Olivia Idle, Author at Olive Press News Spain

The Olive Press went behind the scenes of an international film shoot which turned a sleepy Costa del Sol town into a cinematic gem

THE quiet mountain village of Gaucin has found itself in the spotlight this summer as it becomes the unlikely setting for an international feature film.

23 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Entertainment·EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Costa Blanca community ‘living in fear’ after squatter gang – including two pregnant women – move in and threaten to kill their pets

WHAT began as a quiet summer for one gated community on the Costa Blanca has turned into a nightmare its residents – both expat and

15 Aug, 2025 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Franco’s family forced to open 18th-century mansion to the public after years of resistance

THE 18th-century mansion of Spain’s fascist dictator Francisco Franco has finally opened to the public for the first time in six decades, despite the dictator’s

10 Aug, 2025 @ 09:30

Galicia·Lead·Politics·Property

American father and 13-year-old son die after small plane crashes into sea off Spain’s Mallorca

The Guardia Civil have confirmed the death of ex-military fighter pilot and his teenage son after their aerobatic plane crashed into the sea this Saturday

4 Aug, 2025 @ 13:03

Lead·Mallorca

World famous chef Gordon Ramsay praises Spanish meat and wines as ‘best in the world’- but do YOU agree?

THE WORLD’S most celebrated chef arrived in Spain earlier this month with the opening of the eighth Hell’s Kitchen and has praised the country’s cuisine

3 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

Foreign tourist, 67, dies while kayaking to spectacular waterfall on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 67-YEAR-OLD man died on Wednesday afternoon at Burriana Beach in Nerja while kayaking to the waterfall, Cascada Grande de Maro. The tragic incident occurred

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:52

Lead·Malaga

The Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz, and Education, Pilar Alegría, at a press conference after the Council of Ministers meeting.

Spain’s Andalucia faces €5million fine over mishandling of Language Assistant Programme – leaving hundreds of students in limbo

THE Spanish Labour Inspectorate has imposed a €5million sanction on the Andalucian Junta for failing to register foreign language assistants in the Social Security system,

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:13

Andalucia·Lead

Fire burns Marbella F.C. football pitch

A FIRE that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday Morning burned part of the football pitch at the Antonio Lorenzo Cuevas Stadium where

30 Jul, 2025 @ 16:12

Lead·Marbella