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130,000 kilos of tomatoes ready for return of Spain’s world-famous La Tomatina festival in Valencia

THE world-famous La Tomatina festival returns to fill the streets of Buñol in a big tomato fight on Wednesday after a two-year enforced break due

26 Aug, 2022 @ 15:45

Castellon·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Coldplay return to Spain announcing three tour dates in Barcelona in May 2023

BRITISH band Coldplay have announced they will play three dates at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona next spring after a seven year break from Spain.

26 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Iberia Express cancels 92 flights ahead of cabin crew strike in Spain

AIRLINE Iberia Express has cancelled 92 flights ahead of a ten-day crew strike that starts on Sunday. Among the scrapped services are connections from Madrid

26 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Sevilla

Michael Portillo shares poignant journey following in footsteps of his exiled father who fled Franco during Spain’s Civil War

Former UK minister celebrates his 40th wedding anniversary and retraces his father’s steps during his civil war escape from Spain

26 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Oliva with pool – € 125,500

Apartment Oliva, Valencia 2 beds 1 baths € 125,500 Super two bedroom one bathroom first floor maisionette; light bright and easy to maintain.

26 Aug, 2022 @ 13:05

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Health Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca Gets Daubed With Covid Grafitti After Patient Refuses To Wear Mask

Costa Blanca health centre in Spain gets daubed with graffiti after patient refuses to wear protective mask

AN Alicante Province health centre wall was daubed in graffiti hours after a patient angrily refused to wear a mask. It was far from an

26 Aug, 2022 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Turn round for polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia with best August scientific data in six years

The state of Mar Menor lagoon is better than at the end of last summer, according to the Mar Menor Scientific Committee. That’s despite fears

26 Aug, 2022 @ 12:13

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Spain’s parliament green lights energy-saving measures

CONGRESS on Thursday backed the government’s energy-saving plan by 187 votes to 161 with one abstention. The package, part of a European Union plan to

26 Aug, 2022 @ 11:19

Lead·National News

Cuatro Plazas De Policia Local En El Ayuntamiento De Velez Malaga

Knife-wielding tyre slasher suspect arrested in Spain’s Malaga for puncturing 22 vehicles

POLICE arrested a man who allegedly punctured the wheels of at least 22 vehicles during a crazed morning slashing spree in the city of Malaga.

26 Aug, 2022 @ 10:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Over hundred drivers in Spain’s Malaga test positive for alcohol or drugs in latest DGT road campaign

THE latest DGT (The Directorate-General for Traffic) road campaign ‘Operation August 15’ in Spain’s Malaga has tallied over hundred road users driving under the influence

26 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Cold snap will bring rain and snow to Spain this weekend: Storm will blow in from Greenland - these are the affected areas

WEATHER: Warmer than average autumn—with torrential rains—forecast for Spain

SPAIN braces for a warmer than average Autumn, with more heat and drought expected, but also the threat of torrential rains. The coming season, although

26 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Weather

Corrupt former mayor gets convicted and jailed for taking public cash on Spain's Costa Blanca

Far-right British extremist based on Spain’s Costa Blanca in extradition setback over inciting racist attacks in UK

THE National Court has approved the extradition of a Costa Blanca-based far-right British extremist on two counts of inciting racist attacks in the United Kingdom.

25 Aug, 2022 @ 18:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Tragedy in Tenerife: British boy, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool

Europa Pool reopens and marina taps reconnected as Gibraltar water reserves flood back

AUTHORITIES have agreed to re-open the Europa Pool and allow marinas to use freshwater as reservoirs continue to fill up after this summer’s water crisis.

25 Aug, 2022 @ 18:01

Gibraltar·Lead

Woman Dies During Costa Blanca Bull Run To Become Seventh Victim This Summer In Spain's Valencia Region

Woman killed during Costa Blanca bull run becomes seventh summer victim in Spain’s Valencia region

A woman, 73, was fatally gored during the Beniarbeig bull runs on Thursday. The victim was a French national who lived a few kilometres away

25 Aug, 2022 @ 17:42

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Body Of Missing Octogenarian Found At Murcia Region Farm In Spain

Body of missing octogenarian found at farm- 8 kms from Alicante area home in Spain

A missing Belgian man has been found dead on a farm some eight kilometres away from his Alicante Province home. 82-year-old Hugo Dewulf was last

25 Aug, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Lead·Murcia

EXCLUSIVE: Shocking video shows British women manhandled by bouncers at Marbella nightclub on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SHOCKING video reveals the brutish behaviour of bouncers towards a group of British women after a row broke out a nightclub in the glitzy

25 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Costa De Valencia, Escuela De Español Photo9

Get ready to learn Spanish in Valencia with official accreditation from the Instituto Cervantes

The Costa de Valencia, escuela de español is a registered Examination Centre for DELE Spanish diplomas and the CCSE and the SIELE certificates. It is

25 Aug, 2022 @ 14:57

Education·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists attacked after chasing female bag snatchers from Mallorca beach in Spain

TWO foreign tourists chased after two female robbers who snatched their bags from Palma beach on Monday. The women, aged 32 and 34, stole the

25 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Xisca Perello Acompaña A Rafa Nadal Durante Su Sesion De Fotos En Paris

Rafa Nadal’s pregnant wife admitted into hospital with ‘minor complications’

JUST days before Spain’s tennis ace is due to play in the US Open, the expectant parents faced a scare with Rafael Nadal’s wife admitted

25 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Puerto de Mazarron with pool – € 335,000

Villa Puerto de Mazarron, Murcia 3 beds 2 baths € 335,000 DETCHED Chalet located in Bolnuevo, El Comar standing on a plot of

25 Aug, 2022 @ 13:05

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Spain's Government 'corrects' Transport Minister Within Minutes Over Mask Wearing Announcement For Air Travel

Spain’s government changes inaccurate mask wearing announcement for air travel

CONFUSION reigned in Spain on Thursday after Transport Minister, Raquel Sanchez, said that mask wearing was ending for air travel- only for the government to

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

September tourist numbers set for record high on Spain’s Mallorca

MALLORCA’S tourist industry is predicting a record September with arrivals set to exceed those recorded in the same month three years ago. The key indicator

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Magaluf taxi driver beaten up by Brits in Spain’s Mallorca reveals horror injuries that will plague him for life

A TAXI driver who was viciously assaulted by a British holidaymaker in Mallorca has revealed how his soldier attacker has left him maimed for life.

25 Aug, 2022 @ 11:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Can Nadal dig deep at US Open to close out year?

Rafael Nadal’s quest for the calendar slam ended in disappointment as the Spaniard was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon with an abdominal tear. He was

25 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

Sport

Elderly Woman Dies After Electric Scooter Falls Into Benidorm Area Ravine On Spain's Costa Blanca

British woman dies after electric scooter falls into Benidorm area ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British woman died on Wednesday after her adapted electric scooter veered off the road and fell down a Benidorm ravine. The accident happened at

25 Aug, 2022 @ 11:10

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Andauernde Hitze: Trockenheit In Der Spanischen Region Extremadura

Secrets from the deep: As reservoirs dry up across Spain, long lost ancient sites are revealed

ACROSS Spain archaeological treasures are emerging from the deep as a prolonged drought causes reservoir levels to drop to their lowest in decades. The severe

25 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News·Olive Press Travel·Weather

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