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COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 curfews are scrapped as nightlife late openings are permitted in Costa Blanca area of Spain

CURFEWS in 68 Valencian Community municipalities have been ended by Valencian president, Ximo Puig. Current rules to stop the spread of COVID-19 expire at 11.59

6 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

EXPLAINER: Two new major rule changes in COVID-19 restrictions for Spain’s Balearic Islands

These new measures will come into force from midnight and stay in place until they are reviewed on Monday, September 13

6 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Spain looking at new ideas to reduce sky-high electricity prices

SPAIN’S government is looking at fresh moves to reduce sky-rocketing electricity prices. It’s expected to announce targeted help for vulnerable customers and make attempts to

6 Sep, 2021 @ 14:28

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Longest nougat turron made in Alicante Province will take centre-stage at annual local food fair in Spain

Longest nougat turron made in Alicante area of Spain will take centre-stage at regional food fair

A record-sized Jijona turron will take pride of place at this month’s Alicante Gastronomica fair. A 35 metre-long nougat turron is the largest to be

6 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Food & Drink

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Serbian fugitive robber of German bank machines is caught in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A Serbian man wanted for stealing over €226,000 from German ATM machines has been arrested in Alicante. The 34-year-old had been on the run for

6 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Valencia's Fallas festivities finish this Wednesday night with the burning of the giant 'ninot' statues

World-famous Fallas festivities finally go ahead in Spain’s Valencia despite COVID and the weather

FALLAS 2021 went up in smoke last night (Sunday) in what was widely considered one of the strangest editions in the history of the festivities.

6 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Urgent appeal for witnesses to hit & run at busy roundabout on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA Local Police have issued an urgent appeal for public collaboration to find the driver of a distinctive motorcycle, after a cyclist was run over

6 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella firefighters free owl trapped in golf course netting

MARBELLA firefighters have rescued an Eurasian eagle-owl after one of its talons got tangled in netting at a local golf course, according to fire officials.

6 Sep, 2021 @ 10:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Orange blossom, flamenco and a passion for ceramics: How one British author fell in love with Sevilla

BRITISH author Rosanna Ley describes how a taste for orange marmalade led her to visit and fall in love with the city of Sevilla and

6 Sep, 2021 @ 10:01

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

How do you change your hair color without affecting your psyche?

The most common female fantasy and dream is a change of hair color. Of course, we can’t do it too often, and many people simply

6 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Entertainment

Five-year-old boy dies from dog attack in Spain’s Cordoba

A five-year-old boy has died this Sunday after being attacked, while he was sleeping, by a dog in Lucena, Cordoba. The dramatic and tragic incident

6 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Cordoba·Lead·Other News

Thief dresses up in costume inspired by Spain’s TV show Moneyheist to make off with $190,000 in dramatic armed robbery

FICTION became reality when a woman dressed up in a red jumpsuit inspired by the hit Spanish TV show La Casa de Papel to rob

5 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar murder probe: Fresh appeal to find sailor Simon Parkes missing since 1986

A FRESH appeal for answers about missing Simon Parkes has been made almost 35 years after his disappearance. The sailor, 18, from Kingswood near Bristol,

5 Sep, 2021 @ 17:19

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Andalucia’s health districts are set to be given the green light to transition into Alert Level 0.

Spain’s coronavirus infection rate just dropped below ‘200’ for the first time in over two months

SPAIN’S Covid-19 contagion rate dropped below 200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time in over two months, according to the latest health ministry

5 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Gibraltar police arrest 11 migrants who crossed Strait in inflatable kayak

ELEVEN Moroccan migrants have been arrested in Gibraltar after being rescued from a kayak and a dinghy in waters close to The Rock (September 1).

5 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

News 78° Venice Film Festival, Lido Di Venice, Italy

Almodovar unearths ghosts of Spain’s Civil War in latest film with Penelope Cruz

ACCLAIMED Spanish director Pedro Almodovar delves into one of Spain’s most enduring wounds with his latest film focusing on the tens of thousands of people

5 Sep, 2021 @ 14:30

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Spain clears up after devastating week of storms, torrential rain and flash floods

Spain has been dealing with the aftermath of some of the worst summer rain storms to hit the peninsula in decades. The big clear up

5 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Lead·Murcia·National News·Valencian Community·Weather

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Festa des Vermar: the Mallorca harvest festival where the whole village throws grapes at each other

MOST sensible people prefer to drink a glass of wine rather than wear it, but one Mallorca village celebrates its annual grape harvest with a

5 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

A love letter survives almost half a century and turns up among the rubbish in Spain’s Casares

A TENDER and romantic love letter, written almost 50 years ago, has been found among urban solid waste in the Malaga town of Casares. Dated

5 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Ecija: A visit to the charming city known as ‘the frying pan’ of Spain

IT is known as ‘El Sarten’, the frying pan of Spain because it’s location in a dip surrounded by the olive groves of La Campina

5 Sep, 2021 @ 09:00

Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain

I have danced with the Grim Reaper many times during my life and have always remained one step ahead. He is still waiting for the

4 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Columnists

IN THE SADDLE: Spain’s Valencia ranked among top 10 cycle-friendly cities in the world

Following these criteria, a list of 40 large cities from around the globe was drawn up based on entries for a previous study by the

4 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

A luxury hotel in Mallorca has been named one of the best new hotels of 2021

THE hotel Can Ferrereta de Santanyí, located in the historic centre of Santanyí, has been listed as the best boutique hotel for its “exquisite style

4 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Hotels·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Endangered Iberian lynx and her two cubs killed after being run over on Andalucian roads

AN Iberian lynx and her two cubs, between five and six months old, have been run over and killed on the JA-6104 road in two

4 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Jaen·Lead

30% discount on our online Spanish course

It’s that time of year again: summer has come and gone, and September is upon us. There’s no better time to start learning a new

4 Sep, 2021 @ 09:24

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Education·Entertainment·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s Antonio Banderas makes Forbes list for business

ANTONIO Banderas, Elena Betes and Oscar Pierre have been named among the 100 most influential Spaniards in the business world. The actor, founder of Rastreator

3 Sep, 2021 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

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