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€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

A JOINT venture will see €4.1 billion spent on a new electric car battery factory in Zaragoza with an opening date of late 2026. Stellantis

10 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

3 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Badia Blava with pool – € 560,000

Semi-detached Villa Badia Blava, Majorca 3 beds 3 baths € 560,000 Semi-detached house in Badia Blava, Llucmajor, ideal for those looking for quality

10 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

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WATCH: Two children are among five rushed to hospital in mystery Gibraltar apartment fire: Two adults in ICU while pet dog perishes

A GIBRALTAR family has been rushed to hospital after a fire ripped through their apartment block and killed their pet dog in the early hours

10 Dec, 2024 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Jasmine Harman reveals she is filming a new Channel 4 series on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CHANNEL 4 star Jasmine Harman has revealed she is filming a new Channel 4 series the Costa del Sol documenting her home renovation. Jasmine Harman

10 Dec, 2024 @ 11:32

Costa del Sol·Lead·Video

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend memorial service for Valencia flood disaster victims

KING Felipe and Queen Letizia joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial service for the victims of the flood disaster that killed 222 people in

10 Dec, 2024 @ 10:55

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol blamed by transport chief in Spain for gender stereotypes that put off women from road construction and maintenance jobs

Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol cartoons slammed by transport chief in Spain for peddling gender stereotypes

A SPANISH government official says TV cartoons like Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol perpetuate gender stereotypes which stop women from applying for road construction and

9 Dec, 2024 @ 18:45

Lead·National News

French fugitive wanted for drug trafficking is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting

A ROUTINE police check in Elche snared a teenage fugitive wanted in France for murder. The 19-year-old Algerian national was pulled over by the Policia

9 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella draw Atletico Madrid in Copa del Rey – a reunion of the city and the football club both once ‘owned’ by infamous corrupt politician Jesus Gil

MARBELLA CF has landed the most glamorous tie of their Copa del Rey campaign – a showdown with Atlético Madrid, one of the giants of

9 Dec, 2024 @ 17:19

Lead·Marbella·Sport

Wild boars go on a gentle stroll along a seaside promenade in Spain

Wild boars go for a gentle stroll along seaside promenade in Spain

TWO wild boars were photographed taking a gentle seaside promenade stroll in Castellon province over the bank holiday weekend. La Concha Beach in Oropesa del

9 Dec, 2024 @ 17:15

Animals·Castellon·Lead

Reservoirs provide energy storage solution with Spain set to get Europe’s biggest pumped storage facility

EUROPE’S biggest pumped storage facility with enough capacity to supply 10 million people with power for a day is earmarked for Spain. Spanish giant Iberdrola

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:43

Environment

Royal seal of approval: After 40 years serving Ronda, Almocabar is back in safe hands

POLITICIANS, presidents and even kings have eaten in Ronda’s grande dame of dining Almocabar. So it is incredibly fortunate the historic restaurant is now in

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:31

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Olive Press Travel

Negligence suspected for wildfire in Spain’s Mallorca as authorities launch probe

NEGLIGENCE is believed to be the cause of a wildfire in Andratx, Mallorca, which was finally controlled this morning (December 9). The fire has scorched

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:19

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Balearics get water boost after November heavy rains

WATER reserves in the Balearic Islands have seen a welcome boost in November, jumping to 54%. This is an eight-point rise from October’s levels thanks

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Snow Mallorca Mountains Credit The Helicopter Centre

BRACE YOURSELVES!: Snow on the way in Mallorca as temperatures plunge

AS temperatures plummet there is a strong chance of snow on the Serra de Tramuntana. Maria Jose Guerrero, the spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:37

National News

Discovery in Spain throws light on archery expertise dating back 7,000 years

A NEW discovery at the Cave of Los Murcielagos in Spain has highlighted the impressive archery expertise of Iberian Neolithic societies. Archaeologists have uncovered sophisticated

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:02

Andalucia·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

'Dead' woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital cock-up BUT loses fight for life two days later

‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later

AN ELDERLY Mallorcan woman was pronounced dead twice in three days after waking up at a Palma funeral home. She was taken back to hospital

9 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Earthquake rocks Tenerife: Tremors are felt in towns and villages across the Spanish island

AN earthquake that rattled Tenerife on Sunday was felt in at least 10 different towns on the island. According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN),

9 Dec, 2024 @ 14:53

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

January unemployment rate in Spain is at lowest figure since 2008

Cracker of a Christmas in store for Spain’s retailers

IT looks like Christmas is going to be a cracker for Spain’s retailers, with a staggering three-quarters of consumers planning to either maintain or increase

