Man who refuses to pay restaurant bills strikes again on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 50-YEAR-OLD man who was arrested 14 times in two months for not paying restaurant bills in Alicante has struck again after a four-month absence.
‘Climate emergency must be top of the agenda’, Minister says, as he opens sustainable construction event
“WE all need to start acting with the urgency that an emergency demands,” Gibraltar’s Deputy Chief Minister said at the start of a sustainable construction
IN PICTURES: Corpus Christi in Spain’s Granada – revellers making the most of the last weekend
THE Olive Press visited the bustling Corpus fiesta in the ‘recinta ferial’ at Almanjáyar, Granada. The event started on the night of Saturday 3 June
Amber Heard’s €1.7 million Madrid mansion
Heard’s luxury residence is located in the wealthiest and most exclusive neighbourhood of the Spanish capital.
Thousands of people sign petition to stop historic cinema building becoming a gym in Spain’s Murcia City
OVER 11,000 people have signed a petition opposing the conversion of Murcia City’s last historic cinema building into a multipurpose area which would include a
HUNGER ERA: How Spain’s hidden famine of the 1930s and 40s changed a whole nation’s eating habits
EVERYONE has heard of the Spanish Civil War, but historians have largely glossed over the devastating famine that followed. Barely discussed, like a dark secret,
Benidorm reopens libraries on Poniente beach for tourist season on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S two Poniente beach libraries have reopened for the main tourist season. The ‘biblioplayas’ are next to the Paseo de Colon and by Avenida Vicente
Around 200 Rainbow Family hippies kicked out from Andalucia major national park
HUNDREDS of hippies, a number of them British, were kicked out of one of Andalucia’s main natural parks yesterday (Thursday June 8). The free spirits,
PRIDE SPECIAL: Queer Gibraltar and Andalucia singer speaks loud and proud about his blossoming career
A QUEER artist of mixed roots from Gibraltar and Andalucia spoke out about his latest single ahead of the release of an EP later this
D-Day for Globix pair set to take the stand over missing millions in alleged Gibraltar crypto fraud
THE alleged architects of the Globix crypto fraud that has seen millions vanish are set to take the stand in Gibraltar on Tuesday. Sole shareholder
Leader of far-left Podemos party says there will be election pact with new Sumar grouping in Spain
THE LEADER of Spain’s far-left party Podemos has said that it will run with new left grouping Sumar in July’s general election. Podemos general secretary
Migrants drown off Almeria coast in Spain after being forced to swim to shore by boat captains
TWO people died on Friday as migrant boat captains forced their passengers to swim to the Almeria shore so that they could flee back to
Higher temperatures bring foot bacteria warning from podiatrists in Spain
RISING temperatures in Spain have brought a warning about foot bacterial infections caused by excess sweating. The Valencian Community’s College of Podiatrists(ICOPCV) says that ‘keratolysis
Big San Juan party night on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets tourist award
CALA DE FINESTRAT’S San Juan Party night on June 23 has been declared as a Valencian Community party of ‘provincial tourist interest’. The honorary title
Foreign police join patrols in busy tourist areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have welcomed their French and Italian counterparts once again this summer to patrol tourist areas of the Costa Blanca during the summer.
Gibraltar leaders to state their case for self-determination at New York Fourth Committee meeting
GIBRALTAR’S top two political leaders will set about defending the Rock’s desire to decide its own future at the UN Committee of 24 in New
Economic shock as finance director of vast Malaga business group arrested for embezzling millions
THE financial director of a sprawling Malaga-based business group has been arrested for running a massive fraud and embezzlement scheme. The high-ranking executive abused his
No slap needed: Australian airline Qantas describes new dress code as ‘fit for our times’
Flight attendants of a major Australian airline will no longer need to wear high heels or make-up. Qantas airline, which has flight connections with a
Mother and son exploited Alzheimer’s sufferer for cheap house purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DENIA mother and son have been convicted by an Alicante court of hoodwinking an Alzheimer’s sufferer into selling her house at over half the
Madrid police discover ‘dark room’ for orgies in the back of a local cafeteria
FROM THE outside, it looked like just another of Madrid’s many cafés. But inside this venue in the working-class neighbourhood of Usera, in the south
Hostel in Spain’s Benidorm in trouble for not telling police about criminals staying there
A HOSTEL in the Levante beach area of Benidorm had over a dozen criminals as guests with the Policia Nacional not being told about their
EU money will improve state of longest river in Marina Baixa area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALTEA council has been given a €810,652 European Union grant to improve the mouth of the Algar River between the Sogai bridge and the sea.
Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain
A 32-YEAR-OLD scammer conned people out of €82,400 by selling them cut price cars they never received. The Guardia Civil arrested the Columbian man after
Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed as car maker interested in opening factory in Spain’s Valencia area
DISCUSSIONS are said to be an ‘advanced stage’ for Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer Tesla to open a factory in the Valencia area. Both the
Local horror writer Amy Montegriffo wins Gibraltar short story competition that included Llanito section
HORROR writer Amy Montegriffo is the overall winner from nearly 450 entries at this year’s Spring Festival short story competition. The event, organised by Gibraltar
TRASHED: Firefighters in Spain’s Malaga rescue British tourist who fell into underground rubbish bin
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a young tourist, apparently British, who plummeted into an underground rubbish bin on the Costa del Sol. The incident took place after
