Tag: news spain
Makes learning come alive: Alma Forest School is a new and progressive international school on the Costa del Sol
A WELCOME addition to the educational offerings here in the Costa, Alma Forest School will soon be expanding into Middle School year groups from...
British actress takes family tragedy to Spanish stage in stunning exercise of catharsis
In 2018, British anarchist and activist Anna Campbell was killed in Syria by a Turkish missile strike. The 26-year-old had travelled to Rojava to...
Superb local art in La Fabrica in the Alpujarran town of Lanjaron
AN ex-olive factory in the centre of Lanjaron is playing home to a bustling venue for art, music, and theatre from La Alpujarra’s most...
MSC Cruises programs 31% more calls to Spain’s Malaga in 2023
THE cruise sector is going from strength to strength post pandemic with an ever growing number of stopovers to the Port of Malaga.
The increase...
Ecole Francaise Internationale Marbella: French school on Costa Del Sol offers classes in three languages
A French school on Spain’s Costa del Sol is also offering lessons in Spanish and English in a bid to make its students trilingual.
Ecole...
Villa in Barcelona up for sale at a cool €21 million
A 1,400 square metre villa in the exclusive neighborhood of Pedralbes in Barcelona is on sale for an eye watering €21 million.
The main building...
3 bedroom Flat for sale in Palma de Mallorca – € 252,000
FlatPalma de Mallorca, Majorca
3 beds
2 baths
€ 252,000
The dream of living on the Playa de Palma can come true...
Shaggy dog tales from the Adana shelter in Andalucia
WHEN people discover you are an ADANA volunteer, there are phrases that you should expect:
“That’s AMAZING!”
Quite right! Best day of the week!
“I couldn’t do...
Spain’s Andalucia makes over 38000 phone calls offering preventative care to vulnerable individuals at high risk of heatstroke
THE JUNTA’S health service, Salud Responde, has made more than 38,000 calls to vulnerable individuals at high risk of suffering heat-related illnesses, such as...
An introduction to Spanish Compliant Investing
Meet the Experts from Prudential International and Chorus Financial
Save the date!
On Monday 10th of October, Chorus Financial have the pleasure of welcoming one of...
EYE ON IBIZA 2022: Where to stay and where to eat on the Spanish island
MINIMUM spend lunches at €250-a-head, €700-a-week hire cars, Michael Gove on the dancefloor. Yikes! Is it any wonder Ibiza’s been a little quieter this...
The late flamenco singer, Camaron de la Isla, has his own museum
A museum in San Fernando (Cadiz) to honour late flamenco singer Camaron de la Isla has thrown the artist into the spotlight three decades...
GBP/EUR exchange rate crashes as UK mini-budget triggers run on the pound
AFTER stumbling through the second half of September, the pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate then collapsed at the end of the month following the...
Guardia Civil agents injured while catching hash smugglers in Gibraltar Campo city
TWO Guardia Civil officers were seriously injured while chasing a van loaded with hashish that was trying to escape from Getares beach in Algeciras.
Police...
Partido Popular of Marbella will ask the Spanish government to declare Marbella’s promenade a ‘space of public interest’ in...
MARBELLA’S governing Partido Popular (PP) has called an urgent council meeting to demand the city’s paseo maritimo (promenade) be declared a ‘space of public...
UK Gambling Commission fines Gibraltar-based Betfred nearly £3 million for not checking on hooked gamblers
THE UK’s Gambling Commission has fined Gibraltar-based online betting company Betfred £2.87 million for failures of its subsidiary Petfre.
According to the Commission, it failed...
Gibraltar port gives owners May 30 ultimatum to remove oil-polluting ship from its coastal grave
THE OS 35 shipwreck must be fully removed from its location 700m off Catalan Bay by May 30 next year, the Captain of Gibraltar...
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Ibiza / Eivissa town – € 320,000
ApartmentIbiza / Eivissa, Ibiza
2 beds
1 baths
€ 320,000
Nice flat in Ibiza town, in Los Molinos, close to Figueretas beach...
Ryanair has announced that it will operate 17% more flights to Malaga this winter
Ryanair has announced that it will boost by 17% the number of flights scheduled from Malaga this winter.
It is expected that more than two...
Father of next Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was jailed for 9 years in Spain for trafficking 1,500 kilos...
FRANCESCO Meloni, father of far right Italian politician and winner of the recent general election Giorgia Meloni, was once jailed for what was at...
British man extradited from Spain to face far-right terror charges
A British man arrested in Spain and charged with terrorism offences will face court today (September 30).
Kristofer Thomas Kearney, who had been based in...
PREHISTORIC SPAIN: Late Neolithic site discovered in Malaga’s Alhaurin de la Torre
AN excavation has uncovered what could be the oldest open-air site of the late Neolithic in the Bay of Malaga.
As reported by the city...
First snowfall of the season in Spain’s Sierra Nevada
THE Sierra Nevada ski station in Granada, southern Spain, has recorded its first snowfall of the season.
With two months to go before the official...
EXPOSED: Man accused of stealing €80,000 of holiday items from bride and 12 British hens in Marbella is a...
A WELL known Cuban criminal is believed to be behind the burglary of a Spanish holiday Airbnb that left a British bride and her...
Spain’s oldest man dies in León senior home at the age of 110
Spain’s oldest man, Antonio Alvarado, has just died at the age of 110 years old. According to Spanish news agency EFE, he passed away...
Madrid event with dwarf bullfighters cancelled after just 37 tickets are sold
For many Spaniards and foreigners alike, the mere idea of a bullfight in the 21st century is offensive enough. But one featuring bullfighting clowns...
LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLIVE PRESS
‘IT’S unfair and disgusting’: Readers affected by UK driving licence debacle share their stories with The Olive Press
FIVE calendar months have now passed since British residents of Spain who are without a valid driving licence have been unable to legally take...
