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‘TOTAL CONCERN’: Spain to China jamon and wine trade decimated by coronavirus that has killed 360 people

Spanish wine exports to China totalled 61.2 million litres in 2018, worth €144 million, while the country is Spain’s fifth largest wine market

3 Feb, 2020 @ 07:29

Food & Drink·Lead

Costa Blanca mayor declares city is ‘planting the future’ as Day Of The Tree is celebrated

GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA kicked off a week of activities yesterday with trees and shrubs planted by 500 local school-children. The mayor, José Luis Sáez, says

2 Feb, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Environment

IT’S JITTERY: Campbell Ferguson gathers evidence to forecast the market trends for 2020 in Spain and further afield

Brexit, the climate crisis, world conflict, but also some good news

2 Feb, 2020 @ 10:02

Business & Finance·Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain·Lead

In the week that most people quit their diets, here are five celebrity-endorsed plans to keep you motivated

This is the week nine out of ten of us who started a weight loss plan at the beginning of the year fall off the

2 Feb, 2020 @ 08:59

Health·Lead

GALLERY: Costa Blanca city hosts massive medieval market, thousands attend

TODAY is the last chance for Olive Press readers to attend one of Costa Blanca’s biggest food festivals. Orihuela’s annual Mercado Medieval started on Friday,

2 Feb, 2020 @ 07:10

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Costa Blanca city explodes in ‘riot of colour’ at annual medieval market

ORIHUELA became a true “riot” of colour, music and food as the annual Mercado Medieval kicked off in great style, this weekend. Hundreds of stalls

1 Feb, 2020 @ 18:25

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

AMAZING VIDEO: Spanish architect strips off to test Europe’s largest overhanging pool, in Murcia

A SPANISH city will soon have the largest cantilevered swimming pool in Europe, the second largest in the world. The Murcia pool is part of

1 Feb, 2020 @ 10:48

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

You NEED to try this croqueta, voted the best in Spain

FOR the second year running, a town in Toledo has won the award for best croqueta in Spain.

1 Feb, 2020 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead

WE’RE OUT: British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol see in Brexit with a dance, a clap and a few pints

A very British way to see in this new era of British history

1 Feb, 2020 @ 02:40

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: China’s killer Coronavirus arrives in Spain as first case confirmed

THE Coronavirus has officially arrived in Spain. It comes after a German man tested positive for the killer virus in La Gomera, on the Canary

31 Jan, 2020 @ 23:37

Lead·National News

The EU needs to respect its own values in talks, says Gibraltar Chief Minister in Brexit Day speech

Gibraltar will only make agreements that will protect its ‘political safety’ at forthcoming EU talks with Spain, said its Chief Minister on Brexit Day.

31 Jan, 2020 @ 23:28

Gibraltar

Unidas Podemos Andalusian leader supports Gibraltar’s right to choose its own future

THE leader of Unidas Podemos in Andalusia supported Gibraltar’s right to self-determination when she met the Chief Minister today.

31 Jan, 2020 @ 22:50

Gibraltar·Lead

Near-record temperatures to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol THIS WEEKEND

DEPRESSED Brits can melt away their Brexit blues away this weekend as near-record temperatures are set to hit the Costa del Sol. According to weather

31 Jan, 2020 @ 18:18

Lead·Malaga

BREXIT: As Britain leaves the EU, here’s how British expats across Spain are preparing for tonight and the next 11 months

"I’ll be sitting indoors crying tonight, I’ll be having a strong cup of coffee"

31 Jan, 2020 @ 17:57

Lead·Malaga

Instant telephone translation launches in Spain offering emergency interpretation for €1.57 a minute – info here

A TELEPHONE translation service has just launched in Spain offering instant Spanish-English interpretation for max. €1.57 per minute. My Friend in Spain puts English-language, non-Spanish speakers

31 Jan, 2020 @ 17:51

Business & Finance·Sponsored

OPINION: British expats in Spain must accept Brexit – but we will not let it define us

I STILL remember it like it was yesterday. After filming with ITV at a bar in the British expat haven of La Duquesa, we huddled

31 Jan, 2020 @ 17:48

Lead

IN PICS: As Brexit day hits Spain, the Olive Press remains firmly European

Once the clock strikes 12 tonight, we will not stop fighting for the rights of expats and Spaniards alike

31 Jan, 2020 @ 17:35

Lead

Unfancied Russian wins £30,000 top prize at the Gibraltar chess open after exciting tie-break

Young chess star David Paravyan from Russia won the Gibraltar International Chess festival after a thrilling final against Hao Wang from China.

31 Jan, 2020 @ 17:18

Gibraltar

As Coronavirus is declared global health emergency, Gibraltar gets ready for the worst

HEALTH chiefs met with government ministers, police and essential services this week to plan against the coronavirus threat and give out health warnings.

31 Jan, 2020 @ 16:24

Gibraltar