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SALE: Up to 50% off at unique upholsterer and furniture supplier Harris Furnishings in Pedreguer

HARRIS Furnishings is celebrating its third anniversary with a sale, offering up to 50% off selected items in store until August. The family-run business relocated

23 Jul, 2019 @ 14:25

Costa Blanca·Property

RED ALERT: Warnings across Spain as temperatures to surpass 40C TODAY before scorcher along Costa del Sol on Friday

While Malaga and the Costa del Sol have avoided hotter temperatures today, that will be expected to change come Friday

23 Jul, 2019 @ 13:22

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Brit arrested after pretending he was robbed in Benidorm

A BRITISH man has been arrested after pretending to police he was robbed in Benidorm. The man, 45, made a falsified denuncia claiming two thugs

23 Jul, 2019 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Expat, 61, murders his wife, 57, and tries to commit suicide in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN expat has murdered his wife, age 57, and then turned the blade on himself in a suicide attempt on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The horrific

22 Jul, 2019 @ 16:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Luxury lifestyle of Marbella expat couple accused of cocaine trafficking and money laundering as court orders €4 million seizure of assets

Niko Ranta-aho was arrested in Helsinki last week alongside his bikini-bodybuilding girlfriend Sofia Belorfia

22 Jul, 2019 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Javea’s first-ever Gay Pride parade declared a ‘huge success’ after British participants encounter only one old man ‘growling from a balcony’

THE first Gay Pride parade in the whole of the Marina Alta region of Alicante has been declared a ‘huge success’. A raucous samba band

22 Jul, 2019 @ 13:46

La Cultura·Lead

British expat launches cervical cancer awareness campaign after mum dies at just 41 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SHARON Norrie tragically passed away last month at the untimely age of 41, from complications that began as cervical cancer. The well-loved commercial director of

22 Jul, 2019 @ 13:34

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

YOU TOO?: Brit scammed by bogus Sky TV box distributor fears ‘many more’ could be affected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat claims he has been scammed by a Costa Blanca company offering bogus Sky TV boxes. Ray Gardner, who runs Moraira Plumbing, paid

22 Jul, 2019 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dead blue whale found floating in Marbella

The animal has been taken to experts at CREMA Aula del Mar de Malaga, where scientists will analyse the carcass

22 Jul, 2019 @ 10:39

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Whether we like it or not, tourism to Spain boosts the economy and sways the property market, writes Amanda Butler

Perhaps our hoteliers will need to start adjusting their hotel rates to be more competitive...just saying!

21 Jul, 2019 @ 13:33

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

GOODBYE ‘BEETHOVEN’: Rafa Nadal to trade in his luxury yacht for a catamaran

The Mallorcan tennis ace is putting his 23-metre ship up for sale following a family trip around the Carribean on a luxury Sunreef 74 Chrissy

21 Jul, 2019 @ 12:27

Celebrity·Mallorca

REVEALED: Amy Winehouse wrote three songs from Back to Black while holidaying in Alicante

FEW knew that when the soulful, heart-wrenching vocals of Back to Black hit top-ten charts around the world in 2006, they would turn Amy Winehouse

21 Jul, 2019 @ 12:25

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

HE’S THE DADDY: Ex-lover of Spain’s Julio Iglesias speaks out after singer revealed as FATHER of her child

"Julio destroyed my dreams. I should’ve known what I was doing, but it's always the woman who has to pick up the pieces"

21 Jul, 2019 @ 11:51

Celebrity·Lead·National News

SLOW TRAVEL: Run down your rev count in Ronda where slow travel is the new mantra

In their first piece for the Olive Press, Princeton student interns Regina Lankenau and Maya Eashwaran discover how Ronda has perfected the art of unstructured

21 Jul, 2019 @ 09:59

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

FILTHY RICH: How the other half live when on holiday in southern Spain, from Saudi Royalty to British prime ministers and American billionaires

As celebs, royals and the super rich descend on the Spanish coasts for the summer, Maya Eashwaran and Regina Lankenau see how their entourages and

21 Jul, 2019 @ 08:50

Celebrity·Lead

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Crackdown sees nearly 20% of Palma’s terraces closed, leaving Mallorca expat owners struggling to make ends meet

It comes after a draconian dictat came into force removing an initial 179 outdoor seating areas from some of Palma’s most popular restaurants

21 Jul, 2019 @ 02:32

Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca

Specsavers Opticas have everything you need to stay safe in the sun and some super cool shades

Supersize your lenses, or choose wraparound styles so that less light will filter in through the sides

20 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13

Ask the Optician·Columnists·Health

Thinking of buying off plan in Spain? Terra Meridiana tells you everything you need to know

In the previous decade it was very common to work with insurers not authorised to operate in Spain

20 Jul, 2019 @ 12:01

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

Spain’s new mortgage law will force homebuyers to take a test in Spain before sale can be approved

Also known as the Housing Credit Law, it should greatly diversify what is on offer for homebuyers while providing better protections

20 Jul, 2019 @ 11:36

Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

‘Greedy’ landowner sells expats’ animal refuge land near Costa del Sol meaning 800 animals could be killed

“The ruthless owner has already shown his true colours,” said a foundation spokesperson

20 Jul, 2019 @ 10:02

Cadiz·Lead·Nature

Expat Marbella couple held in prison on drug and money laundering charges ‘may have links to Finland’s Hells Angels’ as more details emerge

Niko Ranta-aho, who runs a restaurant in Marbella, and his bikini-model girlfriend Sofia Belorfia, will both remain in custody in Helsinki, Finland

19 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SHOEDUNIT: Man cuffed in Spain’s Andalucia after hiding kilo of hash in trainers

The shoes - black Nike Air Force 1s - had been altered to conceal the hash in the tongues and in cavities under the insoles

19 Jul, 2019 @ 14:58

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s FIRST boutique hotel with craft beer microbrewery opens on Costa del Sol

The factory, which cost €1 million, will employ 25 staff, pump out 300,000 litres of beer a year, and even has a deal with the

19 Jul, 2019 @ 13:25

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

IN THE NICK OF TIME: Irish man arrested at Malaga airport check-in desk donning €28,000 Rolex he reported as robbed in Marbella a day earlier

The holidaymaker had made the claims in a local police station in Puerto Banus, but agents weren't buying it

19 Jul, 2019 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

PICTURED: ‘Shark’ spotted near swimmers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The animal was spotted swimming next to a young woman who was riding a water jet pack

18 Jul, 2019 @ 17:38

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Conservative deputy mayor arrested after police find HUNDREDS of marijuana plants growing in his home in Spain’s Andalucia

A new deputy mayor will be selected from the PP list

18 Jul, 2019 @ 17:13

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

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