Five-point plan unveiled by Spain’s Valencia region to help Ukraine and refugees
A five-point plan has been announced by the Valencian government on Tuesday to help the Ukraine and refugees that are already in Spain. Details were
Spain to drop compulsory face masks indoors ‘very soon’
SPAIN’S prime minister has announced that the wearing of face masks in an indoor setting will soon no longer be required. Pedro Sanchez announced that
Britain’s ‘Most Wanted’ woman arrested while walking dog in upmarket area of Spain’s Catalunya
THE Guardia Civil have arrested a UK fugitive in Catalunya branded as Britain’s ‘Most Wanted’ woman. Sarah Panitzke,47, was sentenced in her absence to eight
Axe-wielding man arrested for threatening tourists at hotel in Spain
A MAN wielding an axe at a hotel in Palencia was arrested recently after reportedly threatening to maim people with the weapon. Police responded to
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Oliva – € 168,000
Villa Oliva, Valencia 3 beds 1 baths € 168,000 Semi-detached house in Rabdells Beach a few minutes from the beach. 3 bedrooms, living
Malaga cabbies demand extra security in taxis after driver violently robbed
MALAGA cabbies are demanding extra security in their taxis after a driver was violently robbed. The Elite Malaga Provincial Taxi Association has requested an emergency
Driver, 22, arrested after child killed when car crashed into lamppost in Spain’s Sevilla
A DRIVER has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of a child killed when a car crashed into a lamppost. The little girl
Boy dies trapped in Almonte house fire in Spain’s Huevla
AN eight-year-old boy has died after being trapped in a burning house in the town of Almonte in Huelva. He was trapped by smoke from
Renew Realty: Seismic shift pushes demand for properties to sell on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE shift Renew Realty has experienced in the property market over the past few years has been seismic. Due to the pandemic, the ability to
Spain’s Malaga airport sees airline summer travel schedules match 2019 levels
THE recovery in international flights is under way with the flight offer at Malaga-Costa del Sol airport back at 2019 values. Specifically, airlines have scheduled
Train passengers face longer high-speed rail journeys between Costa Blanca and Madrid in Spain
POLITICIANS and business groups are fuming about a train station switch that will add 15 minutes to high-speed rail journeys between Alicante and Madrid. Rail
Spain could seize superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs under sanctions against Ukraine invasion
Superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs which are currently moored in Spain could be seized by authorities under sanctions threatened by the EU in retaliation for
Life in Spain and in the press leaves no regrets for Olive Press News Editor Dilip Kuner
OLIVE Press News Editor Dilip Kuner knew he’d ‘made it in journalism’ when he saw the flashing blue lights while trying to stand up a
Wales and Liverpool football legend and former Real Madrid manager John Toshack ‘seriously ill’ in Spain’s Barcelona
WELSH playing legend and former manager Real Madrid John Toshack is in intensive care at a Barcelona hospital. He is being treated for pneumonia that
United Nations slams child custody order to allegedly abusive father in Madrid area of Spain
A United Nations Human Rights panel has slammed a Madrid appeals court for granting an allegedly abusive father full custody of his seven-year-old daughter. The
Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada
A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents. Five items made from gold ended
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca starts collecting medical aid for Ukraine
BENIDORM council has unanimously condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and opened four collection points for medical supplies. Monday’s plenary meeting brought rare political unity as
Sex fiend owner of exclusive Mallorca school in Spain gets eight years in Scottish prison
THE former owner and headteacher of Mallorca’s King Richard III College in Portals Nous has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after sexually abusing two women.
Spain threatens to close its ports to Russian ships over Ukraine invasion
SPAIN’S Foreign Minister said the EU-bloc should close its ports to Russian ships in the same way that airspace has been closed to Russian aircraft.
Spain’s inflation rate soars with effects of Russian sanctions still to bite
SPAIN has recorded its biggest annual inflation hike since 1989 according to figures released on Monday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). Preliminary numbers for February
Russian fugitive wanted for €1 million fraud is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man wanted by Russia over a €1 million tax fraud has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. The fugitive, 53, has been
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Pilar de la Horadada with pool – € 299,000
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The friendly face of real estate in Gibraltar and Andalucia who speaks seven languages
Kristina Szekely knows the Costa del Sol and Gibraltar like the back of her hand and many of her clients have become good friends.
Solidarity for Ukraine during international protest in Costa Blanca city of Torrevieja in Spain
PROTESTORS gathered outside Torrevieja’s Town Hall on Sunday to show their solidarity for Ukraine in the wake of last week’s invasion by Russia. The Plaza
Ukrainian sailor arrested for sinking of luxury yacht owned by Russian arms dealer in Spain’s Mallorca
A UKRAINIAN sailor has been arrested for attempting to sink a €7million superyacht owned by a Russian arms dealer tycoon and moored in Port Adriano
Spain’s Malaga to offer accommodation to visiting Ukrainians who cannot return to their country
MALAGA’S Provincial Council has offered two facilities in Malaga capital to accommodate Ukrainian citizens visiting the Costa del Sol. The facilities ‘La Térmica’ and ‘La