Balearic Islands News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Missing: British tourist, 61, who vanished from Spain’s Mallorca two days ago – as partner back home says she’s ‘worried sick’

THE family of a British tourist are growing concerned about his whereabouts after not hearing from him for two days. John Webster, 61, has not

28 Feb, 2024 @ 16:17

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read

Real Mallorca defy the odds to reach the Copa del Rey final in Spain for just the fourth time ever

REAL Mallorca have reached the final of the prestigious Copa del Rey for just the fourth time in their history after a dramatic penalty shootout

28 Feb, 2024 @ 11:52

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Ibiza port suffers huge sewage spill: Emergency plan is launched to clean up the affected water

EMERGENCY plan put in place after Ibiza port suffers a huge sewage spill. The Balearic Port Authority (APB) has detected a spill of fecal matter

28 Feb, 2024 @ 10:13

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

German tourist is robbed of €50,000 Rolex in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN tourist has been reunited with his €50,000 Rolex watch that was wrenched off his wrist in Mallorca’s Port d’Andratx on New Year’s Day.

27 Feb, 2024 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Man, 46, arrested after swallowing 150 pellets of Moroccan hashish and trying to smuggle them into Spain’s Ibiza in his guts

A DRUG trafficker was caught smuggling drugs into Ibiza concealed in an unusual location. Police at Ibiza airport stopped a 46-year-old Moroccan man after his

27 Feb, 2024 @ 13:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

British travel agent, 60, narrowly dodges jail in Spain’s Mallorca after repaying €325,000 she embezzled from Lufthansa, BA and other airlines

A BRITISH travel agent who fleeced customers of nearly €325,000 from her agency in Magaluf has been narrowly spared jail. Nicola Roberts, 60, was handed

20 Feb, 2024 @ 15:08

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Dramatic helicopter rescue pulls nearly THIRTY children off mountaintop ‘in batches of five’ in Spain’s Mallorca

THE recent storms that have battered Spain nearly claimed a terrible death toll after a group of nearly 30 children got stuck on treacherous mountain

13 Feb, 2024 @ 14:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Lucky Brit wins a £3 million villa in Spain after entering a lottery by chance

A 52-year-old man from Edinburgh has won a villa in Spain worth £3 million as well as £250,000 in cash after entering a lottery while

13 Feb, 2024 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: How a wanted Dutch fugitive blended into the expat community in Spain by taking up dog walking, odd jobs and therapeutic massages – before his arrest for a €70m diamond heist almost 20 years ago

IT was one of the most audacious and daring heists of all time, with up to €70 million in diamonds and jewellery snatched from Amsterdam

9 Feb, 2024 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Dozens of elderly tourists are struck down with stomach virus in Spain: Popular hotel in Mallorca is forced to close its kitchen

A STOMACH bug that’s hit elderly guests at Mallorca’s Palma Bay Club Resort complex has led to the precautionary closure of the hotel’s kitchens. Guests

7 Feb, 2024 @ 15:35

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Dutch fugitive mastermind, 59, who stole €70m worth of diamonds in the infamous Schiphol Airport heist is arrested in Spain almost 20 years later – but where’s the money?

A DUTCH fugitive wanted for the notorious 2005 Schiphol airport heist that made off with €70 million worth of diamonds has been arrested in Ibiza.

7 Feb, 2024 @ 14:31

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

British Holidaymaker Dies After Plunging From Seventh Floor Magaluf Hotel Balcony On Spain's Mallorca

British tourist who confessed to raping his son’s friend in Spain’s Mallorca is jailed

A BRITISH man who raped a woman his son had chatted up at the hotel pool in his in Mallorca has been sent to jail

6 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

‘Salt Bae’ is opening a new restaurant in Spain: Controversial internet star is pictured on a construction site in Ibiza

CONTROVERSIAL internet star, ‘Salt Bae’ is opening a restaurant in Ibiza as he is pictured at a local construction site. READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Meet the

2 Feb, 2024 @ 12:20

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Ibiza·Other News·Property

Spain to relax airport security rules: New high-tech scanners will make life a lot easier for travellers in these 3 airports

SPAIN’S airports will begin installing new technology this year at security controls to allow the scanning of liquids and electronic devices without passengers having to

1 Feb, 2024 @ 08:54

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Must Read·National News·Other News

‘Shagaluf’ no more: Planned demolition of iconic Magaluf hotel part of €4 million scheme to rebrand the Mallorca resort for upmarket tourists and families

AN iconic Magaluf hotel is set to be demolished as part of the local council’s efforts to revamp the holiday resort away from its notorious

30 Jan, 2024 @ 13:01

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Olive Press January Winter Sale: 50% off subscriptions

WHAT’S going on in politics today? What are the latest law changes affecting expats? What are the travel trends for 2024 and where should I

26 Jan, 2024 @ 13:44

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Property prices in Spain will increase more than previously expected this year, says Bankinter in latest report

Revealed: The 10 most expensive and in-demand neighbourhoods for buying property in Spain – featuring a string of British expat hotspots in Malaga, Mallorca and the Costa Blanca

A MALAGA province town has Spain’s highest average property prices coupled with high demand, according to a survey by the Idealista property portal. Examining figures

26 Jan, 2024 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Other News·Property

BREAKING: British bomb hoax teen escapes €117,000 fine after being acquitted of joke threat to blow up flight from London to Spain’s Menorca

A BRITISH teenager whose private joke to his mates via Snapchat to blow up their plane has been dramatically acquitted. Aditya Verma, who was 18

25 Jan, 2024 @ 15:27

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

Renting crisis is laid bare in Ibiza: Guardia Civil agents are forced to sleep in their CARS because they cannot afford a home

GUARDIA Civil agents in Ibiza are forced to sleep in their cars due to soaring rent prices as the island’s dire housing crisis is exposed.

