Spain’s Benidorm launches anti-litter campaign and installs new waste bins
BENIDORM City Council has launched a new awareness campaign to keep the city’s streets clean including a plea to smokers not to discard cigarette butts
Mercadona to lower the price of 500 products until the end of the year
Mercadona has decided to slash the prices of 500 daily products from this April until the end of the year. The Spanish supermarket giant intends
Motorhomes staying illegally overnight causes car park closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on a Torrevieja urbanisation appear to have won a long-running battle to close a private car park where motorhomes stayed overnight- in breach of
‘EXCITING’: DNA results show Gibraltar Neanderthal is linked to French Mediterranean cousin
New DNA evidence has revealed that the prehistoric Gibraltar skull is more closely related to the Neanderthals in the French Mediterranean than those nearby in
Fishing boat finds two bodies in Costa Blanca waters of Spain
A DENIA trawler got an unwanted catch on Wednesday morning after discovering two bodies in the sea, some six miles off the coast. The crew
The PP stands ex gay porn star as mayoral candidate in rural Albacete village
The PP’s latest mayoral candidate is a departure from their usual professed traditional values: the former gay porn star Antonio Moreno. Six years on from
Police officer in Spain faces sexual abuse charge for grabbing breasts of Femen protestor
AN OFFICER from Spain’s National Police force has been called to appear in court to face accusations of sexual abuse after he grabbed the breasts
One less working day per week, sounds good no? Valencia seems to think so
Easter Monday marked the launch of Valencia’s trial of the four day working week which will take place for a month. The city council will
Last orders: Man in Spain’s Valencia rescued by local police after falling asleep in pub and getting locked in
A MAN’S pub night out in the Valencia town of Alboraia ended in the most unexpected way, after he fell asleep in the establishment on
Malaga’s English cemetry launches theatrical guided tours
THE English cemetery in Malaga is launching tragi-comedy tours of the Iberian peninsula’s first ever Protestant burial ground. The new theatrical tours, launched by Enjoy
A top chief in the Malaga Guardia Civil under investigation for partying with drug traffickers near Gibraltar
ONE of the top commanders of the Guardia Civil in Malaga is under investigation for allegedly partying with drug traffickers and then trying to cover
The King of Spain is set to visit beautiful town of Ronda near Spain’s Costa del Sol next week
King Felipe VI of Spain is set to visit Ronda on April 19th to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de
Lawmakers in Andalucia’s regional parliament to debate first law to cover flamenco
ANDALUCIA’S regional parliament will today debate the first ever law in Spain that will cover flamenco. The aim of the legislation, which has been making
Andalucia increases forest fire warning from low to medium half a month early
The Junta de Andalucia has upgraded the alert level for the risk of forest fires from low to medium due to high temperatures and severe
Blitz on pirate taxis operating at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
POLICE at Alicante-Elche airport have stepped up surveillance and inspection of vehicles that may be operating as illegal taxis. Clandestine services threaten the livelihoods of
4 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Estepona with garage – € 468,000
Estepona, Málaga 4 beds 4 baths € 468,000 Townhouse in Playa Paloma, Estepona beach. The house is located in an urbanization of 18
Welcome invitation: Strand Properties on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Mallorca invited into a tough club to become a world leader
STRAND PROPERTIES, the Spanish real estate company founded by Finns Serena and Anssi Kiviranta, has been invited to join the Leading Real Estate Companies of
Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold
Seller’s Market: Demand is still high for Marbella real estate
THE Olive Press carried out a Q&A with Sam Shaje, the man behind the deals and CEO of Marbella Estate Group, about the state of
Bad luck: Hundreds of Spanish love-seekers ‘catfished’ out of a million euros by ruthless online scammers in Spain’s Malaga
A GROUP of con artists have taken the concept of the ‘Tinder Swindler’ to a new level after a nationwide ‘catfishing’ scam earned them one
Five fake paintings by Spanish masters put on sale for €76 million are seized by Valencia police
FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional Historical Heritage
Soccer school scam in Spain’s Andalucia conned wealthy foreign families out of thousands of euros
TWO GRANADA province gangs have been accused of duping dozens of families- mainly from Brazil- with fake promises of turning their sons into top football
Affordable homeowners in Gibraltar get green light to sell flats at about four times 1990s prices
THE property market in Gibraltar could be turned upside down after the Gibraltar Government gave the green light for affordable homeowners to sell their flats.
Sick day: 44 people left with food poisoning after eating dishes prepared during Spanish version of MasterChef
A TOTAL of 44 people were left with food poisoning in Valencia after sampling dishes that had been prepared during an edition of the Spanish
Minister captains Gibraltar team at Seatrade Global in Miami that talks with 25 cruise companies
GIBRALTAR made its presence felt at the biggest annual cruise gathering in the world as it tried to attract more ships to its shores. Minister
Tunnel linking Spain and Morocco back on the agenda after February Rabat meetings
THE governments of Spain and Morocco have restarted talks on a possible 14 kilometre tunnel link between the two countries under the Straits of Gibraltar.