Lead News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Popular market enjoyed by locals and tourists is moving to temporary home in Costa Blanca city

TORREVIEJA’S popular Paseo de la Libertad market is moving to a temporary home as a major redevelopment of the city’s port area continues. The hippie

27 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Asian nationals ‘granted entry to Spain without correct visas’ after storms diverted Gibraltar-bound flight to Malaga

SPANISH sources have claimed Spain was forced to grant entry to passengers who did not have the correct visas to enter the EU after a

27 Jan, 2025 @ 15:25

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Binge drinking and impromptu street parties targeted in clamp down on Malaga’s famous August feria

MALAGA city hall is aiming to crack down on the extreme street boozing that often takes place each year during the famous August feria. The

27 Jan, 2025 @ 14:34

Lead·Malaga

Mercurial Mbappe sends a message to La Liga

KYLIAN Mbappe sent a warning sign on Saturday to Real Madrid’s opponents and his doubters. After a seemingly slow start to his La Liga career,

27 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Sport

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

Spain registers ‘extremely hot’ and ‘wet’ weather in 2024

LAST year was the hottest ever recorded globally, with Spain registering an ‘extremely hot’ year for the third time running. In 2024, the country’s average

27 Jan, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·Weather

Spain registers biggest solar energy growth in Europe

FOR the second year running, Spain has registered the biggest growth in solar energy in Europe according to the European Electricity Review 2025. Solar now

27 Jan, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead

Single mother wins landmark parental leave battle in Spain

Spanish court makes landmark ruling on parental leave entitlement for single mothers

MURCIA’S High Court has ruled that single women are entitled to the same 32-week parental leave as couples- rather than just 16 weeks. The court

27 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Murcia·National News

WATCH: Costa del Sol on yellow alert as Storm Herminia brings gale-force winds and heavy rains

The Costa del Sol has been placed under a yellow weather warning as Storm Herminia batters southern Spain with gale-force winds of up to 90

27 Jan, 2025 @ 11:24

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Warning about wind gusts reaching 100 km/h in Catalunya and Valencia areas of Spain

Storm Herminia brings warnings of strong winds and widespread rain for most of Spain

MOST of Spain is under a weather warning for strong gales and widespread rain, plus snow in mountain areas- all down to Storm Herminia. The

27 Jan, 2025 @ 11:03

Lead·National News·Weather

Earthquake strikes in Spain’s Malaga yet again

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck Malaga yesterday afternoon. The quake was felt in Rincon de la Victoria at 4:30pm, according to the National Geographic Institute

27 Jan, 2025 @ 11:01

Lead·Malaga·Weather

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves says she's happy to look into joining new European tariff-free trade area

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves: ‘We’re happy to look into joining new European tariff-free trade area’

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that she is happy for Britain to look at joining a new European tariff-free trade zone. Reeves told broadcasters

27 Jan, 2025 @ 09:54

Brexit·Business & Finance·Lead

WATCH: Early morning ‘arson attack’ causes evacuations in Gibraltar housing estate

A SUSPECTED arson attack in Gibraltar has triggered a housing block to be evacuated early this morning, police have confirmed. Multiple residents reported the blaze

27 Jan, 2025 @ 09:39

Gibraltar·Lead

Study reveals music could reduce spending by up to SEVEN MILLION euros in Spanish hospitals

MUSICAL performances could reduce hospital spending up to seven million euros, a new study has revealed. It is estimated health facilities could save between two

26 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Study reveals most Spaniards want shorter work days

A STUDY has revealed most Spaniards want to see the work day shortened, according to Instituto DyM.

26 Jan, 2025 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Costa del Sol estate agents slam ‘ineffective and populist’ plans to tax non-EU property buyers and offer ‘real’ solutions for Spain’s housing crisis

A LEADING Costa del Sol property group has warned Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s proposed new tax measures targeting non-EU property buyers could damage one

26 Jan, 2025 @ 09:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Range of social services to be more easily accessible as Gibraltar continues its digitisation drive

A NEW website is being launched for the Ministry of Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism as part of Gibraltar’s ongoing drive to digitise government services.

25 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Marbella tourism campaign features American actress Eva Longoria

EVA Longoria has become the star of an advertising campaign promoting Marbella at Madrid’s international tourism fair (Fitur). In the promotional video, the American actress

25 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Marbella·Travel News

A beer economy: Heineken claims to have contributed €5 billion to Spain’s booming GDP figures

DUTCH beer giant Heineken claims to have pumped nearly €5 billion into the Spanish economy last year – equivalent to 0.3% of Spain’s entire GDP.

