Finally Malaga metro line extended into the city centre with two new stations

Malaga’s long-awaited metro has finally reached the city centre after 17 years of promises and drilling. Coming in at €760 million, double the original budget,

27 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga

'English-speaking' woman found semi-naked in park was sexually assaulted by three men in Valencia

Underage girl suffers outdoor sex assault by three boys in Spain’s Alicante area

THE Policia Nacional are investigating an outdoor sex assault on a 16-year-old girl committed by three minors in Petrer last Friday. The teenager was attacked

27 Mar, 2023 @ 14:53

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gibraltar government secures limited use of airport crossing as tunnel opens under the runway

WITH the motor vehicle tunnel under the runway due to open later this week, the Gibraltar Government signed a deal with the MoD to continue

27 Mar, 2023 @ 14:51

Gibraltar·Lead

Irish Man Bailed Over Killing Of Friend Is Jailed For Drug Trafficking On Spain's Costa Blanca

Irish man jailed for drug trafficking after getting bailed in ‘best friend’ killing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Irish national charged with killing his best friend in 2018 has been jailed for running a Torrevieja drugs gang. The crew used parcel companies

27 Mar, 2023 @ 13:36

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

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Playa Blanca – € 249,000

Playa Blanca, Lanzarote 2 beds 2 baths € 249,000 This top floor 2 bedroom apartment is located in a quiet and small residential

27 Mar, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Three valuable champion racing pigeons worth €170k are stolen from their home in Spain

Youths caught red-handed after stealing valuable racing pigeons from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE youths aged between 16 and 20 have been arrested for stealing racing pigeons from a Benidorm club. The male gang were caught during a

27 Mar, 2023 @ 12:35

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Fraudsters Stole Homes Worth Over €3 Million From Deceased Elderly People On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fraudsters stole homes worth over €3 million from dead people on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang seizing inheritances from dead people in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Homes worth

27 Mar, 2023 @ 11:45

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

190 tonnes of plastic ‘fished’ from sea off Spain’s coastline to make clothing

EVERY year, human activity causes tons of marine litter to accumulate in the oceans, threatening marine biodiversity, harming animal and planet health as well as

27 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Decomposed body found in rio Guadalquivir in Spain’s Sevilla

THE decomposed corpse of a man, whose identity and age have not been revealed, has been found in Coria del Rio (Sevilla). As reported by

27 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Sevilla

Forty-three Iberian lynx cubs born in Spanish reintroduction program throughout 2022

A TOTAL of 43 new Iberian lynx cubs have been born throughout 2022 in different breeding centres managed by National Parks across Spain. The 2022

27 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead

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

British woman, 64, murdered in Spain’s Orihuela in possible domestic violence case

A 64-year-old British woman was murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Alicante municipality of Orihuela. Early reports on Sunday suggested that

26 Mar, 2023 @ 18:47

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region worsens due to high winds and temperatures and low humidity

A WILDFIRE that broke out on Thursday in Castellon province, in the Valencia region, gained new strength on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions. Winds

26 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Mass grave from Civil War being dug up on Mallorca beach

Excavators in Mallorca have begun digging up a beach in search of victims of the Civil War. Archeologists believe there may be a mass grave

26 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Drone sighting at Spain’s Madrid-Barajas Airport causes flight disruptions on a busy Sunday

THE SIGHTING of a drone at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport caused flight delays on Sunday morning, at a time when many weekend return flights

26 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

Vintage wine thieves in Spain ordered to pay over €750,000 to insurance company

Three arrested in Spain after stealing €25,000 worth of wine in Madrid’s upscale Salamanca district

THE NATIONAL POLICE this week arrested three men in Madrid on suspicion of stealing €25,000 worth of wine from shops in the city’s upscale Salamanca

26 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Civil Guard busts clandestine bomb factory containing 500 kilos of explosive material

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has busted a clandestine bomb factory in Montmajo in Barcelona province, where they found nearly 500 kilos of materials for making explosives.

26 Mar, 2023 @ 14:52

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Cas Catala with pool – € 525,000

Cas Catala, Majorca 3 beds 2 baths € 525,000 FOR SALE!!! Wonderful GROUND FLOOR of 105 m2 + 30 m2 of terrace +

26 Mar, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Spain second best country in the world for prospective American expats

Spain is one of the top countries for American migration

Spain ranks as the second best country for Americans to migrate to. Ibrinfo has compiled a ranked list of the 13 best countries for Americans

26 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Property

To Marbella via the world: An interview with Laude San Pedro Headteacher Andrew Atkinson

IT was while watching a TV series on a soldier who returns from war to go into teaching that Andrew Atkinson, 56, first had his

26 Mar, 2023 @ 12:18

Education·Lead

Back behind the wheel: Job done, as Olive Press U-turn campaign over UK driving licence swap in Spain finally sees success

TO the relief of thousands of expats around Spain, the government has finally approved a deal on driving licence exchange with the UK. The move

26 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

Five restaurants in Spain’s Malaga with gluten-free menus

MORE and more restaurants are drawn into the gluten-free market by economic incentives and customer requests; with several restaurants in Malaga taking note and including

26 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

sheikh abdullah al thani sells malaga fc

Malaga FC’s ownership nightmare might just be coming to an end – but how have other Spanish football clubs fared with foreign owners?

THERE may be light at the end of the tunnel for longsuffering malagueños, whose team football Malaga FC are four points adrift of safety in

26 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Granada·Lead·Malaga·Valencia

WINE COUNTRY: the Alpujarra and Contraviesa of Spain’s Granada have produced vino for 2,000 years – and it’s still a corking success

WHEN I first visited the Alpujarra in the early 2000s, I was immediately offered a glass of ‘costavin’ (local wine). Rose-coloured and sweet, strong yet

26 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Security Boost With New Guardia Civil Officers Assigned To Busy Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Security boost with extra Guardia Civil officers assigned to busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

ONE of Spain’s busiest airports has been given a major increase in security resources to cope with growing passenger numbers. 34 new Guardia Civil officers

26 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

UK embassy to hold Facebook Live event to help Spain residents with driving licence exchange

THE UK embassy in Spain will be holding a Facebook Live event so that people can ask questions about exchanging their driving licences for Spanish

25 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00