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COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

These two little ponies are deeply in love and they go everywhere together. They’re both disabled, and they are inseparable. Fudge was the first rescue

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:12

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

Spanish Rail Network Winners Renfe Trains

Spain snubbed as French and Italian train firms awarded lucrative contracts for new services at major Spanish cities

There will be 61 trains between Madrid, Cordoba, Malaga and Sevilla, a 75% increase from the current 35.

30 Nov, 2019 @ 12:19

Business & Finance·Lead

Chorizo ban at Spain’s biggest car manufacturer SEAT cuts cardiovascular health risks for 600 staff

Each participant was also given five litres of virgin olive oil a month and 30 grams of nuts a day, in a bid to follow

30 Nov, 2019 @ 10:52

Health·Lead

From flower pots to historic architecture, these are the towns in Spain’s Andalucia that won urban planning awards

The areas were previously busy thoroughfares for cars and had become swamped by careless parking and congestion

30 Nov, 2019 @ 10:17

Lead·Property

WATCH: Cocaine submarines, corruption and translation calamity – Olive Press TV news roundup November 24-30

This week, Costa Blanca reporter Joshua James Parfitt looks at the key stories covered by the Olive Press over the past week. Featuring: Spain’s first-ever

30 Nov, 2019 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Featured·Lead·Other News

All you need to know about historic trans-Atlantic cocaine submarine seized by police in Spain as experts believe much of €100 million haul was heading to UK

The first vessel of its kind to be caught in European waters, it was carrying 152 packages containing more than three tonnes of cocaine

29 Nov, 2019 @ 13:19

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Expat-run cafeteria Caffe Milano first in Spain to officially use pasta straws in a bid to slash plastic waste

AN EXPAT-RUN cafeteria on the Costa Blanca has claimed it is the ‘first in Spain’ to use an innovative pasta straw that cuts out single-use

29 Nov, 2019 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Famous brothel El Quijote in Pedreguer on the market for €2.5 million as estate agent praises ‘excellent location close to school, pharmacy and health centre’

PROXIMITY to schools, pharmacies and health centres would be an attractive selling point for most home owners looking to buy in the Costa Blanca region.

29 Nov, 2019 @ 11:33

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

In Spain 18 million overweight and obese people add 20% onto national health bill, but is UK worse?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity has almost tripled since 1975

29 Nov, 2019 @ 09:32

Health·Lead

Teacher in Spain’s Malaga arrested for allegedly abusing one of his students

Authorities have not yet revealed the age of the student

28 Nov, 2019 @ 20:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Two men arrested after convincing 5 underage girls the END OF THE WORLD was nigh and sexual contact would grant them salvation

GUARDIA Civil have arrested two men aged 25 and 26 in Madrid on crimes of sexual abuse after they convinced five minors the end of

28 Nov, 2019 @ 17:57

Crime & Law·Lead

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TURFED OUT: Artificial grass flop in play park in Denia as ‘cheaper alternative to grass’ ends up plastered in dog excrement and urine

IN 2009 it was hailed as a cheaper alternative to natural grass that requires maintenance and frequent watering. But the artificial grass installed in a

28 Nov, 2019 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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“Kill my husband” – The Black Widow of Valencia who convinced extra-marital lover to murder her partner while she cheated on both faces 22 years in prison

SHE did not plunge the knife into his back, but the ‘black widow of Valencia’ is now facing 22 years in prison over the murder

28 Nov, 2019 @ 15:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

High-speed rail across Spain set to become MUCH cheaper after network partly sold off to French and Italian companies

The agreement reached today will be set in stone after being reviewed by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC)

28 Nov, 2019 @ 15:05

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

TERROR ALERT: Hundreds of Spaniards at risk of ‘credible and imminent’ ISIS terrorist attack by north African cell

HUNDREDS of Spaniards are at risk of an ‘imminent’ terrorist attack, government sources have warned. Spain’s Foreign Ministry warned against travel to the Saharawi refugee

28 Nov, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

CASTING CALL: British film set in World War II needs extras for filming on Spain’s Costa del Sol… APPLY HERE

A PRODUCTION company is seeking extras for a British film on the Costa del Sol. Modexpor is looking for men aged 20 and above to

28 Nov, 2019 @ 11:36

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

MI CASA: Expats choose crystal Mediterranean waters and sunny shores as Alicante named province with most foreign house buyers in Spain

EXPAT homeowners are flocking to the crystal Mediterranean waters of Alicante as new figures reveal it as the province with the most foreign buyers. Spain’s

28 Nov, 2019 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Spain’s Malaga swelters in winter heatwave (and it continues until Sunday)

The warm weather is predicted to hang around until Sunday when it will make way for cloud cover and drizzle

28 Nov, 2019 @ 08:43

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Two arrested and one man on the run after police in Spain discover world’s first transatlantic drugs submarine

The boat was stopped on Sunday night in Galicia following its 4,778 mile journey from Columbia

27 Nov, 2019 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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90 km/h speed cameras branded ‘illegal’ after motoring association reveals law allowing cars to break speed limit when overtaking

SPAIN’S traffic regulator has come under fire after a motoring organisation claimed the country’s 90 km/h speed cameras are issuing ‘illegal’ fines. Automovilistas Europeos Asociados

27 Nov, 2019 @ 15:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fake women’s magazine containing domestic violence advice so ‘abusive partners won’t find out’ saves 24 women in Denia

THE crimped skirts, green smoothies and exercise tips look like the pages of any glossy women’s magazine. But read closer, and all is not what

27 Nov, 2019 @ 14:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Thug breaks gay man’s nose, ‘corners him in club toilets’ and labels him a ‘fag’ at popular LGBT hotspot in Spain’s Andalucia

A local LGBT organisation has condemned the vile incident and called for the alleged attacker to be identified

27 Nov, 2019 @ 12:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Water levels at reservoirs in Spain’s Andalucia still down on last year despite downpours

The statistics showing the reduction in water levels come after the Olive Press revealed shocking photos showing the plummeting water height at Lake Istan last

27 Nov, 2019 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead

JOBS: Biggest English-speaking newspaper in Spain the Olive Press hiring THREE new full-time journalists

We frequently work with international media and there are plenty of chances to get your name in the UK nationals, on the radio and TV

27 Nov, 2019 @ 11:10

Business & Finance

Triple-Glazed Window Replacement: Why You Should Choose It?

When it comes to choosing between triple-pane and double-paned styles, homeowners find themselves in two hard rocks. To be brief, at crossroads. Well, this can

27 Nov, 2019 @ 09:51

Property

5 Tips for maintaining the vehicle’s technical condition

A used car needs to be given a lot of attention so that its breakdown does not caught you by surprise in unexpected expenses. Often,

27 Nov, 2019 @ 09:18

Environment·Other News

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