EXCLUSIVE: Skull found at alternative community near Orgiva, in Granada, is now being investigated in Sevilla
IT was during a short walk with her dog before taking the kids to school that an expat got the shock of her life. The
Ancient sword among looted archaeological treasures discovered for sale in Spain
AN Iberian sword considered to be of great historical value was discovered among looted archaeological treasures offered for sale online. The sword which has a
Metalworkers call off strike in Spain’s southern city of Cadiz after unions reach pay deal
METALWORKERS unions have called off a strike that had led to angry protests and violent clashes with police in the southern Spanish city of Cadiz
Spain’s Malaga to sparkle this Christmas with over 500 streets decorated with festive lighting
MORE than 500 streets in Malaga have been decorated with twinkling lights and Christmas decorations transforming the city. The capital will be flooded with light
IN PICS: Why angry workers are taking to the streets in Cadiz in southern Spain
ANGRY protests have become a daily occurance in Spain’s southern city of Cadiz in recent days as workers take to the streets to demand higher
Doctor battling terminal disease opens up free centre for cancer patients in Spain’s Granada
A GRANADA doctor who is battling terminal cancer is urging fellow sufferers not to fear the disease and put their faith in science. Jesus Candel
Storm reveals two Roman ovens hidden for centuries beneath sand on Marbella beach in Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE easterly storm that hit the coast of Malaga last week has uncovered two ovens dating from the Roman era on the beach of San
Antonio Rua: ‘Protagonistas’ scriptwriter dies in Spain aged 80
Antonio Rua, who created the scripts for Spain’s seminal radio shows Protagonistas and El Jardin de los Bonsais (The Bonsai Garden), has died aged 80.
Partido Popular’s Pablo Casado criticised for attending Andalucia church service in memory of Spain’s dictator General Franco
The leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular has been criticised for attending a church service in memory of the dictator General Franco. Pablo Casado attended
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Decapitated head’ found by dog walker in popular expat haunt of Orgiva, near Granada in southern Spain
By Jon Clarke and Elena Gocmen Rueda
IN PICS: Snowfall in Sierra Nevada promises great start to ski season in southern Spain
THE slopes of Spain’s Sierra Nevada are covered in a healthy amount of the white stuff promising great conditions for the start of the ski
Alert at La Viñuela reservoir, the largest in Spain’s Malaga, with lowest levels in 13 years
THE water resources of the Axarquia region are at their limit with La Viñuela reservoir, the biggest in Malaga province, at just 18.79% of its
La Cala Lions Diabetic Support Group raises over €2000 with Costa del Sol stroll
THE Costa del Sol was awash with walkers last weekend as La Cala residents took to the streets to mark World Diabetic Day. Hundreds of
Benalmadena on Spain’s Costa del Sol hosts charity ham slicing contest
A CHARITY jamon-cutting contest will be held on Sunday, November 21, in Benalmadena. There has long been a competitive element in mastering the fine art
IN PICS: New exhibition on Spain’s Costa del Sol includes image of French actress and animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot bullfighting
SHE may have become an animal rights activist in later years, but French legend Brgitte Bardot once faced down a bull – or so it
EXPLAINER: Why Spain is still fascinated by the 1999 Rocio Wanninkhof murder on the Costa del Sol
IT’S no surprise the death of Rocio Wanninkhof in 1999 is still fascinating armchair sleuths, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke, who wrote a book
EXCLUSIVE: Protected valley near Granada in southern Spain faces destruction by motorway and new homes after administrative blip
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms after the swish of a pen left an ancient valley near Granada’s Alhambra stripped of protective status. They claim the
Tourism chiefs in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol launch campaign to save resort’s beaches
TOURISM business leaders in Marbella are demanding action to halt erosion that threatens to wash away beaches in the popular seaside town on Spain’s Costa
Eight arrested in Spain’s La Linea after police seize massive haul of contraband tobacco
EIGHT people have been arrested and 38,000 packets of contraband tobacco have been seized in La Linea in five raids during the past week. Spanish
Man behind spate of burglaries in Spain’s La Linea re-arrested by police
A 46-year-old man who was released with charges in October has been re-arrested for more robberies in the Spanish town of La Linea. The detainee,
Murder-suicide? Police investigate deliberate house fire in Spain after a mother and her two young children were found dead inside Almeria home
??TWO young children and a woman found dead inside a burnt-out house may have been killed in a murder-suicide. The family home in the El
Metalworkers strike in Spain’s Andalucia turns violent as police are attacked in Cadiz
CADIZ metalworkers have to taken to city streets for a third day in their wages strike. On Wednesday they cut roads leading into the Andalucian
Orange alert for strong gusts of wind and five-metre-high waves this Thursday in Spain’s Malaga
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has forecast wind gusts up to gale force 8 on the Axarquia, Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce coastline. Strong Levante winds
House fire kills two children and an adult in Spain’s Almeria
TWO children and an adult were killed in a fire at a house in Almeria. They all tragically died at the scene of the blaze
COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga
FIVE of the six health districts in Malaga province have recorded an increase in their infection rate. The rise is particularly marked in the Serrania
Antonio Banderas back on stage with musical premiering in his hometown of Malaga in Spain
Antonio Banderas is back on stage and has transformed Malaga’s Soho Theatre into 1970s New York for his latest production, the musical ‘Company’. Banderas stars