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EUROPOL call for public help in finding child abusers with release of carefully-cropped images

FRESH LEADS are needed in historic child abuse cases that EUROPOL are investigating. The EU Law Enforcement Agency have published images in a hope that

10 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

MUST READ: New coronavirus restrictions for Spain’s Balearic Islands

The measures were finally approved by the Supreme Court of Justice after initially being rejected on the grounds that president Francina Armengol had to first

10 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

TIME TO SELL: Land prices double in Spain’s Valencia province due to surge in demand for holiday homes

THE price of land to build holiday homes in Valencia Province has doubled due to a spike in demand. Real estate analysts have revealed that

10 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Property·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

British Pilot Died When His Plane Crashed Into The Sea Off The Coast Of Cartagena In Spain's Murcia Region

British pilot dies after plane crashes into the sea off Cartagena in Spain’s Murcia region

A British pilot died on Saturday morning(May 8) when his light aircraft crashed into sea some 500 metres off the coast of Cartagena. The accident

10 May, 2021 @ 13:35

Mar Menor·Murcia

A recent protest against plastics in the sea

WHAT A MESS: Plastic invades the beaches of Spain’s Valencia region

Other common objects include cigarette ends, construction materials, cotton earbuds, crisp packets and bottles.

10 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Castellon·Environment·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

SERIAL STEALER: Costa Blanca car thief with 125 arrests is jailed in Spain’s Alicante

A serial robber who targeted cars around Alicante has been sent to jail after 125 arrests for the same crime. The 45-year old man is

10 May, 2021 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

AstraZeneca vaccinations suspended on Costa Blanca and Valencia region

Red Handed: Nurse in Spain’s La Linea arrested for stealing COVID-19 vaccines

POLICE in La Linea with the collaboration of Gibraltar authorities have arrested a nurse for allegedly stealing and reselling the Oxford COVID-19 vaccines. The nurse

10 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

People power forces local council to authorise first official dog beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA has caved in to the demands of pet-owners on Costa Blanca South, and authorised its first dog beach. Luisa Boné, local Councillor for

10 May, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Night visits to the Alhambra in Spain’s Granada to resume this week

NIGHT visits to the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife will open up to visitors this week. With the lifting of curfew, the Managing Board of

10 May, 2021 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead

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Old meets new: Visit Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ESTEPONA is a place where old Spain meets new. The deep blue of the timeless Mediterranean Sea contrats with the greenery of the rolling hills

9 May, 2021 @ 17:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel

DINING REVOLUTION: Where to eat in Estepona on the Costa del Sol

JUST take a sniff around the centre these days and, please, whisper it quietly: The most upwardly-mobile resort on the Costa del Sol is finally

9 May, 2021 @ 17:19

Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Villa Paradiso helps you to fight social media addiction

VILLA PARADISO can help you to stop your ‘social media addiction’

CHECKING and scrolling through social media sites has become an increasingly popular activity over the last decade. That has risen dramatically further since the start

9 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Health

Fiestas Sin Medidas De Seguridad En El Barrio De Gracia De Barcelona Tras El Levantamiento Del Estado De Alarma En España

PARTY TIME: Revellers take to streets in Spain’s Madrid and Barcelona as COVID-19 restrictions end

AS COVID restrictions in Spain came to an end, exhilarated people partied – seemingly thinking that social distancing and masks are no longer necessary even

9 May, 2021 @ 12:41

Barcelona·Lead·National News

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Expat runner Cristina Hodgson takes home bronze in Spain’s Andalucia Running Championship

OLIVE PRESS writer Cristina Hodgson switched out reporting for racing last weekend – with incredible results. The 46-year-old expat, who celebrates her birthday today, took

9 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Sport

EXPLAINER: Andalucia’s three-phase plan for the progressive de-escalation of COVID-19 measures starts today

FROM today (May 9) Andalucia is moving into a so-called ‘transition to a new normality’ as Spain’s coronavirus state of alarm ends. If everything goes

9 May, 2021 @ 11:48

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Other News

TENTH ANNIVERSARY of Spain’s biggest earthquake since the mid-fifties to be commemorated in Lorca

LORCA will commemorate the tenth anniversary this Tuesday(May 11) of an earthquake that took nine lives. The Murcia region town will hold a memorial event

9 May, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Murcia

Band of plucky Zapatistas set sail for Spain to begin peaceful invasion of Europe

ON the anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlan and the start of Spain’s rule in Mexico, a group of indigenous Zapatistas have set sail from

8 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

New curfew and longer bar hours for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

EXPLAINED: The new Costa Blanca and Valencia restrictions after Spain’s State of Alarm ends

A midnight curfew and extended opening hours for bars and restaurants are the main headlines of amended restrictions announced by the Valencian government this morning(May

8 May, 2021 @ 14:52

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Valencian Community

‘The pandemic makes things worse’ Quality of life across cities in Spain plummeted following COVID-19 outbreak

THE QUALITY of life in Valencia has plummeted in the last year amid coronavirus chaos. The city has dropped places in a national league table

8 May, 2021 @ 14:11

Valencia·Valencian Community

NOT JUST BARS as Benidorm looks for somebody to build a new maritime museum on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A contract to build a new new naval and marine museum in Benidorm has been advertised at €655,000. It will become the fourth museum in

8 May, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

INVESTIGATION: How a ‘stoner tax’ is lining the coffers of local town halls in Spain and why a new court ruling could change all that

A COURT ruling in Spain’s Murcia region has highlighted how local authorities are using a ‘stoner tax’ to fill their coffers by fining dope smokers

8 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall to July 2020 levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

HOSPITAL admissions attributed to COVID-19 have fallen below the 200 mark for the first time since last July across the Valencian Community. The regional health

7 May, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain is snubbed by UK 'Green' travel list but Gibraltar and Portugal get the go-ahead

SNUBBED! Spain is omitted from UK ‘Green’ travel list but neighbours Gibraltar and Portugal make it

SPAIN has been passed over for inclusion on the new UK ‘Green’ travel list because its overall COVID infection rate is too high. The details

7 May, 2021 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Spain’s Queen Letizia pays tribute to daughter Princess Leonor with sweet throwback to the past

SHOPPING for a wardrobe which needs to offer options for dizzying public engagements and glitzy galas as well as visits over Zoom and snaps with

7 May, 2021 @ 18:04

Celebrity·Entertainment·Other News

Midnight Curfew And Longer Bar Hours Are Backed Bytop Judges In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

EXTRA FREEDOM as midnight curfew and extended bar hours are approved by top judges in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian Community’s top court has backed regional government plans to keep a night-time curfew going after the State of Alarm ends this Sunday(May 9).

7 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine calculator for Spain: Check your expected date for jabs online

SINCE Spain began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine a total of 5million people have received their first and second dose. Certain groups are being prioritised

7 May, 2021 @ 17:36

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