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PLAN YOUR HOLIDAYS: Six amazing places to visit in Spain during 2023 that should be on your bucket list

WHEN visiting a country like Spain, determining how to make the most of your stay can be a difficult task, writes Shannon Chaffers. Of course,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Rain and snow storms batter Mallorca and rest of Spain’s Balearic Islands

STORM Juliette has left significant amounts and rain and snow in the Balaeric Islands with power cuts and closed roads causing problems in Mallorca, which

28 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·Weather

Popular medicines used to treat flu, cold under review in Spain over brain disease risks

Hundreds of medicines used to treat colds or flu are under review in Spain due to risk of brain diseases. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)

28 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Driver causes chaos by driving on wrong side of busy Valencia area motorway in Spain

THE Guardia Civil have tracked down a motorist who caused chaos in early January by driving on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in

28 Feb, 2023 @ 13:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Nightmare journey on Costa del Sol buses

Road to Mandalay: My nightmare on the Costa del Sol’s buses

I HAD been set the challenge of getting from Duquesa to La Cala de Mijas via public transport. Two coastal resorts on the Costa del

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:17

Malaga

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Orba with pool – € 160,000

Orba, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 160,000 2 bedroom apartment, Orba, Costa BlancaBeautifully maintained and presented apartment located in the centre of

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:05

Featured Property

Costa Blanca 'Good Samaritan' is kidnapped by house guests but escapes after being thrown 'bound and gagged' into car boot

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area

A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim,

28 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

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

Spain's annual inflation rate falls to 2.2% with food price rises slowing further

Inflation rate in Spain is on the up again as electricity bills and food and drink get more expensive

Inflation is still stalking the Spanish economy as the latest data puts price increases from February last year at an annualised rate of 6.1%. This

28 Feb, 2023 @ 11:56

Business & Finance·Lead

Airport strikes in Spain are called off in huge relief for travellers ahead of December holiday

Spain’s airport operator returns to making a profit for first time since pandemic

SPAIN’S airport operator Aena recorded an annual net profit in 2022 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The firm that

28 Feb, 2023 @ 11:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Blas Infante: Who was the ‘father of Andalucia’ killed by a Francoist firing squad in 1936?

THIS year Andalucia Day falls on Tuesday – February 28 – as Spain’s most populous region enjoys a deserved day of rest. The annual public

28 Feb, 2023 @ 10:24

Andalucia·Lead

Spain’s national railway company, Renfe, spends more than €400,000 to remove graffiti from Andalucian trains

EVERY year, thousands of trains are vandalized and last year’s graffiti cleaning costs tallied €413,000 in Andalucia alone. In addition to the cost, there are

28 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Restaurant in Spain’s Marbella awarded ‘sun’ in prestigious Repsol Guide

A RESTAURANT in Malaga province has received a ‘sun’ distinction from the prestigious Repsol Guide, a respected authority on Spanish cuisine. At the ceremony in

28 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Court in Spain gives man one-year jail term for slapping wife during live TikTok stream

A MAN who assaulted his wife during a live broadcast via the social network TikTok has been sentenced to a year in prison by a

27 Feb, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Travelodge budget hotel chain plans major expansion across Spain

UK low-cost hotel chain Travelodge says it wants to expand its portfolio in Spain after announcing an acquisition in Madrid. Travelodge has 570 outlets in

27 Feb, 2023 @ 20:00

Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Two men and a girlfriend arrested for kidnapping and torture over missing drugs and weapon stash in Spain’s Malaga

Three people have been arrested for kidnapping and torturing two men for four hours over a missing stash of drugs and weapons. The two victims

27 Feb, 2023 @ 19:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Corruption prosecutors in Spain seeking 15-year jail term for former interior minister in ‘Operation Kitchen’

THE ANTI-CORRUPTION public prosecutor at Spain’s High Court has called for former interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz to be given a 15-year prison sentence as

27 Feb, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Big Ceramics Showcase Returns To Spain's Valencia After Two Year Absence

Major international ceramics showcase returns to Spain’s Valencia after two-year absence

SPAIN’S biggest ceramics producing region- the Valencian Community- is highlighting the sector in the return of the annual Cevisama fair. The event in Valencia was

27 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

Mother kills baby before surviving leap off house roof in Spain’s Valencia

TRAGEDY struck the Valencia province town of Villamarxant on Monday when a mother killed her baby before trying to take her own life by leaping

27 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Andalucian Hymn to be sung by David Bisbal during Andalucia Day celebrations

DAVID Bisbal, the Almerian singer, will sing the Himno de Andalucia in commemoration of Andalucia day. Bisbal will perform at the Teatro de la Maestranza

27 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Sevilla

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

Drug lord wanted by UK police finally arrested in Spain

A UK drug lord wanted over smuggling cocaine, ketamine, heroin and cannabis into the country has been arrested in Spain. Policia Nacional agents arrested the

27 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

King Felipe opens World Mobile Congress in Spain’s Barcelona

OVER 80,000 people are expected to attend Barcelona’s World Mobile Congress(WMC) over the next four days, after it was officially opened on Monday by King

27 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Technology

Pharmacist Gets Cheap Medicine For Illegal Sale By Cloning Health Cards In Spain's Alicante Area

Pharmacist clones health cards to get cheap medicine for sales racket in Spain’s Alicante area

A pharmacist, 39, in the Cocentaina area of Alicante province has been arrested for illegally obtaining prescription medicines and selling them off to elderly customers.

27 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain most at risk of climate change effects according to alarming new report

Spain is one of the EU countries most at risk from the climate crisis, according to an alarming report from a Spanish think-tank. Madrid-based Instituto

27 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Over half a tonne of cocaine smuggled into Spain among bananas found in Malaga port

Over 600 kilos of cocaine worth €21 million were seized in the port of Malaga on Monday, hidden among a shipment of bananas from South

27 Feb, 2023 @ 13:39

British woman dies after pit bull dog attack on road in Spain's Valencia

British expat dies after being ravaged by pit bull dog on road in Spain’s Valencia

A British woman, 67, died in Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Saturday after being attacked by a pit bull dog that she took into safe-keeping

27 Feb, 2023 @ 12:58