EXCLUSIVE News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mastermind’ of CWM pension scandal denies wrongdoing as ex-partner is jailed in Spain

THE alleged mastermind behind one of Spain’s biggest investment frauds has insisted he’s innocent. Darren Kirby, who founded Continental Wealth Management (CWM), told the Olive

9 May, 2025 @ 18:55

Costa Blanca·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Exclusive: ‘Out of control’ Spanish tax office ‘targets hundreds of expats in unfair audits’ as Beckham Law war heats up

THE founding partner of a top international law firm has slammed Spain’s ‘heartless’ tax agency as ‘out of control’ amid allegations that the authority is

9 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Granada locals take matters into their own hands as they protest dangerous road conditions

FED-UP residents of the Alpujarras mountains in southern Spain have staged a dramatic roadside protest today over what they describe as years of government inaction

1 May, 2025 @ 14:50

EXCLUSIVE·Granada·Lead·Other News

ZERO DAY: How an Olive Press reporter watched Spain’s world turn upside down on historic day

EXTRAORDINARY TIMES: How Zero Day unravelled on the Costa del Sol as cash is king and the supermarkets all shut their doors. By Jon Clarke

28 Apr, 2025 @ 20:33

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: British fashion boss Jody Smart found guilty of fraud after scamming thousands of expats out of their retirement savings in Spain

By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch SHE was best friends with TV star Denise van Outen and had more shoes than notorious Filipino first lady

11 Apr, 2025 @ 18:57

Costa Blanca·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Funeral plan boss in one of Spain’s biggest expat rip-offs died ‘a sad and lonely man’ and lived anything but a luxury lifestyle

‘HE died a sad and lonely man,’ a friend of Stephen Nelson, the founder of defunct company Iberian Funeral Plans, told The Olive Press. The

9 Apr, 2025 @ 18:07

EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Inside the colourful world of Estepona’s embattled mayor: Link to Hitler’s translator, a swinger’s castle on the Costa del Sol and ‘wife-swapping trips to Germany’

FOR decades he’s been the ‘teflon mayor’, for whom tales of dodgy dealings and questionable connections would never stick. But sexual allegations of dirty weekends,

17 Nov, 2024 @ 11:30

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

US expat creates ‘innovative’ Spanish learning app to compete with giants like Duolingo

AN American expat has created an innovative Spanish learning app to compete with the likes of Duolingo and Rosetta Stone. Tyler Cole, 34, had been

20 Oct, 2024 @ 09:00

Education·EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

‘One more bite at the cherry’: The incredible tale of the Scottish drug smuggler who found stardom in Spain with a prison band – and then lost it all

THEY say everyone deserves a second chance. And for one former narco-trafficker jailbird turned rocker, it comes 30 years after he nearly hit the big

5 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead

Is there a dark side to Spain’s green energy revolution? Documentary aims to lift the lid on the environmental and social impact of renewables across the country

A NEW documentary film has unveiled the unsettling truth behind Spain’s ‘green energy’ transition. ‘Vidas Irrenovables’ (Unrenewable Lives) by respected production company Metafora Visual, investigates

5 Oct, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s a sad day for all of us’: The UK’s decision to relinquish the Chagos Islands has left Gibraltar and other British Overseas Territories feeling nervous

THE United Kingdom’s shock decision to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has left many in Gibraltar and beyond wondering exactly what

4 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Exclusive: Leading American real estate brand The Agency launches first office in Spain’s Barcelona

THE Agency, one of the world’s fastest-growing luxury real estate brands, known for its exposure on Netflix, has announced the opening of a new office

25 Sep, 2024 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Property

Exclusive: Meet the British expat walking the length of Spain from north to south

FOR Tom Hopcroft, the past year has been a whirlwind. The business he founded – Guiris de Mierda, a lifestyle brand aimed at providing a

23 Sep, 2024 @ 14:00

Basque Country·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

British expat couple reveal the good, the bad and the ugly of running a stall at local ferias around Spain

AN expat couple who ran a stall on local ferias have revealed the ups and downs of fiesta life in Andalucia. From live elephants to

22 Sep, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead

Exclusive: Britain’s richest plumber Charlie Mullins, 71, reveals why he’s moving to Marbella – and where he plans to build a new villa

CHARLIE Mullins, Britain’s richest plumber, has revealed why he made the move to Marbella and where he has set his sights on building a new

22 Sep, 2024 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella·Other News

Exclusive: British homeowners in Spain warn of ‘charming scammer’ who ‘stole €60,000 worth of bookings’ while working as a property manager on the Costa del Sol

EXPAT holiday home owners have called in police after losing more than €60,000 to an alleged Costa del Sol con artist. Fabricio Anton is accused

22 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Exclusive: How an expat mother-of-two helped bring down the Ibiza gang who gassed and robbed luxury villas on the island – including Nick Grimshaw’s holiday rental

A MOTHER-OF-TWO helped put an end to the reign of terror of a pair of burglars who gassed their victims while they slept. In doing

20 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Ibiza·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged timeshare kingpin Mohamed Derbah will finally face trial in Madrid: Politician is implicated in massive fraud with British gangsters in Spain

ONE of Spain’s leading timeshare kingpins – and a close friend of late British mafia don John ‘Goldfinger’ Palmer and killer Kenneth Noye – is

11 Sep, 2024 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Tenerife

Anti-Nolotil campaigner blasts EU health chiefs after they ruled in favour of the controversial painkiller – despite its links to British deaths

THE EMA’s decision to rule out banning Nolotil has been blasted by patient advocate and campaigner Cristina del Campo. She has called the decision ‘unbelievable’

9 Sep, 2024 @ 12:36

EXCLUSIVE·Health·Lead

Exclusive: Fed-up Gibraltar teachers blast ‘toxic’ 1300-pupil school and threaten to strike over unruly kids who ‘think they can get away with anything’

THE start of a new academic year for 1300-plus pupils at a popular Gibraltar school is under threat as teachers complaining of ‘anarchy, chaos and

3 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead

Exclusive: PETA enters Mijas donkey taxi row: Global animal rights group offers mayor an electric tuk-tuk ‘in exchange for banning the trade’

ANIMAL rights group PETA has urged the mayor of Mijas to ban donkey taxis in exchange for an electric tuk-tuk. Last week, over 100 expats

2 Sep, 2024 @ 13:07

Andalucia·Animals·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Malaga

Exclusive: Why do Spaniards live so long? Health expert reveals what could be behind Spain’s superior longevity

SET to surpass Japan as the country with world’s longest life expectancy by 2040, Spain, it seems, may hold the key to human longevity. At

31 Aug, 2024 @ 17:47

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Madrid

Exclusive: Controversial new luxury beach club in Spain’s Estepona is forced to close following complaints from British expats and locals

A STRING of complaints over noise and strobe lights have forced a new luxury beach club in Estepona, Malaga to close until further notice. The

28 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Gibraltar’s Gambling Commissioner insists there was no conflict of interest in his decision not to investigate maligned gaming company Mansion

GIBRALTAR’S Gambling Commissioner has defended himself over his decision not to open an investigation into the now-defunct gaming company Mansion Group. Andrew Lyman denied he

27 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the movement that wants to make Leon Spain’s 18th autonomous community, letting the independence genie out of the bottle as Granada watches closely

A LITTLE-KNOWN independence movement is trying to take root in Spain’s southern province of Granada. A rabble of rambunctious rebels are seeking to cleave the

27 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

EXCLUSIVE·EXPLAINER·Lead·Other News

Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days

ONCE upon a time, a weekend at Benicassim festival was the stuff of legend. I myself have heard many a tale – via my party-animal

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:37

EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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