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Valencia in Spain gets international UNESCO recognition for its work with design Valencia granted UNESCO Creative City status

Valencia in Spain trials four day week: ‘Promising’ results show benefits for workers and economy

VALENCIA CITY’S four-day working week experiment in April and May has brought positive results over health benefits and extra family time, yet brought caution from some businesses. Surveys carried out subsequently showed

18 Oct, 2023 @ 11:30

Environment·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Shock for hundreds of expat victims as court dismisses giant €35 million CWM pension fraud case

A DEVASTATED expat couple have slammed the decision to dismiss a giant pension fraud case that saw hundreds of Brits robbed of their life savings in Spain. They are furious a court

17 Oct, 2023 @ 19:07

Alicante·Business & Finance·Lead·Must Read

Two German men arrested for ‘raping young German girl while other watched’ in Spain’s Mallorca

TWO German men have been arrested in Mallorca for the alleged rape of a fellow countrywoman in a hotel room. Identified as Stefan B and Monir M, both 27, the pair had

17 Oct, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Mallorca

British motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with fellow expat on Spain's Costa Blanca

British expat, 62, dies in head-on motorcycle crash on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH motorcyclist died in a head-on collision with another car- also driven by a British national- in the San Miguel de Salinas area of southern Alicante province. The accident happened on

17 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Crackdown on neo-nazi group across Spain: Hitler-loving organisation which started in the UK has spread to Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga and beyond

SPANISH police have arrested two people in Malaga as part of an operation to arrest members of a neo nazi group with UK roots. The Policia Nacional (National Police) were deployed in

17 Oct, 2023 @ 16:18

Crime & Law·Lead

Speak Spanish – Confidently and Fluency: a new Personal Challenge

In today’s globalized world, the ability to communicate effectively in the language of your adopted country as an expat is invaluable. It goes beyond mere convenience; it’s the key to integration within

17 Oct, 2023 @ 16:12

Education

EU flag taken down from Valencia area town hall in Spain over Israel's revenge Gaza attacks 'sanctioned' by European Commission

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

A GANDIA area town has removed the European Union flag from the town hall in protest against the European Commission’s stance in supporting Israeli revenge attacks against Hamas terrorists in Gaza. The

17 Oct, 2023 @ 15:45

European Union·Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Autopsy confirms that Alvaro Prieto, whose body was discovered in Spain’s Seville on Monday, died from a 3,500-volt electric shock

AN AUTOPSY carried out on the body of Alvaro Prieto, the 18-year-old footballer who went missing in Seville last week, has confirmed that the youngster died from electrocution while walking along the

17 Oct, 2023 @ 15:01

Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s foreign minister slams ‘unfriendly gesture’ from Israel after its embassy issues statement criticising stance of ‘some members of the Spanish government’

SPAIN’S foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, has responded to criticism of his caretaker government by the Israeli embassy in Madrid by calling it an ‘unfriendly gesture’. The controversy was sparked on Monday

17 Oct, 2023 @ 14:21

Lead·Politics

Brit-led animal charity fights back against cat killer on Spain's Costa Blanca

British-run animal charity launches private prosecution against ‘cat killer’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MARINA ALTA animal charity has launched a private prosecution against a man who stole three cats from their El Verger shelter in the summer, as well as killing a fourth. The

17 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Cala Millor with pool garage – € 637,000

Villa Cala Millor, Majorca 3 beds 2 baths € 637,000 CYRIL HEYNE REAL ESTATE presents: Charming House in Cala Millor, 550 meters from the Beach with Vacation Rental License HIGHLIGHTED

17 Oct, 2023 @ 13:04

Featured Property

Bans from the Balearics for boozed-up Brits: Proposed new ‘responsible tourism law’ to introduce even stiffer penalties for badly behaved tourists

AFTER a summer of excesses, the Balearic government is set to revamp its tourism laws which could see bans from the islands for unruly individuals. Jaume Bauza, the Head of Tourism for

17 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Thieves rob homes as part of their summer holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR GEORGIAN men rented Torrevieja area holiday homes over the summer to use them as bases to rob properties across the Vega Baja and Medio Vinalopo areas. The Guardia Civil identified 16

