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EasyJet announce new flights three times a week from Spain’s Barcelona to Scotland’s biggest city

BUDGET airline EasyJet have announced new Barcelona flights to Glasgow that will take to the skies three times a week. The airline revealed the new

27 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Earth Hour coincides with city shopping centre becoming the most sustainable in Spain’s Valencia region

EARTH HOUR is a custom around the world where lights are switched off for 60 minutes to raise awareness of global warming and other environmental

26 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Mucho machismo: How sexist is Spain when it comes to women drivers?

More than half of women in Spain say they have been the target of chauvinistic statements about being bad drivers. A new survey reveals that

26 Mar, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Hotspot Javea: Rent to buy means saving on a minimum 20% deposit

HOUSE prices in the UK are nearly double the price of Spain. And it’s not dissimilar in Norway or Holland. But despite eye-watering prices, it’s

26 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Other News·Property

Chorus Financial: Costa Blanca’s award-winning advisers can help you crisis-ready your investments

Read on for how Chorus Financial’s award-winning advisers can help you crisis-ready your investments, writes Tracy Storer

26 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

MEET THE TEAM: From professional poker player to Olive Press webmaster, this is Kate Langshaw

OLIVE PRESS webmaster Kate Langshaw is thankfully used to the late nights of the media from her poker tournament days in Las Vegas. Most of

26 Mar, 2022 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Opinion·Other News

Original Love Island villa sold to mystery admirer in Spain for €3.6million

SPAIN’S ultimate love pad has sold for a heart-fluttering €3.6million The Mallorca villa used for the first two series of the wildly popular reality show

26 Mar, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News·Property

Clock puerta del sol Jorge Franganillo/Flickr

The clocks go forward in Spain tonight. Could this be the last time?

Spring is officially here, the days are getting longer and from Sunday the evenings will be lighter the clocks turn forward by one hour. The

26 Mar, 2022 @ 12:15

Lead·National News·Other News

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Polop with pool – € 298,500

Villa Polop, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 298,500 A new development of villas located in Polop, at the foot of Ponoig Mountain

26 Mar, 2022 @ 12:05

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FOCUS: Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca is the gem of the Mediterranean

Home to the most expensive streets in eastern Spain, Javea’s rugged beauty holds enough hidden jewels to share all round, writes Joshua Parfitt

26 Mar, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

THE MADNESS OF WAR: Double tragedy drives home the insanity of conflict

IN my previous column, I wrote about the continuing conflict in Ukraine. Last week, the war became a much more personal thing for me. Mainly

26 Mar, 2022 @ 10:30

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

Mark Petrie MBE has been running his insurance business on Spain’s Costa Blanca for nearly five decades

HE moved to Spain when he was just 11-years-old and opened his first business here in 1977. Today he counts on hundreds of loyal clients

26 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

TRAVEL: Which two cities are the most popular tourist destinations in Spain?

TWO Spanish cities have made the top-ten list for holiday destinations in continental Europe, according to one recent survey. And neither of them were Madrid.

26 Mar, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Olive Press Travel

Spy chief extradition from Spain to United States paused due to Human Rights court appeal

SPAIN’S National Court has suspended the extradition of former Venezuelan spy chief, General Hugo Carvajal, to the United States on drug-trafficking charges. The delay comes

25 Mar, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

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Olive Press Opinion: When it comes to Russian oligarchs, Spain must do its homework

Dripping in as much gold as the besieged city of Mariupol is dripping in blood, this gross symbol of Russia’s ruling elite needs to be

25 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·Must Read·Opinion

OBIT: Remembering David Searl, author of Spain’s expat bible on all legal matters, who has died aged 82

DAVID Searl, the author of expat Bible ‘You & The Law in Spain’ which provides a step by step guide to all aspects of legal

25 Mar, 2022 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

Camper van couple from Malaga travel around Spain stealing from shops, restaurants, and hotels

A Malaga couple have been arrested in Alicante Province after hitting the road in their camper van and stealing from shops and hospitality businesses en

25 Mar, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Malaga

Husband gets rolling pin head-bashing as married couple are arrested in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE in Valencia City have arrested a married couple after a violent brawl with both parties suffering injuries. A Policia Nacional patrol was sent to

25 Mar, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Property prices rose by 8.4% last year in Spain in biggest increase since 2007

DATA: Where can you find the most affordable property in Spain

VALENCIA, Toledo and Granada are the provinces in Spain which have the highest number of towns with the most affordable prices on the market. Spain’s

25 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Property

Liar caught out over bogus insurance claim story of violent wallet theft outside his Costa Blanca home in Spain

AN Alicante man has been arrested for reporting a bogus crime in an attempt to defraud his insurance company. The ‘victim’, 64, filed two complaints

25 Mar, 2022 @ 15:08

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Animal rights campaigners in Spain plea for life of dog stranded at Madrid airport

A DOG has been stranded at Madrid airport unable to legally enter the country because his owner failed to have him microchipped. Luno, arrived with

25 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Vox anger over new Catalan language initiative in Spain’s Mallorca

VOX has launched a public attack on the Consell de Mallorca’s Platform for the Language entity. The far right party has demanded an explanation from

25 Mar, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Young boy dies from smoke poisoning after apartment fire in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A five-year-old boy died from smoke poisoning after an Almoradi apartment caught fire on Thursday evening. The blaze started shortly before 9.00 pm at the

25 Mar, 2022 @ 14:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Industrial production prices in Spain soar by over 40% in February in biggest rise since records began

INDUSTRIAL production prices in Spain notched up a record annual rate for the fifth successive month in February according to figures released on Friday by

25 Mar, 2022 @ 12:59

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Striking truck drivers in Spain split after government reaches deal with majority of carriers

A group of striking truck drivers have vowed to continue their walkout despite the government reaching a Friday morning deal with the sector’s main body,

25 Mar, 2022 @ 12:26

Lead·National News

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Salobrena – € 230,000

Townhouse Salobreña, Granada 2 beds 2 baths € 230,000 Spectacular country house for sale in Salobreña. Property for sale in Salobreña. Painted in

25 Mar, 2022 @ 12:05

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