A BUTT TIME: Cigarettes don’t just poison smokers – they poison the environment too
I’VE never understood smoking. My father died when I was 14 of throat cancer caused by smoking. I could not see what was big, clever,
Personalised service for every client at Eyeprint in La Cala de Mijas
Eyeprint is a long standing design and printing business on the Costa del Sol now based in La Cala de Mijas. Whether you are looking
LOOKING UP: Property sales boom across Spain with best figures since 2007
SPAIN’S property market is bouncing back fast with home sales up 25.6% year-on-year and a 10.5% increase on February’s total, according to the National Statistics
Unions call for special measures to tackle policing problems in Campo de Gibraltar
POLICE unions in Spain’s Campo de Gibraltar area are calling for more incentives to attract officers to work in the notoriously crime-ridden zone. The latest
Taking it to the Max at Max Beach restaurant in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THERE is no shortage of restaurants in Mijas – but there are a few that stand out either for the remarkable quality of their food,
Campaigners call on Valencia City Council to save historic lighthouse earmarked for demolition
CAMPAIGNERS are up in arms over plans to destroy a century-old lighthouse at the entrance to Valencia Port described as a relic from the past.
Spain’s celebrity couple Shakira and Gerard Pique announce end of 11-year-relationship following rumours of rift
ONE of Spain’s most glamorous celebrity couples has announced they are splitting up. Colombian singer Shakira and FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique confirmed their split
Spain’s glittering Goya Awards gala celebrating Spanish film set for Sevilla in 2023
SPAIN’S Goya Awards for film will return to Sevilla next year, it has been announced. Considered by many in Spain as their country’s equivalent of
Swedish influencer arrested for stabbing man in the throat in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A Swedish influencer has been arrested on the Costa del Sol for allegedly stabbing a 36-year-old man in the throat and narrowly missing his jugular.
Royal McGregor bar in Calahonda on Spain’s Costa del Sol offers a Scottish welcome
CALAHONDA’S newest bar has opened and it offers a right royal welcome to all customers. Step through the door and a warm Scottish greeting awaits.
Three German tourists sentenced over jet ski row in Spain’s Mallorca
A GROUP of German tourists have been jailed for six months, suspended for three years, for attacking jet-ski instructors and fellow holidaymakers after being told
British man guilty of manslaughter of fellow Brit in drunken Ibiza row in Spain
A BRITISH man has been convicted of manslaughter during a drunken row in Ibiza. Mitchell Andrew Loveridge, 26, from Rhondda, Wales, killed his friend Harry
WHAT A PLACE TO BUY: True gem on offer in Mallorca’s Andratx
PORT Andratx is probably one of the true gems of the Med. Located in a natural bay in the southwest of the island of Mallorca,
Thief takes surfboard-style La Manga sign from Mar Menor area of Spain and posts video of it in Madrid garden
THE Guardia Civil is looking for a Madrid man who stole one of the iconic surfboard-style kilometre signs from the Mar Menor in Murcia. The
Rising raw material prices dramatically push up new home building costs in Spain
RISING raw material prices have raised the construction cost of a 100 square-metre new home by around €14,000 according to Murcia’s Federation of Construction Employers(Frecom).
Angry neighbour threatens police after throwing bleach at children in Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain
AN Elche resident threatened children in his apartment block and threw bleach at them before trying to stop police arresting him. The 37-year-old man lives
ETA member rearrested in Spain after brief release from 17 year sentence
A FORMER member of Basque separatist group ETA has been rearrested after losing an appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused the
Postman stored over 20,000 undelivered letters at his Alicante area home in Spain
A builder doing renovation work on an Alicante Province house discovered over 20,000 undelivered letters dating back to 2012. The Guardia Civil heard about the
German tourists accused of setting fire to Mallorca bar in Spain by throwing fag ends from balcony are jailed
A Palma judge has got tough with a group of German tourists accused of setting fire to a bar terrace that was destroyed in s’Arenal
Fugitive captured in Madrid after tip off within 48 hours of Spain’s most wanted appeal
POLICE swooped in on one of the most wanted fugitives in Spain on Wednesday, capturing him within 48hours of a nationwide appeal in which his
Pineberry: How a white strawberry that tastes like pineapple is proving a lucrative crop from Spain’s Huelva
YOU may have noticed the unusual looking pale strawberries on display at greengrocers across Spain. These anaemic versions with their bright red seeds are not
Ole! Meet the 20-year-old female matador forging her way in a macho world as Spain turns it back on bullfighting
THERE are few spheres left in the modern world that remain predominantly the realm of men, but one of the last vestiges of machismo must
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Brits considering leaving Spain following driving licence saga
THE OLIVE PRESS is calling for a resolution to the ongoing saga of Brits who, since May 1, are no longer legally allowed to drive
Royal ties: Five surprising facts about the strong links between the British and Spanish royal families as Queen Elizabeth celebrates her Platinum Jubilee
As the Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the throne, the Olive Press explores the rich
Repsol oil company boss in Spain cleared over hiring security firm for illegal phone-tapping
THE National Court in Madrid has scrapped investigations into the president of the Repsol oil company, Antonio Brufau, over industrial spying going back a decade.
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Ambassador gives update on Brits driving in Spain
THE OLIVE PRESS is campaigning for a U-turn on rules which, since May 1, mean anyone with a British driving licence who has lived in