Beach club in Spain’s Mallorca faces fine up to €300,000 after breaching COVID-19 capacity limit
The popular Playa de Portals beach club was swiftly shut down by police after having approximately 80 clients on its terrace
Torrevieja Hospital’s private owners warn ‘longer waiting times’ will be consequence of making service public again
HOSPITAL waiting lists in Torrevieja will lengthen if local management returns to public ownership in October 2021, according to a claim from a local politician.
Vistabella Golf in Orihuela operating for 11 years without compulsory environmental impact report, council reveals
A GOLF course at the Entre Naranjos urbanisation in Orihuela has been operating for 11 years without a compulsory environmental impact report. Vistabella Golf attracts
Orihuela Costa has ‘one ambulance’ servicing 60,000 people as councillor demands better response times
LIVES have been lost on the Orihuela Costa because of an inadequate ambulance service, according to its local town hall. Health councillor, Jose Galiano, has
Expat pizzeria owner killed in car park tragedy in Spain’s Andalucia
AN Italian man died after being run over in a supermarket car park in Spain. Roberto, originally from Naples, had been living in Tarifa, province
Expat ‘Superhero’ smashes target raising funds for rare genetic condition affecting 18,000 Brits and Spanish
A BRITISH expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca has tripled his target in a fundraising campaign for his rare genetic condition. The charity he partnered with,
British pensioner rescued by Torrevieja firefighters after injuring hip in bad fall
A BRITISH pensioner has been rescued by Torrevieja firefighters after suffering a fall at her home last Saturday, July 4. The 72-year-old, who lives on
Beaches across Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol forced to turn people away after reaching maximum capacity over weekend
AROUND 30 beaches on the Costa del Sol were forced to close over the weekend after reaching maximum capacity.
British expats and tourists plotting to break COVID-19 quarantine rules by travelling to Portugal via Spain as UK Foreign Office pleads ‘be responsible’
British expats in Portugal are helping their compatriots in England skip quarantine by advising them to travel via Spain and lie about their movements
Three-year-old boy drowns at Sotogrande Beach Club in Spain
A three-year-old Spanish boy drowned in the children’s pool at Trocadero in Sotogrande, Spain. Multiple calls were made to 112 emergency services by onlooking guests
Deaths in Spain from swimming in unsupervised areas rise alarmingly in June
From January 1 to June 30, 111 deaths by drowning have been recorded.
Man gets brutally attacked on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being mistaken for his twin brother
A MAN has been brutally attacked on the Costa del Sol after he was confused for his twin brother.
‘FIND THEM’: Manhunt for ‘Mercedes driver’ after top Marbella cyclist killed in hit and run on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A MANHUNT has been launched after a well-known cyclist was killed in a hit and run on the Costa del Sol. Mario Zumaquero, 44, died
Spain to lock down 70,000 people in Galicia – country’s second COVID-19 confinement in 24 hours
SOME 70,000 people have been ordered to lock down in Galicia tonight after a local COVID-19 spike. The Regional Government will seal the borders of
Police in Spain launch probe when man complains condoms were too short for him
A DISAPPOINTED man put in an official complaint when he bought condoms that turned out to be too small for him. He had purchased what
Coronavirus can’t cast a cloud over property values on Spain’s Costa del Sol while world’s rich and famous aspire to place in the sun
ESTATE agents are eternal optimists, even in the most adverse of circumstances. Ask them for a forecast in the current crisis and almost anyone whose
Lisa Burgess has been getting by with a little help from her friends during her fight with cancer
CANCER can be a lonely business and I would not have got through it without my friends. I am a lucky girl indeed to have
RECIPE: Two rustic Spanish tapas you can easily make at home
FOR the last few months they have been holed up in Granada following a coronavirus travel nightmare (see Olive Press Issue 340, pg 4). But
The history of Spain’s iconic chiringuitos
THE sight of chiringuito beach restaurants putting out their parasols is the annual signal that summer has arrived. A little late this year, perhaps, but
ASK GRANNY: Does It Really Make a Difference if They Read This Summer? Let Me Count the Ways
Summertime has come both kids and parents need a break from online learning. The kids need to run and play and swim. They need to
Spain locks down 200,000 people in Catalunya after local coronavirus spike
SOME 209,000 people have been re-locked down in Catalunya following a local spike in new COVID-19 infections. A perimeter has been set up around the
Giles Brown realised he wasn’t the only one heading for the beach post-lockdown as Spain’s Costa del Sol gets BUSY again
HOW were things for you in the first weeks of the ‘new normal’? As I mentioned before, I was lucky enough during lockdown to have
Huge public building on Spain’s Costa Blanca disinfected with ‘fogging’ technique ahead of crunch talks over future of area
THE International Auditorium of Torrevieja has carried out the disinfection and cleaning of all its facilities, using a new fogging technique, in order to eliminate
Man confesses to murder in Spain’s Malaga – but things aren’t all that they seem
THE Policia Nacional homicide unit and forensic department of Malaga were called to a bloodbath in a Velez-Malaga apartment on Saturday morning after reports of
First coronavirus laid waste to our lifestyles, now it’s invading our language, writes Belinda Beckett
HOW’S your New Normal working out? If, like me, you don a visor over your face mask like a medieval knight of old every time
WATCH: Multinational gang of drug-smuggling kidnappers arrested in Spain’s Alicante and Malaga
POLICE have smashed an international drugs ring and arrested 18 alleged smugglers in Alicante and Malaga. The gang of Moroccan, French, Indian and Spanish nationals