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Two PSOE candidates for Mojacar (Almeria) detained for allegedly buying votes

TWO PSOE candidates have been detained for allegedly buying votes in Mojacar (Almeria) for the May 28 local elections. Francisco Flores and Cristobal Vizcaino, second

24 May, 2023 @ 16:34

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Reservoir levels continue to fall despite heavy rains on the weekend

LEVELS of reservoirs in Andalucia continue to fall despite the recent significant precipitation in several parts of the region. It has been reported they are

24 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

Guardia Civil seeks gunman responsible for fatal July 2022 shooting at Rules dam, in Spain’s Granada

THE Guardia Civil is asking the public to help find a dangerous drug trafficker who shot two people on the Rules dam, in the municipality

23 May, 2023 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

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

Torrential rain to continue this week in Spain’s Andalucia including Malaga—with orange alert activated for heavy downpours in Almeria and yellow in Granada

THE DANA which has brought much-needed rain to Andalucia over the last few days, will continue to leave significant precipitation in large parts of the

22 May, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Malaga·Weather

Iberian Lynx population continues to rise in rural Spain and Portugal

THE IBERIAN LYNX population is continuing to rise in the wild of the Iberian Peninsula with 1,668 animals reported in 2022 according to the Ministry

20 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Nature

Baby-faced UK Most Wanted fugitive arrested in Spain's Malaga area is cleared of 2015 murder

Baby-faced UK ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive arrested in Spain’s Malaga is cleared of 2015 murder

A PROMINENT member of last year’s UK Most Wanted fugitive list has been acquitted of a 2015 killing by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court

19 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man caught red-handed trying to strangle his elderly mother in Spain’s Malaga

A MAN has been arrested by Malaga’s Policia Local after officers stopped him trying to strangle his 87-year-old mother. The son, 55, took advantage of

18 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Andalucia’s reservoirs fall to 27.7% of their storage capacity

Andalucian reservoirs are currently at 27,7% of their total capacity, the Junta has reported. This is an overall 0.34% decrease compared to last week, a

16 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Much-needed rain: Places in Spain’s Andalucia likely to see rain this week

THE long-awaited and much-needed rain may arrive in some parts of Andalucia this week. According to the National Met Office, AEMET, rain laden clouds will

16 May, 2023 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Man on UK ‘Most Wanted’ list arrested after seven years on the run in Spain’s Malaga area

A MAN who was on the run from UK authorities for seven years has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Estepona. Mark Francis Roberts,

12 May, 2023 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

LISTED: 15 cities with the best quality of life in Spain—includes Malaga, Cordoba and Sevilla

THREE Andalucian cities have made the cut as cities with the best quality of life in Spain according to Forbes. The capital of the Costa

11 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Farmers in Spain’s Malaga area arrested for using illegal water supplies since 2018

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 26 farmers for illegally using water in the eastern La Axarquia area of Malaga province. A further ten are being

10 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to activate high temperature protocols as of next week

AS of May 15, schools across Andalucia will allow students to leave early on days when temperatures soar above normal. Excess heat makes concentration enormously

9 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

Warmest April in Spain confirmed for 62 years

Weather agency confirms hottest April in Spain for 62 years

THE State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has confirmed that last month was the warmest April since 1961, beating the previous record of 2011 by 0.1 degrees. Average

8 May, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Weather

Spain breaks all-time tourism record in the first quarter of 2024

Spain sees big foreign tourist boost during first three months of 2023

SPAIN was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year- 41.2% more than in the same period in 2022.

8 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

DON’T MISS: The Best of What’s On in Spain

Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Malaga to Madrid via Barcelona and Cordoba. THE WEEK AHEAD Ronda Romantica (May 11-13).

8 May, 2023 @ 12:30

Olive Press Travel

Four teens in Malaga videoed attack on youth and uploaded it to social media

FOUR teens have been arrested for allegedly uploading a video of an attack on another youngster in Malaga. They are believed to have shared a

7 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year, 2023

ANDALUCIA has been awarded 148 prestigious Blue Flags, breaking its previous record by gaining three more flags than last year. The region is now the

5 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Dramatic Scene Of Plaza España In Seville At Sunset

Political row breaks out as Zaragoza and Seville vie to be proclaimed the fourth-biggest city in Spain

A WAR OF WORDS has broken out between politicians in Seville and Zaragoza over which of the Spanish cities is the fourth-largest in the country.

3 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Hotel occupancy levels in Spain’s Andalucia hit record highs over long weekend break

ANDALUCIAN hotels have registered their best ever results in terms of occupancy over the Labour day break. All Andalucian provinces have exceeded 75% occupancy of

3 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

SORI NOT SORRY: Marbella neighbourhood south of Ricardo Soriano shaping up to be new culinary nerve centre

IT’S a small area of around six or seven streets – or approximately a kilometre squared – but it encompasses over half of Marbella’s best

30 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·Lead

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Record temperatures, ongoing drought and Doñana’s wetlands: Why water is the word on everyone’s lips this week

WITH 27% of Spain currently either in a drought ‘emergency’ or ‘alert’, record temperatures being registered for the month of April, and an ongoing row

29 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Weather

Drivers warned as 1.3 million trips expected on Andalucian roads during Spain’s Labour Day weekend

SPAIN’S Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) will launch a special traffic operation this Friday, April 28, for the long weekend ahead of Labour Day on

28 Apr, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C

Spain records its hottest-ever April day as country swelters under the unseasonal heat

SPAIN’S blistering late April heatwave has brought the highest-ever recorded temperature for the month- 38.7 degrees. The figure was logged on Thursday at 5.00pm at

27 Apr, 2023 @ 19:30

Cordoba·Lead·National News·Weather