Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

WATCH: Spanish inventor creates ‘rain generating device’ to turn HELICOPTERS into sprinklers for fighting forest fires

A 73-YEAR-OLD Spanish inventor has created a device to turn helicopters into rain-making machines in an effort to better control forest fires. Antonio Garcia, who

5 Mar, 2019 @ 18:35

Environment·Lead

BREAKING: Brexit Secretary writes to EU seeking mutual citizens rights deal in case of no deal

Britain has already guaranteed the status of EU citizens in the event of no deal, while multiple EU countries have done the same for their

5 Mar, 2019 @ 16:15

Lead·Politics

IN PICS: British project underway to bring ‘largest leisure park in southern Europe’ to Spain’s Costa del Sol

The complex will use renewable energy and an energy saving system, while at least 20% of materials used for construction will be recycled

5 Mar, 2019 @ 15:58

Lead·Malaga·Property

The Olive Press talks to Manilva mayor Mario Jimenez Rodriguez

What is the biggest draw to Manilva? I’m a big fan of the green spaces and the fantastic expanse of coastline, some 8 kms in

5 Mar, 2019 @ 14:56

Lead·Malaga

REVEALED: Estepona spent €100 million on public works in eight years, with cash for new hospital and football ground

Mayor Urbano said under him Estepona has seen the ‘the greatest transformation the city has ever experienced’

5 Mar, 2019 @ 13:25

Lead·Malaga

Bremainers in Spain reassured by ‘REMAIN THE SAME’ royal decree on expats, but ‘alarm bells’ raised over UK reciprocity

The royal decree is conditional on Theresa May’s government giving the same rights to Spaniards living and working in Britain.

5 Mar, 2019 @ 12:34

Lead·Politics

UK and Spain sign first treaty over Gibraltar for 300 years in fight against tax fraud

SPAIN and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement to fight tax fraud and money laundering in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The treaty,

5 Mar, 2019 @ 12:24

Gibraltar·Lead

WERE YOU THERE? Tributes pour in from 26 Spanish festivals headlined by The Prodigy after death of frontman Keith Flint

THE Prodigy vocalist and dancer Keith Flint died this morning at his home in Essex, United Kingdom. The tragic news of Flint’s passing at just

4 Mar, 2019 @ 17:28

Lead

Police believe slain millionaire Marco laundered Kinahan cartel money, as latest Marbella shooting sparks manhunt

49-year-old millionaire Marco Yaqout was shot more than 20 times last January while parking outside his two-storey villa in San Pedro de Alcantara

4 Mar, 2019 @ 15:56

Crime & Law·Lead

Rain predicted for Ash Wednesday after Costa del Sol sees hottest temperatures in country

RAIN is predicated to hit the Costa del Sol on Wednesday. Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET has predicted 100% chance of wet weather in Malaga province,

4 Mar, 2019 @ 14:53

Lead

IN PICS: Anchovy bonfire signals end of Carnaval de Malaga

MALAGA’s carnival week ended yesterday with the traditional burning of a giant anchovy. The week-long celebrations began on February 23, centring around Plaza de la

4 Mar, 2019 @ 13:34

La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Spain horror crash sees cyclist skewered through groin by handlebars before helicopter rushes him to hospital

A statement from the Guardia Civil said that the man had suffered a ‘deep wound’ from the accident

4 Mar, 2019 @ 12:45

Lead·Mallorca

‘DIRTY SECRET’: Spain’s hunters leave 50,000 dogs to die with many thrown down wells as hunting season ends

Previously dogs were tied to tree branches or had their throats cut, and some were even tied to railway tracks or burned alive

4 Mar, 2019 @ 11:57

Crime & Law·Lead

How Spanish gypsies are merging with mainstream society after 600 years of persecution

DURING the 1990s, I lived amidst a large Roma community in La Latina, Madrid, close to the gypsy flea market. My next-door neighbours were the

3 Mar, 2019 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead

Andalucia bird sanctuary under threat from drought and wild boars

THOUSANDS of waterfowl are at risk in the Donana National Park due to a series of management blunders that are seeing eggs and chicks being

2 Mar, 2019 @ 13:00

Environment·Huelva·Lead

IN PICS: Spain’s five major landscapes and how their gardens grow

SPAIN is a rainbow nation of biodiversity offering Med sunshine and snow, desert and rain belt, lush river valleys and soaring mountain peaks all within

2 Mar, 2019 @ 11:00

Lead

Campaign launched to save oldest tree in Malaga

The chestnut tree, in the Sierra de las Nieves natural park, needs decking to protect its roots

2 Mar, 2019 @ 10:17

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Gareth Bale criticised for speaking no Spanish and not socialising after SIX years at Real Madrid

IT should have been the opportunity of a lifetime. A big money move from the Premiership to the heady heights of Spain’s capital city, famous

