sale in Mula (Murcia) With pool and...

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Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

Alex Trelinski - 25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before...

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Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is...

Alex Trelinski - 23 Nov, 2023 @ 11:31

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested the leader of a Murcia region cult who is accused of administering mercury to his followers. The Spaniard named as...

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Brits are providing a big boost to Spain’s property market: THESE are their most sought after areas

Alex Trelinski - 20 Nov, 2023 @ 17:00

FOREIGN home property buyers accounted for 21% of Spanish sales in the first half of 2023, according to the College of Registrars. Although the foreign...

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4 bedroom Villa for sale in Yecla with pool garage – € 169,995

thinkSPAIN - 19 Nov, 2023 @ 12:04

VillaYecla, Murcia 4 beds 2 baths € 169,995 This semi-detached 4-bedroom Finca is situated in the charming town of Yecla, known for...

Costa Blanca

Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’

Alex Trelinski - 17 Nov, 2023 @ 11:30

A HOME robbery gang has been charged with committing 101 burglaries across the Valencian Community and Murcia. Nearly 100 items of jewellery and watches have...

Police arrest 121 users of same online platform distributing and uploading child pornography in Spain

Crime & Law

Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in...

Alex Trelinski - 13 Nov, 2023 @ 11:46

A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested - all of whom used the same digital...

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Almost 40,000 ecstasy tablets are found stashed in car en route to Spain’s Murcia

Alex Trelinski - 10 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

TWO MEN transporting 37,950 ecstasy pills with a €433,000 retail value from France to the Murcia region have been arrested by the Policia Nacional...

Costa Blanca

Lest we forget: Royal British Legion Armistice and Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 9 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

CEREMONIES to honour members of the UK armed forces who gave their lives fighting for their country will be held by the Royal British...

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Sunscreen chemicals that could kill aquatic organisms found in Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon

Alex Trelinski - 3 Nov, 2023 @ 16:12

MATERIALS found in sunscreens are said to be threatening aquatic life in Murcia's Mar Menor lagoon according to a study conducted by the Spanish...

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3 bedroom Villa for sale in Lo Pagan with pool – € 369,000

thinkSPAIN - 1 Nov, 2023 @ 12:04

VillaLo Pagan, Murcia 3 beds 2 baths € 369,000 This beautiful modern villa, built in 2016, in perfect condition and ready to...

Murcia

New high-speed train connecting Murcia and Madrid to launch in Spain next year with low-cost prices

Alex Trelinski - 31 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

FRENCH budget high-speed train operator Ouigo will start services between Murcia City's Carmen station and Madrid in the first half of 2024- possibly in...

British retirees living in Spain's Benidorm can now apply for financial help with carers

Murcia

Nursing home scandal: 10 workers are arrested for reckless homicide after ‘covering up how resident died in a car...

Alex Trelinski - 30 Oct, 2023 @ 15:14

TWELVE workers at a Murcia nursing home are being investigated over the death of a resident after her family received anonymous letters that she...

Murcia

Dogs maul woman, 96, to death after ‘escaping from their home’ in Spain’s Murcia and pouncing on their victim

Alex Trelinski - 30 Oct, 2023 @ 12:33

A WOMAN died in hospital on Saturday- five days after being attacked by two dogs that had escaped from their neighbour's home in the...

Murcia

Angry parents at overcrowded Murcia school that sent children away hear from Spain’s Ombudsman

Alex Trelinski - 28 Oct, 2023 @ 10:00

PARENTS at a Los Alcazares school have heard back from Spain's Ombudsman after a lack of classrooms forced children to study at home for...

Five teenage boys accused raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante Five teenage boys accused raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante Five teenage boys accused raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante

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Man confesses to killing in Spain’s Murcia after throwing body down a well

Alex Trelinski - 25 Oct, 2023 @ 14:02

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have discovered the body of a man missing for nearly two months- dumped into a Jumilla well in the Murcia region. Diakina...

Murcia

Predator, 45, ‘sexually abuses Ukrainian children’ in Spain ‘after taking in their families’ following Russia’s invasion

Alex Trelinski - 17 Oct, 2023 @ 11:50

A 45-year-old Ukrainian has been arrested for alleged sexual assaults on Ukraine refugee children in Cartagena, Murcia. He was detained in Catalunya as he planned...

