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Marbella tourism campaign features American actress Eva Longoria

EVA Longoria has become the star of an advertising campaign promoting Marbella at Madrid’s international tourism fair (Fitur). In the promotional video, the American actress

25 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Marbella·Travel News

A beer economy: Heineken claims to have contributed €5 billion to Spain’s booming GDP figures

DUTCH beer giant Heineken claims to have pumped nearly €5 billion into the Spanish economy last year – equivalent to 0.3% of Spain’s entire GDP.

25 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Mad Cool 2025: Olivia Rodrigo and Kings of Leon to headline Madrid music festival this summer

GRAMMY winner Olivia Rodrigo and rock veterans Kings of Leon will top the bill at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival 2025. They will line up alongside

25 Jan, 2025 @ 12:15

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Torremolinos with pool garage – € 450,000

Fantastic apartment in Torremolinos, just a few meters from Benalmádena, Carihuela beach, and Puerto Marina. It consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fully equipped separate

25 Jan, 2025 @ 12:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Spain’s first Japan Weekend of the year will take place on February 15-16in Madrid, demonstrating a growing Spanish fascination with the country

SINCE its inception in 2008, Spain’s Japan Weekend event has evolved into one of Europe’s largest conventions dedicated to Japanese culture, celebrating everything from art

25 Jan, 2025 @ 11:17

La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: The ‘most revolting’ thing Amanda Holden and Alan Carr found while renovating Andalucian villa as new show airs TONIGHT

AMANDA Holden and Alan Carr have revealed the ‘most revolting’ thing they found while renovating an Andalucian villa for their new TV show airing tonight.

24 Jan, 2025 @ 19:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Greek hotel chain looking for 200 new employees in Spain

HOTEL chain Ikos is looking for 200 new employees to work the high season at their Costa del Sol, Mallorca and Greek locations. They will

24 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

The threat of earthquakes in Andalucia is ever present

On the morning of Wednesday January 22, an earthquake hit the village of Dehesas Viejas, 30 miles north of Granada. The IGN, Spain’s National Geographic

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:16

National News

How can I stick to my New Year’s Resolution?

WE all do it. Every January 1, we promise ourselves that we will lose weight, drink less alcohol, smoke less tobacco, read more books …

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Opinion

Vocational training is a new path for young Spanish people to take on their journey into the job market

SPANISH students are increasingly turning to Formación Profesional (FP), or vocational training in English. In a country where young people have historically struggled with employment,

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:13

Lead

Costa del Sol’s international schools could see a rise in popularity after Labour’s VAT imposition on UK private schools

A RECENT Financial Times article highlights that more British parents are considering international schools due to the 20% VAT on private school fees. Marbella, with

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:12

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Education·Lead·Málaga·Malaga·Marbella

The UK mulls over joining tariff-free European trade zone in boost for Gibraltar

THE European Union has opened the door to the UK joining a pan-European trade agreement that could ease commercial restrictions between the two. EU trade

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:09

Gibraltar·Lead

Scientists detect Sindbis Fever for the FIRST time in Spain with cases in Andalucia

RESEARCHERS have detected Sindbis Fever for the first time on the Iberian Peninsula.

24 Jan, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Goodbye British products? Brexit deal will ‘force Gibraltar to slap EU tariffs on Bisto, Bovril and other imports from the UK’

THE likelihood that Gibraltar will need to align with EU regulations as part of a post-Brexit deal is sparking concerns that it could spell the

24 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

DON’T MISS: The traditional Andalucian festivals in February

Summer is when andaluces really love to party – but the fun keeps ticking over all year round in the Happy South. In every country,

24 Jan, 2025 @ 14:20

Olive Press Travel

Gibraltar Health Authority defends ambulance dispatch after complaints over response to one-week-old baby call out

Gibraltar’s health authorities have defended their ambulance dispatch procedures after public criticism of their response to attending to a one-week-old baby. The Gibraltar Health Authority

24 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish NGO seeks to ‘stamp out mistreatment towards children from authority figures in school’

LISTEN to your children is the message of a new campaign launched by a Spanish NGO. Educo has launched El Mejor Trato, which focuses on

24 Jan, 2025 @ 12:51

Education·Lead

Heavy rain and gales forecast from Friday for parts of Spain

Storm Eowyn threatens weather chaos across Spain with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain

AN Atlantic storm is on its way to Spain that could bring widespread disruption this weekend and into early next week. The Spanish State Meteorological

24 Jan, 2025 @ 12:45

Lead·Weather

Roman return: Mosaic goes back on display in Spanish town after being spotted in New York

A THIRD century Roman mosaic has returned home to Nigran in Galicia, seven years after being rediscovered in New York. The Panxon mosaic was rediscovered

24 Jan, 2025 @ 12:40

National News

Malaga gets TWO new speed cameras adding to the dozens brought in this year

NEW speed cameras are set to be activated in Malaga, with almost 30 added so far in 2024. According to the General Directorate for Traffic

24 Jan, 2025 @ 12:10

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Casares with pool – € 300,000

This brand new residential complex in Casares Costa offers a unique opportunity to acquire a high quality property in a privileged natural environment. Comprising 134

24 Jan, 2025 @ 12:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

NOWHERE TO HIDE: Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez wants to end online anonymity and put Zuckerberg and Musk in the firing line

SPANISH PM Pedro Sanchez has launched a blistering attack on social media. Speaking at the Davos summit, the leader of the PSOE socialist party demanded

24 Jan, 2025 @ 11:51

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s Karla Sofia Gascon becomes first trans actress to get an Oscar nomination

KARLA Sofia Gascon has become only the second Spanish actress to get a Best Actress nomination for the Oscars as well as the first transgender

23 Jan, 2025 @ 18:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Paula Badosa falls at the final hurdle before Australian Open final

SPANISH tennis star, Paula Badosa, was defeated in the Australian Open semi-final early this morning, losing 4-6 2-6 to world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka.

23 Jan, 2025 @ 17:13

Sport

Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where 15 residents died from Covid-19

Judge rejects €2.2m compensation claim against Alicante area care home where over half the residents died from Covid-19 in just two months

A JUDGE has thrown out a €2.2 million compensation bid from families of 15 people who died from Covid-19 in 2020 at an Alicante province

23 Jan, 2025 @ 17:12

Alicante·Coronavirus·Lead

British villa looted with hundreds of pounds taken during burglary spree in popular expat area of Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-owned villa was among a string of properties burgled by four men in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. The 25-year-old ringleader was remanded

23 Jan, 2025 @ 16:17

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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