IN PICS: Motorcycle gang arrested with over 7,000 marijuana plants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GANG of ten Alicante bikers were detained after more than 7,000 marijuana plants and 30 kilos of the drug were found in their homes.
United Nations to investigate whether Spain is at fault for major pollution incidents in Mar Menor lagoon
A four-year campaign to get the United Nations to investigate whether Spain has breached environmental rules in the Mar Menor lagoon has succeeded. The Ecologistas
Balearic islands want to be first place in Europe to welcome vaccine passport holders
THE Balearic islands have announced that they wish to be the first place in Europe to welcome travellers who have received the COVID-19 jab and
Jailed notorious British drugs baron Brian Charrington to get a retrial on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CONVICTED British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, who enjoyed the high life of luxury homes and cars, is to get a retrial after being sentenced to
International Women’s Day: For one female runner, a prize jamon came to symbolise inequality in sport
OLIVE Press reporter and former international runner Cristina Hodgson launched her own challenge for equality after a race at a local village in Spain. They
Eco-tourist routes resume with virtual walks to cope with demand on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA is to see its eco-tourism routes resume through its natural parks, after a hiatus caused by the Covid-19 restriction. The popular walks through Torrevieja
PURPLE WAVE: International Women’s Day events go ahead in Valencia city despite COVID
NEITHER the coronavirus nor the rain that fell on most of the Valencian Community yesterday (March 8) could put a damper on this year’s International
Spain’s Malaga records lowest number of Covid infections in last three months
COVID-19 cases in Malaga have begun to reduce in recent weeks. The updated health data released on Monday brings the number of new infections down
Here’s how people across Spain celebrated International Women’s Day
Hundreds of events have taken place across the country to celebrate International Women’s Day. Protests have been held, with many taking place virtually or with
‘The Hidden Path’: Feminist masterpiece by beloved Spanish author translated into English for first time
MORE than 75 years after its conception, Elena Fortun’s secret Sapphic novel is coming out in English. Written during her exile in Argentina between 1939-1948,
‘Don’t worry about it sweetheart’ From unfair wages to creepy jokes here’s the reality for women in the workplace in 2021
A WOMAN’S place is in the home. And the boardroom. In fact, it is anywhere she likes. But as another old adage goes, a woman’s
Spain’s Valencian Community now has one of the lowest 14-day accumulated COVID-19 totals in the country
COVID-19 cases are continuing their dramatic tumble in the Valencian Community which is now third in the national league for the lowest 14-day accumulated infection
Tireless efforts of Age Concern leader who has helped many people on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
MAUREEN Payne, president of Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur, has been one of the region’s most prominent figures in helping people within the community. She
Altea anti-5G phone mast campaigners on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticise council silence over health concerns
AN Altea campaign group claims their written plea for a pause on new 5G mobile phone masts has been met with silence by the local
Meet Spanish banking royalty who beat real thing to become only woman from Spain on Forbes Top 100 list
WITH her Harvard Business School diploma and CEO status, she is treated as Spanish royalty. And Ana Botín beats both Her Royal Majesty and Queen
Depopulation group sets sights on female farmers with new initiative in rural Spain
THE Spanish Association Against Depopulation (AECD) has launched a brand new program to help bring female faces into the traditionally male dominated world of rural
Counsellor and British Empire Medal winner provides invaluable support to cancer patients in Mallorca
Krista was awarded a prestigious British Empire Medal for services to British Nationals Overseas in the New Year Honours List in 2020
HARD-PRESSED bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca want indoor service to resume next week
BAR and restaurant groups on the Costa Blanca will demand indoor reopening and extended opening hours at a meeting tomorrow(March 9) with Valencian health chiefs.
SURF’S UP: Valencian health experts issue guidelines to avoid a ‘fourth wave’ of COVID infections
The consensus is that the best option is to keep everything on hold for as long as possible to allow the vaccination campaign to take
Migratory Swifts Make Their way From Africa To Spain flying 11,000 kilometres
THOUSANDS of swifts are currently flying over the African continent on their way to Spain to spend their breeding season here. Migratory Swifts, following their
Dry spell ends with flooded roads in regular Torrevieja blackspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HEAVY rain brought flooding to Torrevieja on Sunday(March 7) with the usual quota of blocked or partially passable roads. Local forecasters, the Mastral Project, reported
International Women’s Day: How coronavirus has highlighted inequality in Spain
In previous years March 8th was a day when I would meet up with a group of friends and we would hit the streets of
Denia residents get police to shutdown cannabis sales from city centre homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR people behind a Denia cannabis club have been arrested for selling drugs out of city centre homes in the northern Costa Blanca port. The
“I was fearless”: How tragedy led one Costa Blanca woman to strive for success
JENNIFER Cunningham is happy to share the trials she faced as a woman starting a business in Spain and the personal tragedy that fuelled her
Drunk driver without license arrested for driving almost a mile on wrong side of road in Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA Guardia Civil have arrested a 47-year-old man for giving a positive testing for alcohol and driving on the side of the road. Sources say
Three kilos of cocaine seized in drugs bust in Spain’s Mallorca
Investigators say this was an important bust as the cocaine was of very high purity