Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga for abandoning his dog, despite his claims he’d given it away over six months ago
A MAN has been arrested in Malaga province for abandoning his dog, despite his claims he’d given it away over six months ago.
SNIFFED OUT: Drug gang of eight people who hid weed and hash in cases of garlic arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Cordoba
POLICE have sniffed out a drugs smuggling gang who hid cannabis in shipments of garlic. Officers arrested eight people, based in Cordoba and Benalmadena and
Air Nostrum to resume inter-island flights in Spain’s Balearic Islands from MAY 24 as government promises to stop ‘abusive’ prices
The announcement comes after the airline reached an agreement with the Government of the Balearic Islands to restart flights between Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca
Spain’s Guardia Civil seize 26,000 illegal cigarette packets in Malaga province
TENS of thousands of cigarette packets have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the province of Malaga.
Spain’s Marbella will use video surveillance to control capacity levels during Phase 1
MARBELLA will use video surveillance to control capacity levels during Phase 1, the City Council has announced.
Spain’s lottery operator reopens ticket sales and reschedules all suspended draws – dates here
LOTTERIES have today returned to Spain after two months of inactivity due to the coronavirus lockdown. Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (Spain’s state-owned lottery operator)
WELL HEELED: Woman wins €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after stiletto got stuck in paving stones
A WOMAN has won €8,101 from Valencia’s Town Hall after her stiletto heel got stuck between paving stones in the Plaça del Ayuntamiento. Eva M.,
HALF of Spain ‘will not holiday’ in 2020 while domestic spots like Costa del Sol more popular than breaks abroad
HALF of Spaniards have said they will not go on holiday this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A new survey has also revealed that
Sports betting is a very common form of entertainment for sports fans
Sports fans around the world have teams they follow, but they also bet on teams they have no allegiance to as a form of entertainment.
Man reports ‘fake police break-in’ in Spain’s Andalucia but is then arrested himself as officer sniffs out his 400 cannabis plants
A SUSPECTED cannabis grower has been arrested after he called police over a break-in by fake Guardia Civil officers. The 47-year-old, dubbed JAMR, was arrested
Tensions boil over as residents confront group of 25 people who ‘ignored social distancing’ at packed bar in Spain’s Mallorca
Residents had become enraged after watching a group of 25 people huddled together at a popular bar on Calle Sant Magi in Santa Catalina
Spain’s Health Minister says Malaga and Granada will remain Phase 1 for two weeks
Malaga and Granada will remain in Phase 1 for 14 days "unless there are very exceptional issues that would allow reconsideration," says Spanish Health Minister
Juanma Moreno calls for clarity in criteria for Spain’s Andalucia to advance to Phase 2 on May 25
Moreno demands that the criteria for moving from Phase 1 to Phase 2 be made public
Valencia minister warns ‘don’t let your guard down’ as rest of region enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan
VALENCIA had started last week divided into five separate blocks as the region was split between Phase 0 and 1 of the coronavirus de-escalation plan.
Spain hints at making face masks in public mandatory from next week to prevent second coronavirus wave
THE use of masks in public spaces could become mandatory across Spain next week. Health Minister Salvador Illa told regional leaders in a meeting today
Spain’s coronavirus lockdown exercise times will no longer apply in these 84 Malaga municipalities
PEDRO Sanchez has announced that municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants can abandon the specific timetables for outdoor individual exercise and walks from tomorrow. The
What can you do in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan?
WHILE Malaga, Granada and parts of Valencia are looking forward to entering Phase 1 of the COVID-19 de-escalation plan tomorrow, other areas will be passing
Plenty of Brits will be committing to Spain post-coronavirus lockdown, predicts property expert Campbell Ferguson
WELL, well, well. Demand, no surprise, has virtually ceased in the Spanish property market, though a few committed buyers are hanging in there and there
COVID-19: The wrong camera angle on your Zoom call could leave you looking like Jabba the Hutt and don’t forget the bookcase behind you, warns Giles Brown
THERE seem to be several ways of dealing with the current coronavirus crisis. One option – sadly is no longer open to me – is
Spanish airports see 99% drop in passengers in April
AIRPORTS belonging to the AENA Group suffered a 99% year-on-year drop in passengers in April, figures have revealed. Just 141,000 people travelled through its network
EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled
A BRITISH expat has been left chasing a flight refund for a cancelled flight that the airline refuses to accept was cancelled.
WATCH: Huge 8-metre shark spotted in Spain’s Andalucia in second such sighting in two weeks
DEEP sea divers have managed to film a ‘giant’ shark off the coast of Andalucia this weekend. The creature was spotted yesterday by the Guardia
Olive Press columnist Lisa Burgess finds strength in heroes to keep on going through coronavirus lockdown and finally gets those vital cancer tests
I SAW with awe the sheer will and determination that 100-year-old Colonel Tom Moore showed when he began his 100 laps of the garden for
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol claims vet assaulted her after she blamed him for cat’s death
A CHINESE expat has slammed a vet after she claims her cat died in mysterious circumstances at the clinic overnight.
Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway explains the Spanish tax compliant bond
Article by Jonathan Holdaway HAVING recently completed the purchase of our first home in Spain – thankfully we were able to move just before lockdown
OPINION: Claiming summer 2020 is ‘dead’ is the pessimism we don’t need from our Andalucia leaders right now
WITH Semana Santa cancelled, the feria season binned and a day at the beach a distant memory, what could possibly come next? The scrapping of