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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I bought a rundown farmhouse in southern Spain for €45k and transformed it into a lovely two-bed home – here’s how I did it’

A BRITISH retiree has transformed a rundown farm house in southern Spain into a stunning two-bedroom home. Michelle Garrod, 58, bought the centuries’ old building

21 Nov, 2023 @ 15:07

EXCLUSIVE·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

BREAKING: British woman is arrested in connection with the assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

A BRITISH woman is one of three people detained by the Policia Nacional over the attempted killing of the former head of the Partido Popular

21 Nov, 2023 @ 11:42

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

Travelodge budget hotel chain plans major expansion across Spain

Budget British hotel chain Travelodge launches ambitious Andalucia expansion plans – with Malaga first on the list

BRITISH budget hotel chain Travelodge has set its sights on breaking into the Andalucian market, with Malaga first on the list. The move is part

11 Nov, 2023 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

Christmas PR wars: Several towns in Europe – including Spain – claim to have the tallest tree this year… but who is telling the truth?

AT 57 metres tall, Granada, Spain claims to be home to Europe’s biggest Christmas tree, but so does Portugal and Italy, so who really comes

10 Nov, 2023 @ 13:16

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Granada university students find out about Gibraltar realities and myths in visit to the Rock

A GROUP of Granada University students learnt about Gibraltar’s realities and Spain’s myths from its government ministers recently. The talk by Ministers John Cortes and

9 Nov, 2023 @ 09:39

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Granada·Lead

Literary escape: From bins bearing Harry Potter covers to plant pots inscribed with poetry, is THIS Andalucian town the most cultured corner of inland Spain?

NESTLED in the heart of the Alpujarra mountains of Andalucia lies the most charming village you’ve never heard of: Mecina Bombaron is a fairytale come

5 Nov, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Let it SNOW! The white stuff has fallen on the mountains of Spain’s Andalucia as temperatures finally begin to descend

THE dramatic change of weather over the past few days has seen a healthy coat of snow gather on the peaks of Andalucia. The Sierra

23 Oct, 2023 @ 17:37

Granada·Lead·Weather

Man is killed when car overturns amid 100km/hr winds in Spain’s Andalucia: Six others are injured after emergency services received 2,000 incident reports

SEVERE storms killed two people in Cordoba and Huelva provinces amidst around two thousand reported incidents in Andalusia- 500 of which were logged since 10.00pm

23 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Sevilla·Weather

BREAKING: Suspected jihadist in Granada is among FOUR arrested in Spain today as part of nationwide anti-terror operation following attacks in France and Belgium

A SUSPECTED jihadist has been arrested in Andalucia as Spain intensifies its anti-terror operations following attacks in France and Belgium. The 22-year-old was cuffed following

20 Oct, 2023 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Student pilot killed in plane crash was 26-year-old Brit who lived on Spain’s Costa del Sol

IT’S BEEN revealed that a British man was one of the two victims in Wednesday’s light aircraft crash in Almeria’s Cabo de Gata natural park.

12 Oct, 2023 @ 14:41

Almeria·Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Valencia

Fossil of last ever crocodile to live in Europe some 4.5 MILLION years ago is found in Spain’s Andalucia

EUROPE’s last ever crocodile has been discovered by paleontologists near Granada. Paleontologists at the site, in Baza, Granada, have found a 4.5 million year old

12 Oct, 2023 @ 14:22

Andalucia·Animals·Granada·Nature

Pre-historic footwear dating back 6,200 years are discovered in caves in Spain's Andalucia

Pre-historic footwear dating back 6,200 years is discovered in caves in Spain’s Andalucia

THE OLDEST pair of shoes in Europe found in a Granada area cave may be much older than first thought, according to scientists. Experts used

9 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

RUSSIAN hackers launched a series of cyber attacks on Friday against Spanish government and Granada city council websites to coincide with the immigration summit and

6 Oct, 2023 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·National News·Politics·Technology

ITragic deaths in Murcia nightclub fire prompts licence checks across Spain

Cities across Spain to review nightclub licences after Murcia fire that claimed 13 lives

SUNDAY’S Murcia nightclub fire that killed 13 people has prompted cities across Spain to check if clubs are operating legally. The two adjoining Murcia clubs

6 Oct, 2023 @ 11:35

Alicante·Asturias·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News·Sevilla·Valencia

Steven Spielberg was ‘very sorry’ to give up Granada’s Alhambra Palace as a shooting location for Indiana Jones: Letter from his studio praises ‘one of Spain’s most magnificent architectural wonders’

STEVEN Spielberg was ‘very sad’ after being forced to give up the Alhambra Palace as a filming location for Indiana Jones, it has emerged. The

21 Sep, 2023 @ 15:13

Granada·Lead

Lonely cancer patient, 60, asks to be sent to be PRISON on Spain’s Costa del Sol because he is ‘tired of being alone 24/7’

A 60-YEAR-OLD cancer sufferer from Granada has requested to be voluntarily taken into prison because, he says, he is afraid of ‘being alone’ all day

8 Sep, 2023 @ 11:51

Granada·Health·Lead

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GRANADA SHOOTING: Man shot to death while sitting in car in Spain

A MAN in his forties has been shot and killed while sitting inside a parked car on a Granada avenue. According to official reports, emergency

4 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

WATCH: The mother of Luis Rubiales speaks amid her ongoing hunger strike

THE mother of Luis Rubiales finally made an appearance last night shortly before 8pm on Tuesday as her hunger strike enters its third day. Dozens

30 Aug, 2023 @ 12:20

Granada·Lead·Sport

REVEALED: The luxury villa overlooking Spain’s Costa Tropical where Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales allegedly held sordid sex parties

By Laurence Dollimore in Motril and Walter Finch THIS stunning villa on the Costa Tropical of Granada boasts breathtaking sea and mountain views, an infinity

29 Aug, 2023 @ 19:31

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Must Read·National News·Sport

Granada wins twitter vote for Spain’s most beautiful city

GRANADA, the historic Spanish city nestled against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains, has emerged triumphant in a recent Twitter vote, securing the title

20 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Granada·Lead

The works of three British artists to be included at the first ever Moclin Arte festival

AFTER winning an art competition three Brits will have their work shown at the first ever Moclin Arte art festival in Granada. Jayne Stansfield, MA

18 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Granada·La Cultura

Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living

MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living. According to a study carried out by savings

16 Aug, 2023 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Property

Beachgoers are warned their parasols and other belongings used to reserve a space WILL be removed: Resort in southern Spain popular with British expats adopts ‘drastic’ measures to battle ‘umbrella wars’

Since yesterday, workers from the City Council have been placing warning stickers on parasols and other items left on the sand as a way to

15 Aug, 2023 @ 12:21

Granada·Lead

Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain

A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The

14 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Cadiz·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

MUCHA AGUA: How the mountain village of Cáñar in Spain’s Alpujarra keeps the water flowing all year round

CÁÑAR, a mountain village in the Alpujarra of Granada, is attracting international attention for its restoration of acequias, a network of water channels created by

13 Aug, 2023 @ 13:57

Andalucia·Granada·Lead·Other News

Revealed: How a narco gang in Murcia sent marijuana from Spain to the UK by hiding the drug inside fridges

Lorry packed with rotting vegetables was hiding marijuana worth €1.3 million in Spain’s Murcia

POLICE in Murcia pulled over a lorry full of rotting vegetables and discovered over 220 kilos of marijuana with a retail value of €1.3 million.

12 Aug, 2023 @ 08:45

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Murcia

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