Expat duo create website chronicling history of Spain’s castles starring in blockbuster hits
There are around 2,500 castles in Spain and Jaen in Andalucia has the largest number, with 237, however no films have shot there.
Unbelievable fraudster who squandered MILLIONS from footballers and retirees into dodgy pyramid scheme sentenced 10 YEARS later on Spain’s Costa del Sol but ‘some victims still like him’
A MAN who defrauded at least 48 people out of their savings on the Costa del Sol has finally been sentenced some 10 years after
WATCH: Drug traffickers RESCUE Guardia Civil agents after they fall overboard in collision during high speed boat chase off Spain’s Costa del Sol
A GROUP of drug traffickers have rescued the Guardia Civil agents chasing them after their boats collided. The bizarre scenes occurred off the Costa del
British family in ‘nightmarish’ limbo as insurance assessors still to evaluate ruined home three weeks after catastrophic floods
A BRITISH couple who lost ‘everything’ in their Vega Baja villa during last month’s devastating floods are STILL in limbo as insurance assessors are yet
Boris Johnson will ask EU for Brexit deadline extension if deal isn’t reached by October 19
The papers contradict statements given in parliament by the prime minister last week.
Three expats arrested in Spain’s Malaga after police seize over 60kg of hashish and 40kg of marijuana
Drugs were being distributed across France, Belgium and the Netherlands from the house.
Over a dozen authorities call for instant action against mosquito plagues in Spain
PLAGUES of mosquitoes are causing havoc across Costa Blanca and Costa Calida, from Alicante down to Cartagena. Council representatives right across the region have met
Mystery as three men attempt to kidnap woman at gunpoint near Spain’s Costa del Sol
THREE men have been arrested for the attempted kidnapping of a woman in Cadiz. The trio of suspects were cuffed last night after assaulting the
Boy, 6, dies after being rescued from boat off coast of southern Spain
A SIX-year-old boy has died after being rescued alongside his mother from a boat in the Alboran Sea. The boy died during the medical evacuation
WATCH: Soot-covered ‘minor’ pulled from chimney by firefighters after getting stuck during failed burglary attempt in Spain’s Andalucia
No es #Navidad ni es #PapaNoel ??pero aunque ha entrado por la chimenea ? de una vivienda en el @AAlbayzin para robar????, salir no ha
REVEALED: The Spanish products US President Donald Trump wants to hit with HUGE 25% taxes
In 2018, wine and olive oil alone were the Spanish products most exported to the US, with the total put at just over €700 million
Spain’s Government launches €300 million fund for firms affected by Thomas Cook collapse
Around 600 hotels owed money by Thomas Cook will also be given the option of deferring their taxes and delaying payments
British Airways passengers left absolutely FUMING after Malaga flight diverts to Spain’s Barcelona, with airline offering ‘no assistance’
Passengers were left raging at BA’s lack of information and help as they were left roaming around the Catalonia airport.
‘High-level’ Spanish classes for British expats to aid ‘full integration’ in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Town Hall has announced a 40-hour language course for Brits, and other foreign nationals, to aid their integration into Spanish society. Councillor for Immigration,
MOUTHWATERING: Four-week food festival takes over Spain’s Mallorca from TOMORROW
A MOUTHWATERING new food festival has been launched in Calvia for October. Every Friday the Mostra de Cuines – or Calvia Food Show – a
More than 127,000 Sephardi Jews outside Spain apply for Spanish citizenship after their ancestors were exiled 600 years ago
The Sephardi Jews set up communities throughout Spain and Portugal before they began to be exiled in the 15th Century
IN PICS: Spain’s most luxurious modern mansion with 10 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms and its own spa goes on sale in Marbella
How does having a turkish bath, a spa and two bronze Salvador Dali sculptures in your house sound?
Four hamsters in a cage found by rubbish bins in Benitachell on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR little hamsters in a cage have been found by rubbish bins in Benitachell on the Costa Blanca. The white-coated creatures were spotted in a
Valencian students win national James Dyson Award with buoy that filters microplastics from the ocean
STUDENTS from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have won a national design award with a buoy that filters microplastics from the ocean. The buoy,
“He’s not in a good way” – British expat struck down by driver in Javea still awaiting brain surgery as brother pleads for public to ‘help fundraise’ for his recovery
THE brother of a British expat who was run down by a driver without a licence last Saturday has asked for help as his brother
ELECTION 2019: Party campaigns gets into full swing with GSLP/Liberals on the front foot
The Olive Press gives you a rundown of the election goings-on in the run-up to October 17
Lies and damned statistics
‘LIES, damned lies and statistics,’ as former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once said. Anyone can throw claims and figures about. It is what’s behind
British tourists ‘kicked out’ of popular hotel at 1.30am on Spain’s Costa del Sol after it allegedly goes into administration
A BRITISH tourist has claimed she was kicked out of a popular hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol after it went into administration. The family
IN PICS: Inside the WOMEN ONLY hotel where men are banned in Spain’s Mallorca
A HOTEL in Spain has received global attention for banning men from its premises. The Som Dona Hotel, in Mallorca, is a four-star resort featuring
Reckless driver who put British expat in coma while driving without a licence in Javea could face up to 3 years 6 months in prison
THE RECKLESS driver who crashed into a British expat while he was trimming his hedge in Javea could face up to three years and six
Forest fire in hills of Casares has been ‘stabilised’ after dozens of families evacuated
THE forest fire in the Sierra Crestellina area has been stabilised after a night and morning of intense work from firefighters. The Junta reversed the