MADRID’S world-famous Prado museum has just cashed in to the tune of €3.2 million after selling a home bequeathed to it by a long term curator. Juan Jose Luna, held the post from 1980 until his retirement in 2016. In 1995 he willed all his assets to the Prado, which he had been linked to […]
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SABADELL Bank profits have leapt up by 82.4% between January and September compared to the same period last year. Spain’s four-largest bank has recorded a €370 million profit so far this year, with €149 million coming in the third-quarter of 2021. The figures have been boosted by figures coming in from Sabadell’s subsidiary, the TSB,
Penthouse Portals Vells, Majorca 2 beds 1 baths € 249,000 This penthouse apartment offers wonderful sea and landscape panoramic views and is located on the edge of the pretty village of Portals Vells, not far from the beach and golf courses. This is a small residential complex. The penthouse has a living room
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BIOMETRIC ID cards holding important information about residents, have now been issued to over a third of Brits living in Spain. MAKING LIVES EASIER: Hugh Elliott In little over a year since their launch, the TIE (Tarjeta Identidad de Extranjero) figures published by the Spanish Government reveal that over a third of UK Nationals now
OLIVE PRESS editor Jon Clarke has appeared on one of Britain’s leading true crime podcasts to discuss the Madeleine McCann case. The appearance comes a week after this newspaper exclusively revealed how German detectives have been holding high level meetings with their Portuguese counterparts over missing Madeleine prime suspect Christian Brueckner. The journalist – who
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SPAIN’S inflation rate has soared to 5.5% due to steep energy price rises. Figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) for October were 1.1% higher than September. It’s the biggest inflation hike since September 1992 when Spain’s old currency of the peseta came under pressure from Germany’s deutschmark. The rise is around 1% higher than analysts
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WHETHER it’s mysterious faces appearing on the floor, or a secretive ogre living in the woods, there is no shortage of spine-tingling Spanish tales to make you want to sleep with the light on this Halloween. Many of the hairiest horror stories originate right here in Andalucia, such as the haunted house of Cortijo Jurado,
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WORK on one of the biggest projects in Malaga—a new marina for megayachts in the city’s port— has commenced. A stroll around Malaga port will reveal a huge crane positioned between quays one and two, proof of the work underway for the construction of the new superyacht marina in Malaga. The large crane, positioned at
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ORIHUELA council says it’s had no reply over an offer of land that could site a second health centre for the Orihuela Costa. Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, said there’s been no response from Valencian authorities about his proposal made in August 2020. “We are making the strongest possible effort to get the best care for
THE days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, and soon you’ll be treated to an extra hour in your warm bed, thanks to the end of daylight saving time. Every year, the clocks go forward an hour in the spring, so that evening daylight lasts longer, and back again in the autumn, as
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