25 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Mad Cool 2025: Olivia Rodrigo and Kings of Leon to headline Madrid music festival this summer

GRAMMY winner Olivia Rodrigo and rock veterans Kings of Leon will top the bill at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival 2025. They will line up alongside

25 Jan, 2025 @ 12:15

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s first Japan Weekend of the year will take place on February 15-16in Madrid, demonstrating a growing Spanish fascination with the country

SINCE its inception in 2008, Spain’s Japan Weekend event has evolved into one of Europe’s largest conventions dedicated to Japanese culture, celebrating everything from art

25 Jan, 2025 @ 11:17

La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: The ‘most revolting’ thing Amanda Holden and Alan Carr found while renovating Andalucian villa as new show airs TONIGHT

AMANDA Holden and Alan Carr have revealed the ‘most revolting’ thing they found while renovating an Andalucian villa for their new TV show airing tonight.

24 Jan, 2025 @ 19:00

Granada·Lead·Property

Greek hotel chain looking for 200 new employees in Spain

HOTEL chain Ikos is looking for 200 new employees to work the high season at their Costa del Sol, Mallorca and Greek locations. They will

24 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

How can I stick to my New Year’s Resolution?

WE all do it. Every January 1, we promise ourselves that we will lose weight, drink less alcohol, smoke less tobacco, read more books …

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Opinion

Vocational training is a new path for young Spanish people to take on their journey into the job market

SPANISH students are increasingly turning to Formación Profesional (FP), or vocational training in English. In a country where young people have historically struggled with employment,

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:13

Lead

Costa del Sol’s international schools could see a rise in popularity after Labour’s VAT imposition on UK private schools

A RECENT Financial Times article highlights that more British parents are considering international schools due to the 20% VAT on private school fees. Marbella, with

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:12

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Education·Lead·Málaga·Malaga·Marbella

The UK mulls over joining tariff-free European trade zone in boost for Gibraltar

THE European Union has opened the door to the UK joining a pan-European trade agreement that could ease commercial restrictions between the two. EU trade

24 Jan, 2025 @ 17:09

Gibraltar·Lead

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Popular market enjoyed by locals and tourists is moving to temporary home in Costa Blanca city

Asian nationals ‘granted entry to Spain without correct visas’ after storms diverted Gibraltar-bound flight to Malaga

Binge drinking and impromptu street parties targeted in clamp down on Malaga’s famous August feria

Mercurial Mbappe sends a message to La Liga

Spain registers ‘extremely hot’ and ‘wet’ weather in 2024

Spain registers biggest solar energy growth in Europe

Spanish court makes landmark ruling on parental leave entitlement for single mothers

WATCH: Costa del Sol on yellow alert as Storm Herminia brings gale-force winds and heavy rains

Storm Herminia brings warnings of strong winds and widespread rain for most of Spain

Earthquake strikes in Spain’s Malaga yet again

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves: ‘We’re happy to look into joining new European tariff-free trade area’

WATCH: Early morning ‘arson attack’ causes evacuations in Gibraltar housing estate

Study reveals music could reduce spending by up to SEVEN MILLION euros in Spanish hospitals

Study reveals most Spaniards want shorter work days

Costa del Sol estate agents slam ‘ineffective and populist’ plans to tax non-EU property buyers and offer ‘real’ solutions for Spain’s housing crisis

Range of social services to be more easily accessible as Gibraltar continues its digitisation drive

Marbella tourism campaign features American actress Eva Longoria

A beer economy: Heineken claims to have contributed €5 billion to Spain’s booming GDP figures

Mad Cool 2025: Olivia Rodrigo and Kings of Leon to headline Madrid music festival this summer

Spain’s first Japan Weekend of the year will take place on February 15-16in Madrid, demonstrating a growing Spanish fascination with the country

Revealed: The ‘most revolting’ thing Amanda Holden and Alan Carr found while renovating Andalucian villa as new show airs TONIGHT

Greek hotel chain looking for 200 new employees in Spain

How can I stick to my New Year’s Resolution?

Vocational training is a new path for young Spanish people to take on their journey into the job market

Costa del Sol’s international schools could see a rise in popularity after Labour’s VAT imposition on UK private schools

The UK mulls over joining tariff-free European trade zone in boost for Gibraltar

WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare

Red weather alert for central Spain as Storm Francis triggers ‘danger to life’ warnings – with temperatures plunging to -14C and snow and wind alerts in force

Andalucia commuters spared fare hikes as Junta extends transport subsidies into new year

‘A very serious racist act’: Outrage after Junta president appears in blackface for Sevilla’s Three Kings parade

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat