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Where You Will Need To Use The Covid Passport In The Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

EXPLAINER: Where you will need to show the COVID passport in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE EU COVID-19 certificate will be needed to access certain indoor areas in the Valencian Community from this Friday night. The compulsory measure starts at

2 Dec, 2021 @ 12:17

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

2 bedroom Flat for sale in Torrevieja with garage – € 212,890

Flat Torrevieja, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 212,890 This quality ground floor apartment is finished to high standard and has two double

2 Dec, 2021 @ 12:07

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Sagrada Familia Cross Of Virgin Mary's Spire Installed

WATCH: A new star is born as final piece placed atop tower in Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia changing the skyline of Barcelona in northeastern Spain

THE architectural masterpiece by Antoni Gaudi took another step towards completion as a giant multifaceted star was lifted into place atop one of Sagrada Familia’s

2 Dec, 2021 @ 10:58

Barcelona·Catalunya·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s Malaga to broadcast live screening of ‘The Nutcracker’ by Royal Ballet of London

MALAGA will host the live broadcast, from the Royal Opera House, of the classic ballet The Nutcracker. The spectacular production by British choreographer Peter Wright

2 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Spain orders fully-vaccinated people to quarantine if they have contact with confirmed or even suspected Omicron COVID-19 cases

FEARS about the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant has led Spanish health chiefs to toughen-up self-isolation rules for fully-vaccinated people. The Ministry of

1 Dec, 2021 @ 20:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 per head to get into Spain. The Policia Nacional have arrested two people in Alicante Province and one in the Madrid area, who was one of the organisation's bosses. They've been charged with homicide and infringing the rights of foreign citizens Police believe the gang netted millions of euros in their people trafficking operation. Besides Spain, members of the crime ring operated in Algeria, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mali, Morocco, and India, Journeys from Bangladesh would take over a year and culminate in a perilous sea crossing in unsuitable crafts from Morocco to Spain. One journey in November 2019 saw nine Bangladeshi and North African nationals die after the boat's engine stopped working and the vessel sank. The police probe has succeeded in dismantling the Spanish and Moroccan legs of the international enterprise. The Madrid leader personally supervised clandestine crossings of the migrants from Algeria into Morocco. He also organised accommodation for them in Fez, Rabat, and Tangier. The dangerous sea crossings cost were valued at €5,000 per person and the man got a commission on each boat fare.

People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain.

1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Skyline Planta 33 Torre Emperador Castellana

IN PICS: Dine in the Madrid sky at the tallest restaurant in Spain

IT BRINGS new meaning to the term ‘haute cuisine’; A new restaurant has opened in a Madrid skyscraper to become the highest dining establishment in

1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:04

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Thugs will be fitted with ‘rapist tags’ to monitor when they go near victims in new pilot scheme in Catalunya

ELECTRONIC ankle tags that can monitor sexual assault offenders are to be rolled out in Catalunya as part of a pilot scheme. The ‘rapist tags’ will

1 Dec, 2021 @ 18:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Social services in Barcelona had visited migrant family 88 times before fatal blaze

TWO children from a family of refugees were killed early Tuesday in a fire that destroyed an abandoned bank squatted by migrants in the centre

1 Dec, 2021 @ 18:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Tributes pour in for Spanish author Soco Cordente who has died aged 36

SOCO Cordente, one of Spain’s greatest young writers has died. The Cuenca-born author best known for her bestselling book Ego, passed away on Saturday aged

1 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Judge says there's evidence of 'environmental crime' in his Mar Menor lagoon pollution investigation in Spain

Judge reveals evidence of ‘environmental crime’ in Mar Menor pollution investigation in Spain

A Murcia judge says there is evidence of an ‘environmental crime’ in his probe of 38 agricultural businesses accused of illegally dumping 5.9 billion litres

1 Dec, 2021 @ 16:42

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Carer stole jewellery and made illegal cash withdrawals from elderly lady in Murcia area of Spain

A carer of a disabled 71-year-old Murcia City woman stole jewellery from her as well as withdrawing €12,000 from her bank account. The Policia Nacional

1 Dec, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Neonazi gang blamed for spate of violent attacks in Valencia city on Spain’s eastern coast

THREE people have been arrested in Valencia over the attack of a young man who was beaten-up by a mob of ‘neonazis’ after a football

1 Dec, 2021 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia

Thief Punctured Car Tyres In Shopping Area Car Park On Spain's Costa Blanca To Steal Purchases While Drivers Did A Tyre Change

Sneaky thief punctured tyres in car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca to steal shopping while drivers put on a spare wheel

AN off-duty police officer has arrested a man in an Alicante shopping area car park who punctured car tyres to stage distraction thefts while owners

1 Dec, 2021 @ 12:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Santa Ponsa – € 299,000

Apartment Santa Ponsa, Majorca 2 beds 2 baths € 299,000 Mallorca Real Estate: This gorgeous apartment is located in a quiet residential area

1 Dec, 2021 @ 12:07

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Mystery in Spain’s Ferrol after 200 birds fall dead from the sky outside a local hospital

A FLOCK of more than 200 dead starlings fell like rain on pedestrians and cars in Ferrol (A Coruña), with investigators left clueless as to

1 Dec, 2021 @ 11:59

Lead·National News

Festive business boost as local council gives away thousands of euros to shoppers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO Council, which incorporates the popular expat urbanisation of La Marina, is giving away 7,000 euros in a bid to boost the local economy

1 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

International Day of The Disabled commemorated this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COUNCIL BUILDINGS across Orihuela and Orihuela Costa will light up this Friday, December 3, to commemorate International Day of The Disabled. The Social Welfare Department,

1 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Cuddly Canine in pet therapy program helps reduce stress in children having blood drawn in Spain’s Granada

AT the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital in Granada therapy dog Niebla has an important mission, to bring smiles and comfort to children in need

1 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Granada·Health·Lead

Business Owner Is Arrested In Alicante Area Of Spain For Paying Low Wages And Threatening Moroccan Workers

Sweatshop owner is arrested in Alicante area of Spain for paying low wages and threatening Moroccan workers

AN Alicante area business owner has been accused of paying workers just €150 a week and forcing them to eat and sleep in his premises.

30 Nov, 2021 @ 18:24

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Head found in new age community near Granada is not a missing Dutch woman, ‘but a man in his 40s’

POLICE have denied that the skull found in a new age community near Granada belongs to a Dutch expat. It comes after expats in Beneficio,

30 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

Granada·Lead

Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight

WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open plane door mid-air between Spain and Hungary

A passenger on a Ryanair flight between Sevilla and Budapest threatened to open the main cabin door and had to be restrained by his fellow

30 Nov, 2021 @ 16:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Alexia Putellas makes history as first Spanish Ballon d’Or winner since 1960

BARCELONA captain Alexia Putellas has become the first Spain international to win the Ballon d’Or since 1960 . She was crowned the best female footballer

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Sport

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

Electric scooter thief is trapped by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A GPS tracker on a stolen rental scooter trapped a thief who took it across the Costa Blanca. The scooter was stolen from Playa del

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

HUNDREDS joined a protest held in Estepona last weekend (November 27) to demand greater protection for the Sierra Bermeja in the wake of a devastating

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

MARTA Ortega, the daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer, Inditex, will become the company’s chairwoman next April. Ortega, 37, will replace Pablo Isla,

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead

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