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WATCH: Jenni Hermoso’s New Year message as she helps ring in 2024 as a ‘special invited guest’ on Spain’s public television

JENNI Hermoso was the guest of honour at Spain’s official new year’s countdown last night. The professional football player stunned in a plunging gold dress

1 Jan, 2024 @ 11:30

Lead

Which supermarkets are open in Spain today? All you need to know about January 1 opening hours

NEW Year can be a tricky time for shopping in Spain, especially if you’re nursing a soar head from last night’s celebrations. Below is all

1 Jan, 2024 @ 11:01

Lead

Elderly motorist dies after driving down wrong side of busy dual carriageway in Spain's Murcia region

Man, 38, is fatally hit by a car in Spain’s Estepona just hours before the start of the new year

A MAN was fatally hit by a car in Estepona last night just hours before the start of the new year, it has emerged. The

1 Jan, 2024 @ 10:29

Lead·Malaga

Colorful Fireworks 2023 New Year Vector Illustration, Bright On

BE LUCKY!: Maximise your luck for 2024 by following these New Year traditions from Spain

WE’RE all hoping that 2024 will bring a new start and good fortune but to make sure the New Year gets off in the best

31 Dec, 2023 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Festive greetings in Spain: How to wish your local friends a merry Christmas and a happy new year

EVERYONE knows the phrase ‘feliz navidad’, but do you know other festive greetings that will make you seem like a local? Feliz navidad Meaning ‘Happy

8 Dec, 2023 @ 11:17

Lead

This town in Malaga province has been crowned the best in Spain to spend New Year’s Eve

PRESTIGIOUS travel magazine ‘Viajar’ has chosen a Malaga town as the best spot to ring in the New Year. Celebrations on December 31 grow more

1 Dec, 2023 @ 13:07

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

DEATH TO 2022: Looking back at the biggest news stories of a difficult year

THE Chinese name for 2022 was ‘Year of the Tiger’. Is this because it bites and mauls, causing havoc if let loose in public? Other

31 Dec, 2022 @ 12:59

Lead·Must Read·Other News

January 2023 will continue with higher than normal temperatures across most of Spain—with Malaga seeing in the New Year with highs of 21ºC

THE year 2023 will commence with temperatures between 1 and 3ºC above average in practically all of Spain, except in specific inland areas. In regards

29 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Three hidden gems inland from Spain’s Costa del Sol to escape to for a peaceful New Year

THREE quiet destinations located off the beaten path in Malaga, ideal to spend a peaceful New Year. Malaga has plenty of hidden gems located in

26 Dec, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Spain: Police Device And Artificial Lights To Receive The Year 2021

MAP: These are the COVID-19 restrictions in place across Spain on New Year’s Eve

Each of Spain’s 17 regions have determined their own measures to control the spread of COVID infections from no restrictions in Madrid to a nightly

31 Dec, 2021 @ 12:05

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Maximise your luck for 2022 by following these New Year traditions from Spain

WE’RE all hoping that 2022 will bring a new start and good fortune but to make sure the New Year gets off in the best

31 Dec, 2021 @ 08:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Capital-ising on the warm weather on a day out in sunny Madrid

TOURISTS have been spotted walking around in T-shirts in Madrid as the year’s end comes with a heat wave. Blue skies and unseasonably warm temperatures

30 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Madrid·Weather

COVID-19 restrictions in place in Spain’s Andalucia ahead of New Year’s Eve

THE Omicron variant’s continued spread around Spain has marked this year’s Christmas holidays, with Andalucia facing New Year’s Eve at a very high risk level

30 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes

No plans for tougher COVID-19 restrictions for New Year and Three Kings holidays in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FRESH restrictions to counter the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are not coming yet to the Valencian Community. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, said that

28 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New year new you! Seven ways living in Spain’s Andalucia will improve your health

TRADITIONALLY a time for detoxing and gruelling health regimens, those beginning the new year in Spain are luckier than most. The Mediterranean diet is frequently

1 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

WHO ARE the British nationals in Spain handed medals by Queen in 2020 New Year Honour list?

The services these honours recipients perform stretch from business to community work, and of course, charity

31 Dec, 2019 @ 19:10

Lead·National News

‘DEAD AS A DODO’ Picardo blasts attempts from Spain to question Gibraltar sovereignty

The Rock's chief minister spoke on a range of domestic issues, as well as Brexit and a general election

9 Jan, 2019 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Driver in Spain’s Ibiza tests positive for ALL DRUGS in NYE breathalyser revelation

IBIZA police have arrested a driver who tested positive for all drugs when breathalysed on New Year’s Day. Roadside tests revealed the 31-year-old man had

2 Jan, 2019 @ 20:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair staff in Spain plan ANOTHER round of strikes in early January claiming the ‘childish’ airline causes 1,800 workers to suffer

RYANAIR workers in Spain have called for several walkouts in early January after failing to secure better pay and conditions. Staff of the budget airline

28 Dec, 2018 @ 14:01

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

A new year needs optimism and the belief things will improve

Writes Bill Anderson

7 Jan, 2018 @ 18:35

La Cultura·Other News·Politics

So here it is (Merry Christmas)

TIME really does fly when you’re having fun! I can’t believe it’s almost a year since I stood outside the church at midnight, cava in

22 Dec, 2017 @ 19:56

UPDATE: Mysterious Marbella bomb scare declared false alarm

Police have confirmed to the Olive Press that the black briefcase left by the side of the road in the Playas del Duque area of

5 Jan, 2017 @ 12:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bye bye Mr Negativity

TWO weeks into the new year and already I’ve gotten off to a very bad start to 2016. Like many, I’m not one for making new

17 Jan, 2016 @ 18:10

Claire Thomas' Almeria Almanac

This New Year, resolve to put yourself first …

What is your resolution for this year?

16 Jan, 2016 @ 16:42

Holiday haze

Mince pies in hand, the Christmas No Man’s Land period is a weird and wonderful time of the year

7 Jan, 2016 @ 08:05

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Movers, shakers and holidaymakers

Never afraid to print the stories other publications would rather ignore, the OP continues to be the best English-language investigative newspaper in Spain

1 Jan, 2016 @ 10:37

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