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Summer in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain is 'killed off' due to 'disproportionate' restrictions

Top regional figure calls for ‘traffic light’ scheme to help tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CALL has been made to introduce a ‘traffic light’ system to classify COVID-19 safety levels in Spain’s tourist areas. Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos

27 Sep, 2020 @ 11:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Hollyoaks star Davinia Taylor puts Marbella home on market for €17 million

FORMER Hollyoaks actress Davinia Taylor has put her Marbella home on the market for €17 million. Taylor – who played Jude Cunningham on the Channel

27 Sep, 2020 @ 11:02

Celebrity·Lead·Other News·Property

EXCLUSIVE: British expat’s squatter hell as family pelted with rocks and threatened with death for almost TWO YEARS in Spain’s Malaga

On one occasion, Tina, a live-in carer, had to barricade herself inside her home while the father of the squatter family repeatedly screamed at her

27 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

Film star Katherine Waterston happy in Spain away from UK second lockdown chaos

KATHERINE Waterston was a picture of deadpan beauty on the red carpet at San Sebastian Film Festival. But when Olive Press asked if she was

27 Sep, 2020 @ 09:00

Celebrity·Lead

Johnny Depp film ‘Crock of Gold’ scoops award at San Sebastian Film Festival

CROCK of Gold, a new documentary about musician Shane MacGowan, has won The Special Jury Prize at San Sebastian Film Festival. Although produced by Johnny Depp,

26 Sep, 2020 @ 22:36

Celebrity·La Cultura

Town uses ‘€70,000’ of taxpayers money dealing with complaints from ONE group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE WAR of words continues in the heart of the Vega Baja as Rojales Town Council claims €70,000 of taxpayers cash is being spent on

26 Sep, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm eyesore set to be knocked down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BENIDORM eyesore is set to be knocked down and replaced by a hotel and shops, but an important piece of art will be preserved

26 Sep, 2020 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

A-list guests not enough to save tourism industry in San Sebastian say hotel staff

STAFF at the Maria Cristina Hotel in San Sebastian have revealed to Olive Press that even celebrity guests have not been enough to save their

26 Sep, 2020 @ 15:02

Celebrity·Lead

Completion of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral delayed by COVID-19

BARCELONA’S famous Sagrada Familia cathedral has become the latest victim of coronavirus. Its final completion – 143 years after the first stone was laid –

26 Sep, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

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Beach cleaners remove 16,800 kilos of waste from Andalucian resort waters this summer

BEACH cleaning teams in Nerja have collected an incredible 16,800 kilograms of rubbish this summer, despite the season being cut dramatically short. Servimar, the contracted

26 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

Abandoned palace described as a ‘haunted house’ requiring ‘urgent action’ eventually gets revamp approved on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has obtained the approval to start a rehabilitation project at the historic Rubalcava Palace. Local mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, announced yesterday, September 25,

26 Sep, 2020 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Famous anti-Franco poet gets two month tribute on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is to stage two months of commemorations in honour of one of the area’s most famous figures, the poet Miguel Hernandez. Orihuela culture councillor,

26 Sep, 2020 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

These 26 cultural sites in Spain’s Malaga will be FREE on Sunday to celebrate World Tourism Day

A total of 26 cultural spaces in Malaga can be visited free of charge to celebrate this Sunday's World Tourism Day.

26 Sep, 2020 @ 09:15

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm Palace owner reveals tragic reason why fundraising is needed for abandoned dogs on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM Palace is to hold two COVID-safe charity shows on Saturday, October 3, to raise funds for abused, abandoned and sick animals in the area.

25 Sep, 2020 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 case rate slows down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have fallen by almost a hundred in the latest set of figures announced today(September 25) in the Valencian Community. The regional health

25 Sep, 2020 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Dogs caged and kept in shocking state at farm kennels in Spain’s Murcia region

A MAN has been charged with animal abuse in Mazarron after a Guardia Civil raid on a farm which housed mainly Bullmastif dogs. Guardia agents

25 Sep, 2020 @ 17:45

Spain’s Andalucia registers 1,403 COVID-19 cases Friday as nursing home figures cause concern

Sevilla topped the charts in the past 24 hours, clocking 438 new cases, Followed by Malaga with 274, Granada 190, Cadiz 144 and Cordoba 130

25 Sep, 2020 @ 16:21

Coronavirus·Lead

Burglar stabbed to death by farm owner in Spain’s Mallorca after attempting to steal marijuana

It is believed that the group had illegally entered the farm to steal marijuana that was grown on the land

25 Sep, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19 could cost Gibraltar up to £150 Million by June 2021

THE COVID-19 crisis will leave a £150 Million hole in Gibraltar coffers, up to June 2021, the Chief Minister announced in Parliament today.

