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Relief for cancer patients as Marbella hospital receives €100m upgrade – all you need to know

THE Costa del Sol’s flagship hospital has finally completed its expansion after 16 years in the making. The new and improved University Hospital in Marbella

3 Mar, 2026 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Health·Marbella

Changing Spanish demographics, aristocratic water plunger and a heroic dog rescuer – all on this week’s episode of the Rest is Spain podcast

THE latest episode of the Olive Press’ flagship The Rest is Spain podcast is out now! This week the episode begins with one of our

3 Mar, 2026 @ 16:31

Lead·Other News

Climate change is fuelling anxiety and depression in Spain’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods, shock study warns

AIR pollution and extreme temperatures affect those in lower-income neighbourhoods more than others, a new project reveals. For all exposure to this extreme weather and

3 Mar, 2026 @ 15:45

Environment·Health·Lead

Property asking prices in this Costa Blanca coastal haven jump by 25% in a year – as all Spain’s costas see unbelievable gains

ASKING prices for property in Valencia province have skyrocketed by a staggering 25.3% in just one year. The dramatic surge means seller expectations in the

3 Mar, 2026 @ 15:00

Lead·Property·Valencia

Costa Blanca and Barcelona brace for heavy downpours as Storm Regina arrives

RESIDENTS on the Costa Blanca and in Barcelona are being warned to keep their umbrellas handy this Thursday as a double weather system sweeps across

3 Mar, 2026 @ 14:17

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Falstaff would approve – From tapas to tasting menus Spain’s 2026 Gastronomy Capital of Jerez de la Frontera has it all

IT has been well known for its local wines since the days of Shakespeare, and indeed well before, but now Jerez de la Frontera’s celebrated

3 Mar, 2026 @ 14:11

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Malaga

Will the Costa del Sol’s battered beaches be ready in time for Easter after winter storms ripped away sand and toppled trees?

IT’S a race against time for Costa del Sol’s beaches to repair damage from storms ahead of the Easter holidays. Andalucia’s ayuntamientos have stepped up

3 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Weather

Shocking discovery of 50 tons of food unfit for human consumption inside two Costa Blanca warehouses

THE Guardia Civil has seized over 50 tons of food products that were unfit for human consumption from two warehouses on the same Alicante industrial

3 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Why the skies above Malaga and Marbella will turn orange as ‘blood rain’ hits

RESIDENTS across the Costa del Sol are being warned to leave their freshly washed cars in the garage and cover their terrace furniture as a

3 Mar, 2026 @ 13:42

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Weather

Spain’s job market rallies after miserable January thanks to boosts in hospitality and construction

SPAIN’S job market is improving after a miserable January thanks to boosts in hospitality and construction. There has been an increase of 97,000 jobs in

3 Mar, 2026 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Spain's government will try to 'minimise' impact of fuel prices rises caused by Iran war

Spain’s government will try to ‘minimise’ impact of fuel price rises caused by Iran war

SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, says that the government will try to ‘minimise’ the impact of energy price hikes on ‘citizens and companies’ as a

3 Mar, 2026 @ 11:19

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Bloomtime in the Cabo de Gata: Photographer captures incredible rare blossom after weeks of storms in one of Spain’s driest corners

IT IS known as one of Europe’s most arid landscapes, a place usually defined by harsh sun, dust and silence. But this week, photographer Beatriz

3 Mar, 2026 @ 11:07

Almeria·Andalucia·Green·Lead

Expect petrol prices at the pump to go up as the war in Iran pushes crude up 10% in just one morning

MOTORISTS can expect to see a sharp spike in prices at the pump after global oil prices soared in response to the ongoing conflict in

3 Mar, 2026 @ 10:34

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Rosalia breaks new ground as first Spanish artist to ever win a prestigious BRIT music award

SPANISH singer Rosalia made more history on Saturday night as she became the first Spanish music artist to ever win a BRIT award. The Catalan-born

3 Mar, 2026 @ 10:20

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

ON THIS DAY: How a royal snub, smashed machines in Alicante and the first Spanish ID card shaped the nation

MARCH 2 is a date etched into Spanish history for a bizarre combination of reasons. It is a day that links a fatal case of

2 Mar, 2026 @ 19:20

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Spain’s rental bargain hotspots revealed: these are the ten cheapest cities to live in

SPAIN property market is booming, driving prices up, but venture beyond the major cities and tourist hotspots, and you’ll find surprisingly affordable rental options. Property

2 Mar, 2026 @ 18:45

Lead·Property

Top tips to avoid poisonous processionary caterpillars as the season starts on the Costa del Sol

PARENTS and dog owners should take extra care when out in the wilderness on the Costa del Sol, scientists have warned, as scores of poisonous

2 Mar, 2026 @ 17:15

Costa del Sol·Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga

Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs

AMAZON is to invest an extra €18 billion in Spain to expand its data centres and boost AI innovation. It means the tech giant’s total

2 Mar, 2026 @ 15:24

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant gets €3 billion green light to be built in Andalucia

EUROPE’s largest green hydrogen plant is planned for construction in Andalucia. Spanish energy giant Moeve has approved the first phase of a project dubbed the

2 Mar, 2026 @ 15:22

Andalucia·Green·Lead

Notorious ‘blood rain’ set to coat mainland Spain in mud this week as calima collides with DANA storm – here’s who’s in the firing line

INFAMOUS ‘blood rain’ is set to coat swathes of mainland Spain in gloopy mud this week as a massive plume of Saharan dust sweeps northwards

2 Mar, 2026 @ 15:14

Lead·Weather

US planes depart bases in Andalucia after Spain refuses permission for American forces to attack Iran

US military planes have left Andalucia after the Spanish government blocked the use of its bases for strikes on Iran. Flight tracking websites showed fifteen

2 Mar, 2026 @ 14:53

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Costa del Sol taxi driver punches drunk Irish customer who he threw out of cab for burping

Costa del Sol taxi driver punches drunk Irish passenger who he threw out of cab for burping

A FUENGIROLA taxi driver has been arrested for punching a drunk 65-year-old Irish customer after throwing him out of his cab. The incident happened on

2 Mar, 2026 @ 14:51

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Finnish man, 45, ‘attempts to snatch 5-year-old girl while parents weren’t looking’ in busy market on the Costa del Sol

A MAN has attempted to snatch a 5-year-old girl while her parents were not looking in a busy Costa del Sol market. The 45-year-old Finnish

2 Mar, 2026 @ 14:36

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law

Growing numbers of US scientists are moving to Spain amid frustrations over Trump’s attempts to tighten control over research

MORE and more researchers based in the United States are relocating to Spain as new political controls over science and budget cuts in the US

1 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·National News

Marbella is betting big on a new wave of five-star hotels – but is the Costa del Sol jewel really ready to go cold turkey on illegal Airbnbs?

WERE it not for for the forest of cranes springing up on the horizon around Marbella, you would hardly know that a quiet struggle is

1 Mar, 2026 @ 10:00

Lead·Marbella·Olive Press Travel·Property·Travel News

OBITUARY: The man who held Spain at gunpoint for 72 hours in a bid to return from democracy to dictatorship

FOR anyone over the age of 55 in Spain, the image is burned into their memory. A Guardia Civil lieutenant-colonel, armed with a pistol, storms

28 Feb, 2026 @ 11:30

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

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