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Spectacular Path Offers New Unique Gorge Views For Walkers Visiting Spain's Costa Blanca

Spectacular Benidorm area path offers new and unique gorge views for walkers visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca

A new elevated wooden walkway through a gorge is now part of an extended path that’s not for the faint-hearted in Alicante Province It’s based

3 Feb, 2022 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Antonio Miro 2005 photo by Guillem Medina/Wikipedia

Iconic Catalan fashion designer Toni Miro dies age 74

Catalan fashion designer Antonio Miro passed away on Thursday, February 3 after suffering a heart attack. Born in Sabadell in 1947, the son of a

3 Feb, 2022 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead

Spain's Caixabank Warns Customers About Fake Phone Messages Known As 'phishing'

Spain’s CaixaBank warns customers about fake phone messages known as ‘smishing’

CaixaBank is warning customers to ignore bogus text messages that try to hijack their banking details. The so-called ‘smishing’ con sends out SMS messages asking

3 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Former Spanish tennis player turned snapper smashes global photography competition

FORMER professional tennis player turned snapper Marc Marco Ripoll has been shortlisted in a list of the world’s finest landscape photographers. His snapshot of the

3 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

TRAVEL SPAIN: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 24 hours in ‘España Vacia’

Tempted by some friends to visit their pueblo, Sarah Crozier, makes a weekend journey into ‘España vacía’.

3 Feb, 2022 @ 14:59

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Ryanair adds 500 extra flights for October half-term getaway to popular EU destinations including Spain

Ryanair named worst airline for short-haul flights despite €10 flights to Spain

NO-FRILLS airline Ryanair has been named the worst for short-haul flights by a consumer watchdog. The budget airline was slammed as ‘consistently terrible’ by three-quarters

3 Feb, 2022 @ 14:31

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Eyes on Spain as ‘Champions League of Cricket’ set for Malaga

CRICKET lovers in Spain don’t have long to wait to see some of the best club cricketers in Europe in action. Some 30 teams from

3 Feb, 2022 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Barcelona named in top three of world’s most romantic cities

The MOST romantic places on earth have been named, with London, Paris and Barcelona taking the top three spots. A poll found that the buzzy

3 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Police reveal extent of water theft problem with 133 arrests and more than 1,500 illegal wells detected in drought-ridden Spain

A POLICE operation to clampdown on illegal water theft saw the arrest of 133 people and the discovery of more than 1,500 illegal wells. The

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

British Man Arrested As Costa Blanca Marijuana Gang Shipped Drugs From Spain To Uk And The Netherlands

British man arrested as Costa Blanca marijuana gang shipped drugs from Spain to UK and Dutch customers

EIGHT members of a major Costa Blanca marijuana gang that exported drugs to the UK and the Netherlands have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Finestrat with pool garage – € 395,000

Finca/Country House Finestrat, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 395,000 For sale country house with an independent apartment of Mediterranean style with good

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

Six years for man rescued after sinking rented boat laden with drugs bound for Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE Courts have sentenced a man to six years to six years in prison after his failed attempt at importing nearly two tonnes of drugs

3 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mobility and accessibility tackled in 100 projects throughout popular expat areas on Spain’s Orihuela Costa

PUBLIC roads and paths are to be improved in roughly 100 areas throughout Orihuela Costa. The area contains many areas popular with expats, such as

3 Feb, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

If only this fugitive Brit was on the run in Spain: Women swoon over ‘hot’ burglar in police mugshot

JUST days after expats were asked to keep an eye out for British fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain, the mugshot of

3 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

January sees surge of dolphin deaths on Spain’s Costa del Sol beaches

THE month of January has turned out to be a dark month for dolphins with a dozen strandings in just four weeks. The number of

3 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Cyclist killed and another injured in SE-3306 crash with truck in Spain’s Sevilla

A FEMALE cyclist has died and another has been seriously injured after a horror collision involving a truck in Sevilla. Police said the woman on

2 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Police launch drones and helicopter search amid fears for missing pensioner, 79, in Spain’s Huelva

A MISSING pensioner who had been the target of a day-long search by authorities in Spain has still not been located. The 79-year-old went missing

2 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Deer goes swimming in the sea before bounding around busy Costa Blanca road in Spain

A deer caused a commotion when it went for a seaside swim on the Costa Blanca before running away on a busy road. The roe’s

2 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Nature

British man dead with wife seriously ill after gas cylinder leak at Mallorca finca in Spain

Elderly couple killed by odourless toxic gas fumes in Spain’s Murcia region

An elderly couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a butano gas cylinder in Rincon de Seca, Murcia. The odourless and colourless gas eliminates

2 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Murcia

dog poo photo by Darren Riley/flickr flickr

Errant owner who failed to pick up after her dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol tracked down to home 650km away

THE owner of a bull terrier in the Valencian town of Paterna received a nasty surprise when she received a fine of €500 for failing

2 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Valencian Community

Serial paedophile who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media in Spain faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’.

ONE of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand year’ prison sentence over the abuse of at least 98 children. Prosecutors

2 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Tourism in Spain 'totally recovered' after pandemic, says industry study

Foreign tourism in Spain rebounds by over 64% in 2021 but visitor numbers show massive shortfall on pre-pandemic levels

THE number of foreign tourists visiting Spain went up by 64.4% last year compared to 2020 levels, but the total was still nearly 60% below

2 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

YouTuber from Spain scoops €90K in competition inspired by Netflix series Squid Game

A SPANISH YouTuber has won almost €90,000 in a virtual competition inspired by Netflix’s Squid Game that has broken viewing records. The six day event

2 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Sport

2 bedroom Flat for sale in Darnius – € 180,000

Flat Darnius, Girona 2 beds 2 baths € 180,000 Nice ground floor apartment with private patio in a quiet area of Darnius town.

2 Feb, 2022 @ 12:06

Featured Property

Oral vaccine due soon for those with poor immune systems on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A NEW vaccine has been provided in the fight against Covid-19 that can be taken orally. Developed especially for those with weak immune systems, it

2 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca

IFather got daughter,14, pregnant after years of abuse in Alicante area of Spain

Father got daughter,14, pregnant after years of sexual abuse in Alicante area of Spain

A father has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of systematically sexually abusing his daughter for over a decade. The 53-year-old man from

2 Feb, 2022 @ 11:58

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

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