Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Costa del Sol
A SMALL earthquake has rumbled the Costa del Sol. The 1.6 magnitude tremor was registered at 05:30am on Tuesday at a depth of 84 metres.
BREAKING: Pedro Sanchez will seek to extend Spain’s state of alarm by 15 days following pact with centre-right Ciudadanos
THE Spanish Government will seek to extend the state of alarm by two weeks tomorrow. It comes after prime minister Pedro Sanchez agreed a pact
HUMMUS HEROES: Expat teams up with Spanish chef and Israeli businessman to feed over 200 healthcare workers throughout two-month coronavirus lockdown
The dream team delivered food to over 200 healthcare workers at Son Espases Hospital throughout the two-month lockdown
POLL: Spain’s ruling PSOE would win general election if held tomorrow, suggesting it has ‘got it right’ on coronavirus crisis
THE PSOE would win the most votes if a general election were held tomorrow. According to a CIS poll, the ruling party would garner 31.1%
Andalucia invests €171 million into prevention of forest fires
THE Junta de Andalucia has invested a cool €171 million into its fire fighting and prevention department (Infoca Plan) in preparation for the upcoming fire
Spain’s stunning Alhambra in Granada adapts spaces and hygiene conditions to reopen ‘as soon as possible’
The Alhambra is working on the adaptation of spaces for reopening.
WATCH: Pool club goes up in flames on eve of reopening for summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but will be open for business today
A POPULAR Marbella pool club has gone up in flames the night before it was set to reopen for the summer season. Video footage shared
IN PICS: Thirsty Spaniards and expats hit cafes and bars as Costa del Sol enters Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus deescalation
The next stage of Spain's coronavirus deescalation plan saw many bars and cafes throw open their doors for the first time in nine weeks
Spanish motorsport legend Fernando Alonso primed for F1 return, says long-term boss Briatore
FERNANDO Alonso’s long-term manager Flavio Briatore has tipped the Spanish motorsport stalwart for a return to F1 in 2021 after a year out. In an
Ryanair slams rival airline handouts as it records €1 billion profit pre-COVID-19
LEADING budget airline Ryanair has recorded profits of €1 billion during the 2019 financial year. This marks an increase of €117 million on 2018, according
SNIFFED OUT: Drug gang of eight people who hid weed and hash in cases of garlic arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Cordoba
POLICE have sniffed out a drugs smuggling gang who hid cannabis in shipments of garlic. Officers arrested eight people, based in Cordoba and Benalmadena and
Air Nostrum to resume inter-island flights in Spain’s Balearic Islands from MAY 24 as government promises to stop ‘abusive’ prices
The announcement comes after the airline reached an agreement with the Government of the Balearic Islands to restart flights between Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca
Spain’s lottery operator reopens ticket sales and reschedules all suspended draws – dates here
LOTTERIES have today returned to Spain after two months of inactivity due to the coronavirus lockdown. LoterÃas y Apuestas del Estado (Spain’s state-owned lottery operator)
HALF of Spain ‘will not holiday’ in 2020 while domestic spots like Costa del Sol more popular than breaks abroad
HALF of Spaniards have said they will not go on holiday this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A new survey has also revealed that
Man reports ‘fake police break-in’ in Spain’s Andalucia but is then arrested himself as officer sniffs out his 400 cannabis plants
A SUSPECTED cannabis grower has been arrested after he called police over a break-in by fake Guardia Civil officers. The 47-year-old, dubbed JAMR, was arrested
Tensions boil over as residents confront group of 25 people who ‘ignored social distancing’ at packed bar in Spain’s Mallorca
Residents had become enraged after watching a group of 25 people huddled together at a popular bar on Calle Sant Magi in Santa Catalina
Spain hints at making face masks in public mandatory from next week to prevent second coronavirus wave
THE use of masks in public spaces could become mandatory across Spain next week. Health Minister Salvador Illa told regional leaders in a meeting today
Spain’s coronavirus lockdown exercise times will no longer apply in these 84 Malaga municipalities
PEDRO Sanchez has announced that municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants can abandon the specific timetables for outdoor individual exercise and walks from tomorrow. The
What can you do in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan?
WHILE Malaga, Granada and parts of Valencia are looking forward to entering Phase 1 of the COVID-19 de-escalation plan tomorrow, other areas will be passing
Plenty of Brits will be committing to Spain post-coronavirus lockdown, predicts property expert Campbell Ferguson
WELL, well, well. Demand, no surprise, has virtually ceased in the Spanish property market, though a few committed buyers are hanging in there and there
OPINION: Claiming summer 2020 is ‘dead’ is the pessimism we don’t need from our Andalucia leaders right now
WITH Semana Santa cancelled, the feria season binned and a day at the beach a distant memory, what could possibly come next? The scrapping of
COVID-19: Donkeys in Costa del Sol’s Mijas are being well cared for, exercised and fed during Spain’s coronavirus crisis, insists council
The town hall added that their ‘burro taxi’ owners are also being given sizeable tax breaks this year to make up for the huge loss
BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death toll drops below 100 in lowest figure since March 12
SPAIN has seen a new low in daily COVID-19 deaths after recording just 87 in the past 24 hours. The figure was revealed by Pedro
GAZPACHO: When life gives you squishy tomatoes left in the boot of your car during coronavirus lockdown, make Spain’s signature summer soup!
FOR the last two months they have been holed up in Granada following a coronavirus travel nightmare (see Olive Press Issue 340). But now British couple
Amanda Butler is hoping Spain’s Balearic Islands can be a leader in eco-construction after coronavirus
I implore our governments, and our developers and builders, to learn from this
Coronavirus will rip a few roof tiles off Spain’s property market but it’s resilient enough to escape structural damage, writes Adam Neale
CORONAVIRUS AND ADVICE FOR SELLERS A crisis always creates opportunities. For real-estate buyers, this can be good news. For sellers, it may mean lower expectations,
