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After Covid 19 Frustration... Bad Weather Forces Latest Cancellation Of Famous St. Patrick's Day Parade On Spain's Costa Blanca

Firstly Covid-19 and now bad weather cancels famous St. Patrick’s Day parade on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE famous St. Patrick’s Day parade on the Cabo Roig strip scheduled for Thursday has been cancelled for the third successive year. A poor weather

16 Mar, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Cocaine Dealers On Spain's Costa Blanca Hid Stashes In Concealed Areas Of Cars

Cocaine dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca hid stashes in secret car compartments

A Torrevieja cocaine gang fell foul of the law after trying to conceal shipments of drug stashes in hidden car compartments. Three people have been

16 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Franco fan who plotted to kill Spain’s PM over exhumation of dictator goes on trial in Barcelona

AN admirer of Franco who plotted to kill Spain’s Prime Minister over plans to exhume the fascist dictator, is facing 18 years in jail if

16 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·National News

The sweet story of the mystery artist who cheers up hospital canteen with dancing napkins in Spain’s Granada

AFTER weeks of mystery, Granada’s San Cecilio hospital has finally learnt the identity of the secret origami artist who brought smiles to the cafeteria with

16 Mar, 2022 @ 14:15

Granada·Lead

Cash Machine Gang Stole €500,000 After Towing Away 18 Atm Machines In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Cash machine gang stole €500,000 after towing away 18 ATMs in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A gang who towed away ATM machines across the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The crooks helped themselves

16 Mar, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Facebook announced big investment in Spain as part of metaverse drive

TECH giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced big investment plans for Spain. Meta will recruit 2,000 more employees in the next five

16 Mar, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News

Man Arrested For Animal Abuse In Spain's Valencia After Trying To Sell A Python Snake Online

Online python snake seller arrested for animal abuse in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia man has been charged with animal abuse after mistreating a python snake and trying to sell it via the internet. The Guardia Civil

16 Mar, 2022 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

3 bedroom Flat for sale in Inca – € 153,000

Flat Inca, Majorca 3 beds 1 baths € 153,000 This flat is at Carrer Salut, 07300, Inca, Illes Balears, on floor 1. It

16 Mar, 2022 @ 12:05

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‘Absent-mindedness and speeding’ to be tackled in popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAFER STREETS is the goal for Rojales City Council, as it launches a fresh campaign to reduce accidents in the area. The municipality contains one

16 Mar, 2022 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Young Beautiful Caucasian Woman Wearing Casual Blue T Shirt Peek

Top optician warns of ‘permanent damage’ to eyes following three dangerous trends on social media

SOCIAL media users taking part in viral TikTok challenges are putting themselves at risk of blindness, an expert has warned. Dr Nigel Best, an optometrist

16 Mar, 2022 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·National News

Main Façade Of The Prado Museum, Designed By Juan De Villanueva.

Spain cancels art loans to Russian museums in protest at Ukraine war

AN exhibition detailing the history of duelling at state-run museums in Moscow has been cancelled after a host of European countries withdrew loaned artworks in

16 Mar, 2022 @ 10:35

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Property: Entire abandoned village with Romanesque church for sale in rural Spain

THOSE looking for a project may be interested in an entire abandoned village for sale in Burgos in central northern Spain. It includes a Romanesque

16 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Property

Refugees Arrive From Ukraine To Przemysl Train Staion

Five Spaniards drive from Spain’s Alicante to Poland to cook paella for refugees fleeing Ukraine

FIVE friends from Spain were so moved by the situation affecting those fleeing the Ukraine that they decided to do what they did best: make

16 Mar, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News

Update on a hero’s journey from Spain’s Sevilla to Ukraine to deliver critical medical supplies and bring back refugees

UPDATE: Pics and video from hero’s journey from Spain to Ukraine to deliver critical medical supplies and bring back refugees

Last week the Olive Press did an exclusive interview with Jesus Perez de Tena, a local greengrocer from Sevilla—also crew member for one of flamenco’s

15 Mar, 2022 @ 18:55

Lead·Must Read·Sevilla

Spike in hospital admissions and asthmatics called to stay inside: Incredible photos show Spain’s Almeria blanketed in dust

DOCTORS have seen an ‘exponential increase’ in the number of people admitted to hospital in Almeria after a thick blanket of dust from the Tabernas

15 Mar, 2022 @ 18:15

Almeria·Lead·Other News·Weather

Costa Blanca Movie Studios In Spain That Tried To Take On Hollywood Will Reopen This Summer

Costa Blanca movie and TV studio in Spain that competed against Hollywood will reopen this summer

A major Alicante film and television studio forcibly closed by the European Union in 2012 over illegal public funding is reopening this summer. Ciudad de

15 Mar, 2022 @ 17:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Body of elderly Brit, 88, found on Spain's Costa del Sol

Son defrauded and robbed mother of life savings in Spain’s Nerja

AN EVIL son accused of stealing €60,000 from his elderly mother after breaking contact with her years earlier has been arrested on the Costa del

15 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga

Spanish-Bred Horse Bidding for Major Cheltenham Festival Success

It’s not often that a Spanish-bred horse goes into one of the major National Hunt meetings with a big chance of winning a major prize.

15 Mar, 2022 @ 15:22

Sport

Plans to change high-speed train terminus for Costa Blanca journeys to Spain's Madrid could be reversed

Second thoughts over controversial high-speed train terminus change for Costa Blanca journeys to Spain’s Madrid

CONTROVERSIAL plans to switch the Madrid terminus for high speed trains from Alicante could be scrapped. The news follows an angry reaction from Alicante and

15 Mar, 2022 @ 14:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Watch: This Mercadona wine for less than €2 is flying off the shelves across Spain

Spanish supermarket giant Mercadona criticises panic-buyers and hoarders following sunflower oil clampdown

MAJOR Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has appealed to customers to stop panic-buying and hoarding. Reporting a €47 million fall in profits last year, Mercadona president,

15 Mar, 2022 @ 13:48

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

How Barcelona’s Sants station became the gateway for Ukrainian refugees in Spain

CATALUNYA has become Spain’s gateway for Ukrainian refugees. Barcelona’s Sants station is the first port of call for refugees arriving in Spain by rail. Around

15 Mar, 2022 @ 13:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Home teleworker dies after falling off chair during video call in Spain’s Murcia

A Murcia area home teleworker died after he fell off a chair during a video chat on Monday. The man, said to be in his

15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:55

Lead·Murcia

Almeria in storm celia photo: @AGIMENEZ1980

Spain’s Almeria covered by eerie orange dust whipped up by strong winds

TOURISTS and locals in Almeria woke to a surreal scene on Tuesday morning with the coastal city covered in a plume of orange dust. Images

15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:55

Almeria·Lead·Weather

Phase One Of The End Of Confinement In Calafell, Spain 20 May 2020

Two years since lockdown: What we know about the evolution of coronavirus pandemic in Spain

IT’S been two years since Spain declared a ‘state of emergency’ as the coronavirus swept across Spain and the nation was put into lockdown. The

15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:15

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain seizes Russian oligarch superyachts in Barcelona and Mallorca

A €140 million superyacht owned by an oligarch friend of Russian leader Vladamir Putin has been seized by authorities in Barcelona. Another craft has also

15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:05

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·National News

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Valencia city – € 295,000

Apartment Valencia, Valencia 2 beds 2 baths € 295,000 Apartment with 115 m² built, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, 0 Toilets, Good condition, Outward…

15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:05

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