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Legendary TV actor Dennis Waterman dies in Spain
BRITISH actor Dennis Waterman died in hospital in Spain on Sunday at the age of 74.
Waterman's family said: "We are deeply saddened to announce...
PACMA slams Andalucian President’s attendance of Sevilla bullfight
SPANISH animal rights party PACMA has condemned animal rights abuses at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril.
Several horses have fainted from the heat at the Feria,...
EXCLUSIVE: €10,000-a-year expat school on Spain’s Costa del Sol forced to close doors after stinging inspection
PARENTS at a private school in Andalucia are furious, having been left scrambling to find places when it was closed overnight by inspectors.
Some claim...
KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern...
IT’S taken over a decade, but finally the 'Kings of Hashish' are on trial.
Brothers Francisco and Antonio Tejon are facing 20 years in prison...
Meet the team: The Olive Press digital editor and Madrid Correspondent Fiona Govan
It’s International Women’s Day this week and no better time to present our indefatigable digital editor Fiona Govan.
A journalist in Spain since 2006 when...
LEADING FROM THE FRONT: A focus on Olive Press editor Jon Clarke
THE Olive Press counts on over 20 journalists and writers spread around Spain.
Over 75% of our staff work in editorial… and there’s a good...
Body of missing American/Russian woman found in shallow grave in Spain’s Valencia as husband goes on the run
THE body of an American woman missing since Christmas has been discovered in a shallow grave in woods in the town of Alzira in...
Viable alternative: A look at the ‘hippy’ communities around Orgiva in Spain’s Alpujarras
Forget mystery skulls, the Madeleine McCann prime suspect and expat extraditions, Orgiva’s celebrated alternative community is bustling and counts cultural links to Robert Graves, Genesis, the Olive Press, and even the Romans, writes Jo Chipchase
Spain in review: The biggest and most important stories covered by the Olive Press during 2021
IT has been a year marked yet again by the coronavirus pandemic, with much of our daily coverage focusing on the ever changing rules,...
Day Trip: Buzzing Spanish Village Outside Ronda That is Andalucia’s Best Kept Secret
While enveloped in stunning mountain scenery, warm-hearted independent Arriate is famous for its friendly locals and a love of partying, writes Jon Clarke
Three men and two women arrested in Gibraltar over child porn images
Police in Gibraltar have arrested five people on suspicion of offences relating to the possession and distribution of indecent images of children.
Detectives from the...
Green and grumpy in the Glastonbury of Spain
I LONG had a feeling Christian Brueckner - the current prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann mystery - would have links to Orgiva, with...
TROLLED OVER: Evil social media campaign to destroy new Maddie book comes unstuck
by Dilip Kuner
THE Olive Press has won a victory against ‘evil’ online trolls who have attacked the family of missing Madeleine McCann for the...
Father’s arrest offers hope in finding answers for missing Yeremi Vargas 14 years after schoolboy vanished in Spain
A SICK dad who was grilled by police over child abuse charges will now be interviewed by Spanish detectives in connection with the disappearance...
The six sex crimes Madeleine suspect Christian Brueckner is facing in Portugal, Belgium and Germany
EXCLUSIVE: German is being probed over abuse of a 10-year-old just 4 weeks before Maddie went missing - and 12kms away!
EXCLUSIVE: Brave WPC confirms hunt for ‘blonde accomplice’ of Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner
It came after she arrested Brueckner in a children's park during a local fiesta
Toddler in Spain’s Malaga dies of heatstroke while playing hide-and-seek in family car
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy from Malaga has died after being found unresponsive in a hot car outside his family’s home, authorities said.
The tragedy occurred over...
The Olive Press celebrates its 15 year anniversary
FROM its very first issue in 2006 the Olive Press was campaigning for its community.
Whether fighting for the environment or digging into crooks, we...
EXCLUSIVE: Russians in Spain could be linked to Madeleine snatch
By Olive Press Editor Jon Clarke
A PAIR of Russian expats based in Spain have been linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
The two men...
EXCLUSIVE: New child sex probe launched against Maddie suspect Brueckner as it emerges he ‘confessed at music festival’ in...
The German paedophile, who lived in Praia da Luz, where Maddie was snatched in May, 2007, allegedly came clean while negotiating a big drug deal at a week-long event, near Orgiva
Wanted and ‘dangerous’ paedophile found hiding among expat community on Spain’s Costa del Sol in eerie similarities to Maddie...
Described as 'dangerous', the sex offender had escaped from a psychiatric hospital in July last year where he was receiving treatment for his 'sexual disorder'
Expats destroyed vital DNA clues as Maddie suspect linked to more sex crimes and potentially a child rape in...
One expat questioned whether he could have been involved in a child rape during the Dragon Festival in Granada in 2007
EXCLUSIVE: Former friend of Maddie suspect Christian B spent months with him in Spain’s Andalucia and believes he’s guilty
A DANGEROUS paedophile linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann spent long periods of time in southern Spain, the Olive Press can reveal.
Convicted rapist...
Hull City play Leyton Orient on Costa del Sol TONIGHT and entry is ONLY €3!
New head coach of the Yorkshire side, former Doncaster boss Grant McCann, will face a tough task, as he has a depleted squad to pick from
10 incredible locations Game of Thrones SHOULD have filmed in Spain
We’ve put together a list of places we feel would have added to the stark alien beauty of Westeros and Essos
IN PICS: Olive Press launches new Costa Blanca edition to add to award-winning expat newspaper brand in Spain
IT has taken five years, but the Olive Press Costa Blanca has finally arrived.
Half a decade of research and planning - and with something...