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SIERRA NEVADA: Spain’s premier ski resort gets 33 new snow cannons, Domino’s Pizza and lift upgrades in €9 million cash boost

A new Domino's Pizza restaurant at Ts Monachil and an extension and new San Miguel ‘tasting station’ at La Bodega in Pradollano make this one

13 Nov, 2019 @ 08:03

Granada·Lead·Travel News

Irish expats in Spain this Christmas will need these ‘care packages’, full of essentials like Barry’s Tea and Tayto crisps

“Not being home for Christmas is incredibly difficult and we aim to help Irish expats who are feeling homesick"

12 Nov, 2019 @ 18:29

Food & Drink·Lead

Eight-month baby dies after being mowed down by reversing vehicle in Spain

The child was in the back of the car when a motorist reversed into it, on Cecília Street in Barcelona.

12 Nov, 2019 @ 15:16

Lead

Storm Cecilia from the Atlantic to blast southern Spain this week as Costa del Sol, Murcia and Costa Blanca on alert for strong winds ahead of FIVE DAYS OF RAIN

LARGE parts of southern Spain have been placed on yellow alert from Wednesday onwards as an Atlantic storm is set to arrive. Dubbed Storm Cecilia,

12 Nov, 2019 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

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Three of Spain’s cities chosen as ‘most beautiful in the world’, but Andalucia was snubbed entirely

The city has the most Michelin stars per square metre restaurants in the world, and is one of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations.

12 Nov, 2019 @ 13:22

Malaga

WANTED international drug trafficker arrested outside bar while with pals in Marbella’s Puerto Banus

A WANTED international drug trafficker has been cuffed outside a bar in Marbella. Known only as R.M, the 42-year-old was arrested while with two friends

12 Nov, 2019 @ 13:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police launch awareness campaign to tackle ‘affectionate thieves’ epidemic in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICIA Nacional have launched a campaign to tackle a growing epidemic of ‘affectionate’ pickpockets in Andalucia. The police force will be holding talks across public

12 Nov, 2019 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead

Obesity on the rise in Spain as almost HALF of children have ‘unhealthy weight’ while 1 in 4 adults in Andalucia are obese

OBESITY is on the march in developed countries and Spain is no exception. That’s the warning from the president of the Spanish Society for the

12 Nov, 2019 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News

‘Fake bus driver’ who made €3.2 million from tourists and kids on Costa del Sol and across Spain arrested and has his 19 buses seized

Police located the illegal buses in areas of Spain as far-flung as Madrid, Toledo, Valencia, Malaga, Almeria and Zaragoza

12 Nov, 2019 @ 12:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Heavy riders to be BANNED from riding donkeys in Spain’s Mijas come 2020

It comes after a long campaign by local animal rights activists who say some donkeys have died due to their poor working conditions.

12 Nov, 2019 @ 11:36

Lead

Superyacht owned by Microsoft founder and on sale for €300 million, docked in Spain’s Andalucia

The ship is part of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s estate, who passed away in October 2018.

12 Nov, 2019 @ 11:24

Lead

Bad news for homeowners as house sales in Andalucia slow faster than in rest of Spain

7,307 houses exchanged hands in Andalucia during September.

12 Nov, 2019 @ 10:55

Lead·Property

Residents in this Costa del Sol neighbourhood were given €900,000 to spend—here’s what they came up with…

From September 4 to October 31 almost 300 proposals were submitted, but a shortlist will now be whittled down to just seven

12 Nov, 2019 @ 08:02

Lead·Malaga

Popular gay bar owner ‘fearful’ of growing far right and Vox after ‘noticeable spike’ in homophobic attacks in LGBT hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol sees British expat and well-known drag queen assaulted

As a gay man and owner of a gay bar in the LGBT-friendly resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol, he has never felt unsafe, until

11 Nov, 2019 @ 22:41

Lead·Malaga·Politics

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British expat visiting family in Spanish-plated car told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by road rage driver in Dorset

A BRITISH man visiting family in his Spanish-plated car has been told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by a road rage driver in Dorset.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 17:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

Spain’s far right Vox party wins most votes in Murcia at Spanish General Election

Turnout at the general election, which was narrowly won by the PSOE, was only 73.53%, three percentage points down from the April elections

11 Nov, 2019 @ 14:18

Lead·Politics

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“Their parents pimp them out from age 10 to buy drugs” – the shocking stories of 98 children in Alicante safehouses aided by British-run charity Make a Smile

NINE homes for abused and neglected children exist in northern region of Alicante province and you won’t have heard of them. That is except for

11 Nov, 2019 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera resigns after shocking performance in Spain’s general election

CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera has resigned today after his centre-right party was almost wiped off the map in yesterday’s general election. The C’s, as its

11 Nov, 2019 @ 13:35

Lead·National News·Politics

British expats abroad can vote in the December general election – here’s how

BRITISH citizens residing outside the UK can vote in the upcoming general election scheduled for December 12. However, there is one caveat: you must have

11 Nov, 2019 @ 12:27

Lead·Politics

Olive Press offers Greta Thunberg lift to key Spain climate summit

“It turns out I’ve travelled halfway around the world, the wrong way,” the teen wrote on her Twitter account, which has three million followers

11 Nov, 2019 @ 12:11

Environment·Lead·National News

Elderly woman dies at polling station before exercising her right to vote in Spain’s Andalucia

The woman, thought to be above the age of 80, died of natural causes before exercising her right to vote in Spain’s General Election.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 11:30

Lead

THESE streets on Spain’s Costa del Sol are having €100,000 worth of new trees planted

The first part of the development will be to conduct a report into trees’ overall health, as well as their structural stability

11 Nov, 2019 @ 10:11

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WARNING: Deadly LISTERIA detected in popular Aldi product in Spain

ALDI has sounded the alarm after one if its products was found to be contaminated with listeria. The warning at the weekend came just days

11 Nov, 2019 @ 08:01

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Jonathan Holdaway reveals his secrets to increasing your net wealth and where to put your money in Spain

As each new opportunity appears, you can react on a larger scale than your previous investments

11 Nov, 2019 @ 08:00

Business & Finance

HUNG PARLIAMENT: Spain’s socialist PSOE wins election but no party has absolute majority

A left wing block of the PSOE, Podemos and Mas Pais only adds up to 159 seats, 17 short of a majority

11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:24

Lead·National News·Politics

France's Marine Le Pen was one of the first to congratulate Vox on their victory

F-RIGHT NIGHT: France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini congratulate Vox after far-right party becomes third biggest political force in Spain

FAR-right leaders in Europe are beaming with pride tonight after Vox surged in the Spanish polls to become the third biggest political force in Spain.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

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