RECENT rainfall has helped Malaga’s seven freshwater reservoirs fill up to 37% of their capacity, according to water provider Hidrosur. The storm that hit Spain in mid-December ended a long drought that had dwindled water supplies across Andalucia. Hidrosur saw the seven reservoirs go from 209 hectometres to 226 in the space of just a […]
WHERE the Olive Press leads, others follow. While our stories are often picked up by the media in the UK our influence is not just restricted to the British media – Spanish big hitters are picking up on our exclusives too. Take our front page splash on Spain’s Coca Queen, which we got after interviewing
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WRECK removal contractor Koole is taking over from caretakers Resolve in looking after the bulk carrier shipwreck 700 metres from the Gibraltar coastline. Captain of the Port John Ghio approved the transfer of control to the Koole company that will take over the breakup of the remains of the ship and remove it from the
CONGRESS in Madrid passed a law on Thursday that allows people over 16 years of age to change their legally registered gender without any medical supervision. The measure as part of a new equal rights act still needs to be ratified by the upper house, the Senate, before hitting the statute book. Equality Minister, Irene
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ONE of the works belonging to Thyssen Museum’s permanent collection has been the inspiration of a new mural art which now decorates a façade in the historical centre of Malaga city. Elisa Capdevila, a painter and muralist from Barcelona, has brought to life the iconic oil painting ‘Recién casados’ (Newlyweds) (1905), by Ricardo López Cabrera,
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EIGHT people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for illegally bringing Pakistani nationals into Spain and charging between €12,000 and €20,000 per person for the journey. The detentions were in the A Coruña, Alicante, Barcelona, and Huesca areas. The criminal network organised clandestine trips from Bosnia-Herzegovina to Spain by land routes. Once in Spain,
THE European Court of Justice(CJEU) says that Spain has breached air quality standards in the Barcelona and Madrid areas. A court ruling published on Thursday says that EU annual safety limits covering exposure to nitrogen dioxide caused by vehicles have been repeatedly exceeded since 2010. If nothing is done, the European Commission can take Spain
Spain’s burgeoning far–right radicalisation problem has been struck a blow after a coordinated operation took down 240 Spanish websites related to terrorist attacks and violent far-right organisations. The operation, by the Spain’s Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO), was part of a Europol police operation that took down 800 websites in total
TWO prisoners used their day release privileges to rob houses across the southern Costa Blanca. They were part of a three-man gang who have been charged with four break-ins in Guardamar and Santa Pola. A joint Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional probe arrested the trio with investigators believing they also robbed 20 properties in Torrevieja,
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Spain is hoping to attract more British women with digital nomad visas and tax perks in the new year. The country’s Digitalisation Minister Carme Artigas said Spain wanted to attract female entrepreneurs because the country was widely viewed as a safe place to live for women. A digital nomad’s visa and tax concessions for start-up
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