25 Sep, 2020 @ 15:48

Gibraltar·Lead

Millions of euros of public money wasted in council payout over revoked garbage contract on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALMOST €5 million of public money will be paid out by Orihuela council to compensate a firm that had a waste disposal contract illegally removed

25 Sep, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

These are the Malaga towns with a COVID-19 incidence rate above 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

The Junta has not yet responded to Illa's advice although it has said it would be open to 'surgical lockdowns' in the past, 'if the

25 Sep, 2020 @ 15:20

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Red carpet floods at San Sebastian Film Festival as 90km winds batter celebrities

MATT Dillon and Johnny Depp better wear their wellies this weekend in San Sebastian as the red carpet has been saturated by biblical rain. Event

25 Sep, 2020 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead

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MotoGP Barcelona preview: Leaders begin push for title in Marquez-less championship

AFTER last weeks spectacular display from factory Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales gave the 2020 MotoGP Championship its sixth winner, this weekends Spanish GP promises to

25 Sep, 2020 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Sport

BREAKING: Spain advises Madrid and ANY city with a COVID-19 incidence rate of 500 or higher to shut down

HEALTH minister Salvador Illa has advised any Spanish city – including Madrid – to shut down if it has a coronavirus incidence rate of 500

25 Sep, 2020 @ 12:47

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

BUSTED: Champagne-swilling multinational drug gang of 12 dealing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The two gang leaders, men aged 23 and 28, installed security systems and CCTV at each location, and even supplied their ‘tenants’ with gyms to

25 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Footballers hijack awards ceremony to show love for Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen in Spain

ARGENTINIAN football legend Beto Acosta and Real Sociedad player Asier Illaramendi aren’t who you might expect to find at glitzy movie gala. But last night,

25 Sep, 2020 @ 12:29

La Cultura·Lead

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Top regional figure calls for ‘traffic light’ scheme to help tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hollyoaks star Davinia Taylor puts Marbella home on market for €17 million

EXCLUSIVE: British expat’s squatter hell as family pelted with rocks and threatened with death for almost TWO YEARS in Spain’s Malaga

Film star Katherine Waterston happy in Spain away from UK second lockdown chaos

Johnny Depp film ‘Crock of Gold’ scoops award at San Sebastian Film Festival

Town uses ‘€70,000’ of taxpayers money dealing with complaints from ONE group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm eyesore set to be knocked down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A-list guests not enough to save tourism industry in San Sebastian say hotel staff

Completion of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral delayed by COVID-19

Beach cleaners remove 16,800 kilos of waste from Andalucian resort waters this summer

Abandoned palace described as a ‘haunted house’ requiring ‘urgent action’ eventually gets revamp approved on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Famous anti-Franco poet gets two month tribute on Spain’s Costa Blanca

These 26 cultural sites in Spain’s Malaga will be FREE on Sunday to celebrate World Tourism Day

Benidorm Palace owner reveals tragic reason why fundraising is needed for abandoned dogs on Spain’s Costa Blanca

New COVID-19 case rate slows down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community

Dogs caged and kept in shocking state at farm kennels in Spain’s Murcia region

Spain’s Andalucia registers 1,403 COVID-19 cases Friday as nursing home figures cause concern

Burglar stabbed to death by farm owner in Spain’s Mallorca after attempting to steal marijuana

COVID-19 could cost Gibraltar up to £150 Million by June 2021

Millions of euros of public money wasted in council payout over revoked garbage contract on Spain’s Costa Blanca

These are the Malaga towns with a COVID-19 incidence rate above 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

Red carpet floods at San Sebastian Film Festival as 90km winds batter celebrities

MotoGP Barcelona preview: Leaders begin push for title in Marquez-less championship

BREAKING: Spain advises Madrid and ANY city with a COVID-19 incidence rate of 500 or higher to shut down

BUSTED: Champagne-swilling multinational drug gang of 12 dealing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Footballers hijack awards ceremony to show love for Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen in Spain

Homebuyers in Malaga need to find nearly €100k just to get a mortgage – and it’s no where near the worst in Spain

Spain’s tax return filing period starts in April: Use this handy online calculator to figure out how much you should get back – or pay up

British property hunters face ban as Balearic Islands clamp down on foreign buyers and holiday rentals amid soaring prices

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

WATCH: Activists troll mayor with birthday cake shaped like the illegal Algarrobico mega hotel on Almeria coast he refuses to demolish