BREAKING: Antonio Banderas tests positive for COVID-19
The Spanish film star made an announcement on Twitter today after being absent from hosting the Starlite Gala in Marbella on Sunday
COVID-19 ‘spreading party’ broken up on beach in Spain holiday hotspot
The 60-plus attendees on Los Patos beach, which had been closed due to recent landslides, had all been invited via social media
Second toddler swimming pool tragedy in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A young boy drowned in a community swimming pool yesterday(August 9) in the second-such tragedy to hit the southern Costa Blanca within five days. The
Free Outdoor cinema programme launched for families on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROGRAMME of Summer Cinema is due to start in Orihuela Costa, on the popular Costa Blanca. Different neighbourhoods and districts throughout the area will
Huge fire destroys 80% of homes in expat campsite in Spain’s Andalucia
A predominantly British community, the holiday home park has been torn apart by the blaze
Benidorm neighbourhood on Spain’s Costa Blanca backtracks on local lockdown threat if COVID-19 cases continue to rise
VILLAJOYOSA, which is just a 15 minute drive from Benidorm, has seen its mayor apparently backtrack on a local lockdown threat over rising COVID-19 cases.
LISTED: Travel alerts for Spain from 22 European countries
The numerous outbreaks in the country have led to many of its European neighbours adopting control measures or restrictions on those arriving from the Spanish
Police turn bathers away as FIVE beaches reach capacity on hottest weekend of the year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE province was forced to temporarily close five of its beaches yesterday, August 9, due to capacities being reached under social distancing regulations. Almadraba beach
Nightclub on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces huge fine for using dance floor
AN ALICANTE nightclub owner could be fined up to €60,000 after social distancing and capacity rules were flouted at a city venue. Alicante Policia Local
Spain will NOT see a second coronavirus lockdown, believes WHO expert
Director of WHO's Public Health and Environment department Maria Neira told Efe yesterday that a new confinement of the population would have to be justified
Woman drives car through shop after refusing to pay on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A WOMAN is currently in psychiatric care after driving her car through a plant nursery in Mijas Costa after a disagreement over payment. A video
Two captive eagle owls returned to their natural habitat in Spain’s Cordoba
Both species were taught to fly and hunt live prey before release.
Outdoor cinema faces fines up to €60,000 for breaching social distancing rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN open air cinema with 220 film-goers was closed down by Alicante Policia Local for breaching social-distancing rules. Authorities agreed that the Playa de San
‘Kicking on in Coin’: Is this lifelong Liverpool fan Spain’s oldest expat?
LIFELONG Liverpool fan, Edmund ‘Frank’ Francis Woodhouse turns 102 at the end of the month – and says the secret to a long and happy
Roads across Spain to be stripped of disgraced King Juan Carlos’ name
According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), there are 637 public roads currently named Juan Carlos I in Spain
STUBBED OUT: Seven million fake cigarettes seized by police and customs in Spain and France
SPANISH police have stubbed out a fake cigarette gang and seized a total of nearly seven million illegal ‘smokes’. Guardia Civil discovered the tobacco factory
Flood-hit disaster area of Spain’s Murcia will get just 4% of EU emergency money
MURCIA’S government is fuming that it will just get €2.3 million out of an EU grant of €57 million to help parts of Spain hit
Kate and Will thank school in Spain’s Costa Blanca for their support after Prince George was mocked on American TV for dancing
The Duke and Duchess wrote on behalf of Prince George to thank the school for their support
Instascammer dupes Mallorcan restaurants into handing out freebies
Police are investigating a Instascammer who blagged free meals from restaurants and bars across the Balearic Islands by posing as a food influencer. The peckish
King Felipe of Spain and royal family arrive in Mallorca for their annual holiday
SPAIN’S royal family has arrived in Mallorca for their annual summer holiday. King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their two daughters are staying at the Merivent
Spanish police seize €1million haul of cocaine in sting linked to Colombian crime gang
An organised crime sting across Spain resulted in 12 arrests and over €1million of drugs linked to a Columbian drug gang being seized. Police intercepted
Sweatshop owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested for exploiting illegal foreign workers on 12 hour shifts
A 30-year-old Mexican businessman has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for breaking employment laws at his three factories in Crevillente. Most of
200 Christian burials and Roman remains unearthed in Spain’s Malaga
200 bodies have been discovered in the ongoing excavation next to the Malaga metro.
Far right activist Tommy Robinson teases move to Gibraltar
FAR right extremist Tommy Robinson says he will be ‘moving to Gibraltar’ after weighing up a permanent move to Spain following an alleged arson attack.Â
British couple set up ‘Two for One’ discount app throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca – exclusive offer for Olive Press readers
WHEN Middlesbrough couple Andrew and Vicki Holland left Teesside with their young son for sunnier shores in 2018, they already had an idea that would
Austria latest country to issue travel alert for Spain amid COVID-19 resurgence
From Monday, people entering Austria from Spain must test negative for COVID-19.