February 2023

THE SPANISH Defence Ministry in Madrid was evacuated on Wednesday after two suspicious packages were detected.  Official sources told online daily El Confidencial that on inspection the parcels did not contain explosives or any dangerous substances. Other sources told the newspaper that the sender of the packages was Russian. The incident comes just a week […]

THE Gibraltar Government has denied Chamber of Commerce complaints that it was not consulted on this week’s updating of trade union regulations. The new rules force all private companies to recognise the presence of unions for wage discussions and private hearings, the main reason why unions were created in the first place. The government said

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday that his government would once again raise the national minimum wage, the fifth time his Socialist Party-led administration has done so since coming to power.  The SMI, as the lower limit on pay is known in Spain, will be going up from €14,000 a year to €15,120,

A jealous Murcia woman lied about a violent kidnapping organised by her ex-husband’s new girlfriend in order to ’embarrass them’. The 40-year-old filed a complaint with the Policia Nacional but after some inquiries, she was arrested for reporting a bogus crime. The woman’s convoluted story suggested that she was driving home when she was waved

PILAR DE LA HORADADA council has allocated nearly €3 million of public money to demolish an unfinished cultural centre that had no work done on it since 2006. Construction costs spiralled from the €2 million budget presented in 2001 to €9 million just five years later. The Marina Baches Cultural Centre project was officially scrapped

RESIDENTS have complained about an influx of motorhomes parked up close to the southern end of Torrevieja’s La Mata beach. They’re concerned that the big vehicles using a public parking area at La Manguilla are blocking their sea views and are worried about increased sewage discharges. The motorhomes are however parked perfectly legally so long

We are always on the look out for something lovely to give our loved ones on Valentines Day… but forget chocolates, candles or underwear! This year why not give your lover the gift of being connected and knowing what is going on around Spain in 2023. The Olive Press has the most up to date,

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A man posing as a plumber made up reports of water leaks to set up six distraction burglaries in Alicante City centre businesses. The 23-year-old thief struck at establishments all close to each other in less than a month. He entered each business to warn them that water leaks were being caused due to work