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Mercadona supermarket owner Juan Roig donates €1.5million to repair flood-damaged parks and squares in Valencia

Leading supermarket boss warns about division between Spaniards as Pedro Sanchez wins investiture vote

MERCADONA supermarket chain president, Juan Roig, issued a stark warning on Thursday about Spain’s political situation as Pedro Sanchez secured a second term as prime

16 Nov, 2023 @ 18:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Politics·Valencian Community

Tourist Visiting Spain's Barcelona Has €800,000 Gold Watch Ripped Off Him

British couple are robbed of €60k watch during terrifying attack in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara

A PAIR of British tourists were mugged of a luxury watch worth €60,000 while walking down a street in San Pedro Alcántara. The couple were

16 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Fresh hopes for ‘world’s biggest nightclub’ in Spain: Privilege in Ibiza gets green light for multi-million euro refurb

IBIZA could once-again be home to the ‘world’s biggest nightclub’ as multi-million refurb plans have been approved. The €8.2 million renovations are part of a

16 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Boss of no-nonsense eviction firm Desokupa demands ‘abusive’ Ibiza couple hand over their pitbull in three days – ‘or else’

THE Desokupa founder has threatened a couple mistreating their pitbull with an ‘eviction’ if they do not hand the dog over within three days. Lia

16 Nov, 2023 @ 17:30

Ibiza·Lead

Gibraltar readies for more EU talks as Pedro Sanchez returns as PM and Cameron becomes UK Foreign Secretary

THE successful vote of Pedro Sanchez as President of Spain with Catalan support and Cameron’s return to the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary could boost Gibraltar

16 Nov, 2023 @ 16:48

Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nolotil almost killed me… I’m still traumatised after the painkiller given to me by a hospital in Spain left me unable to walk or eat’

BRITISH expat Patrick Clancy went into hospital for a routine shoulder operation and left six weeks later after a near-death brush with a controversial drug

16 Nov, 2023 @ 16:46

Alicante·EXCLUSIVE·Health·Lead·Must Read

Drug driver travels 28km on the wrong side of the motorway with three young friends in the car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A YOUNG motorist was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday morning after driving for 28 kilometres of the wrong carriageway of the A-7

16 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Do you use a car phone mount while driving in Spain? You could receive a fine from police

DRIVERS who use car phone mounts have been warned they could receive fines from Spanish traffic cops. If your device blocks your vision from behind

16 Nov, 2023 @ 15:54

Lead

Shock figures over consequences of smoking in Spain's Balearic Islands

Shock figures reveal the health effects of smoking in Spain’s Balearic Islands

MORE than one in 10 people in the Balearic Islands suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), according to new Ministry of Health figures. The

16 Nov, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Health·Ibiza·Mallorca·Menorca

Renfe sale: Young person’s railcard is reduced from €50 to just €6, offering discounts of up to 30%

SPANISH rail network Renfe has announced a €44 sale on their young person’s railcard, which offers travellers discounts of up to 30%. The sale applies

16 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

This island in Spain is among the 12 best places to visit in Europe next year – according to Conde Nast

CONDE Nast has revealed Europe’s top destinations to visit in 2024 and a Spanish island has made the list. Every year, the travel magazine chooses

16 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

Former Tourism Minister in Spain's Mallorca accuses hotels of exploiting staff

Mallorca’s former tourism minister in hot water for suggesting hoteliers exploit staff

MALLORCA hoteliers have slammed the island’s former tourism minister for branding them ‘exploiters’ in a speech at the Balearic parliament. Iago Negueruela criticised the government

16 Nov, 2023 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

Pedro Sanchez voted back in as Spain’s prime minister after securing controversial support of Catalan separatists

PEDRO SANCHEZ was voted back in as prime minister by lawmakers in the Spanish parliament on Thursday, bringing to an end nearly four months of

16 Nov, 2023 @ 13:15

Lead·Must Read·Politics

‘Indian Summer’ to end next week on Spain’s Mallorca as temperatures set to plummet as heavy rain and strong winds strike

A COLD polar front will radically change Mallorca’s weather next week with temperatures falling by around ten degrees according to the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet). The

16 Nov, 2023 @ 13:01

Balearic Islands·Mallorca·Weather

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Playa del Duque with pool – € 375,000

Apartment Playa del Duque, Tenerife 2 beds 2 baths € 375,000 Clear Blue Skies is delighted to present this ground floor apartment in

16 Nov, 2023 @ 12:04

Featured Property

Ex-judge and prosecutor given jail time for breaking the law during high profile investigations in Spain’s Mallorca

A FORMER Mallorca judge and prosecutor who broke the law during a probe into corruption within the Palma Policia Local have both been jailed for

16 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Taylor Swift ‘is looking for a house in Spain’s Mallorca’

TAYLOR Swift is reportedly house hunting in Mallorca after visiting the area earlier this year. According to the Sun, who did not cite a source,

16 Nov, 2023 @ 10:48

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Customs catch up with men as they try to load 20,000 cigarettes from Gibraltar

CUSTOMS arrested two Spaniards and seized 20,000 cigarettes just as they were about to load them onto a waiting boat at Catalan Bay car-park. The

16 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

La Viñuela town hall doubles down in stand-off with residents by threatening to cut off their water in scandalous water bills saga in Spain’s Malaga

RESIDENTS hit with exorbitant water bills have decried ‘bully boy’ tactics after their town hall started threatening to cut off their water. The mostly expat

15 Nov, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

Brits will continue flocking to Spain’s Benidorm ‘despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids’, say tourism experts

BENIDORM is gearing up for a bumper 2024 for tourism with the UK its biggest international market, despite negative tabloid stories that city officials have

15 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Moroccan Royal Family member visits after Gibraltar seals deal with Tangier for closer links

A MEMBER of Morocco’s Royal Family was in Gibraltar last week after the British territory signed a deal to expand trade, cultural and sporting links

15 Nov, 2023 @ 17:24

Gibraltar

French expat, 25, is arrested after ‘setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out of €200,000

A 25-YEAR-OLD Frenchman has been arrested in the Valencia area on 104 counts of fraud and money laundering after tricking online buyers to purchase goods

15 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Walking topless or with sex dolls is banned in Malaga from TODAY: These are the new rules that can bring huge fines if broken

PARTYGOERS could be fined up to €750 for walking topless or carrying sex dolls in Malaga from today. The legislation, which has been underway since

15 Nov, 2023 @ 16:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain will be the fastest growing economy out of the EU’s ‘big four’ over the next two years, says Brussels – outpacing Germany, France and Italy

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION says it expects Spain to be the fastest growing of the four major economies in the eurozone until 2025. Brussels’ calculations predict

15 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Spain cracks down on post-Brexit 90-day rule as dozens of Brits are refused entry at the Gibraltar border

SPAIN is cracking down on the 90/180 day rule after denying entry to dozens of Brits at the Gibraltar border in a single day. According

15 Nov, 2023 @ 15:38

Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Stunning photo of Mallorca taken from Barcelona defies science – just how did the photographer do it?

AN INCREDIBLE photo of Mallorca taken from Barcelona a full 200km distant has wowed viewers and delivered a rare lesson in atmospheric refraction. Catalan photographer

15 Nov, 2023 @ 15:15

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca

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