Number of US visitors to Spain rises 17% in a year
MORE AND MORE American tourists are choosing Spain for their vacation destination, with the number of visitors from the United States arriving on these shores
Spain’s caretaker prime minister slammed by opposition for picking Morocco as holiday destination
NOT EVEN on vacation can Spain’s caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, escape attacks from the country’s opposition parties. This time, the Socialist Party leader has
MUST READ: Spain moves against low-cost airlines charging travellers for hand luggage
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN’S Ministry of Consumer Affairs(Consumo) has opened disciplinary proceedings against several low-cost airlines for charging passengers for hand
New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A NEW express car park has opened in the arrivals area of Alicante-Elche airport allowing passengers to be
WATCH: Gibraltar authorities reopen Camp Bay and Little Bay to bathers after oil spill cleaning success
AUTHORITIES have reopened Camp Bay and Little Bay to bathers in Gibraltar after managing to clean up a lot of the oil that damaged that
British mom rescues newborn puppy abandoned inside a knotted carrier bag on Costa del Sol town
A BRITISH expat has rescued a newborn puppy that had been left abandoned inside a knotted carrier bag in the hills of Manilva, on the
ROAD RAGE: Man chases rider down Gibraltar roads until victim falls and crashes into another car
A MAN chased a motorcyclist down Gibraltar roads in his car after an argument until the rider fell off and crashed into another vehicle. Police
International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as
Spain records its lowest level of unemployment since 2008 as nearly 22,000 jobs were created in July
UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy. In
Spain’s reservoirs have more capacity than 2022 but serious problems continue in parts of country
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN’S reservoirs were at 42.2% of total capacity at the start of August- 1.8% more than a year
First vertical solar energy park tests in Spain taking place in Valencia
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE PORT of Valencia could become the home of Spain’s first large-scale vertical solar energy park. Tests are
Port reveals upto 2,000 litres of oil spilled Monday on southwest Gibraltar coast as clean-up continues
THE Port of Gibraltar restarted bunkering operations Wednesday evening as government workers and volunteers cleaned oil off rocks and beaches after Monday’s spill. Captain of
Temperature plunge expected in Spain’s Malaga as storm Patricia approaches
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AS August sets in with scorching heat engulfing Spain, Malaga is bracing for its third consecutive day of
Drones complete 2,500 missions patrolling beaches in Spain’s Fuengirola this Summer
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE Fuengirola City Council has once again bolstered beach security by implementing a coastal aerial surveillance service using
Mijas bans using drinking water in golf courses to battle the drought
MIJAS Town Hall has forbidden the use of drinking water in golf courses to tackle the current drought. The local government has announced a series
Elderly woman almost chokes to death from drugs stash vapours in Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AN ELDERLY resident in Vall d’Uixo(Castellon province) kept so many illegal drugs at her home that she could
Gibraltar Minister for Sport meets Azerbaijan counterpart during European basketball event visit
GIBRALTAR’S Minister for Sport has met his counterpart in Azerbaijan after travelling to the central Asian country for a European junior basketball championship. Minister Steven
Terrace smoking ban scrapped after three years in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SMOKERS can light up again on bar and restaurant terraces in the Valencian Community after regional president Carlos
Firefighters bring blaze near Gibraltar in Spain’s Andalucia under control after it chars 150 hectares
FIREFIGHTERS from Spain’s Andalucia are finally in control of the bush fire near the Santa Margarita residential complex 15km north of Gibraltar. The blaze started
British holidaymakers boost June foreign tourist figures for Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN welcomed 8.3 million foreign tourists in June- 10.9% more than in the same month last year according
UK students can now go to university in Spain without taking extra entrance exams
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A NEW agreement between Spain and the UK allowing students to access universities and other higher education institutions
Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa
Spain’s job market breaks another new record in July but job creation slows slightly
THE SPANISH job market continued to perform well in the month of July, although job creation did start to slow slightly after a strong year
August Skies Over Spain’s Malaga: A Month of astrological marvels, key spots to witness spectacular events
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE month of August in Malaga promises a celestial extravaganza with two astrological phenomena bookending the month. The
World War II tunnels of Gibraltar now open again after extensive refurb over last few months
TOURISTS will be able to relive the role Gibraltar played during World War II after the reopening of the Hays Level tunnels. Heritage minister John
Woman from Spain’s Salamanca ordered to pay €10,000 after discussing neighbour’s noisy sex on TV program
GOSSIPING about a neighbour’s sex life has proved to be costly for a woman from the Spanish city of Salamanca, after it landed her with