REVEALED: Three richest people in Spain’s Andalucia according to new Forbes list
Agriculture and natural building materials are the main sectors behind the three richest people in Andalucia. It’s that time of the year again when The
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Michelle Obama spent a day in Ronda on her visit to Spain in 2010, and Olive Press editor Jon Clarke followed in her footsteps
Jon Clarke follows in the footsteps of Michelle Obama... and the Moors and the Romans through historic Ronda
Environmental protestors glue hands to Goya paintings in Spain’s world-famous Prado Museum
TWO CLIMATE activists glued their hands to the frames of Goya’s Las Majas paintings in Madrid’s Prado Museum on Saturday, in the latest of a
Spain to spend €20m to assist transfer of unaccompanied minors from migration hotspots to peninsula
THE SPANISH government is planning to assign €20 million to the country’s regions to support the voluntary reception of unaccompanied migrant minors. The youngsters will
Caught Red Handed: 14-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia detained for distributing another minor’s intimate videos
THE Policia Nacional in Valencia has detained a 14-year-old boy for allegedly sending over 100 people in a group chat a video of another minor.
Mayor of Madrid manages to boot ball into someone’s face – for the third time
THE MAYOR of Madrid may want to reconsider the next time he is invited to kick a ball at a public event. At the inauguration
Hola Properties launches for Spain’s Granada and Costa Tropical regions
A SUCCESSFUL estate agency, based in La Alpujarra, is expanding its business to a wider target area, extending from Granada to the Costa Tropical. Now
Spanish government sets its sights on Franco-era figures buried in Toledo for next exhumations
SOURCES from the Spanish government have confirmed to reporters that they are already studying the next exhumations of Franco-era military figures, after three coffins were
NO THANKS: Mayor of Siurana turns down honour of being named one of Spain’s prettiest villages
IT sits in an eagle’s nest high above Tarragona’s famous Priorat wine region.An enviable escape from the world for around 30 locals, Siurana was the
REMINDER: Spaces Covid face masks still have to be worn in Spain’s Andalucia
SINCE last April 20, and after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the mask ceased to be mandatory inside buildings in Spain, with a few
First ever cases of humans catching avian flu are confirmed in Spain
THE first ever cases of avian flu among humans in Spain have been confirmed by the World Health Organisation(WHO). The two infections were among farm
First-time writer launches psychological thriller thanks to government sponsored mentoring programme
A GIBRALTAR man launched his first book Friday after completing a mentoring scheme for young aspiring writers run by his government’s cultural services. Jared Cruz,
Journey back in time: The Genal Valley is just inland from the Costa del Sol but it seems to be a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of the coast
Taking a ride around the Genal Valley is a wonderful way to see how ancient Andalucia must have looked, writes Eloise Horsfield
ANDALUCIA IS OURS: Marbella mayor threatens legal action as husband and stepson face drugs trial amid boasts of ‘owning’ town halls and links to local police
THE mayor of Marbella has threatened legal action over claims she or her town hall are linked to the ongoing investigation into her husband and
Top of the Rock run in Gibraltar rounds off Eurafrica Trail through Spain and Morocco
RUNNERS sprinted to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar to mark the climax of a trans-continental race that spanned three countries. The Eurafrica Trail
Barcelona and Spanish international star Gerard Pique awaits his last match this weekend
BARCELONA’S La Liga match with Almeria at the Nou Camp on Saturday will have an extra poignancy for Barca fans as long-serving defender Gerard Pique
Police swoop on giant indoor marijuana farm inside Valencia area house in Spain
A man, 52, has been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a house in the rural district of Marxuquera in Gandia. He
BREAKING: Two mopeds collide on key Gibraltar city road leaving one man seriously injured
TWO mopeds violently collided on Line Wall Road, leaving a man seriously injured and closing down one of Gibraltar’s main arteries for over an hour.
Police act on frivolous false complaint that pensioner is breeding geckos at home in Spain’s Alicante area
POLICE resources in Elda, Alicante Province, were diverted to an apartment visit to see if a pensioner was breeding geckos. Tiny geckos are a familiar
Scandal of cheap Spanish wine exported to France with bogus ‘French’ labels slapped on bottles
A Bordeaux court will rule in the New Year over a massive scam where cheap Spanish wine was bottled and falsely labelled as French-produced table
Spain will get two green fuel plants in massive deal with shipping company Maersk
DANISH shipping company Maersk will build two major green hydrogen production centres in Spain as it looks to decarbonise its fleet. The freight transporter has
Elderly driver in Spain’s Zaragoza area flees fatal motorbike crash but dies weeks later after being hit by a bike
A Zaragoza area motorist fled a fatal crash scene after colliding with a motorbike, only to die a month later in a motorbike accident. The
Flights in and out of northern Spain suspended due to falling Chinese rocket
AIRPORTS in northern Spain have suspended flights due to the uncontrolled entry of a Chinese rocket into the atmosphere. No fly-zones have been imposed on
WORLD FIRST: Gibraltar beats Britain to place Charles III royal mark on Christmas stamp set
GIBRALTAR became the first country to print stamps bearing the mark of Charles III in a special Christmas edition. The set, called ‘12 days of
Spain’s Andalucia forms expert team on drought amid increasing water scarcity concerns
WITH water levels in Andalucian reservoirs continuing to drop at an alarming rate, sitting at an unsettling 23% of their capacity, the Junta has formed
GIBRALTAR CULTURAL AWARDS: film editor, artists, Melon Diesel and historian recognised
AN animation expert who has received recognition across the world has won the senior section of this year’s Gibraltar Cultural Awards. Lesley Posso clinched the