July 2023

FARMING UNION, Unio Llaudadora, says extreme weather has forced a 50% fall in this year’s melon and watermelon harvest in the Valencian Community. The union calculates €44 million in losses caused by adverse weather events with watermelon producers missing out on €27 million. Above average temperatures during the planting season accelerated plant growth and at […]

THE JUNTA has returned a loggerhead turtle back into the sea. The young turtle, named Velez, was rescued two months ago, on May 10 in Vélez-Málaga, weak and malnourished, weighing just 14.9 kilos (Adults weigh between 70 to 170 kg). Within two months, and thanks to the care received at the Marine Environment Management Centre

Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Malaga drops to historic low – Olive Press News Spain We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. ACCEPTRead more / Saber mas

Municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia on orange weather alert for blistering heat today, Tuesday – Olive Press News Spain Home Lead Municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia on orange weather alert for blistering heat today, Tuesday

A SEVILLA-bound flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport has aborted take-off after the airplane was hit by a large bird, causing numerous delays. The incident took place last Sunday morning, July 16, when a Vueling flight was hit by a bird as it entered the runway from the taxiway, according to an airport spokesperson. The pilot

Liberty Seguros organised a brunch meeting in Málaga with its main brokers engaged in the Expatriates segment along the Costa del Sol, where the excellent results of the first half of the year were applauded and a very positive outlook for the second half of the year was discussed. This meeting forms part of a

SPAIN’S mail service has distributed over 2 million letters containing the documentation required for voting via post in the general elections.  A total of 2,622,808 citizens have applied for postal vote, the highest number ever in Spain’s democracy.  The deadline for the application was last Thursday, July 13, while the last day to send the

TWO trafficked caracal wild cats have been rescued in northern Spain and have been given a new home  The two caracals, a protected species under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), were being kept in a house in the municipality of Santiurde de Toranzo (Cantabria).  The wild cats had been illegally sold

A PERUVIAN expat has called in lawyers over claims he was beaten up by police and left in hospital with a ruptured bladder. In the alarming alleged attack, Diego Armando Torres, insists he was punched and kicked by six Guardia Civil agents on a Friday night. Even more shocking, he claims he was tied up