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Residents locked down again in La Palma amid toxic gas fears as new lava river from volcano reaches sea in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES ordered residents in one coastal area to stay indoors as new lava flow cascaded into the sea sending up clouds of toxic gases. The

23 Nov, 2021 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Lead

New restrictions could return to bars and restaurants in areas of Spain with high COVID-19 rates and rising hospital admissions

New restrictions may return to bars and restaurants in areas of Spain with high COVID-19 rates and rising hospital admissions

PLANS to restrict hospitality and nightlife businesses under certain circumstances are to be discussed this Tuesday afternoon by Spain’s Public Health Commission. The body includes

23 Nov, 2021 @ 12:38

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain’s weather sees snow and frost as temperatures plunge across the country

THE first storm of the season has hit its peak in Spain as a DANA (islolated high level depression) swept across the north of the peninsula on

23 Nov, 2021 @ 12:30

National News·Other News·Weather

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Barcelona city – € 210,000

Apartment Barcelona, Barcelona 1 beds 1 baths € 210,000 We offer here charming and cozy recently renovated Atico. The apartment shows Catalan features

23 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Featured Property

Wintry Weather Hits The Costa Blanca In Spain With Snow, Hail, Storms, And Even A Mini Tornado

WATCH: Wintry weather hits Spain’s Costa Blanca with snow, hail, and a mini-tornado

HAILSTORMS and a mini-tornado hit parts of the southern Costa Blanca overnight as temperatures dipped. Alicante streets were coated white through hail but the effect

23 Nov, 2021 @ 11:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Man arrested in Gibraltar over mysterious murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018 following fresh appeal

POLICE in Gibraltar have arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the murder of Michael Montegriffo in 2018. The 58-year-old was found lying on the

23 Nov, 2021 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

NO VENDETTA: Just fair reporting of British gestor linked to fake padron probe as he takes on mayor role on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN embattled British gestor has hit back on social media, after the Olive Press revealed his involvement in an alleged fake padron fraud. Expat Matthew

23 Nov, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Service dogs will be allowed access to all public spaces in Spain

Unions in Spain’s Andalucia call for emotional support dogs used with victims of abuse to have same legal rights as guide dogs

THE Comisiones Obreras union (CCOO) and the Pepos Andalucia Association are calling for emotional support dogs to be legally recognised in the same way as

23 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Severe Droughts Coming Within 30 Years To South Eastern Spain If Things Carry On As They Are

Severe droughts to ravage south-eastern Spain within 30 years as water supplies are set to fall by 40%

SOUTH-EAST Spain faces a 40% fall in water resources by 2050 if remedial action is not taken, according to Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera. Ribera,

22 Nov, 2021 @ 20:00

Environment·Lead

Black Friday scam warning issued by police in Spain after fake €1.99 Lidl bargain

SHOPPERS should beware of online ‘bargains’ that are actually scams, police in Spain have warned ahead of Black Friday. Black Friday fans have been told

22 Nov, 2021 @ 18:55

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Pensioner in Spain in hospital after car plummets from top floor of parking lot

A PENSIONER was rushed to hospital with injuries after her car drove off the top floor of a Spanish car park, dramatic pictures have shown.

22 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Partido Popular’s Pablo Casado criticised for attending Andalucia church service in memory of Spain’s dictator General Franco

The leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular has been criticised for attending a church service in memory of the dictator General Franco. Pablo Casado attended

22 Nov, 2021 @ 18:22

Granada·Lead·National News

Inspectors find high number of bar and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

Inspectors find high number of bars and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

SURPRISE visits to Murcia hospitality businesses last weekend discovered that 85% of them were breaking COVID health guidelines. The region’s Health Ministry is using a

22 Nov, 2021 @ 17:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Judges veto COVID-19 passport plans for nightlife and restaurants in Basque Country of Spain

PLANS to use COVID-19 passports in Basque Country nightlife businesses and larger restaurants have been squashed by the region’s Supreme Court. The judges, on two-one

22 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Important news for UK buyers looking for holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

MUST READ: Important news for UK buyers of holiday homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

PROPERTY buying in parts of Spain will become easier for British purchasers after the scrapping of an old Francoist law. Non-EU home buyers in areas

22 Nov, 2021 @ 15:37

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Must Read·Property

View of Alpujarras and Orgiva Miguel Ossorio/Flickr

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Decapitated head’ found by dog walker in popular expat haunt of Orgiva, near Granada in southern Spain

By Jon Clarke and Elena Gocmen Rueda

22 Nov, 2021 @ 15:06

Granada·Lead

Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK

22 Nov, 2021 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drivers in Spain beware: Mobile cameras and helicopters deployed in crackdown on speeding during Semana Santa

Motorist killed after driving down wrong side of busy dual carriageway in Spain’s Murcia region

AN elderly motorist died after driving five kilometres down the wrong side of a Murcia dual-carriageway. He collided head-on with a car with two people

22 Nov, 2021 @ 13:29

Lead·Murcia

Judges approve COVID passport which will start being used this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

EXPLAINER: What we know about plans for COVID-19 passports for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

USING an EU COVID-19 certificate to enter some businesses will start within the next fortnight in the Valencian Community. Speaking this Monday, Valencian president, Ximo

22 Nov, 2021 @ 12:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Alicante / Alacant city with pool – € 159,000

Penthouse Alicante / Alacant, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 159,000 Bright penthouse with large urbanization in Babel Alicante with open views to

22 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Featured Property

BRRRR! Winter arrives in Spain as temperatures plummet in polar blast

WEATHER warnings were issued across Spain as a polar blast known as a DANA (islolated high level depression) swept across the north of the peninsula

22 Nov, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·National News·Weather

Ten tasty regional specialities to discover in Spain’s Murcia

TYPICALLY overshadowed by its more touristy neighbours Valencia and Andalucia, visitors to Murcia may be surprised to discover the wealth of regional gastronomic delights that

22 Nov, 2021 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Murcia·Olive Press Travel