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WATCH: Jasmine Harman is loving her new life on Spain’s Costa del Sol: A Place In The Sun star, 48, gives a New Year message as she enjoys Zumba on the beach

A PLACE In The Sun star Jasmine Harman is loving her new expat life, adopting a kitten and enjoying beachside Zumba classes on the Costa

15 Jan, 2024 @ 11:43

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Must Read·Property

Young Foreign Student During English Language Lesson

Where do they speak the best English in Spain? The answer WILL surprise you

AN ANNUAL study by Swedish language learning company Education First found that the Galician city of Vigo had the highest English proficiency in Spain in

14 Jan, 2024 @ 14:23

Andalucia·Asturias·Basque Country·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the British expats in Spain doing the UK proud after being named in King Charles’s New Year’s Honours list

FOUR British expats have been named in King Charles’s New Year’s Honours list. The list recognises Brits across the world for creating a positive impact

14 Jan, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

la concepcion reservoir mijas fuengirola

More water cuts coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol in MARCH if there is no significant rainfall, government warns

COSTA del Sol residents could find themselves facing water cuts as early as MARCH as the drought continues to affect Spain’s Andalucia. Western Costa del

14 Jan, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain's West Nile virus death toll rises to six: Woman dies after being bitten by an infected mosquito in Sevilla province

West Nile Virus is found in 50,000 mosquitoes in Spain’s Andalucia – these are the most at risk areas

THE potentially fatal West Nile Virus is surging among mosquito populations in southern Spain, it has emerged. In its annual surveillance campaign, the Andalucian government

13 Jan, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Health·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Spain faces more extreme heat with highs of 44C forecast - these are the at-risk areas

What winter? Highs of 23C are forecast for Spain’s Costa del Sol this weekend

AS freezing temperatures in the capital send Madrilenians shivering, their southern compatriots are facing an opposite extreme, with highs surpassing 20C expected throughout the Malaga

13 Jan, 2024 @ 15:23

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Marbella

Pictured: Stunning eco-friendly ‘mega market’ coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol following a €12million investment

CONSTRUCTION of Fuengirola’s new Mercacentro will start on January 22 at a cost of over €12 million. The project has been funded by a surplus

13 Jan, 2024 @ 12:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Property

Flights are diverted from Malaga airport due to foggy conditions

Malaga airport ‘to expand its third terminal’ after record number of people flew into Spain’s Costa del Sol last year

LAST YEAR’S big increase in passenger numbers at Malaga airport has prompted airport operator Aena to commission a study to expand terminal T3. The Malaga-based

13 Jan, 2024 @ 07:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Coastal walkway is extended in Spain’s Estepona as a bridge is added over the Dos Hermanas stream

WORK on a new section of the Estepona coastal path between Benamara and Playa de Baños is expected to be completed in February at a

12 Jan, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Environment·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

New Year drought relief with reservoirs in Spain 5% fuller than a year ago helped by autumn rain

Drought latest: Water will be cut off for 7 hours per day in this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol from MONDAY

FUENGIROLA has become the first municipality on the Costa del Sol to cut domestic drinking water supplies due to the severe drought that is affecting

12 Jan, 2024 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Expat couple are found dead in Torre del Mar resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN and a woman have been found dead in the town of Torre del Mar on the Costa del Sol. The Policia Nacional are

12 Jan, 2024 @ 13:44

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Drunk British passengers consume airport booze and perform sex acts in front on children on Ryanair flight to Spain's Canary Islands

British man dies on Ryanair flight from southern Spain to the UK: Plane is forced to make emergency landing

A PASSENGER on a Ryanair flight from Malaga to the UK has died after falling ill on board. The unnamed male passenger became ill at

12 Jan, 2024 @ 12:37

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Renfe launches new high-speed rail route in Spain connecting Madrid with Alicante and Murcia

Renfe sale: High-speed train tickets across Spain and beyond from just €7

SPANISH national rail service Renfe has kicked off the year with a promotion offering reduced fares to destinations throughout Spain and France. Renfe’s high-speed Avlo

11 Jan, 2024 @ 14:42

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Valencia

‘It’s time to pay up’: The mayor charging expats extortionate water bills in Spain’s Malaga moves in for the kill

THE mayor of a Malaga town that has sprung extortionate water bills on dozens of expats has refused his latest – and possibly last –

11 Jan, 2024 @ 11:46

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Hundreds of boat migrants arrive at 4-star hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being transported from the Canary Islands

A 4-STAR hotel on the Costa del Sol has welcomed hundreds of boat migrants from the Canary Islands. Some 230 irregular migrants arrived at the

10 Jan, 2024 @ 16:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Qatar Airways to launch daily flights between Spain’s Costa del Sol and Doha this summer

AIRLINE Qatar Airways has announced that it will be significantly boosting its flights to Spain’s Costa del Sol, with daily routes between Doha and Malaga

10 Jan, 2024 @ 11:56

Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Need a job? This hotel in Spain’s Estepona is looking for waiters, bar staff and more

THIS hotel in Spain’s Estepona is hiring waiters, bar staff and more, could you be their latest recruit? The venue in Estepona’s Plaza de Flores

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:54

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Meet the ‘Gaudi of Axarquia’: How a 72-year-old artist is brightening up his Costa del Sol town with his unique artworks – and is now opening his SECOND museum

ANTONI Montanez has been a carpenter all his life. Whether creating kitchen countertops or pieces of furniture, he was always inspired by art. But it

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: British expat’s warning after a ‘rock is launched at her windshield’ while driving on the A-7 motorway from Malaga to Marbella

A BRITISH expat is sounding the alarm after her car windshield was ‘hit by a rock’ while driving under a bridge on the A-7 motorway.

8 Jan, 2024 @ 16:37

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella

Holidaymakers help Spain's airports reach 'all-time' November high- better than before pandemic

Spanish expat is expelled from the UK after a 4-day break in Malaga: Vet-in-training is sent back to Spain despite having permission to work in Britain

A SPANISH woman who went home from the UK to Malaga for Christmas was refused entry upon her return and put on a plane back

8 Jan, 2024 @ 14:08

Brexit·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024

FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos. Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious

8 Jan, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Cantabria·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Shock in Spain as Goya-nominated actress reveals she is now living on a bench in Marbella

A GOYA-nominated actress has revealed she is living on a park bench in Marbella and is often forced to beg for money at traffic lights.

7 Jan, 2024 @ 14:01

Andalucia·Celebrity·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

These Roman baths will be open to the public on Spain’s Costa del Sol from this month

THE two-millennia-old Roman Baths of Torreblanca will open to the public on Spain’s Costa del Sol towards the end of January, the government has announced.

7 Jan, 2024 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Malaga

Nurses in Malaga hospitals are now carrying PEPPER SPRAY after surge in attacks by patients high on cocaine and other drugs

NURSES in Malaga hospitals have taken to carrying pepper spray after a surge in assaults from patients and their families under the influence of cocaine

5 Jan, 2024 @ 13:30

Health·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: New €2.7bn plan to extend Malaga city’s train network to Marbella – and how long it would take to build

A NEW €2.7bn plan has been revealed for the long-awaited Malaga-Marbella train, but how long will construction take? It’s 20 years since a train connection

5 Jan, 2024 @ 13:03

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Three Kings Parade in Spain’s Malaga celebrates its centenary this year with huge celebration cake

Why does Spain celebrate January 5 with a Three Kings Parade?

DIFFERENT versions of the Three Kings’ parade will take place across Spain and Gibraltar from January 5. The religious events known as the ‘Cabalgata de

5 Jan, 2024 @ 08:02

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Malaga

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