All you need to know about the Costa del Sol’s biggest Christmas markets
WHILE the season can mean colder temperatures and the odd day of rain, everyone loves a trip to the Christmas market.
And on the Costa...
Spain’s Mayor of Malaga to be awarded honorary OBE from the UK
THE United Kingdom has awarded Francisco de la Torre an Honorary OBE (Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services...
Vélez-Malaga town hall red-faced after Cervantes street art washes off
The writing’s on the road
EXPLAINED: The thick fog which arrived on Spain’s Costa del Sol today is a phenomenon dating back to the...
MUCH of the Costa del Sol has experienced a thick fog today.
In areas like Sabinillas, Manilva, it was so bad this morning that drivers...
Boy gets Shinji Okazaki’s replica Malaga top in post, but only after the striker left the club
Simon Wilson gave his son the sport shirt for his sixth birthday, ordering it online, but the Japanese striker left the La Liga side just four weeks later, signing for SD Huesca
Did you feel the earth move? Three mini-earthquakes hit Spain’s Malaga province in just 24 hours
IF YOU ARE in Malaga province and you felt the earth move this weekend, don’t worry, you are not alone. Three small tremors hit...
Torrox burglaries under investigation
Guardia Civil set up investigation unit to look into a series of burglaries in Pago Benamar
Fairytale princess: The incredible story of the flamenco dancer from Spain’s Malaga who became Indian royalty
SHE started out as a Flamenco dancer from a humble background but became a Maharani when she captured the heart of an Indian Maharaja.
Aged...
Hacienda Beach in Estepona makes the perfect summer getaway and here’s why
There is a playground and splash pool for little ones, a paddle court, and you can even bring the dog to one of the pet-friendly apartments
21-year-old man with leukemia becomes youngest coronavirus death in Spain’s Malaga
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has become the youngest fatality due to coronavirus in Malaga.
REVEALED: Europe’s cheapest holiday destination for 2017
IT’S official. The Costa del Sol is the cheapest holiday destination in Europe.
A major study found a jolly on Spain’s southern coast was less...
Mijas town hall to offer young golfers free classes
Children aged between five and 16 will be treated to top training tips throughout March and April without charge
Annual Cudeca telethon raises €17,000
Cudeca’s annual telethon, sponsored by the Olive Press, has been hailed a great success after raising €17,000 during the one day event
Spain bids farewell to Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas
Kirk also visited the Costa del Sol for the filming of one of his more low key films Once is Not Enough (1975)
UNITED IN FEAR: Brits in Spain and Spanish in the UK share their Brexit concerns
The Olive Press spoke to Spaniards living in the UK and to Brits living in Spain
Spain’s Malaga City on target to drop to Alert Level 0 and see lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
MALAGA City and Guadalhorce health districts are set to see restrictions on capacity and opening hours eliminated.
According to the latest data from the Andalucian...
Spain’s Got Talent coming to Estepona
Cash prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place
Trafficking gang busted smuggling drugs among cauliflowers from Spain’s Costa del Sol
DRUG traffickers have been arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs underneath cauliflowers from Spain's Costa del Sol to various countries across Europe.
The Guardia Civil had...
Nerja’s answer to Sex and the City
But the programme, 40ñeraslaserie, needs your help if it is to be made
Spain’s more than 220 new ‘super’ roadside cameras can detect seat belt offenders – with fines of €200
SPAIN is to roll out more than 220 roadside cameras that can detect whether or not drivers are wearing seatbelts or using their phones.
Some...
New coastal walkway bridge in situ linking Sabinillas and Casares
It is the latest stage in the ambitious La Senda Litoral project, which aims to create a giant walkway stretching 160km from Manilva to Nerja
Marbella waiter so ‘disgusted’ by ‘slave-like’ treatment of workers on Spain’s Costa del Sol he moved to UK to...
Jesus Herencias, who moved to the UK in 2004, said he tried to return to his hometown in 2016 but could not find decent employment
Firefighter injured in explosion as he tackles huge ‘caravan fire’ near Spain’s Malaga Airport
Tyres have also been set alight by the fire, prompting the deployment of staff from the Andalucian Health Service