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Tiny village in Spain’s Cuenca offers heating, fridges and an extra house to whoever who can save their only pub

A TINY village in Cuenca is offering a free house to anyone who can save their only pub. The beloved bar in Villalgordo del Marquesado

12 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

Lead·Property

LEADING FROM THE FRONT: A focus on Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

THE Olive Press counts on over 20 journalists and writers spread around Spain. Over 75% of our staff work in editorial… and there’s a good

12 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Warning about the scourge of cyberbullying as it’s revealed 92% of 14-year-olds own mobile phones

SPANISH police have warned parents and teachers to be on the lookout for signs of children being bullied online. While many children have had to

12 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

SPAIN’S EDUCATION SYSTEM: Not making the best of it

NOW that schools have returned to some sort of normality following the pandemic, the debate on school hours in Spain is set to reignite. Figures

12 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Columnists·Education·Lead·National News

Young Foreign Student During English Language Lesson

EDUCATION SPECIAL: Try teaching English for a rewarding career in Spain

THE recent boom in private language schools offering English has meant a bigger demand for English teachers in Andalucia. This means that increasing numbers of

12 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead·National News

Firefighters wear protective gear as woman's body is pulled out of Costa Blanca home in Spain crammed with rubbish

Biological protective gear worn as woman’s body is pulled out of home on Spain’s Costa Blanca piled high with rubbish

FIREFIGHTERS donned biological protective gear on Friday to remove the decomposing body of a woman from her Torrevieja flat. Concerned neighbours phoned the Guardia Civil

11 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Demolition order for Valdecañas 18-hole golf resort, 4-star hotel and 185 chalets in Spain’s Extremadura

IT took 14 years for the sentence to come, but the Valdecañas resort complex has finally received a demolition order. Extremadura’s Tribunal Supremo announced this

11 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead

Telecoms firm in Murcia probed over pirated TV football matches beamed to bars and homes in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is investigating four people from a Murcia-based telecoms company for illegally distributing football matches to bars and restaurants as well as home

11 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Spain’s first metaverse Uttopion offers virtual plots of land for sale

SPANISH real estate has just gone meta. For between €2,000-€20,000 you can now buy up the ‘first’ plots of land in the Spanish-language metaverse known

11 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Property·Technology

British Businessman On Spain's Costa Blanca Uses Chainsaw To Cut Nose Of Man Mistaken As Thief

British businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca uses chainsaw to slice through nose of suspected robber

A British man took the law into his own hands after using a chainsaw to attack a man who he wrongly believed was a thief.

11 Feb, 2022 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Arrest Man Who Urinated In Costa Blanca Taxi In Spain And Recorded Video With Driver Joking About It

Man who urinated in Costa Blanca taxi in Spain is arrested after video goes viral of him taunting cab driver

A man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted a video on social media bragging about it, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

11 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

What breed of horse comes from Spain: Success Stories

Ask someone who knows nothing about horses to name a few breeds : they will probably tell you about the Arabian thoroughbred, a breed that

11 Feb, 2022 @ 15:30

La Cultura

Drug smugglers in Spain's Andalucia lied about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco

The Policia Nacional have arrested hashish smugglers who sailed from Morocco and lied about their boat being attacked by orca whales. Two people have been

11 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

MAPPED: The richest person in each province of Spain

SPAIN is not short of billionaires. The Forbes World’s Billionaires List in 2021 included 30 Spanish nationals – with Zara founder Amancio Ortega in 11th

11 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead

Barcelona hackers fooled phone shops into issuing SIM cards to clear out bank accounts in Spain

Barcelona hackers hoodwink phone shops into issuing SIM cards used to clear out bank accounts in Spain

A Barcelona-based gang emptied out people’s bank accounts by tricking phone shops to give them replacement phone SIM cards. Eight people have been arrested in

11 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Spain scraps full COVID-19 vaccination rules for UK children aged 12 and over

Spain abolishes full COVID-19 vaccination rules for UK children aged 12 and over

SPAIN has scrapped the requirement for children aged 12 and over travelling from the UK to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The move comes after

11 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Javea / Xabia with pool – € 380,500

Villa Javea / Xàbia, Alicante 4 beds 2 baths € 380,500 For Sale: This single level villa is located in a tranquil residential

11 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

More charging points makes popular expat area the best for electric car users in Spain’s Valencia region

ORIHUELA is now the municipality with the most charging points for electric vehicles throughout the Valencian Community. Four new charging stations have been commissioned for

11 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

What Are the Biggest Horse Races in Spain?

Spain is renowned for having some of the finest racecourses in Europe. The hot climate helps ensure the ground is perfect for the leading thoroughbred

11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:55

Sport

What happened to the rape case that brought down Spain’s Big Brother?

THE rape allegations that brought down Spain’s Big Brother reality TV series are once again in the press. February 8 was supposed to be the

11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:49

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

OFF THE ROLL: Jobless figure in Spain plunges but is still 3.1 million

SPAIN’s labour market has recovered to pre-pandemic levels as unemployment fell faster than ever before. But the jobless figure still stands at more than 3.1

11 Feb, 2022 @ 11:06

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Antonio Resines: Spanish actor with COVID discharged from intensive care after 45 days in hospital

SPANISH actor Antonio Resines has been released from hospital after spending 45 days in Intensive Care following complications with COVID-19. The 67-year-old was hospitalised in

11 Feb, 2022 @ 10:17

Celebrity·Entertainment·Health·Madrid·Other News

Spain’s Malaga drive-in cinema has a lovey-dovey line-up of films over Valentine’s weekend

THE most romantic day of the year arrives at Malaga Metrovacesa drive-in with several sweet-of-heart movies in tow. From today, Friday February 11, until Valentine’s

11 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain

A ‘large scale’ drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Ten people, all

10 Feb, 2022 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead