February 2023

The owners of British Airways have been advised to swerve the acquisition of Air Europa, Spain’s third-largest airline, and let the company ‘fail and go under’. The fall of the Mallorca-based airline would potentially see the loss of 6,000 jobs, mostly in the Madrid area. Analysts at British behemoth Barclays Bank made the recommendation in […]

THE UK’s ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has provided a new update to the desperate holders of British driving licences who have been left unable to take to the Spanish roads since May 1, 2022. In it, he promised that he and his team were ‘doing all we can working with Spain to get you

Police may reopen an investigation into how the UK’s ‘Public Enemy No 1’ was easily able to escape and live in Spain for two years. Kent Police are now studying a series of sensational tapes that explain how high profile killer Kenneth Noye was harboured by a leading expat timeshare figure, based in Spain. Over

A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000 people and take the pressure off the existing centre in the Altabix district which covers around 47,000 residents. Once the contract has been awarded, the winning bidder will have 18

Spain’s tourism industry is demanding compensation for the loss of competitiveness once the new European Union’s ETIAS tourist tax comes into effect at the end of the year. The Olive Press broke the news last week that Spain was ‘waking up to the threat’ to its tourism from the new tax. It will see Brits

POLICE in Malaga have arrested 8 people for defrauding a 73-year old man of €58,210 who subsequently took his own life last year.  Three have been arrested for obtaining the card and carrying out the fraud with another four for colluding with the perpetrators allowing them to use the card and distribute the money. Another

Spain will send six of its German-made Leopard tanks to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia, following an announcement made two days before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion. The Spanish government could send more Leopards to Ukraine ‘if it is necessary’ and if ‘our allies ask for it’, Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, told Congress

A drug-smuggler’s cunning plan failed after the Guardia Civil discovered a big stash of hashish in his car’s back bumper, as he was about to board an Ibiza-bound ferry at Denia. The Guardia were carrying out routine surveillance in the Costa Blanca port on Saturday afternoon when they took an interest in a vehicle in

2023 welcomed back the Sa Rua carnival for the first time without restrictions since the pandemic. This year’s festivities were set to be extremely popular and they did not disappoint. Carnivals took place across the island with various municipalities dishing out a range of prizes and awards with the biggest one taking place in the

THE prestigious Latin Grammy awards are leaving the United States for the first time and will be staged in Andalucia this November in a three-year deal. The announcement came in Sevilla on Wednesday, but the specific dates and the host city were not named, though Sevilla appears to be the front-runner. The Latin Grammys were