Calling all adrenaline junkies: Spain has a new zip wire challenge for thrill-seeking adventurers
A NEW zip wire is opening this weekend in the foothills of the Pyrenees where adrenaline junkies can soar through a valley at speeds up
Covid compensation payments to start with local mayor inviting affected businesses to apply for more on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO City Council has started making payment from the Resistir Plan, to SMEs and the self-employed. They confirmed on Friday, March 18, that applicants
IN PICS: This is spring on Spain’s Costa del Sol where hailstorm turned a beach white
A RARE hailstorm hit the beach resort of Benajarafe on Spain’s Costa del Sol early on Saturday morning on the first official day of spring.
VIDEO: Human trafficking gang that forced victims into prostitution is busted during dawn raids in south-east Spain and Romania
A CRIMINAL GANG that profited from human trafficking forced their victims into prostitution on the streets of Girona have been arrested. The suspects belonged to
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
Are you a digital doer or a real-life print reader? Although the Olive Press alternates weekly publication of my column between actual print and ether-controlled
This beach in Spain has been named one of the best in Europe by Lonely Planet
A LONG winding golden beach on the Trucador Peninsula has been named fifth in a list of the top 20 to visit in Europe, by
COMMENT: Valencia President Ximo Puig deserves credit for COVID fightback on Spain’s Costa Blanca but why can’t we raise an evening glass of cheer?
THERE is no disputing the amazing turnround in the Valencian Community’s COVID-19 crisis which saw the virus running amok in January to make it the
Fuengirola’s Marenostrum Festival will return this summer with more than 50 concerts
This summer, Fuengirola’s Sohail Castle will once again host a new edition of the Marenostrum Festival. More than 30 artists, currently Spanish or Latino, are
Support group complains to police after autistic man was thrown off a Valencia City bus in Spain
AN autism support group has complained to the Policia Nacional and to the Valencia EMT bus company about the way a 34-year-old man was treated
Bar owners that screened pirated La Liga soccer on Spain’s Costa Blanca could get one-year jail terms
UP to 50 Alicante City bar owners could each get a one-year prison sentence for screening La Liga football matches without paying for a license.
Hospitals and medical centres to relax restrictions in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
FACE-TO-FACE appointments are being increased in Costa Blanca and Valencia medical centres and hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to fall. Routine operations will be restored
COVID-19 continues to be flushed out of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
THE latest COVID-19 infection figures from the Valencian regional health ministry have today(March 19) recorded a 50% drop based on week-to-week comparisons. Just 154 new
COVID-19 hotel will welcome homeless this weekend as temperatures plummet across Spain’s Mallorca
As well as having a comfortable place to rest their heads, the new hotel guests will also be given food and plenty of hot drinks
Government under fire for €53 million bailout of obscure Spanish airline with links to Venezuela
PEDRO Sanchez has come under fire this week after news emerged that a €53 million SEPI bailout has been given to the obscure Plus Ultra
EXPLAINER: Left right, left right, centre, reverse – why Spain’s political landscape is in turmoil again
They say that a week is a long time in politics… And this week in Spain, that adage runs particularly true. Spain has seen an
RIDDLE of two naked bodies discovered after car crash on AP-7 motorway in Spain’s Murcia region
POLICE are investigating the bizarre discovery of two male naked bodies on a Murcia motorway after a car crashed into the back of a stationary
Arsonist’s dog helps to uncover identity of major fire-starter on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man’s pet dog was his undoing after it led to his owner’s arrest over two arson incidents that caused €600,000 of damage on the
SAFETY FIRST as police in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas step up COVID compliance patrols over San Jose weekend
POLICE have launched a major operation across the Costa Blanca and Valencia regions to ensure health rules are not being broken over the San Jose
COVID-19 rates close Axarquia town after huge case spike in past week, overall cases stabilise
THE Axarquian town of Colmenar gains the dubious honor of being the only municipality in the region to have perimeter controls after a huge COVID-19
Extra space for Elche’s struggling bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ELCHE has decided to allow extra outdoor space for bars and restaurants to expand or even introduce terrace areas. COVID restrictions on the Costa Blanca
Spain health authorities confirm death of Marbella teacher was NOT related to the AstraZeneca vaccine
HEALTH authorities in Spain have confirmed that death of a Marbella teacher from a brain haemorrhage was not connected to the AstraZeneca jab she had
Thousands of British expats in Spain remain “exposed and unprotected” since Brexit
Thousands of British expats who were oblivious to rule changes in the new year have been left exposed and unprotected in the new age of
FALLAS SNOWED OFF?: Parts of Spain’s Valencia covered in white as region registers extremely unusual low temperatures for time of year
Check www.aemet.es for updated weather information throughout Spain.
PESSIMISTIC outlook for Spain as bank issues warning over another lost summer tourist season
SPAIN is pinning its hopes that dropping infection rates, a vaccination drive and the introduction of vaccine passports could help save the summer tourism season
Municipalities in Spain’s Costa del Sol and Serrania de Ronda including Marbella and Ronda move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2
FOLLOWING a meeting by the territorial committee of High Impact Public Health Alerts to analyse the epidemiological situation of each municipality, the health districts of
IN PICS: The extraordinary legacy of Robert Capa’s iconic shot of bomb-damaged building in Spain’s Madrid
A photograph snapped by famous war photographer Robert Capa of a bombed out building in Madrid’s southern district of Vallecas during the Spanish Civil War