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Oil giant BP announces major green hydrogen boost for Spain’s Valencia area

UK oil giant BP has announced a €2 billion investment to develop a green hydrogen hub at its Castellon refinery in the Valencian Community. Green hydrogen – generated by the electrolysis of

28 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Catalonia region ramps up water restrictions due to ongoing severe drought

THE CATALAN government on Tuesday introduced the most severe water restrictions possible in 224 of its municipalities due to an ongoing drought. The northeastern Spanish region has been without rain for the

28 Feb, 2023 @ 19:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Long Read: The tragic story of the American woman compelling her Pakistani father to take a paternity test in a Costa del Sol court

FOR Tamara Hibbs, growing up in the 70s and 80s in a white family among white communities in Baltimore and Kentucky had always been a slightly alienating experience. She didn’t quite fit,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Spain’s world-famous Prado Museum to open its doors to public on Saturday nights

FROM SATURDAY, Spain’s world-famous Prado Museum will be opening its doors on a Saturday evening, as part of a new project called ‘The Prado at Night’. The public will be able to

28 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government. The move is aimed at reducing social exclusion suffered by mainly

28 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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

Ecologists and Local Councils reject plans for offshore wind farms

Spain’s government approves offshore wind farm plan for small designated sections

SPAIN’S government has given the green light to launch offshore wind farms after approving the first-ever Maritime Space Management Plan(POEM). The POEM is about mapping out the coexistence of the farms with

28 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead

Harry Potter star joins FreakCon 2023 festival in Malaga

A Harry Potter movie star will join a festival in Malaga which celebrates geek culture next weekend. FreakCon 2023, which takes place on March 4-5 at the city’s congress and exhibition centre,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Malaga·National News

PLAN YOUR HOLIDAYS: Six amazing places to visit in Spain during 2023 that should be on your bucket list

WHEN visiting a country like Spain, determining how to make the most of your stay can be a difficult task, writes Shannon Chaffers. Of course, the most spectacular and well known sites

28 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Rain and snow storms batter Mallorca and rest of Spain’s Balearic Islands

STORM Juliette has left significant amounts and rain and snow in the Balaeric Islands with power cuts and closed roads causing problems in Mallorca, which took the brunt of the bad weather.

28 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Weather

Popular medicines used to treat flu, cold under review in Spain over brain disease risks

Hundreds of medicines used to treat colds or flu are under review in Spain due to risk of brain diseases. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) put the medications containing pseudoephedrine under review

28 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

British prisoner's plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably

Driver causes chaos by driving on wrong side of busy Valencia area motorway in Spain

THE Guardia Civil have tracked down a motorist who caused chaos in early January by driving on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in Valencia province. The 77-year-old kamikaze driver struck

28 Feb, 2023 @ 13:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Nightmare journey on Costa del Sol buses

Road to Mandalay: My nightmare on the Costa del Sol’s buses

I HAD been set the challenge of getting from Duquesa to La Cala de Mijas via public transport. Two coastal resorts on the Costa del Sol, just 60-odd kilometres apart, it should

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:17

Malaga·Travel: Costa del Sol

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Orba with pool – € 160,000

Orba, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 160,000 2 bedroom apartment, Orba, Costa BlancaBeautifully maintained and presented apartment located in the centre of the busy town of Orba with all

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:05

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Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim, who was seriously injured, escaped outside Villajoyosa

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

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

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

Inflation rate in Spain is on the up again as electricity bills and food and drink get more expensive

Inflation is still stalking the Spanish economy as the latest data puts price increases from February last year at an annualised rate of 6.1%. This represents a faster pace than the 5.9%

28 Feb, 2023 @ 11:56

Business & Finance·Lead

Airport strikes in Spain are called off in huge relief for travellers ahead of December holiday

Spain’s airport operator returns to making a profit for first time since pandemic

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena recorded an annual net profit in 2022 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The firm that manages 46 airports in the country also

28 Feb, 2023 @ 11:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Blas Infante: Who was the ‘father of Andalucia’ killed by a Francoist firing squad in 1936?

THIS year Andalucia Day falls on Tuesday – February 28 – as Spain’s most populous region enjoys a deserved day of rest. The annual public holiday marks 43 years of Andalucia’s autonomy

28 Feb, 2023 @ 10:24

Andalucia·Lead·Premium

Spain’s national railway company, Renfe, spends more than €400,000 to remove graffiti from Andalucian trains

EVERY year, thousands of trains are vandalized and last year’s graffiti cleaning costs tallied €413,000 in Andalucia alone. In addition to the cost, there are the delays caused by the removal of

28 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Restaurant in Spain’s Marbella awarded ‘sun’ in prestigious Repsol Guide

A RESTAURANT in Malaga province has received a ‘sun’ distinction from the prestigious Repsol Guide, a respected authority on Spanish cuisine. At the ceremony in Alicante this Monday, February 27, under the

28 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Court in Spain gives man one-year jail term for slapping wife during live TikTok stream

A MAN who assaulted his wife during a live broadcast via the social network TikTok has been sentenced to a year in prison by a court in Spain’s Castilla y Leon region.

27 Feb, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Travelodge budget hotel chain plans major expansion across Spain

UK low-cost hotel chain Travelodge says it wants to expand its portfolio in Spain after announcing an acquisition in Madrid. Travelodge has 570 outlets in the UK and currently has two hotels

27 Feb, 2023 @ 20:00

Hotels·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Two men and a girlfriend arrested for kidnapping and torture over missing drugs and weapon stash in Spain’s Malaga

Three people have been arrested for kidnapping and torturing two men for four hours over a missing stash of drugs and weapons. The two victims were released by their own captors after

27 Feb, 2023 @ 19:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Corruption prosecutors in Spain seeking 15-year jail term for former interior minister in ‘Operation Kitchen’

THE ANTI-CORRUPTION public prosecutor at Spain’s High Court has called for former interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz to be given a 15-year prison sentence as part of the so-called Operation Kitchen case.

27 Feb, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Big Ceramics Showcase Returns To Spain's Valencia After Two Year Absence

Major international ceramics showcase returns to Spain’s Valencia after two-year absence

SPAIN’S biggest ceramics producing region- the Valencian Community- is highlighting the sector in the return of the annual Cevisama fair. The event in Valencia was cancelled in 2021 due to the Covid

27 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Mother kills baby before surviving leap off house roof in Spain’s Valencia

TRAGEDY struck the Valencia province town of Villamarxant on Monday when a mother killed her baby before trying to take her own life by leaping off the roof. The Guardia Civil were

27 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Andalucian Hymn to be sung by David Bisbal during Andalucia Day celebrations

DAVID Bisbal, the Almerian singer, will sing the Himno de Andalucia in commemoration of Andalucia day. Bisbal will perform at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, where Andalucian personalities and politicians

27 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

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