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Trans activist and tiktok influencer appointed key role within Socialist party in Spain’s Valencia

TRANS activist and popular ‘TikToker’ Daniela Requena has been appointed to a key socialist leadership role within the party in Valencia. The 30-year-old journalist will

15 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Spain plans to lift minimum height requirement for police officers

SPAIN is poised to abolish the minimum height requirement for entry into its police forces in a bid to attract new recruits, especially women. Announcing

15 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Sunny View School on Spain’s Costa del Sol celebrates a milestone and looks to the future

ONE of the most important things a school can do is to create an environment which allows its students to truly thrive – academically, emotionally,

15 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Education·Lead·Malaga

Extras wanted! Netflix seeks fair-haired expats for Malaga-based series on Spain’s Costa del Sol

NETFLIX is looking for ‘guiris’ – expats living in Spain – to be extras in its new series ‘La Chica de Nieve’. The series is

15 Feb, 2022 @ 12:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Puerto Rico – € 153,000

Apartment Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria 1 beds 1 baths € 153,000 Nice apartment located not far from the center of Puerto Rico, in

15 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

IN PICS: Ghost village becomes tourist hot spot as it remerges from drought-hit reservoir in northwestern Spain

A VILLAGE that was flooded to make way for a reservoir 30 years ago in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region has reappeared thanks to receding waters

15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Drought fears grow as dry spell continues in Spain’s Malaga

THE drought situation is ‘critical’ in the province due to the lack of rainfall these months. In fact, according to the latest data, just 14.5%

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Terrorist With Gun Fighting With Soldiers

EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain

FIVE suspected terrorists have been arrested in the last two weeks by an EU-funded task force assisting Spain’s Polica Nacional. Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:37

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

European Commission threatens Spain over environmentally-damaging water extraction plans for Andalucia’s Doñana National Park

THE European Commission has threatened to penalise Spain if plans go ahead to extract more water from one of Europe’s largest wetlands. The warning comes

14 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·European Union·Huelva·Lead

Doctors win latest compensation fight over poor COVID-19 protection in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia court has awarded 107 doctors at least €4,500 in compensation each for inadequate work protection during the early phase of the COVID pandemic

14 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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European Cricket League round-up: Tunbridge Wells beat Dreux to win Group A

ON Friday the final games of what has been an enthralling week of cricket were played in group A of the European Cricket League. In

14 Feb, 2022 @ 17:44

Sport

Actor Javier Bardem In The Press Room During The 36th Annual Goya Film Awards In Valencia On Saturday 12 February, 2022.

Javier Bardem scoops Best Actor Goya in Valencia-held ceremony

JAVIER Bardem has one the Best Actor award at the Goya gala. The 52-year-old Canary Islander picked up his seventh cabezon, his sixth as an

14 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cleaning Lady Steals Jewellery Worth €30,000 From Employer's Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Cleaning lady breaches trust to steal jewellery worth €30,000 from employer’s Costa Blanca home in Spain

A cleaning lady has been arrested in Mutxamel, Alicante Province, after raiding her employer’s safe to steal €30,000 of jewellery and cash. The 25-year-old woman

14 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Woman Faces Prosecution For Abandoning Cute Looking Puppy In Costa Blanca Dog Park In Spain

Elderly owner of abandoned Costa Blanca puppy set for prosecution under Spain’s new animal welfare law

A 78-year-old Alicante woman faces an animal abuse charge under Spain’s new tougher welfare laws after she abandoned her six-month-old puppy in a city dog

14 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Covid Passports And Almost All Restrictions Are Scrapped In Spain's Murcia Region

COVID passports and virtually all restrictions are scrapped in Spain’s Murcia region

COVID passports will cease to be used in the Murcia region from Wednesday. There will be no capacity limits for hospitality and nightlife businesses, with

14 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Water bills could rise by 25% as reservoirs run dry and salination costs increase in Spain’s Alicante province

A COSTLY CRISIS in Alicante Province is expected as drinking water supplies dwindle. The lowest levels of rainfall in over five years have meant some

14 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

War on wild boars declared in Spain’s Murcia in special ‘hunting emergency’

WILD boar numbers have risen to such a level in the Murcia region that the government has declared a ‘temporary hunting emergency’. It means the

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:56

Environment·Lead·Murcia·Nature

Pedro Sanchez claims 'more than 500 people' died during latest heatwave in Spain

Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon

FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday’s Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition. The PSOE

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:06

Lead·National News·Politics

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Get 50% off if you subscribe to the Olive Press before 28th February 2022 We want to show our readers how much we love and

14 Feb, 2022 @ 12:54

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Man killed by chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain's Valencia area

Man dies from chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain’s Valencia area

A man died in hospital of chronic diarrhea after being poisoned by laxative pìlls given to him by his girlfriend who stole €92,000 of his

14 Feb, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Playa Flamenca with pool – € 150,000

Apartment Playa Flamenca, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 150,000 Last 3 remaining properties located in Playa Flamenca within walking distance to La

14 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

Six ships damaged in devastating blaze in Spain’s Huelva

SOME six ships have been damaged in a fire at a port in Huelva. Firefighters were called to the ??Isla Cristina port at around 2pm

14 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Woman dies and one injured in horror crash which left car embedded in tree in Spain’s Cadiz

A 30-year-old woman has died in a horror crash that left her car embedded in a palm tree in Cadiz. One other was injured in

14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Victory for Singletons on Valentine’s Day in Spain

IF you’re single, or ‘it’s complicated’, you can be forgiven for wanting to avoid Valentine’s Day. On February 14, restaurants are full of simpering couples,

14 Feb, 2022 @ 10:18

Lead·National News

Understanding how technology is driving the popularity of online casinos

The global online gaming market is huge, and studies show that the market is anticipated to grow to over $256 billion US dollars by 2025.

14 Feb, 2022 @ 09:53

Entertainment

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Man knifed in face during attempted robbery in Spain’s Jaen

A YOUNG has been hospitalised after being knifed in the face during a violent robbery in Jaen. Police were called to Plaza del Corte Ingles

14 Feb, 2022 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Other News

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