Aap Primadomus Tigers Portugal Rescue Villena Alicante

Portugal’s ‘last remaining’ circus tigers rescued by wildlife sanctuary in Spain’s Alicante

ONE overweight lion and two suffering tigers have arrived in Alicante after escaping a life in a Portuguese travelling circus. They are some of Portugal’s

25 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Impressive fireball streak across sky in Spain’s Andalucia

WATCH: SpaceX satellite disintegrates over Spain in spectacular fireball

A SPECTACULAR fireball has been sighted from numerous astronomical observatories in Spain—the phenomenon in question, however, was not a meteorite, rather a SpaceX Starlink satellite

25 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Catholic Church In Spain Admits To Nearly 1,000 Properties Being Wrongly 'nodded Through' As Belonging To Them

Catholic Church in Spain admits to owning nearly 1,000 unregistered properties

THE Catholic Church in Spain has admitted to owning 965 properties despite no documented evidence to verify the claim. There were even instances where evidence

24 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

From shelf stacker to Our Man in the Balearics: Meet the British consul awarded an MBE for his work with Brits in Spain

WHEN Lloyd Milen was informed, just before Christmas, that he had been awarded an MBE for services to British nationals in Spain he couldn’t quite

24 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Brexit·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read·National News

Two Salvador Dali paintings are stolen from Barcelona apartment in Spain

Salvador Dali paintings stolen from Barcelona apartment in Spain

POLICE are investigating the theft of two Salvador paintings from a Barcelona apartment. The Mossos d’Esquadra were contacted on Sunday afternoon by the home owners.

24 Jan, 2022 @ 18:06

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police appeal for witnesses after dramatic car blaze in Gibraltar

POLICE on the Rock are appealing for anyone who witnessed a blaze that damaged cars parked on Witham’s Road to come forward. One car was

24 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Benidorm Residents In Spain Feared An Explosion After Butano Gas Cylinders Were Left In Direct Sunlight On Apartment Patio

Benidorm explosion risk as gas cylinders are exposed to the sun on Costa Blanca apartment patio in Spain

TWO Benidorm residents have been arrested for keeping 95 butano cylinders on a rental apartment patio. Worried neighbours called the police over serious concerns that

24 Jan, 2022 @ 17:14

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Scandal-hit Princess Cristina of Spain splits from husband Inaki Urdangarin days after photos appear of him with female co-worker

Scandal-hit Princess Cristina of Spain splits from husband Iñaki Urdangarin days after female co-worker photos appear

KING Felipe’s sister, Cristina, has split from husband Iñaki Urdangarin by ‘mutual agreement’ just days after photos were published of him with another woman. A

24 Jan, 2022 @ 15:54

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Belgian fugitive, 78, faces extradition for sexually abusing child after Costa Blanca arrest in Spainion For Child Sexually Abuse After Costa Blanca Arrest In Spain

Belgian fugitive, 78, faces extradition for child sex abuse following arrest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Belgian man wanted in his country for child sex abuse and pornography charges faces extradition after being arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 78-year-old

24 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

German expat shoots daughter-in-law and grandson before turning gun on himself in Spain’s Balearic Island of Formentera

A GERMAN expat turned the gun on himself after shooting his daughter-in-law and grandson in a row outside their home in Formentera. The 82-year-old man,

24 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead

Italian bank robbers travelled to Spain for heists on the Costa Blanca and Murcia

Italian bank robbers linked to bungling one-legged thief travelled to Spain for heists on the Costa Blanca and Murcia

AN Italian bank robbery gang wanted for a €344,355 stick-up at a Murcia bank in October has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. One of

24 Jan, 2022 @ 13:34

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

WATCH: Youths clash with police as they hold street parties to celebrate end of COVID curfew in Spain’s Catalunya

POLICE clashed with dozens of young people who gathered in the streets to celebrate the end of a restrictive curfew in Spain’s northeastern region of

24 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Torrevieja with pool – € 137,000

Apartment Torrevieja, Alicante 3 beds 1 baths € 137,000 Great apartment of 90 meters + 20 of terrace, on the shores of Acequión

24 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

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Manifestacion De Ganaderos Y Agricultores En Madrid

IN PICS: Farmers take over Madrid streets to protest Spain’s agricultural policy

THE countryside came to Spain’s capital on Sunday when thousands of farmers marched through Madrid’s main thoroughfares in a protest against the government’s agricultural policy.

24 Jan, 2022 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Elderly British couple hit trouble alongside iconic Benidorm viewpoint on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EMERGENCY services rescued a British couple after one of them suffered an injury close to a popular viewpoint in hills above Benidorm. The Brits, both

24 Jan, 2022 @ 11:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

People power forces huge tax rebates on green energy installations in area popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, in the heart of Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja area, is to grant a 90% tax rebate on the installation of solar panels in

24 Jan, 2022 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Ingestion of plastics possible cause of death of whale washed up in Spain’s Estepona, expert says

THE massive whale which was found dead last week in Estepona may have died as a result of ingesting plastic, an expert has revealed. The

24 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Prefabricated craze hits Spain with homes for as little as just €5,000

HOME and garden giant Leroy Merlin are the latest to jump onto a new craze for prefabricated houses in Spain. The perks are clear: for

23 Jan, 2022 @ 17:40

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Property

The plots thicken: Spain reiterates opposition to reclaiming land while Gibraltar remains defiant

WITH land at a premium, the Gibraltar government has been pinning its hopes on reclamation schemes to provide desperately needed building plots. This has not

23 Jan, 2022 @ 15:01

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

How hemp fields in southern Spain could play a vital role in ending Covid pandemic

BENEATH the swathes of plastic that cover hillsides across southern Andalucia, a pungent smelling crop is being cultivated that could prove to be the secret

23 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead

Photography exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding launches this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE is to host an exhibition to celebrate breastfeeding and dispel any myths surrounding the subject. “Breastfeeding: Pillar of Life”, will be a free display

23 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

2 bedroom Flat for sale in Cala Mayor – € 225,000

Flat Cala Mayor, Majorca 2 beds 2 baths € 225,000 This fantastic apartment in Cala Major with panoramic sea views is located on

23 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

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Chef Jose Andres awarded Spain’s top honour for humanitarian work

CELEBRITY chef Jose Andres who is famous for pioneering modern Spanish cuisine in the USA has been awarded Spain’s Order of Civil Merit for his

23 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

IN PICS: Bizarre and beautiful ‘bear man’ festival wards off winter’s evil spirits in Spain’s Basque Country

FORGET the Three Kings, this tiny town in the Basque Country has something better – the simultaneously fun and frightening pagan celebration that takes place

23 Jan, 2022 @ 10:37

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Bitter Taste: Malaga bids adios to its iconic Café Central after more than a century of making coffee on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ONE of Spain’s most iconic cafes, famed for inventing the terms for different strengths of coffee that are second nature to Malagueños, has closed its

23 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

READERS’ TIPS: How do you keep warm during winter in Spain?

When Olive Press intern Tallulah Taylor arrived on the Costa del Sol in December she discovered she was entirely unprepared for winter in a house

23 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Weather

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