25 Jan, 2024 @ 11:16

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Need a job in Spain? Hotel chain is offering 25 positions in the Balearics paying €1,800 per month – with food and living costs covered

HOTEL chain Zafiro is on the lookout for 25 cheerful people to join their team in the Balearic Islands for the upcoming season. They offer

25 Jan, 2024 @ 07:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Major Spanish hotel chain blasts Brexit for ‘forcing it to raise salaries’ as it struggles to find workers for its UK businesses

BREXIT might finally be seeing some green shoots as one of Mallorca’s flagship companies has had to raise wages for their workers in the UK.

24 Jan, 2024 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News

Drunk driver blames Google Maps after being caught travelling down a flight of STAIRS in Spain’s Mallorca

A DRUNK motorist got stuck driving down some stairs in Palma’s Plaza Mayor area and blamed the transgression on his Google Maps navigating system. The

24 Jan, 2024 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Daredevil TikTok users climb atop disused factory in Spain forcing local police to ramp up security

SECURITY is set to be beefed up at an abandoned power station in Alcudia after daredevil TikTokkers scaled the decaying building, calling it ‘the best

24 Jan, 2024 @ 13:07

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots

OWNING or renting a property is getting more expensive in Spain- especially in tourist areas popular with British expats. A survey conducted by online portal

24 Jan, 2024 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

‘On my way to blow up the plane’: British tourist faces a €22k fine after joking to his mates via Snapchat that he had a bomb on his flight to Spain

A BRITISH teenager whose private joke accidentally provoked a bomb scare on a flight from London to Spain is set to be hit with a

22 Jan, 2024 @ 09:59

Balearic Islands·Lead·Menorca

These two cities in Spain’s Andalucia saw record-high costs of buying and renting property in 2023

LIKE much of Europe, Spain’s real estate market ended 2023 with record-high prices throughout the country, with the Andalucian cities of Malaga and Cadiz registering

21 Jan, 2024 @ 13:02

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Basque Country·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

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Missing: British tourist, 61, who vanished from Spain’s Mallorca two days ago – as partner back home says she’s ‘worried sick’

Real Mallorca defy the odds to reach the Copa del Rey final in Spain for just the fourth time ever

Ibiza port suffers huge sewage spill: Emergency plan is launched to clean up the affected water

German tourist is robbed of €50,000 Rolex in Spain’s Mallorca

Man, 46, arrested after swallowing 150 pellets of Moroccan hashish and trying to smuggle them into Spain’s Ibiza in his guts

British travel agent, 60, narrowly dodges jail in Spain’s Mallorca after repaying €325,000 she embezzled from Lufthansa, BA and other airlines

WATCH: Dramatic helicopter rescue pulls nearly THIRTY children off mountaintop ‘in batches of five’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Lucky Brit wins a £3 million villa in Spain after entering a lottery by chance

Revealed: How a wanted Dutch fugitive blended into the expat community in Spain by taking up dog walking, odd jobs and therapeutic massages – before his arrest for a €70m diamond heist almost 20 years ago

Dozens of elderly tourists are struck down with stomach virus in Spain: Popular hotel in Mallorca is forced to close its kitchen

Dutch fugitive mastermind, 59, who stole €70m worth of diamonds in the infamous Schiphol Airport heist is arrested in Spain almost 20 years later – but where’s the money?

British tourist who confessed to raping his son’s friend in Spain’s Mallorca is jailed

‘Salt Bae’ is opening a new restaurant in Spain: Controversial internet star is pictured on a construction site in Ibiza

Spain to relax airport security rules: New high-tech scanners will make life a lot easier for travellers in these 3 airports

‘Shagaluf’ no more: Planned demolition of iconic Magaluf hotel part of €4 million scheme to rebrand the Mallorca resort for upmarket tourists and families

Olive Press January Winter Sale: 50% off subscriptions

Revealed: The 10 most expensive and in-demand neighbourhoods for buying property in Spain – featuring a string of British expat hotspots in Malaga, Mallorca and the Costa Blanca

BREAKING: British bomb hoax teen escapes €117,000 fine after being acquitted of joke threat to blow up flight from London to Spain’s Menorca

Renting crisis is laid bare in Ibiza: Guardia Civil agents are forced to sleep in their CARS because they cannot afford a home

Need a job in Spain? Hotel chain is offering 25 positions in the Balearics paying €1,800 per month – with food and living costs covered

Major Spanish hotel chain blasts Brexit for ‘forcing it to raise salaries’ as it struggles to find workers for its UK businesses

Drunk driver blames Google Maps after being caught travelling down a flight of STAIRS in Spain’s Mallorca

WATCH: Daredevil TikTok users climb atop disused factory in Spain forcing local police to ramp up security

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots

‘On my way to blow up the plane’: British tourist faces a €22k fine after joking to his mates via Snapchat that he had a bomb on his flight to Spain

These two cities in Spain’s Andalucia saw record-high costs of buying and renting property in 2023

Police arrest parents in Spain’s Zaragoza after 10-month-old baby tests positive for drugs

Brussels warns Spain that migrants regularised under controversial scheme will be deported back to Spain if they try to move to other EU countries

Spain cracks down on motorhomes with tough new local parking bans and strict vehicle inspection rules for thousands of owners

Angry dad beats up boy, 12, who rough-tackled his son during ‘friendly’ football match in Spain

Seat launches an entirely Spanish-made electric car for €26k – curiously named after Barcelona’s most notorious barrio

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