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Gibraltar pays tribute to murdered British MP Sir David Amess, ‘a great friend and regular visitor to the Rock’

THE GIBRALTAR Government has issued a statement regarding the murder of the British Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, calling the violent act ‘an attack on

18 Oct, 2021 @ 19:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Meet the mysterious three men who penned the prize winning Carmen Mola novel

THREE male TV scriptwriters were awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola. The world’s highest paying literary trophy was awarded

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Costa Blanca Fraudster Accused Of Spreading Hate Messages Against Spain's Guardia Civil

Costa Blanca fraudster arrested for online hate messages against Spain’s Guardia Civil

A con man is behind bars for a 2010 fraud after allegedly using over 4,300 social media profiles to spread hate messages against the Guardia

18 Oct, 2021 @ 18:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month. Not far behind is the United

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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Man gored in the face during bullrunning fiesta in Spain’s Castellon

A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been seriously injured after being gored in the first bullfighting weekend since the start of the pandemic in the town of

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

‘Female’ winner of Spain’s €1m Planeta literary prize turns out to be three middle-aged men

A POPULAR novel with a mysterious author has won the 70th Planeta Prize. The €1m Planeta award — the world’s highest paying literary trophy —

18 Oct, 2021 @ 16:31

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Drunk motorist's car hits five people on a pavement in Torrevieja area of Spain's Costa Blanca

Drunk motorist’s car climbs pavement to hit five people in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE people were mowed down by a drunk driver in Torrevieja on Sunday morning(October 17) Two of those hit at around 4.00 am were taken

18 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Expat ‘gang leader’ arrested in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol after €250mn cocaine bust in mid Atlantic

THREE people have been arrested on the Costa del Sol after a massive haul of cocaine was found on a yacht in the Atlantic. A

18 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

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WATCH: Candle factory goes up in flames in Spain’s Barcelona

FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain an enormous blaze that broke out at a Barcelona candle factory late Sunday evening and continued to burn throughout the night.

18 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Finestrat with pool – € 545,000

Villa Finestrat, Alicante 4 beds 4 baths € 545,000 The residential complex is located in one of the most charming spots of the

18 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Benidorm hosts official launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Costa Blanca area of Spain

BENIDORM hosted the official launch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal last Saturday(October 16) in what is the RBL’s centenary year. The annual parade

18 Oct, 2021 @ 12:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Irish man stabbed but won't reveal attacker's name to police on Costa Blanca

European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO members of a European ‘hugging’ robbery gang have been detained on the northern Costa Blanca. Police said the group have notched up arrests in

18 Oct, 2021 @ 11:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Who can request the new aid of €100 per child from the Spanish Government?

THE Spanish Government has given the green light to additional funding that the Minister of Social Rights hopes will help tackle child poverty in Spain.

18 Oct, 2021 @ 10:16

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

Explainer: Everything you need to know about a pension plan in Spain

AS stated in the General State Budgets for 2022, the Spanish government wants to introduce changes to tax relief on contributions to individual and occupational

17 Oct, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

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How La Nucia, a town inland from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca, became a green role model

A SPANISH town is becoming a model for how to run a municipality on a sound ecological basis. Just a few kilometres from the brash

17 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The bell ringing is the sound of happiness and good cheer

By Benny Davis SOME readers may have read my `retirement´ announcement in a previous Olive Press issue. Nearly 90 now and suffering from cancer, it

17 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Union with pool garage – € 88,500

Apartment La Unión, Murcia 2 beds 2 baths € 88,500 Beautiful apartments in a typical Ibiza-style residential urbanization with communal pool, gardens and

17 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Green and grumpy in the Glastonbury of Spain

I LONG had a feeling Christian Brueckner – the current prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann mystery – would have links to Orgiva, with its

17 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

What you need to know about the wild mushroom hunting craze that grips Spain each autumn

AS the sun sets on summer, mushroom hunters across Spain take up the challenge of tracking down their favourite wild and wonderful edible fungi, found

17 Oct, 2021 @ 11:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Nature

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SQUID GAME: Did Netflix drama take a cue from iconic housing estate in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

IT is the Korean TV series that has proved a massive hit. Squid Game, the dystopian tale where contestants play children’s games with the penalty

17 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Lead·Property

El Claustro Desmantelado Del Monasterio De Ovila (1)

The man who moved monasteries: How an American art dealer bought up Spain’s Medieval heritage and shipped it back home

By Shannon Chaffers

17 Oct, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

DGT attempts to solve the mystery of how to navigate a roundabout in Spain without causing an accident

SPAIN’S DGT have issued a new plea to drivers in Spain to learn how to navigate around roundabouts safely after it emerged one in ten

16 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Other News

Erling Haaland can’t seem to get enough of Marbella as star striker is spotted in Costa del Sol resort for third time this year

Sought after striker Erling Haaland has once more been spotted in Marbella. The Borussia Dortmund player, who is the subject of intense transfer speculation to

16 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Sport