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Urban road safety: DGT launches campaign in Spain’s Malaga and Marbella to monitor bicycles and scooters on pavements

THE director general of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority) has launched a campaign to monitor bicycles and scooters on pavements and pedestrian areas. This campaign,

26 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Pervert alert: Man arrested for indecent exposure in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the police in Fuengirola for an alleged offence of exhibitionism. The man, who was arrested by Policia Nacional,

26 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

Double standards: Fully-vaxxed Brit expats arriving in UK from Spain discover they don’t have the same quarantine exemptions as those jabbed by NHS

AN Olive Press reader has slammed the “double standards” imposed by UK authorities after discovering a major pitfall of visiting the UK from Spain –

26 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Travel News

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VIDEO: Watch the release of giant sunfish tangled in tuna fishing nets off Spain’s Ceuta

A gigantic sunfish was caught up in tuna fishing nets off the coast of Ceuta, one of Spain’s enclaves in north Africa. The fish, known

25 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Nature

Husband Jailed For Attempted Murder Of Estranged Wife In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Husband jailed for brutal attack on estranged wife in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A man has been jailed for eight years for the attempted murder of his estranged wife on a Costa Blanca housing estate in April 2019.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 18:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots will be offered at the same time in some parts of Spain

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots ‘doubling up’ in parts of Spain

BOOSTER coronavirus vaccine shots can officially be administered to people aged 70 and over from this Monday(October 25). The date was agreed by the Public

25 Oct, 2021 @ 17:19

Health·Lead

Lorries Carried Marijuana Concealed In Lettuce Crates From Murcia Area Of Spain To Ireland

Lorries transported marijuana hidden in lettuce crates from Murcia area of Spain to Ireland

A Murcia drugs gang has been arrested for exporting marijuana to Ireland hidden in crates of lettuce. A Fortuna-based transport company was linked to a

25 Oct, 2021 @ 16:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Pioneering brain implant developed by Spanish scientists helps blind woman see

A SCIENTIFIC breakthrough in Spain has led to a blind woman to gain back enough sight to perceive shapes and colours. Bernardeta Gomez became the

25 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Health·Lead

Art forgers in Valencia area of Spain tried to sell a fake Goya for €900,000

Art forgers in Spain’s Valencia tried online sale of a fake Goya painting for €900,000

POLICE have broken up a gang trying to sell forgeries of paintings by Spanish masters like Goya via the internet. The Valencian Historical Heritage police

25 Oct, 2021 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Tapas Trails continue with four-day festival at popular expat urb’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, which includes the popular expat La Marina Urbanisation, is continuing Costa Blanca’s bounce back to a ‘new normal’ with a three-day Tapas festival.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Costa Blanca Bar Is Accused Of Language Discrimination In Valencia Area Of Spain

Costa Blanca bar in Spain refuses to serve customer because he spoke in Valencian language

A complaint of language discrimination has been filed against a Costa Blanca bar. The premises in Gandia are accused of refusing to serve a customer

25 Oct, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

2 bedroom Townhouse for sale in La Siesta – € 129,950

Townhouse La Siesta, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 129,950 Quality Stylish extended 2 Bedroom Townhouse with Stunning views on the edge of

25 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Old Man Conned By Young Female Fraudster's 'love Scam' In Valencia Area Of Spain

Old man conned by female fraudster’s ‘love scam’ in Valencia area of Spain

AN elderly love-struck Valancian man was conned out of €67,000 by a female fraudster. The woman, 33, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in

25 Oct, 2021 @ 12:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Benidorm features as one of seven Alicante locations in the Top 100 Greenest Places of Europe

BENIDORM and six other Alicante towns feature in a study that reveals the greenest places in Europe. Elda, Alicante, Elche, Torrevieja, Benidorm, Alcoy and San

25 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

Spain to give back fines to people who broke 2020 emergency lockdown rules

FINES imposed for breaking Spain’s 2020 ‘State of Alarm’ COVID-19 lockdown are to be refunded. The Ministry of Territorial Affairs said it will start giving

25 Oct, 2021 @ 11:29

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

VIDEO: Underwater footage shows new lava shelf and marine life covered in ash on ocean bed from La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands

A SUBMARINE robot studying the impact of the volcanic eruption on marine life has sent back some extraordinary footage of the seabed. Lava flow from

25 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Blooming brilliant: More than 49,000 people visit the autumn patios in Spain’s Cordoba

SOME 50,000 people have visited the Autumn Patios of Cordoba over the two weekend special autumn festival to mark 100 years since the patio contest

25 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Sierra Bermeja forest fire FINALLY declared fully extinguished in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Sierra Bermeja forest fire, which started on September 8 and was declared ‘under control’ since September 14, has finally been completely extinguished by authorities.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Belgian expat on the Costa Blanca in Spain claimed his dead mother's state pension for over six years

Iceland has best pension system in the world but Spain fails to make the top 20

SPAIN has failed to make the top 20 places to retire in the world. Despite the popularity among retirees and foreign expats, Spain slipped this

24 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

This is the list of winners of the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards

SPANISH swimmer Teresa Perales has been awarded the nation’s most prestigious sports prize, the Premio Principe de Asturias de los Deportes, at a glamourous award

24 Oct, 2021 @ 17:27

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·National News·Other News

West End: San Pedro has become the more refined, less bling end of Spain’s Marbella with wilder beaches and just as much allure

FORGET the hustle and bustle of Banus, the snobbishness of the Golden Mile and the hordes of tourists in Marbella centre… Head west instead to

24 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Adventures in Brexitland: How a bid for Spanish nationality turned in a Kafka-esque nightmare

A bid for Spanish nationality leads to a Kafka-esque scenario involving inaccessible authorities and missing documents of an undefined nature, write Heather Galloway.

24 Oct, 2021 @ 13:15

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

2 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Alhaurin el Grande – € 189,000

Penthouse Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 189,000 A WELL PRICED, SPACIOUS TOP FLOOR APARTMENT, WELL PRESENTED AND BOASTING A

24 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Making a splash: Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra enjoys the delights of Benidorm and Spain’s Valencia

ACTOR Priyanka Chopra is making a bit of a splash during her recent trip to Spain’s Valencia region – quite literally. The Hollywood star –

24 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Celebrity·Lead·Valencia

airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019

COVID rules: Fully-vaxxed travellers from Spain to UK can now use cheaper lateral flow tests instead of PCR

NEW rules allowing fully-vaxxed travellers flying into England to take lateral flow tests instead of PCR tests come into force from Sunday. Fully-vaccinated people arriving

24 Oct, 2021 @ 11:29

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the two teenage champion kite surfers riding the waves in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FOR some, a perfect day at the beach means a dip in the still waters of the Mediterranean but for two particular boys growing up

24 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Sport

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