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WATCH: The Olive Press reports live from Ronda as weeks of unprecedented rainfall finally give way to sunshine

OLIVE Press editor Jon Clarke has filed a must-watch dispatch from the stunning city of Ronda where the weather forecast is finally beginning to offer

15 Feb, 2026 @ 14:38

Andalucia·Lead·Video·Weather

IN PICS: The ‘quirky’ side of Andalucia’s Ronda – through the refreshing new eye of an expat photographer

SHE has been taking photos in the Serrania de Ronda area of Andalucia for over three decades. Lies Wajer fell in love with the town,

15 Feb, 2026 @ 11:31

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

VOICES HEARD: Protesters vow to fight golf mega-project on last virgin coastal area on the Costa del Sol

DOZENS of expats have joined farmers and locals to protest a plan to build a golf course on virgin coastland in southern Spain. The demonstrators

15 Feb, 2026 @ 09:42

Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Property

Andalucia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

ANDALUCIA’s metro systems have surpassed 60 million passengers in a single year for the first time. The metro networks of Sevilla, Málaga and Granada, all

14 Feb, 2026 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Author’s eight-hour ‘nightmare’ after failed electric lock traps her during a storm in Granada holiday rental

A TOURIST is gunning for a Granada holiday rental firm after she found herself trapped inside an apartment for eight hours during a catastrophic storm.

14 Feb, 2026 @ 11:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Osteoporosis is no longer irreversible with treatment on the Costa del Sol: What you need to know about healing your bones

OSTEOPOROSIS is no longer irreversible – bones can recover with current treatments. The Rheumatology Unit at Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella leads the way in advances that

13 Feb, 2026 @ 18:10

Andalucia·Health·Marbella·Sponsored Article

Mystery in Almeria as body of British woman is found outside her burning farm house – with husband trapped inside

AUTHORITIES are investigating after a 66-year-old woman was found dead outside a burning farmhouse in rural Almeria, as her husband screamed for help inside. The

13 Feb, 2026 @ 16:29

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

The Spanish Indiana Jones: How a ten-year-old boy from Granada became a hero in Italy after unearthing rare Roman coin

A GRANADA schoolboy has been hailed a hero in Italy after unearthing a rare Roman coin that had been buried for 1,800 years. Little Alejandro,

13 Feb, 2026 @ 16:00

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Rain for Cadiz Carnaval: Weather alerts to dampen the fun across many festival hotspots in Andalucia this weekend

CARNAVAL celebrations across Andalucia face rain and powerful winds this weekend as Storm Oriana brings an orange weather warning. After weeks of treacherous storms, Storm

13 Feb, 2026 @ 13:59

Cadiz·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Historic moment century-old Montejaque dam sends hundreds of millions of litres gushing into Guadiaro valley

THIS is the historic moment the Montejaque ‘ghost dam’ finally reached 100 per cent capacity and sent thousands of litres of water gushing into the

13 Feb, 2026 @ 12:19

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Could new-fangled ‘solid water’ tech be the solution to Andalucia’s chronic drought issues?

AS Spain faces the uncertainty of another drought season, an unusual idea is attracting attention: powdered water. It may sound like science fiction, but the

13 Feb, 2026 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Castellon·Environment·Green·Lead·Nature

BREAKING: Montejaque ‘ghost dam’ begins spilling water after reaching capacity for first time in a century

AFTER days of speculation, the Montejaque ‘ghost dam’ has finally begun releasing water through its spillways after reaching maximum capacity following another spell of heavy

13 Feb, 2026 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Costa del Sol A7 motorway is riddled with over 300 ‘terrifying’ potholes between Estepona and Marbella – and drivers are furious

HUNDREDS of potholes have appeared on Costa del Sol motorways after recent storms, prompting safety warnings and growing frustration among drivers. The A-7 and several

13 Feb, 2026 @ 10:00

Costa del Sol·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

ANDALUCIA is back on high alert today as the arrival of Storm Oriana threatens to unleash a fresh wave of chaos across a region already

13 Feb, 2026 @ 09:57

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

A SERIOUS morning accident at Malaga bus station has left woman with multiple leg fracture and a driver shaken. A woman in her 30s was

12 Feb, 2026 @ 18:05

Lead·Malaga

‘We’re all really worried’: Every centimetre added to full Montejaque dam could cause 20 million litres of water to overflow

FOR every additional centimetre of water added to the Montejaque dam once it reaches capacity, 20 million litres of water will gush out, according to

12 Feb, 2026 @ 17:35

Andalucia·Lead

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic

THE baffling case of a skull found in a Malaga drain has finally been cracked after investigators identified the man behind the chilling discovery. The

12 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Moroccan gang ‘hunted gay people in packs’ in southern Spain: Victims were lured into traps after agreeing to meet on dating apps

A 20-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Almería, accused of leading a group that allegedly used Grindr to ambush, beat and rob gay

12 Feb, 2026 @ 16:15

Almeria·crime·Lead

Warning for Airbnb hosts in Andalucia as new digital snoop force to use AI and electricity bills to sniff out illegal listings

THE days of rogue holiday landlords flying under the radar in Andalucia may be numbered as a new elite ‘digital snoop force’ begins operations. Authorities

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:20

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property·Travel News

WATCH: Alarming new footage shows Malaga’s Montejaque dam at just 26cm from overflowing into the Guadiaro valley

ALARMING new footage shows Malaga’s Montejaque dam filled with water which is just 26cm from overflowing into the Guadiaro valley. The video was shared soon

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:16

Lead·Malaga

The biggest killers in Andalucia as chronic diseases still send most people to the morgue

NEW data has revealed Andalucia’s biggest killers and shown that it is still chronic diseases that send most people to the morgue. Most of these

12 Feb, 2026 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead

‘Catch me if you can’: The fabulous lies of a con artist who treated patients as a fake nurse in Malaga for FIVE YEARS using stolen ID

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga after posing as a qualified nurse for more than five years, reportedly securing contracts across both public and

12 Feb, 2026 @ 12:15

Almeria·Health·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: How huge narco network used cars with secret compartments to smuggle tonnes of cocaine from Andalucia to Madrid

A MAJOR cocaine trafficking network in Spain hid vast quantities of drugs inside specially adapted vehicles with secret compartments capable of carrying up to 160

12 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Stormy winter surges water levels in key Malaga reservoirs – in a silver lining amid the devastation wrought by Atlantic storms

STORM-FUELLED reservoirs have swelled to nearly double their usual size in Malaga – in a rare silver lining after weeks of relentless stormy weather across

11 Feb, 2026 @ 18:50

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Fresh flood fears for Malaga as Storm Nils set to drench the Serrania de Ronda – and overflow the Montejaque dam?

FRESH extreme flood fears have gripped the Guadiaro Valley today as a new Atlantic storm is forecast to hit the region on Friday. Meteorologists have

11 Feb, 2026 @ 17:50