9 Dec, 2024 @ 14:26

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Buy your own island in Spain for less than the price of a 2 bed flat in Marbella – but there is a catch

WOULD you like to follow in the footsteps of musicians Shakira and Ricky Martin, actors Mel Gibson, Johnny Depp and Leonardo de Caprio, and own

9 Dec, 2024 @ 13:56

Galicia·Lead·Property

Watch: Snow storm batters Spain as couple are rescued from trapped car and temperatures reach -9.5C

THIS is the moment people had to be rescued from a car in Spain after being trapped by mountains of snow. Footage shared by the

9 Dec, 2024 @ 13:49

Lead·Weather

Spain’s iconic gallery and museum smashes visitor record with nearly two-thirds coming from abroad

MADRID’S Prado Museum set an annual visitor record on Saturday with 3.5 million attendees- beating last year’s previous best of 3.2 million. Almost 45% of

9 Dec, 2024 @ 13:27

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Rainbow’s End: The melting pot of restaurants in Ronda is second to none in Andalucia, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

IT might seem like a backwater in the middle of nowhere, but Ronda really is the veritable pot at the end of the restaurant rainbow.

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:18

Andalucia·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

4 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Villanueva de la Torre with garage – € 295,000

Semi-detached Villa Villanueva de la Torre, Guadalajara 4 beds 3 baths € 295,000 Elephant presents: Your Ideal Home in Villanueva de la Torre!

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

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Alicante's plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed

New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’

A FRESH anti-tourism protest took place in Alicante on Sunday organised by Ecologists in Action. It was the third-such demonstration in the city since July

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance

A BENIDORM bouncer has been arrested after a one punch attack on a British tourist who had to travel back to the UK in a

9 Dec, 2024 @ 11:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: The incredible engineering that carried water up to Alhambra Palace during Spain’s Moorish period

A NEW video reveals the incredible hydraulic engineering that pumped water up 200 metres to the world-famous Alhambra Palace during the Moorish era in Spain.

8 Dec, 2024 @ 16:15

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

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€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

3 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Badia Blava with pool – € 560,000

WATCH: Two children are among five rushed to hospital in mystery Gibraltar apartment fire: Two adults in ICU while pet dog perishes

Watch: Jasmine Harman reveals she is filming a new Channel 4 series on Spain’s Costa del Sol

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend memorial service for Valencia flood disaster victims

Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol cartoons slammed by transport chief in Spain for peddling gender stereotypes

Teenage fugitive travelling in Spain faces extradition over fatal French shooting

Marbella draw Atletico Madrid in Copa del Rey – a reunion of the city and the football club both once ‘owned’ by infamous corrupt politician Jesus Gil

Wild boars go for a gentle stroll along seaside promenade in Spain

Reservoirs provide energy storage solution with Spain set to get Europe’s biggest pumped storage facility

Royal seal of approval: After 40 years serving Ronda, Almocabar is back in safe hands

Negligence suspected for wildfire in Spain’s Mallorca as authorities launch probe

Balearics get water boost after November heavy rains

BRACE YOURSELVES!: Snow on the way in Mallorca as temperatures plunge

Discovery in Spain throws light on archery expertise dating back 7,000 years

‘Dead’ woman wakes up in Mallorca funeral home after hospital error BUT loses fight for life two days later

Earthquake rocks Tenerife: Tremors are felt in towns and villages across the Spanish island

Cracker of a Christmas in store for Spain’s retailers

Buy your own island in Spain for less than the price of a 2 bed flat in Marbella – but there is a catch

Watch: Snow storm batters Spain as couple are rescued from trapped car and temperatures reach -9.5C

Spain’s iconic gallery and museum smashes visitor record with nearly two-thirds coming from abroad

Rainbow’s End: The melting pot of restaurants in Ronda is second to none in Andalucia, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

4 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Villanueva de la Torre with garage – € 295,000

New ‘anti-tourism’ protest marches through Alicante: Locals chant ‘homes for people not tourists’

Police arrest Benidorm bouncer who knocked out Brit who had to return home by special ambulance

WATCH: The incredible engineering that carried water up to Alhambra Palace during Spain’s Moorish period

Spain’s highest ranking police chief resigns amid allegations he sexually assaulted junior female officer

Bid to enforce three-year jail sentences for wearing the burqa in Spain’s public spaces is narrowly defeated in Spanish parliament

WATCH: Europe’s biggest fake perfume factory offering knock-off Chanel, Dior and Gucci is uncovered in northern Spain

Spain paves way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore

Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims