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Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Why Spain’s Catalunya region is banning electric scooters from public transport

A TOTAL ban on taking electric scooters onto any kind of public transport in Catalunya will come into force on February 1. The prohibition comes after one of the personal mobility vehicles

30 Jan, 2023 @ 20:00

Catalunya·Lead·Travel News

Spain Surpasses 6,000 Confirmed Monkeypox Cases

Man in Spain’s Valencia facing jail term, fine for text blaming LGBTQ+ community as origin of monkeypox

A PUBLIC prosecutor in Valencia is seeking a two-and-a-half-year jail term for a man who blamed the LGBTQ+ community for being the origin of the monkeypox virus. The man is facing charges

30 Jan, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

Glovo Spain announces cuts to 6% of its team, 250 employees face chopping block

Food delivery giant Glovo announced layoffs which will affect 6% of its staff, with the majority of workers in the Barcelona headquarters impacted. The cuts come amid a huge €56.7 million fine

30 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·National News

Power To The People As Spain's Valencia Gets Its First 'solar Community' To Save On Energy Bills

Power to the people as Spain’s Valencia gets first ‘solar community’ to cut energy bills

POWER firm Iberdrola has launched its first solar community in Valencia City courtesy of a major solar panel installation on a school roof. 233 panels with a total power of 105 kilowatts

30 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

740 kilos of cocaine seized from huge drug trafficking gang in Malaga

A high-profile member of the Dutch Mocro-Mafia is among nine people arrested for operating an international cocaine trafficking ring based out of Malaga. It comes as National Police seized 740 kilos of

30 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

Spain’s Socialist Party commits to changing controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law

THE SPANISH government confirmed at the weekend that it will seek to make changes to its controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law. The legislation, which came into force in early October,

30 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Activists glue themselves to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in protest over climate emergency

CLIMATE activists from a Spanish organisation called Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) glued themselves to the microphones at the lectern in the Congress of Deputies on Monday in their latest protest to demand

30 Jan, 2023 @ 16:44

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Politics

WATCH: Have you visited Andalucia’s very own ‘Petra’ yet, just a stone’s throw from Osuna?

Nestled near Osuna in Sevilla is a remarkable quarry dating from the fifth century BCE that has been dubbed the ‘Petra of Andalucia’ after the famed UNESCO site in Jordan. With the

30 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Sevilla·Travel News

Valencia Maintains Position As Spain's Dominant Port Despite Economic Crisis

Valencia keeps position as Spain’s dominant port despite economic crisis

THE port of Valencia kept its 40% share of Spain’s import and export sea-based market in 2022 despite the economic crisis. The east-coast facility maintained the same percentage as the previous year

30 Jan, 2023 @ 16:10

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cruise ship passengers reveal what they like most about Spain’s Alicante

FOOD, safety, and weather are the three things about Alicante that cruise ship passengers are most impressed by. The findings came in a survey conducted by the Alicante Cruise Tourism Association in

30 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

All private sector employers will soon have to recognise unions in Gibraltar as government introduces new law

UNIONS will soon be able to represent workers throughout the private sector in Gibraltar after the British territory published a law to discuss in parliament. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said the new

30 Jan, 2023 @ 14:24

Gibraltar·Lead

Benidorm Launches Annual Festival To Find Spain's Eurovision Song Contest Entry For 2023

Benidorm opens festival week to find Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry for 2023

The second Benidorm Fest was officially launched on Sunday night to find Spain’s entry for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. The Benidorm Palace hosted an opening ceremony with 18 artists

30 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

Researchers visiting Gibraltar highlight strengths and weaknesses of bilingualism

AROUND 30 people from Gibraltar took part in a breakthrough study by Valladolid University academics on the bilingual use of English and Spanish in everyday life. It was the second fact-finding visit

30 Jan, 2023 @ 13:41

Gibraltar·Lead

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Alleged terrorist in Girona searched online how to carry out stabbing attack day of arrest

