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THE Ecologistas en Accion group have handed out their ‘Black Flags’ for 2025 to coastal areas of Spain which they say have environmental problems. They include a flag to a cluster of Valencia beaches hit by pollution caused by the…
A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Speaking to Mallorca’s Ultima Hora newspaper, he expressed his disgust that the offender is back in the UK after paying bail…
HAVE you ever heard the term, ‘guiris’? It’s a slang term, and it means us. Foreigners. Specifically, the anglo-saxon type of foreigner. Spanish people know very well that they need us. (Look around – apart from tourism, is there any…
JUST outside of Spain’s capital, you’ll find vast agricultural lands, rolling hills and history all to be enjoyed with some of the country’s best wine in hand. To the southeast of Madrid, you’ll find the Las Vegas and Alcarria regions,…
SPANISH doctors downed tools today – the first nationwide strike in five years – as medics across the country protested what they describe as ‘precarious working conditions.’ Protesters in the Canary Islands carried banners reading ‘Exploited doctor, mistreated patient’ and…
A CHINESE man, 19, has been arrested for not helping his friend who drowned in a Valencia river. The 20-year-old male Wen Tao Chi- also Chinese- fell into the Turia River in Manises early on Sunday morning. The men were…
MIJAS Town Hall has approved plans for a major donkey sanctuary spanning over 10,000 square metres as part of a €15.1 million infrastructure spending package. The council has allocated €80,000 for the design of the recreational park, which will house…
By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz DETECTIVES searching for remains of missing Madeleine McCann found two buried guns in Portugal last week. The Olive Press can reveal that the firearms have now been sent back to Germany for analysis,…
FAMILIES with children, asylum seekers and vulnerable immigrants will be prioritised in the Spanish government’s move to legalise thousands of immigrants. The popular legislative initiative (ILP), seemingly stalled in Congress over the last three weeks. Yet, on Tuesday, the Secretary…
