Following the footsteps of Lorca: Meet three women authors inspired by Spain’s Alpujarras
Three amazing women authors of La Alpujarra talk to Jo Chipchase about their lives and latest works
New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain
CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating property
Sea water temperature in Spain’s Costa del Sol to remain below 20ºC over next few days
AFTER reaching record highs at the start of the month, the sea water temperature along the Costa del Sol will remain relatively cool over the
Spain’s Costa del Sol expects to close August with hotels at 86%occupancy rate—surpassing previous forecasts
THE Association of Hotel Entrepreneurs of the Costa del Sol (AEHCOS) estimates that the month of August will end with a hotel occupancy rate of
EXCLUSIVE: Residents feared for their homes when multiple fronts of flames raced towards their homes in L’Atzubia last night
Many expat residents were forced to flee their homes in fear as the giant wall of flames approached. One, Chloe Modrekelidze send the Olive Press
WATCH: A wall of flames raced towards the A23 motorway in Spain’s Valencia province, Sierra de Javalambre
GUSTING thirty mile an hour winds fanned the flames towards a number of villages including Toras, Viver and Teresa. Only a handful of helicopters and
Police in Spain seize six tons of hashish in UK-backed drug op off Huelva coast
SPANISH and British police have worked together to raid a sailing boat loaded with six tons of hashish 130 miles off the Huelva coast. The
Olive farmers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas set to forget harvest as production costs soar
OLIVE farmers in the Valencian Community may forget this year’s harvest as the costs of olive-picking and making olive oil are too high. Extreme weather
Police make 15 arrests in Malaga over Spain residency scam
POLICE have seized accounts and property worth about €1.7 million from a Malaga agency that provided fake residency documents to Chinese nationals. National Police arrested
British tourist sexually assaulted by Ibiza tattoo parlour owner in Spain’s Balearic Islands
A 47-year old Ibiza tattoo parlour owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sexually assaulting a female client. He was detained last Thursday
Busy summer for Benidorm ‘accessible beach’ points on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council says over 5,000 people have used their three accessible beach points in June and July. An accessible beach point is an area where
Driver injured after car flips over on Malaga ring road causing tailbacks
A CAR that flipped over onto its roof has slowed traffic on the MA-20 motorway out of Malaga, leaving its driver injured, authorities said. The
Riddle of body found semi-submerged in water by dam in Valencia area of Spain
THE body of a 35-year-old man was recovered on Monday in Valencia Province after emergency services were called by someone who sighted it. It was
Mercedes owner fined after driving car into the sea at beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A motorist has been fined €751 for taking his Mercedes car onto a Santa Pola beach and driving it into the water to tow away
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in San Augustin / Sant Agusti with pool garage – € 595,000
Apartment San Augustin / Sant AgustÃ, Majorca 2 beds 1 baths € 595,000 FOR SALE!!! Bright apartment of 102 m2 + 8 m2
Rissaga: What you need to know about the meteotsunami warning issued in Spain’s Balearic IslandsÂ
SPAIN’S weather agency has activated an alert in the Balearic Islands for a weather phenomenon known as ‘rissaga’ which causes sudden wave swells of at
1,500 people evacuated as worst fire in a decade rages on in Alicante Province area of Spain
THE massive fire in the Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province is reportedly still ‘very active’ on Tuesday morning. It’s the biggest blaze in a
EXPLAINED: How easy is it for a Brit to take their Spanish driving test?
BRITISH expat Mike Sedgwick shared his personal experience of taking the Spanish driving test after finding himself among the thousands of Brits left unable to
Seven people injured after explosion on Costa Blanca pleasure boat in Spain
SEVEN people including three children were treated for minor burns and bruises after an explosion on a pleasure boat in Calpe on Monday. The craft
Black bank holiday weekend for motorcyclists in Spain’s Andalucia: six deaths in three days
THE long weekend of August 15 has proved to be particularly tragic for motorcyclists in Andalucia, seeing the region’s roads claim six lives in six
Firefighters in Spain’s Malaga called out to rescue drone pilot in dire straits
FIREFIGHTERS are often called out to rescue cats stuck in trees or high places, well yesterday, Monday August 15, firefighters from Malaga city were called
Spain’s Fuengirola maintains free pet adoption campaign launched in 2019
‘PET-friendly’ Fuengirola plans to maintain its free animal adoption initiative, launched three years ago, with its zero-euthanasia policy. Adopting a dog or a cat is
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thief steals bag on beach during TV interview with tourist on ‘delights’ of Barcelona
IT isn’t quite the publicity Barcelona was hoping for. A television interview with tourists about what they love about visiting the Catalan capital demonstrated one
Man dies after being stung by wasp in Murcia area of Spain
A 51-year-old man died in Murcia City on Monday after a wasp stung him. The man passed out shortly after 8.00 am on a street
IN PICS: Richard Gere and Antonio Banderas join guests at Marbella’s Starlite Gala on Spain’s Costa del Sol
MARBELLA’S Starlite festival was celebrated on Sunday, August 15 with some famous faces adding a bit of Hollywood glamour. It was the thirteenth edition of
WATCH: Beach chaos after ‘mini tsunami’ surprises bathers in Cadiz, southwestern Spain
AN unusually fast and high tide sparked chaos at a crowded beach in Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz province of Andalucia, on Saturday when it