THE British suspect in the death of a bouncer at former TOWIE star Elliot Wright’s Costa del Sol restaurant has been arrested for the third time this year so far, this time for carrying a firearm in his vehicle. The 32-year-old, whose first name police sources told the Olive Press is ‘Harry’ and has been […]
A BEACHGOER in the Valencian city of Gandia made a grisly discovery on Sunday, after a human leg washed up on the beach. The woman found the lost limb at about 1pm, soon raising the alarm with the authorities. Officers from the National Police arrived on the scene, and the judicial authorities were notified so
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A MAN has been arrested in Mallorca for animal cruelty charges after he was recorded offering live baby goats to his two dogs for them to rip to shreds and kill. The videos were later published on social media sites. According to the Civil Guard the detention of the Spanish national happened in Sa Pobla,
FORMER US First Lady Michelle Obama is enjoying a few days of vacation on Mallorca- her third visit to the island. Earlier this year, she flew to Spain with her husband ex-US president Barack Obama to enjoy a Barcelona concert staged by their friend Bruce Springsteen. Michelle Obama is staying with her friends- former US
A TRANSATLANTIC Delta Air Lines flight last Friday between Atlanta and Barcelona was forced to turn around after a passenger had a ‘medical issue’, which audio from the flight deck suggests involved a passenger having diarrhoea in the aircraft’s cabin. The plane was two hours into the eight-hour journey to the Catalan capital when it
TORREMOLINOS is set to welcome the first Costa del Sol Tattoo event this coming September 15-17. The event will be held at the Príncipe de Asturias Municipal Auditorium and aims to unit over 100 national and international tattoo artists. The inaugural event is driven by a charitable mission, with a significant portion of its proceeds
AS SEPTEMBER marks the onset of autumn, the Port of Malaga is gearing up for a busy cruise season. The spring season, which occurred in April and May, saw strong cruise ship traffic, and September looks to continue this trend with even higher numbers. The Malaga Port Authority website has revealed that this September will
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DESPITE an exceptionally challenging summer marked by soaring temperatures and the and the effects of prolonged drought on vegetation, Andalucia has seen a drop in wildfires so far this year, marking the lowest activity in recent years. Compared to the last decade, there has been an 8% decrease in firefighting interventions, with 538 recorded as
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57 BABY loggerhead sea turtles hatched on Sunday, September 3, in Alicante, despite the strong storm and torrential rain of the brutal DANA. A hundred people participated voluntarily in the campaign and helped with the surveillance and dissemination of the animals. At around 7 p.m., the eggs in the nest being guarded by volunteers hatched,
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HEAVY weekend storms which caused widespread destruction and some loss of life did not bring a silver lining as water levels in Spain’s reservoirs continuing to fall across the country. Official figures published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Ecological Transition shows average national capacity at 37% compared to 37.6% a week earlier. Presumably the
