February 2023

SPAIN’S Dia supermarket chain has gone into partnership with Just Eat to deliver its grocery and convenience goods to homes. The initiative will initially see products dispatched from 50 outlets in the Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga and Sevilla areas. The service will be rolled out across the country over the next few months to give […]

By Nadia McDonald Former Malaga, Chelsea and Newcastle footballer, Christian Atsu has been found alive amongst the rubble after Turkey’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The Ghanaian footballer, who now plays for Hatayspor FC, was missing amongst the rubble in the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake that affected the area surrounding Gaziantep, Turkey. On Sunday Atsu scored

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THE Guardia Civil have arrested a 46-year-old man who attacked two women walking down a Crevillente road in broad daylight. The victims- both aged 64- said the man lunged at them for no apparent reason at around 8.30 am on February 2. One of the women was punched and was treated for her injuries at

HOME property sales grew by 6.1% during 2022 to reach 719,680 units- the biggest figure in 15 years- according to the General Council of Notaries. Prices rose by 7.2% compared to 2021 with costs of €1,615 per m2. The granting of new mortgages to buy a home rose by 2.8% year-on-year in 2022 but the

THE magical mountain-top city of Ronda has been named ‘the most romantic city in Spain’ by the popular royalist weekly magazine, specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, Hello! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is in the air, and it seems only fitting that romantic locations in Spain are given the spotlight

SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, has activated new severe weather warnings for Malaga province. The yellow weather alert, in force since midnight for heavy rain and gale-force winds, along the Costa del Sol and Valle del Guadalhorce areas, will be valid until tomorrow, Wednesday February 8. According to AEMET, the heavy rain forecast could dump up

A 13-month-old baby has been rescued by the police in Malaga after being found living in extreme squalor. The young child was found living in an abandoned house that had no electricity or plumbing, next to squatters, and surrounded by objects that the mother, with Diogenes syndrome, accumulated from nearby rubbish dumps. According to official

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants the European Union to end its reliance on importing energy, food and microchip technology. He says lessons need to learned from the Covid pandemic and the year-long war in Ukraine. Sanchez spoke in Madrid on Monday to look at his policy priorities before Spain assumes the rotating six-month presidency

With Spain now home to the world’s oldest person the Olive Press takes a look at the lives of other Spanish supercentenarians Spain now has the world’s oldest person following the death of a 118-year-old French nun. Now Maria Branyas Morera has taken the title of the oldest living person at the ripe age of