An alleged radicalised jihadist arrested in Girona was searching online how to carry out mass stabbings just moments before police stormed his address. Police said the man – a Spanish national with

30 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Premium

Spain’s Malaga ramps up police surveillance on Midsummer’s Eve to 300 police officers and a drone

British drug lord arrested in Benidorm loses extradition hearing in Spain

A British man arrested on his motorbike at a routine Benidorm checkpoint has been approved for extradition by Spain’s National Court. The Madrid court signed his extradition order in late December but

30 Jan, 2023 @ 12:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Great Sporting Activities You Must Try if You’re Visiting the South of Spain

If you’re visiting the south of Spain and currently looking for ways to keep active with interesting sport activities, then you’ve come to the right place! Check out the following five activities

30 Jan, 2023 @ 12:31

Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel News

2 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Alfaz del Pi / L'Alfas del Pi with pool – € 269,000

Alfaz del Pi / L'Alfàs del Pi, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 269,000 Semidetached house for sale in Belmonte, next to the Norwegian school, Alfaz del Pi.The home is

30 Jan, 2023 @ 12:05

Featured Property

What caused inflation in Spain to rise above market forecast this month

Inflation rose to 5.8% across Spain in January, much above the market forecast. The preliminary figure was up from 5.7% in December 2022, a 13-month low, as fuel price hikes accelerated in

30 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Dozens Of Mountain Bikers Treated For Hypothermia During Race In Spain's Costa Blanca

Dozens of mountain bikers treated for hypothermia following race in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A mountain bike race in the Calpe area of Alicante Province produced added difficulties for a thousand competitors. They were participating on Sunday’s final day of the four-day 2023 Costa Blanca Bike

30 Jan, 2023 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Sierra Nevada opens slopes for expert skiers and snowboarders

THE Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada has opened the amazing runs of the Laguna de las Yeguas area, restricted to expert skiers and snowboarders only. According to Cetursa, the company that

30 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Granada·Lead·Sport

Dramatic rockfall in Spain’s Sierra Nevada injures 8 including four-month-old baby and a two-year-old boy

AT LEAST eight people have been injured in a hair-raising moment when a landslide swallowed an entire stretch of road on the A-395 highway near Güejar-Sierra this Sunday, January 29. According to

30 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Granada·Lead·Other News

Cold snap to slowly retreat this week in Spain’s Andalucia

SPANISH weather agency AEMET, has forecast a change in the weather in Andalucia from today, Monday January 30, onwards. According to AEMET, temperatures will start to rise gradually throughout the week. As

30 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Weather

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WATCH: The crazy lengths Fuengirola zoo must go to keep the animals warm during the current cold snap

With the current biting temperature plunging the Costa del Sol into something almost resembling winter, BIOPARC Fuengirola has been forced to take extraordinary action to keep their residents alive. Many of the

29 Jan, 2023 @ 19:02

Lead·Malaga

Jet2 suspends flights and holidays from UK to Spain until late June due to 'uncertainty' over British government travel proposals

British airline Jet2.com announces new flight route to Malaga airport

British airline Jet2.com will expand its operations at Malaga airport after it announced a new flight route between the UK and the Costa del Sol. Starting this summer, the carrier will fly

29 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga·National News·Travel News

Back to its roots: Vegetarian heaven as leading Michelin star joint in Marbella heads back to KM0 menu

A LEADING Andalucia restaurant has launched a brand new tasting menu with just vegetables and fruit. El Lago’s Terra menu is a sustainable tour of the very best produce the Costa del

29 Jan, 2023 @ 15:20

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Premium·Travel Andalucia

Man conceals gun from police in his boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency surgery in Spain's Alicante area

Woman on trial in Spain’s Malaga for squatting tries to dodge court date citing boob job appointment

A WOMAN accused of squatting in a property in Malaga province has tried to get out of a court date by claiming that she had to have surgery on her breast implants

29 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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