Ibiza residents to block British billionaires’ building plan
Angry locals have expressed concern over the possible destruction of natural sites on some of the Balearic island’s most loved beaches
EXCLUSIVE: Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar builds controversial wall extension at Marbella home
Concerned of prying eyes, Aznar and his wife Ana Botella - the former Madrid mayor - have extended an existing two metre wall by another
Brit feeds Ibiza seagull Ketamine-laced chip
A tourist from Huddersfield, received a torrent of abuse after posting a video of himself feeding the bird in Ibiza
EXCLUSIVE: Irish love rat Sean Whelan on the loose online
Sean Whelan has set up a dating profile on plentyoffish.com
Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk comes to Malaga
The hawk has landed
Cadiz nature reserve wins Andalucia Environment Award
Salarte has brought the La Covacha salt plain back to life
EXCLUSIVE: Gibraltar taking Telecinco, ABC and Manos Limpias to Spain’s courts
Three high-profile defamation cases against TV channel Telecinco, Spanish newspaper ABC and union Manos Limpias have been opened in Spain
Ready to rumble: Gibraltar takes legal action against slanderous statements
The Spanish public have for far too long been fed a warped version of the real situation on the Rock
Spain’s Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2015 announced!
Specsavers Opticas announces their latest specs bomb
EXCLUSIVE: Warring lonely heart expats denounce each other after meeting on millionaires’ dating website
Ex-Japanese model and French expat fallout over an ‘innovative’ oil patent, two Range Rovers and a €35,000 watch
Mummified body found on La Concha mountain overlooking Marbella
The unidentified body was reportedly wearing Bermuda shorts
Thousands of expats to have their Barclays bank account shut down
Customers in more than 70 countries will have their account closed in the next couple of months
International gourmet market launches in Marbella
An eclectic, international gourmet market is launching in Marbella
British wine expert Victoria Moore labels Tio Pepe and tonic this summer’s cocktail
Described as ‘more sippable than gluggable’, Moore advises that the tonic outweighs the sherry for a more full flavour
Convicted murderer banned from Gibraltar returns to the Rock and is put back in prison
Luis Ramirez served 11 years for a brutal murder on Main Street in 1997
Virgen del Carmen celebrations underway in Andalucia
Religious wooden and porcelain Virgins are placed on fishing boats and paraded through the seas
Children fishing in Gibraltar are threatened with fines
The Rock’s budding fisherman have allegedly been slapped on the wrists by environment officials for fishing without a licence
Newborn baby found in Madrid bin
Police found the baby inside a plastic bag in an underground bin
Price of new build properties up in Spain for first time since 2007
This year has seen a new lease of life for new builds
Spanish mortgages up 20% on last year
More mortgages are listed in Andalucia than any other Spanish province
Madrid voted ‘more liveable’ than Barcelona
Spain’s capital came in 16th place in elite magazine Monocle’s annual list of 25 ‘most liveable’ cities
Best Sunday lunch on the Costa del Sol
The board for the Cool Deals Sunday Lunch Challenge has found a winner
Biggest hotel deal in Madrid’s history sealed
Colombian businessman Jaime Gilinski has acquired the Hotel Villa Magna for €190 million
Friends at last?
It comes as no surprise that over 60% of Olive Press readers are supporting a campaign to unify Gibraltar with La Linea
European Union investigating dangerous river claims in Estepona
High levels of methane have reportedly been detected in a river which could be a fire risk as well as a typhoid health hazard
Beer in Malaga is Spain’s cheapest
Cheers to the price of ale in Malaga!