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Emergency water tankers brought to Colmenar as hundreds of wells dry up

Rob Horgan - 25 Jul, 2016 @ 13:57

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Last port of call for Ambassador…but Hi de Hi for our new Consul

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Huge 1.2 tonne cocaine bust in Granada dismantled one of Europe’s ‘most active’ drug gangs, say police

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Remembrance Sunday parade in Spain cancelled by RAF because of COVID restrictions

Aparecen Miles De Peces Muertos En Una Playa De Salobrena

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Thousands of dead fish wash up on beach in Spain’s Andalucia in biblical-style plague

Celebrity

WATCH: Spain’s Millie Bobby Brown and the cast of Stranger Things return for fourth season

Joanne Oakley - 16 Feb, 2020 @ 09:30

Netflix has officially confirmed that the production of the fourth season has begun

La Cultura

The original Brits abroad: Some of the most famous expats in Andalucia

Staff Reporter - 3 Sep, 2017 @ 20:24

As anti-tourism protests sweep across Spain, it’s time to remember the truly great things British visitors have done for the country

Andalucia

Helicopter and boats of Spain maritime rescue scramble to rescue 66 migrants off Andalucia coast

Laurence Dollimore - 20 Nov, 2017 @ 18:50

SPAIN'S Maritime Rescue have scrambled a helicopter and two boats in a bid to locate 66 migrants off the coast of Andalucia. The two boats...

Andalucia

Brothel under investigation in Spain’s Andalucia for opening during coronavirus lockdown

James Warren - 15 Jun, 2020 @ 15:28

A MALAGA brothel is being investigated for allegedly operating during the COVID-19 state of alarm. The complaint was made by a Justice of the Peace...

Cadiz

Algeciras Town Hall face tough questions about ‘sewage waste’ on beach

Rob Horgan - 26 Feb, 2016 @ 12:33

While the town hall insists the runoff water at El Rinconcillo is ‘just rainwater’, Algeciras Sí Se Puede claims it is sewage discharge

Andalucia

Bullfighter faces prison for crash

Wendy Williams - 4 Jan, 2012 @ 09:40

Jose Ortega Cano faces four years behind bars for involuntary manslaughter

Food & Drink

Singing for your supper in Mijas

Imogen Calderwood - 3 Apr, 2014 @ 12:37

There are so many excellent places to eat in Mijas and many have live entertainment, writes Jon Clarke

Andalucia

They think it’s all over, it is now!

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 8 Jun, 2010 @ 10:20

Football hero wins Spain High Court swindle battle

Andalucia

Calls for changes on new cigarette laws

Frances Leate - 4 Mar, 2013 @ 12:36

The Spanish law on bringing cigarettes out of Gibraltar is ‘unconstitutional’, claim workers’ union

Andalucia

British ambassador to Spain Simon Manley: Madrid government ‘values Britons in Spain’

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 3 Feb, 2017 @ 14:38

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press talks Brexit with the UK's man in Madrid

Andalucia

Pork sales plummet in Spain

James Bryce - 23 Nov, 2012 @ 13:45

Spaniards are chewing their way through more chicken than pork for the first time ever

Cadiz

PURE EVIL: Paedophile dad caged after infecting 19-month old son with sexually transmitted disease on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Laurence Dollimore - 13 Nov, 2018 @ 10:53

A TWISTED father has been cuffed after sexually abusing his son and infecting him with a sexually transmitted disease. Policia Nacional arrested the man in...

Andalucia

Indian women expelled from convent for “being foreign”

- 9 Apr, 2007 @ 10:00

Archbishop claims he acted to “protect the vocation” TWO women have been expelled from a Granada convent because they were foreign, according to claims. The Archbishop...

Lead

Malaga to host World Transplant Games

Alex Brown - 13 May, 2017 @ 15:54

The games see participants who have received successful organ transplants compete

Cadiz

The Pearls of Aphrodite

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 25 Sep, 2010 @ 09:00

Andalucian firm first in Spain to produce white caviar

Andalucia

Five Sevilla men stand trial for rape of teenage girl at bull running festival

Laurence Dollimore - 14 Nov, 2017 @ 14:44

THE trial is underway for five Sevilla men accused of raping a teenager at a bull-running festival. The alleged assault happened at last year's Sanfermines...

Andalucia

Competa mayor slammed over tree felling

James Bryce - 19 Jul, 2011 @ 09:45

Ecologists claim 'a breach' over sustainable tourism principles

Andalucia

UPDATE: Missing Finnish expat girl found dead

Iona Napier - 4 Nov, 2015 @ 15:25

Girl found days after mother prays to 'wake up from this nightmare'

Crime & Law

UPDATE: Mysterious Marbella bomb scare declared false alarm

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 5 Jan, 2017 @ 12:51

Police have confirmed to the Olive Press that the black briefcase left by the side of the road in the Playas del Duque area of Puerto Banus contained 'old clothes.'

Andalucia

PREDATOR drones from US to patrol Strait of Gibraltar and Cadiz coast as Spain’s Guardia Civil fear surge in...

Laurence Dollimore - 17 Apr, 2019 @ 13:52

It comes as the Guardia Civil has struggled to tackle the surging drug trafficking epidemic which has seen outbursts of violence along the Costas

Andalucia

IN PICTURES: Easter processions kick off in fine weather in Spain

Staff Reporter - 15 Apr, 2019 @ 10:06

THE fabulously named 'gypsies' procession got off to a fine start in Ronda last night. The Hermandad de Los Gitanos led the way across the...

Andalucia

MISSING: Appeal launched for missing Briton last seen in Marbella SEVEN days ago

Laurence Dollimore - 8 Jan, 2018 @ 21:25

A CONCERNED friend of a missing British woman has launched an appeal after not seeing her for six days. Stephanie Dalrymple pleaded on social media...

Andalucia

Dog fight waging between Mijas animal centre boss and former workers calling for its closure

Tom Powell - 17 Sep, 2014 @ 12:14

A battle is being waged between obsessed animal-lover Kim Halliwell and a group of former volunteers, who want her rescue centre shut down

Municipal Planning Department Grants Plans To Build A Golf Course And 2,800 Homes In Malaga. Credit: Planning Dept Malaga

Andalucia

Green light for new golf course and 2800 luxury homes in Spain’s Malaga

Cristina Hodgson - 26 Aug, 2021 @ 11:15

MALAGA moves forward with its plan to build a new golf course and 2,800 homes in Rojas-Santa Tecla. The municipal planning department has given the...

Andalucia

JETTISONED: Heartless Cadiz thieves strip jetski of man attempting Guinness World Record for disabled charity on behalf of his...

Laurence Dollimore - 12 Oct, 2018 @ 10:24

Plessis first broke a world record by jet skiing 17,500km from Alaska to Panama in under 95 days

Andalucia

Freight train carrying 720 tonnes of ammonia derails near Huelva

Tom Powell - 7 Feb, 2014 @ 14:46

Emergency services have been working hard to stem the leak and prevent danger to the public

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