2 Mar, 2019 @ 09:00

Celebrity·Lead·Sport

ANOTHER Spanish warship faces off with tiny British Royal Navy boat in Gibraltar

The Royal Navy HMS Sabre pursued the Spanish warship, which is armed with guns, torpedos and mortar weapons

1 Mar, 2019 @ 16:20

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

British expat pensioners warn of motorbike Rolex robbers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO British pensioners have had their Rolex watches violently ‘ripped’ from their wrists while seated outside cafes in broad-daylight in Spain’s Costa del Sol. Both

1 Mar, 2019 @ 16:18

Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella seize huge estates worth €6.5 million from disgraced Malaya town planner Roca

One of the properties, the 30 acre Finca Siete Colchones, could now become a sports complex for local residents

1 Mar, 2019 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

CAR JACKER: Mystery sicko in Mallorca breaking into vehicles, masturbating and leaving his semen all over seats

On no occasion was anything stolen from the cars

1 Mar, 2019 @ 16:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Gibraltar ’50 years behind’ on abortion and women’s rights, slams local campaigner

The Gibraltarian, who helps run the Breast-Feeding Association, made the comments ahead of International Women’s Day of March 8

1 Mar, 2019 @ 15:50

Gibraltar·Lead

Celebrities join thousands of expats and locals battling ‘ugly’ and ‘devastating’ electricity pylons planned for Granada’s iconic Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras region

The Di No A Las Torres (Say No To The Towers) group argues high voltage towers would have a ‘devastating effect’ on tourism and agriculture,

1 Mar, 2019 @ 15:06

Environment·Granada·Lead

British holidaymakers help smash January tourism record in Spain

The largest portion of tourists came from the UK with over 800,000 visitors, followed by Germany with over 500,000 and France with a little under

1 Mar, 2019 @ 14:38

Lead·Travel News

Spain to protect access to healthcare and pensions for British expats in no-deal Brexit with ROYAL DECREE

Under the plan, expats will have guaranteed healthcare provision until at least 2020 and continued access to unemployment benefits and pensions

1 Mar, 2019 @ 13:34

Lead·Politics

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WATCH: Spanish inventor creates ‘rain generating device’ to turn HELICOPTERS into sprinklers for fighting forest fires

BREAKING: Brexit Secretary writes to EU seeking mutual citizens rights deal in case of no deal

IN PICS: British project underway to bring ‘largest leisure park in southern Europe’ to Spain’s Costa del Sol

The Olive Press talks to Manilva mayor Mario Jimenez Rodriguez

REVEALED: Estepona spent €100 million on public works in eight years, with cash for new hospital and football ground

Bremainers in Spain reassured by ‘REMAIN THE SAME’ royal decree on expats, but ‘alarm bells’ raised over UK reciprocity

UK and Spain sign first treaty over Gibraltar for 300 years in fight against tax fraud

WERE YOU THERE? Tributes pour in from 26 Spanish festivals headlined by The Prodigy after death of frontman Keith Flint

Police believe slain millionaire Marco laundered Kinahan cartel money, as latest Marbella shooting sparks manhunt

Rain predicted for Ash Wednesday after Costa del Sol sees hottest temperatures in country

IN PICS: Anchovy bonfire signals end of Carnaval de Malaga

WATCH: Spain horror crash sees cyclist skewered through groin by handlebars before helicopter rushes him to hospital

‘DIRTY SECRET’: Spain’s hunters leave 50,000 dogs to die with many thrown down wells as hunting season ends

How Spanish gypsies are merging with mainstream society after 600 years of persecution

Andalucia bird sanctuary under threat from drought and wild boars

IN PICS: Spain’s five major landscapes and how their gardens grow

Campaign launched to save oldest tree in Malaga

Gareth Bale criticised for speaking no Spanish and not socialising after SIX years at Real Madrid

ANOTHER Spanish warship faces off with tiny British Royal Navy boat in Gibraltar

British expat pensioners warn of motorbike Rolex robbers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Marbella seize huge estates worth €6.5 million from disgraced Malaya town planner Roca

CAR JACKER: Mystery sicko in Mallorca breaking into vehicles, masturbating and leaving his semen all over seats

Gibraltar ’50 years behind’ on abortion and women’s rights, slams local campaigner

Celebrities join thousands of expats and locals battling ‘ugly’ and ‘devastating’ electricity pylons planned for Granada’s iconic Lecrin Valley and Alpujarras region

British holidaymakers help smash January tourism record in Spain

Spain to protect access to healthcare and pensions for British expats in no-deal Brexit with ROYAL DECREE

Spain is home to 11 types of snakes, three of them venomous vipers—but how dangerous are they?

Tourism chief slams Madrid over Christmas travel nightmare at Malaga airport

12 Spanish insults that will make you sound like a native

Take care! The main reasons people need emergency treatment on New Year’s Eve in Spain, according to a medical expert

Why New Year’s Eve is called ‘nochevieja’ in Spain – and what it says about the Spanish way of life