August 2022

AMERICAN actor Richard Gere is expected to be a guest at Starlite’s Porcelanosa Gala. The event, on August 14, will take place at Marbella’s Nagüeles quarry. Gere will attend with his wife Alejandra, who is to be honoured for her charity work while Malaga’s favourite son Antonio Banderas will also be in attendance. Richard Gere […]

FRENCH retailer Auchan says its Spanish subsidiary Alcampo will buy 235 supermarkets and a warehouse from the struggling DIA group Subject to clearances from competition authorities, the deal should be concluded within weeks with all transfers completed before the summer of 2023. The stores will be in the northern and central areas of Spain covering

Apartment Campoamor, Alicante   2 beds   2 baths € 120,000 Beautiful apartment with lateral views of the sea in Campoamor, perfect for holidays or living all year round in one of the best areas of Orihuela Costa, also very interesting as an investment for holiday rentals all year round.. On the one hand we

AN offer to send Spanish tanks to Ukraine has been withdrawn because they’re not up to the job and would cost too much to repair. The Spanish government announced plans in mid-July to send at least ten German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks to help in the war against Russia. They had been moth-balled at the Casetas

SPAIN’S new animal rights law has been approved on Monday, bolstering animal welfare laws in a country that has traditionally lagged behind its European neighbours. The law outlines much more severe penalties for the mistreatment of vertebrate animals and prohibits killing any domestic pets except for specific sanitary or health reasons. It also stipulates that

TWO men have been arrested in Torrevieja for stealing jewellery from homes in Cartagena, Elche and Petrer as well as much further afield in Badajoz. The Guardia Civil recovered 70 jewellery items hidden in a car, all of which have been returned to their rightful owners. €14,240 in cash was seized along with an array

SOME 7.5 million tourists visited Spain in June, three times more than in 2021, recent data reveals. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE) in Spain, more than three times as many tourists visited Spain in June than in the same month last year—with average daily expenditure soaring too. In fact, as revealed by data

WATER levels in Andalucian reservoirs continue to drop at an alarming rate. In fact in the last week, reservoirs in Andalucia have lost 96 cubic hectometres of water and now hold a mere 3,164 out of a total of 11,167. According to data released yesterday, Tuesday August 2, from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and

THE Centre for the Recovery of Endangered Marine Species (CREMA) has released more than 400 sea turtles since its creation in 1994. For 28 years the Aula del Mar’s Recovery Centre for Endangered Species in Malaga Port has focused its work on rescuing marine species that are in dire-straits to rehabilitate them for release back

MALAGA features several incredible unspoilt shores perfect for those wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of crowded, tourist hotspots. If you’re looking to unwind in dreamy corners, swim in crystal-clear waters and connect with nature, take a look at the Olive Press’ selection of three of the best virgin beaches in Spain’s Malaga: 1.