17 Oct, 2023 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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

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 to flee the country, with police seizing

17 Oct, 2023 @ 11:50

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Ukraine

CCTV captures the moment Alvaro Prieto was killed: How footballer, 18, ended up wedged between train carriages for FOUR days in Sevilla despite multi-agency search

THE mystery surrounding the death of Alvaro Prieto has finally been solved more than five days after the teenager vanished. The 18-year-old footballer, of Russain origin, was discovered wedged between two train

17 Oct, 2023 @ 11:36

Lead

How a Mortgage Calculator Can Help You Find Your Dream Home in Spain?

Were you aware that more than 10,000 individuals from the United Kingdom alone purchased a home in Spain in 2022? These figures clearly illustrate that the Iberian peninsula has become one of

17 Oct, 2023 @ 11:25

Business & Finance

Football’s 90 minutes: why are they not equal across leagues?

To everyone who loves to watch football games, the whole 90-minute match seems like it’s happening in the blink of an eye. Or not? Maybe for some fans or spectators, matches seem

17 Oct, 2023 @ 11:19

Football·Sport

Food-flation in Spain: How shoppers are turning to supermarket own brands to keep their costs down

Supermarket prices in Spain surge by almost 15% in a year

GROCERY PRICES have soared by 30.8% in Spain over the last two years and 14.1% in the 12 months up to last May, according to a Supermarket study carried out by the

17 Oct, 2023 @ 10:54

Lead·National News

Dancer is ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain: Young woman is forced to seek hospital treatment as number of pests surge following ‘plague’ in Paris

A YOUNG woman has been left with ‘wounds’ after being ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain. In comes as the French government has had to take special measures, including deploying fumigators across Paris

17 Oct, 2023 @ 10:52

Health·Lead·National News

Oil giant Cepsa announces plans for 15 biomethane plants in Spain by 2030, enough to power 2 million homes a year

SPANISH oil giant Cepsa is planning to establish up to 15 biomethane plants in Spain by 2030, enough to generate four terawatts per hour. The plants will harness agricultural and livestock waste

16 Oct, 2023 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Trial date for Madeleine McCann suspect is finally set: Christian Brueckner, 46, faces lengthy jail term for ‘violent sexual attacks on women and children’

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will finally face a number of his alleged victims in court in February. The Olive Press can reveal a long-awaited trial has been set for the German

16 Oct, 2023 @ 18:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Man screams in support for Hamas before sexually assaulting two women on train in Spain

A TRAIN passenger who shouted he was from the Palestinian-based terrorist group Hamas and then sexually assaulted two women, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 23-year-old Moroccan man was travelling

16 Oct, 2023 @ 18:06

Crime & Law·Lead

Timeline of Alvaro Prieto’s disappearance: Witness claims she saw 18-year-old hours after he was kicked off train in Sevilla as mother insists he was taken or hit by a car

INVESTIGATORS are working around the clock to discover what happened to 18-year-old Alvaro Prieto. The aspiring football player and engineering student was discovered lodged between two train carriages in Sevilla on Monday

16 Oct, 2023 @ 17:25

Lead·Must Read

Fly-tippers dump fridges and electrical gear which threatens endangered species on Spain's Costa Blanca

Fly-tippers dump fridges and electrical gear which threatens endangered duck on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ECOLOGISTS have complained to Elche City Council about an illegal waste dump off the CV-861 in the Hondo Natural Park. Accio Ecologista-Agro has sent a file of photographs featuring a mix of

16 Oct, 2023 @ 17:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Valencian Community

This town in Andalucia is the most beautiful in Spain according to The Telegraph – and you’ve likely never heard of it

JUST like many would say for England, the most beautiful destinations in Spain are not necessarily the mega cities that we have all heard of. Tourists taking a visit to big cities

16 Oct, 2023 @ 17:09

Andalucia·Cadiz·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOUBLE vaccinations against flu and Covid-19 started being dosed out in the Valencian Community on Monday, with age categories extended at both ends of the scale. Children aged six years and under(through

16 Oct, 2023 @ 15:47

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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