How Spain has changed in 15 years
I ARRIVED fresh faced in the spring of 2006, dispatched to The Daily Telegraph’s Madrid desk to provide British readers with light-hearted tales of holiday
Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain
ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla
The Valencian company bringing the fight to Tesla’s hyperloop franchise
A VALENCIAN consortium is flying the flag for Spain in the race to revolutionise high speed rail travel as it debuts its hyperloop project to
“I’m proud of the varied mix – and campaigning DNA – of the Olive Press”
AS a journalist who rolled up on Spanish shores in 1994 I had no idea what to expect. I had intended to spend a few
15 years of the Olive Press: A message from our editor-in-chief
WE made it! We just published edition 365: The number of days in the year and certainly sleepless nights I have had worrying about being
The photos of Semana Santa in Sevilla that show what a difference Covid makes
IN normal years it would be true to say there is nothing quite like Easter in Sevilla. The heavy scent of incense wafted from burners
School blaze affects Gibraltar children returning after Easter holidays
WORKERS are putting in extra hours to make sure children can return to a school gutted by fire in the early hours of March 28.
Drug smuggling family busted in joint operation between Columbia and Spain’s Mallorca
The investigation was initiated when police at Bogota's El Dorado airport discovered a package destined for Son Severa was concealing almost 5 kilos of cocaine.
‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. The
Ultra right-wing extremists blamed for Molotov attack on Podemos HQ in Spain’s Murcia region
AN explosive device was thrown last night (April 1) into the Cartagena office of the far-left Podemos party and slogans daubed over the front windows.
Number of young Brits looking to move to Spain soars by nearly 500%
THE number of young Brits looking to make the leap and move to Spain has jumped by nearly 500% last year, new research has revealed.
April Fool: Thousands of hopefuls arrive at vaccination centre after WhatsApp hoax in Spain’s Seville
A SPORTS Centre holding COVID-19 vaccinations in the town of Los Bermejales, Seville, has had to turn people away after thousands arrived yesterday due to
BEE BANDIT: 21 hives stolen from farm in Spain’s Mallorca
The bees had been taking part in an important environmental project where they were pollinating almond trees planted on the land
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
NEW COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(April 2) both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The health
Satanism, male lovers and family abandonment…the alleged lesser known side of Spain’s maestro Francisco Goya
Goya had a chequered start to his career as an artist
Life on the Line – How La Linea became the criminal capital of Spain
Cristo keeps her eyes low as she serves us our drinks. A Fanta Limon and a Coke, both straight out of the freezer, she blasts
Costa del Sol residents demand answers after fifth suicide from popular road bridge
LOCAL residents from two small communities on Spain’s Costa del Sol are demanding answers after a fifth suicide in 18 years from a nearby overpass.
More than 16,500 fines handed out in Spain’s Malaga for COVID-19 breaches since January
POLICIA local have reported that a total of 16,618 fines have been handed out in Malaga during the first quarter of the year for non-compliance
MUST READ: Face masks will not be mandatory on beaches in Spain’s Balearic Islands IF these two conditions are met
Finally, clarification was given on the controversial new law and face masks will not have to be worn on any Balearic beach provided that two
Underlying COVID-19 new case trend is upwards but still at ‘lowish’ levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas compared to rest of Spain
COVID-19 daily infection totals have recorded a week-to-week rise but are lower than yesterday’s total according to statistics released tonight(April 1) by the Valencian health
‘CARRY ON JABBING’ as extra vaccine doses allow Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain to offer Easter anti-COVID inoculations
120,000 extra doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the Valencian Community tomorrow(April 2). That will allow inoculations to continue over Easter as
Police patrols stepped up in tourist hotspots across Spain’s Mallorca this weekend
In a bid to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections, the Balearic government and the Guardia Civil has launched a special operation to monitor areas
RISE & SHINE! Robbing couple get a surprise morning wake-up call from the Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers stormed a Torrevieja address last month to arrest a couple who stole from rural properties across the Costa Blanca. The Spanish husband
EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out
THE BRITISH expat told by Ryanair that he fulfilled “legitimate requirements” to enter Spain but was put on a plane back to the UK has
The bunq Travel Card: an emerging must-have travel accessory in a post-COVID-19 World
AS we emerge from an undeniably rocky year in all aspects, focusing on good things in the future is an effective way to maintain emotional