September 2022

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Two paintings stolen from an aristocrat by forces of the Spanish dictator Franco have been returned to the family 85 years later.  Its return could see the recovery of other assets and artworks seized during the Spanish civil war following the release of a list of 62 artworks taken during the 1936-39 conflict.  On Thursday

Winter is coming, but Spain can expect it to be warmer and drier than usual. Autumn officially starts today (September 23) and weather experts have warned the upcoming cooler months will be warmer than usual across the entire country. It comes after the country sweltered through the most torrid summer since 1961.  It will be

Just 9km as the bird flies north west from Sevilla are the ruins of ancient Italica, which was the first Roman city founded on the Iberian Peninsula or Hispania as it was then known. The city was founded in 206 BC and was the birthplace of three emperors; Trajan, Hadrian and Theodosius. It boasts one

A tourist seeking help from his country’s consular service in Madrid has not been seen again more than three months later. His family have now traveled from Canada to Spain to try and find him, retracing his steps from the Costa del Sol to the Spanish capital.  Scott Graham was last seen on the morning

SOME 95,000 nurses are needed in Spain to reach the European average, according to a new report from The General Nursing Council (CGE).  The president of the CGE in an interview with Spanish Broadcaster RTVE claimed: “There are only 330,000 nurses in Spain, which means that for every 100,000 inhabitants only 625 nurses are available.”

A PAIR of shootings in Marbella this week can be linked to the Irish mafia, the Olive Press can reveal. The incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday left at least one man – an Irishman – seriously injured in hospital. They come just a week after a senior member of Ireland’s most feared mafia gang, the

Townhouse El Mojon, Murcia   2 beds   1 baths € 153,000 MAR BLANCO II is a complex of Maisonettes in El Mojón, Costa Cálida. Located in a quiet residential area, just 100 metres from the Mediterranean sea. Close to parks, sports facilities and services. Only one Key-ready property available at the ground floor. It

A BRITISH man has died while paragliding off a mountain in the Spanish Pyrenees despite the futile efforts of emergency services who arrived at the scene on helicopter. The 50-year-old had been paragliding from Pico Gallinero in the Aragonese Pyrenees when he crashed and seriously injured himself. The Guardia Civil in the city of Huesca

AUTHORITIES have advised the public to stop fishing and not to eat anything caught in Gibraltar seas as the cleanup of the latest oil spill around the sunken ship continues. The Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) has sent divers to examine the source of the latest oil leaks that have blackened its coasts and tried to