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UN secretary general demands countries TRIPLE efforts to halt global warming as COP25 begins today in Madrid

THE international community’s forum to fight climate change, COP25, has begun today in Madrid. The summit aims to complete the implementation of the Paris Accord,

2 Dec, 2019 @ 10:04

Environment·Lead

Spanish Big Brother star from Costa del Sol ‘forced to watch own rape’ and was allegedly told not to tell housemates

She was shown the disturbing images in the show’s ‘diary room’, before she said: “Please, stop now, please”

1 Dec, 2019 @ 19:12

Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: NEW sustainable urbanization on Spain’s Costa del Sol where residents can make their own wine and grow their own vegetables

PLANS to build 1,900 new homes in Torrox have been re-visited after a 12-month wait. A €28.4 million investment will fund 72 one, two and

1 Dec, 2019 @ 15:42

Lead·Malaga·Property

Police in Spain arrest 33 over Mallorca-wide cocaine, MDMA and hash empire that carried fake shotguns and buried €38,000 at farm

A Dutch group in mainland Spain supplied the drugs, which a driver smuggled through the Port of Alcudia using secret cavities underneath his car

1 Dec, 2019 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Brexit beer ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ mocks Boris Johnson and is now available for British expats in Spain

The drink, which typically retails at €3, was released with a vintage 1950s-style poster

1 Dec, 2019 @ 10:44

Food & Drink·Lead

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: This new Spanish invention removes ALL alcohol from wine, making it 0% ABV

The machine can half the alcohol content in a bottle of wine in 10 minutes and even reduce it to zero

1 Dec, 2019 @ 09:53

Food & Drink·Lead

COLUMN: A swingers request on Costa Blanca Facebook group sends admin scratching their heads at the rulebook, writes Loraine Gostling

Before I begin, I just have to give you a quick update on the new KFC in Ondara (avid readers will remember last week’s food

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:21

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

These two little ponies are deeply in love and they go everywhere together. They’re both disabled, and they are inseparable. Fudge was the first rescue

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:12

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

Spanish Rail Network Winners Renfe Trains

Spain snubbed as French and Italian train firms awarded lucrative contracts for new services at major Spanish cities

There will be 61 trains between Madrid, Cordoba, Malaga and Sevilla, a 75% increase from the current 35.

30 Nov, 2019 @ 12:19

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia launches €30 million tourism plan in bid to keep Brits keen on Costa del Sol after Brexit

There is also more of a cultural tourism focus under this plan, which includes a new initiative to promote flamenco

30 Nov, 2019 @ 11:33

Lead·Travel News

Chorizo ban at Spain’s biggest car manufacturer SEAT cuts cardiovascular health risks for 600 staff

Each participant was also given five litres of virgin olive oil a month and 30 grams of nuts a day, in a bid to follow

30 Nov, 2019 @ 10:52

Health·Lead

From flower pots to historic architecture, these are the towns in Spain’s Andalucia that won urban planning awards

The areas were previously busy thoroughfares for cars and had become swamped by careless parking and congestion

30 Nov, 2019 @ 10:17

Lead·Property

WATCH: Cocaine submarines, corruption and translation calamity – Olive Press TV news roundup November 24-30

This week, Costa Blanca reporter Joshua James Parfitt looks at the key stories covered by the Olive Press over the past week. Featuring: Spain’s first-ever

30 Nov, 2019 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Featured·Lead·Other News

Flight to Barcelona is grounded after passenger expels diarrhoea 'all through the airplane' creating a 'biohazard'

CANCELLED: Confusion after popular and ONLY route connecting US and Spain’s Andalucia to be stopped next year despite 11 years of success

The shock announcement comes after they extended the service last year, beginning it a month earlier in May

29 Nov, 2019 @ 14:26

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Fears for missing British expat last seen kayaking on Spain’s Costa Blanca almost a WEEK ago

A BRITISH expat has been missing for almost a week in south-eastern Spain. Kenneth Dallas McPherson, 62, disappeared last Saturday after going kayaking off Torrevieja

29 Nov, 2019 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Lead

All you need to know about historic trans-Atlantic cocaine submarine seized by police in Spain as experts believe much of €100 million haul was heading to UK

The first vessel of its kind to be caught in European waters, it was carrying 152 packages containing more than three tonnes of cocaine

29 Nov, 2019 @ 13:19

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Expat-run cafeteria Caffe Milano first in Spain to officially use pasta straws in a bid to slash plastic waste

AN EXPAT-RUN cafeteria on the Costa Blanca has claimed it is the ‘first in Spain’ to use an innovative pasta straw that cuts out single-use

29 Nov, 2019 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Famous brothel El Quijote in Pedreguer on the market for €2.5 million as estate agent praises ‘excellent location close to school, pharmacy and health centre’

PROXIMITY to schools, pharmacies and health centres would be an attractive selling point for most home owners looking to buy in the Costa Blanca region.

29 Nov, 2019 @ 11:33

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Electric tuk tuk rides are coming to a town in Spain’s Andalucia for Christmas

Two possible routes will be offered by the 100% green mode of transport

29 Nov, 2019 @ 10:23

Lead·Travel News

In Spain 18 million overweight and obese people add 20% onto national health bill, but is UK worse?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity has almost tripled since 1975

29 Nov, 2019 @ 09:32

Health·Lead

Teacher in Spain’s Malaga arrested for allegedly abusing one of his students

Authorities have not yet revealed the age of the student

28 Nov, 2019 @ 20:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish Met Office warns of ANOTHER gota fría to hit the Costa Blanca and Andalucia from Sunday night

SPAIN’S Met Office (AEMET) has today warned of a gota fría predicted to hit the south and southeast commencing Sunday night. A statement said the

28 Nov, 2019 @ 18:34

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Two men arrested after convincing 5 underage girls the END OF THE WORLD was nigh and sexual contact would grant them salvation

GUARDIA Civil have arrested two men aged 25 and 26 in Madrid on crimes of sexual abuse after they convinced five minors the end of

28 Nov, 2019 @ 17:57

Crime & Law·Lead

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TURFED OUT: Artificial grass flop in play park in Denia as ‘cheaper alternative to grass’ ends up plastered in dog excrement and urine

IN 2009 it was hailed as a cheaper alternative to natural grass that requires maintenance and frequent watering. But the artificial grass installed in a

28 Nov, 2019 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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“Kill my husband” – The Black Widow of Valencia who convinced extra-marital lover to murder her partner while she cheated on both faces 22 years in prison

SHE did not plunge the knife into his back, but the ‘black widow of Valencia’ is now facing 22 years in prison over the murder

28 Nov, 2019 @ 15:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

High-speed rail across Spain set to become MUCH cheaper after network partly sold off to French and Italian companies

The agreement reached today will be set in stone after being reviewed by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC)

28 Nov, 2019 @ 15:05

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

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