Police stop beach baptism celebration that flouted COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE broke up a baptism on an Alicante beach as guest numbers broke COVID-19 rules. Agents were carrying out a routine patrol on Playa Almadraba
Incredible sportsmanship goes viral as Spanish triathlete sacrifices podium slot to British rival
The crowd erupted as the pair shook hands and embraced as they crossed the finish line
Scholar discovers first Shakespeare play to arrive in Spain
Stone found among the old books a 1634 print of the tragicomedy The Two Noble Kinsmen, written together with John Fletcher, which is thought to
Sevilla earns important accolade in 2020 Andalucian Environment Awards
During 2019, the Port Authority of Sevilla along with the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), drew up a project to streamline the management of
EXCLUSIVE: Spain seeking €1 BILLION fine against Rifaat Al-Assad for ‘decades of money laundering’ – and €700 million for each of his children
The so-called ‘Butcher of Hama’ is accused of orchestrating a criminal network dedicated to laundering hundreds of millions of euros obtained from illegal activities
Flu jabs start early to avoid COVID-19 log jam in Spain’s Valencian Community
FLU VACCINATIONS will start on October 5 in the Valencian Community. That’s a month earlier than normal to avoid issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The
WATCH: Fugitive arrested for manslaughter and currency forging after decades-long criminal career on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The 39-year-old had evaded authorities for the last year and was wanted throughout Spain and Sweden, police revealed today
Elderly urged to take flu vaccine to avoid healthcare system ‘overload’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A region-wide campaign begins on October 5 by appointment only in order to comply with social-distancing regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Make your own paella as Spain’s Valencia region celebrates ‘World Paella Day’
PAELLA is one of the first Spanish dishes most people name, but in case you don’t know, the Valencia region is where it was first
2020 the year Spanish Sales went Online!
The Olive Press spoke with Simon Pelling, Director at Sell4LessSpain.com, to get his inside track on how COVID-19 has altered the Spanish Property Market. “2020
Alleged British paedophile charged with 17 child sex offences in Gibraltar
A BRITISH man resident in Gibraltar has been charged with 17 charges sex offences against children after a four month police investigation.
Catalan leader Quim Torra faces being sacked in disobedience case
With tensions still simmering after the failed 2017 independence bid, a power vacuum caused by Torra's departure could lead to a fresh election if a
Ryanair announces new cut to October schedules across Spain and Europe
RYANAIR is cut its October schedules by 20 per cent in addition to a similar reduction previously announced in mid-August. The budget carrier blamed quarantine
Meet the dancing queen Ursula Lopez who has tapped her way to the top job at Andalucian Flamenco Ballet
BY CRISTINA HODGSON WITH the grace of a ballet star, the passion of a flamenco artist and the regal air of a Queen Ursula Lopez
British-Spanish study of cave paintings reveals more clues to neolithic life in Spain’s Andalucia
The 32 individual cave markings, made somewhere between 5,500 BC and 2,500 BC, were discovered a number of years ago, but using new technologies have
OD Hotels in Spain’s Ibiza and Mallorca hits high note this summer despite ongoing COVID-19 crisis
The OD hotel chain, which has three hotels in Ibiza and one in Mallorca, managed to achieve an occupancy rate of nearly 75% in the
The best Ibiza restaurants to eat at whatever your budget
Editor Jon Clarke serves up the ultimate insider guide for eating around the island
Benidorm rolls out welcome to ‘digital nomads’ to stay on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM wants younger home workers to come to the city for a long-term break. It’s the latest move from the Costa Blanca resort that is
City street disinfection resumes after surge in COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council has intensified the disinfection of streets against COVID-19 throughout the municipality. The work stepped up from yesterday, September 18, in public areas
Spain races to contain Madrid’s COVID-19 resurgence as it announces lockdown measures ‘to avoid another state of alarm’
Regional leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso said at a press conference today that police patrols will be stepped up to enforce the new norms
CAT-FISHED: ‘Black panther’ which struck fear into villagers in Spain’s Andalucia unmasked as ‘huge cat’ as it poses for pics near search area
It comes after a week-long search by Guardia Civil and Seprona involving aircraft and thermal cameras
French overtake Brits as Spain’s number one source of tourism
WE’VE had to put up with the Germans bagging the sunbeds. Now it’ll be the French grabbing all the best tables. When it comes to
Westside School class sent home after COVID-19 case found in Gibraltar
A WHOLE class at Westside School has gone into self-isolation after one of its students caught COVID-19 and contact tracers moved in.
Girl, 11, airlifted from Spain’s Mallorca to Barcelona after falling critically ill with COVID-19
Doctors had taken the decision to move the young girl to the Catalan capital after her health rapidly declined
Lockdown-style measures for Spain’s Andalucia if COVID-19 figures continue to worsen in second half of September
Junta president Juanma Moreno confirmed the plans during a hospital visit in Osuna, near Sevilla, yesterday
Health minister in Spain’s Murcia region slams lack of discipline over COVID-19 prevention and says Chinese ‘are far better at it’
RISING COVID-19 cases have caused Murcia’s health minister, Manuel Villegas, to criticise the lack of restraint among Spaniards in the region in following safety rules.