Costa Blanca residents furious as beaches are ‘closed off’ by piles of putrefying posidonia seagrass

RESIDENTS have taken to social media to express disgust over piles of posidonia seagrass so thick they ‘can’t get to the sea’. One resident in

26 Jul, 2019 @ 17:50

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Thermal drones and dozens of extra police sworn in to Marbella for summer madness as population to TRIPLE

Forces will intensify their surveillance in Puerto Banus and Marbella port, the most popular spots for rowdy tourists

26 Jul, 2019 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia to have ‘Miami’ temperatures by 2050

VALENCIA will experience temperatures similar to those currently enjoyed in Miami by 2050, according to a study on climate change. The median annual temperature will

26 Jul, 2019 @ 13:58

Environment·Lead

Marbella just had its busiest June IN HISTORY as tourists continue to flock to Spain’s Costa del Sol – but no thanks to Brexit hit Brits

The number of rooms being booked by Spanish tourists in the seaside town enjoyed a 15.63% year-on-year boost

26 Jul, 2019 @ 12:32

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun to film in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol next week

A Place in the Sun is landing on the Costa del Sol next week. The hit property show is helping a British family look for

26 Jul, 2019 @ 12:12

Entertainment·Lead

British expats arrested for drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO Brits have been arrested for alleged drug trafficking. The two men, aged 27 and 20, were busted with 12.36 kilogrammes of marijuana in the

26 Jul, 2019 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Insects employed to protect crops in Spain’s ‘Sea of Plastic’

Many growers in Almeria's 'Sea of Plastic' have rejected chemical pesticides in favour of 'biological controls'

26 Jul, 2019 @ 09:58

Environment·Lead

British teen raped in bathroom in Marbella, suspect released

The rapist took advantage of the victim who was in a 'heavily intoxicated' state

25 Jul, 2019 @ 10:56

Crime & Law·Lead

RURAL RETURN: Music, dance and theatre festival run by Brit in rural inland town celebrates fifth anniversary

Me Vuelves Lorca is held in a beautiful, handcrafted stone amphitheatre which was built by the local community in 2013 around an ancient corn-threshing circle

23 Jul, 2019 @ 21:00

La Cultura·Lead

Manhunt underway after young woman ‘held down and raped in the street’ by ex-boyfriend and pals in Spain’s Sevilla

A YOUNG woman has been pinned down and raped by her ex-boyfriend and his friends in Sevilla. The sickening attack reportedly took place on Friday

23 Jul, 2019 @ 16:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Major Olive Revolution in Georgia

Cultivation of olives has long ceased to be an issue relating exclusively to the culture and traditions of the Mediterranean countries, and has become one

23 Jul, 2019 @ 16:26

Food & Drink

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

Columnists·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

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Costa Blanca residents furious as beaches are ‘closed off’ by piles of putrefying posidonia seagrass

Thermal drones and dozens of extra police sworn in to Marbella for summer madness as population to TRIPLE

Valencia to have ‘Miami’ temperatures by 2050

Marbella just had its busiest June IN HISTORY as tourists continue to flock to Spain’s Costa del Sol – but no thanks to Brexit hit Brits

Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun to film in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol next week

British expats arrested for drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Insects employed to protect crops in Spain’s ‘Sea of Plastic’

British teen raped in bathroom in Marbella, suspect released

RURAL RETURN: Music, dance and theatre festival run by Brit in rural inland town celebrates fifth anniversary

Manhunt underway after young woman ‘held down and raped in the street’ by ex-boyfriend and pals in Spain’s Sevilla

Major Olive Revolution in Georgia

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

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

Brit arrested after pretending he was robbed in Benidorm

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

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

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

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

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

Dead blue whale found floating in Marbella

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spain logs its first data breach allegedly carried out by a rogue AI agent

Six Spanish pizzerias named among world’s 100 best, as a Madrid favourite holds on to its top 10 spot

Alarm as Benahavis wildfire reignites on the Costa del Sol amid heavy winds and billowing smoke

Sprawling cocaine trafficking investigation sparked by Spain’s corrupt Breaking Bad narco cop extends to Dubai financier dubbed ‘el Gestor’

Spanish NATO commander stationed in the UK caught up in ‘honeytrap’ after starting Tinder relationship with Russian woman

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