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These are the drastic anti-drought measures set to cost Spain’s Andalucia €71million in 2024 – including having water delivered by ships

AS Andalucia waits for rain that never comes, the Junta is set to launch a raft of increasingly extreme measures to counter the most prolonged

6 Dec, 2023 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Enormous cocaine bust in Galicia: Police warehouse raid finds 7.2 TONNES stashed among frozen fish

A FRESH mega cocaine bust has seen authorities confiscate a staggering 7.2 tonnes of the white stuff from a warehouse in Galicia. The seizure was

6 Dec, 2023 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm’s new bullring and other projects to lose EU cash as deadline approaches

PLANS to convert Benidorm’s bullring into a cultural hub which were first announced in January 2021 have been postponed, as the council didn’t act fast

6 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Gibraltar Chief Minister says he hopes Christmas ‘good will’ can push EU treaty talks ‘forward’

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo said he is hoping the ‘good will’ of Christmas can help push EU treaty talks ‘forward in some way, if we

6 Dec, 2023 @ 09:09

Gibraltar

Why December 6 Is A Very Important Holiday In Spain

EXPLAINER: Why December 6 is a very important holiday for Spain

CONSTITUTION Day is a bank holiday across Spain every December 6 and marks the anniversary of the referendum which approved a new constitution for the

6 Dec, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Four teenagers who ‘threw rocks on cars travelling on the A-7 motorway in Spain’s Marbella’ are quizzed by police

A GROUP of teenagers caused chaos in Marbella on Monday morning by throwing rocks from an overpass at cars driving along the motorway. The gang,

5 Dec, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca to break all-time arrivals record this year as Valencia president calls for second runway

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has predicted that Alicante-Elche airport will close 2023 with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists. The Valencian leader said

5 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s new government at risk, as five Podemos deputies break away from coalition partner Sumar

THE FIVE deputies in Spain’s Congress who belong to the Podemos party have decided to break away from the leftist alliance Sumar, which is the

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:50

Politics

This city on the Costa del Sol is the best place in SPAIN for expats to set up a business, new figures suggest

A NEW study has revealed the best place in Spain for foreigners to set up a business and it’s on the Costa del Sol. The

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:25

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Opera fans shocked by classic work transferred to brothel and featuring nude dancers in Spain's Madrid

Opera fans shocked by classic work using brothel setting with nude dancers in Spain’s Madrid

OPERA and theatre goers around the world are used to modern-day interpretations of classic works but a Madrid audience was stunned by a new ‘brothel-set’

5 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

La Cultura·Madrid

How the seed of this green fruit grown in Spain helps with anti-ageing

SPAIN is home to many delicious and nutritious foods, but did you know the strange way eating one fruit could help with anti-ageing? Often eaten

5 Dec, 2023 @ 16:38

Health·Lead

WATCH: Vintage video from 1962 shows how Spain’s Costa del Sol looked before the arrival of mass tourism

5 Dec, 2023 @ 16:19

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

WATCH: Adorable chocolate labrador joins the local police on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being rescued

AN ADORABLE chocolate labrador has not only joined the local police force in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol, but has also been chosen to

5 Dec, 2023 @ 15:44

Lead·Malaga

Top Gibraltar scientists still puzzled over source of Legionnaire’s disease that infected four people

THE cause of the four cases of Legionnaire’s Disease remains a mystery in Gibraltar as investigations continue, its government said after a new strategic meeting.

5 Dec, 2023 @ 15:17

Gibraltar·Health

Ramon, 94, pushes his wife's wheelchair due to lack of ambulances

Husband, 94, goes viral in Spain after being forced to push his sick wife on a wheelchair from hospital due to a lack of ambulances

THE PLIGHT of a 94-year-old man from Spain has gone viral on social media after a photo was widely shared of him pushing his wife

5 Dec, 2023 @ 14:46

Catalunya·Health·Lead

Die Bevölkerung von MARBELLA ist stark angewachsen, da Tausende von neuen Einwanderern die Costa del Sol gewählt haben

Mit Sonne, Meer und Sand das ganze Jahr über ist es kein Wunder, dass Marbella schon immer ein beliebter Ort bei Deutschen und anderen Europäern

5 Dec, 2023 @ 14:04

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Mobile phones are BANNED in schools in Spain’s Andalucia: This is what pupils need to know about the new rules

THE Junta de Andalucia has banned mobile phones in schools under strict new rules. Students will not be able to use their phones during the

5 Dec, 2023 @ 13:25

Andalucia·Lead

Do you drive in Spain? These are the 6 daily occurences that will really grind your gears

IT’S no secret among expats that getting behind the wheel in Spain takes some getting used to. After getting your head around driving on the

5 Dec, 2023 @ 13:19

Lead

Population of Marbella swells as thousands of expats move in: These are the areas most popular with foreign residents

MARBELLA’S population has seen a huge rise with thousands of new expats choosing the Costa del Sol. With sun, sea and sand all year round,

5 Dec, 2023 @ 12:56

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

High-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia partially resume with trains as far as Cordoba and Sevilla - Malaga will have to wait

Can I get a refund if my train is delayed or cancelled in Spain? All you need to know about your travel rights

IF you are travelling in Spain and your train is cancelled, do you have a right to a refund? The Olive Press explains. Rail companies

5 Dec, 2023 @ 12:49

Lead·Olive Press Travel

British man, 66, is rescued from the side of a cliff in Spain’s Benidorm

A RESCUE helicopter came to the aid of a British man who got stuck descending a cliff in the Serra Gelada area of Benidorm. The

5 Dec, 2023 @ 12:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

5 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Alhaurin Golf with pool garage – € 470,000

Penthouse Alhaurín Golf, Málaga 5 beds 4 baths € 470,000 LUXURIOUS FRONT LINE GOLF PENTHOUSE WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS AND PRIVATE SOLARIUM IN ALHAURIN

5 Dec, 2023 @ 12:04

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Bank holidays in Spain: When are they in December and what shops will be open?

WHEN are Spain’s December bank holidays and will any shops open their doors? December will see Spaniards enjoy two bank holidays, giving you plenty of

5 Dec, 2023 @ 11:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Music event ticket seller cons dozens of people across Spain who end up out of pocket

A FRAUDSTER conned at least 58 people by selling bogus music concert tickets online with customers getting nothing or at best- just a fake ticket.

5 Dec, 2023 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ed Sheeran is coming to Spain: British star will perform at Gozo Festival in 2024

BRITISH mega star Ed Sheeran is set to play at the Gozo Festival in Spain next year. The festival will take place in Santiago de

5 Dec, 2023 @ 10:35