Costa Blanca

IN PICS: British expats take to Benidorm’s streets to launch annual Poppy Appeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 16 Oct, 2023 @ 14:28

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION officially launched its 2023 Poppy Appeal for the Valencian Community and Murcia region last Saturday with its annual Benidorm procession. The...

ITragic deaths in Murcia nightclub fire prompts licence checks across Spain

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Police in Spain’s Murcia resort to DNA testing to identify victims of horrific nightclub fire

Simon Hunter - 5 Oct, 2023 @ 13:30

THE NATIONAL POLICE on Wednesday identified the last of the 13 victims who died in the horrific fire that ripped through two nightclubs in...

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Nightclub at centre of tragic fire that killed 13 in Spain’s Murcia had no licence and had been ordered...

Simon Hunter - 2 Oct, 2023 @ 14:35

ONE OF the nightclubs that went up in flames early on Sunday morning in Murcia did not have a licence and was ordered to...

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Investigations could last ‘for weeks’ to find cause of Murcia nightclub inferno that killed 13 people

Alex Trelinski - 2 Oct, 2023 @ 11:08

POLICE have confirmed that 13 people died in a nightclub fire in Murcia City on Sunday morning with five 'missing' guests located safe and...

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2 bedroom Villa for sale in Los Belones with pool garage – € 395,500

thinkSPAIN - 25 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Los Belones, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 395,500 This stunning development of 4 semi-detached villas and 2 detached villas is located...

Scientists Investigate 'whitish Mass' Of Water That's Appeared In Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon

Environment

Report: 456 tonnes of nitrates ended up in the Mar Menor in 2022

Simon Hunter - 20 Sep, 2023 @ 14:30

A TOTAL of 456 tonnes of nitrates entered the Mar Menor lagoon in southeastern Spain during 2022, as well as 18.5 tonnes of phosphates....

Spain records its hottest-ever April day in Andalucia

Costa Blanca

Scorching temperatures in the Region of Murcia make this summer its second warmest in history

Kayleigh Beardsley - 19 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

WITH Spain reaching scorching temperatures of way over 40 C this summer, it comes as no surprise that Murcia has just had its second...

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2 bedroom Villa for sale in Aguilas with pool garage – € 189,900

thinkSPAIN - 19 Sep, 2023 @ 13:05

Aguilas, Murcia 2 beds 1 baths € 189,900 RelyEstates proudly presents this fantastic villa, located just 7km from the vibrant town of...

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Madeleine Mccann Suspect Christian Brueckner To Be Charged With Rape

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EXCLUSIVE: Trial date for Madeleine McCann suspect is FINALLY revealed: Paedophile Christian Brueckner, 46, will face multiple rape and...

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 28 Nov, 2023 @ 19:43

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Bruckner will finally go on trial on February 16 next year, the Olive Press can reveal. German prosecutors have confirmed...

Electric scooters will be BANNED on all Renfe trains in Spain from this day in December

28 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Infamous ‘ghost’ hotel in southern Spain will finally be destroyed – 50 YEARS after construction began

28 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

WATCH: Bizarre moment woman walks a man on a leash as he crawls on all fours like a dog...

28 Nov, 2023 @ 17:23

British expat’s home is taken over by squatters who turn it into mammoth marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

28 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Number of new mortgages plummet in Spain: Bank loans fell by 30% year-on-year in September

28 Nov, 2023 @ 16:35

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promises ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors

28 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

EXCLUSIVE: Nolotil campaigners are suing the Spanish government for ‘failing to properly regulate painkiller’ suspected of causing 40 deaths...

28 Nov, 2023 @ 15:46

Missing British expat, 39, is found: Homeless mother-of-two had not been seen for weeks on Spain’s Costa del Sol

28 Nov, 2023 @ 15:11

Airport strikes in Spain: Which flights will be affected by walkouts planned for December?

28 Nov, 2023 @ 14:37

Missing girl, 15, is found safe and well after presenting herself at a police station in Malaga

28 Nov, 2023 @ 14:30

Town known as ‘the garden of Spain’s Costa del Sol’ will open a huge ‘green lung’ park THIS week

28 Nov, 2023 @ 13:58

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