All you need to know about this year’s Malaga Christmas lights
MALAGA’S Christmas lights are the highlight of the season and are probably the most instagrammed festive decoration on the coast. This year they will switched
HOLY MOLY: Junta de Andalucia fines nuns €170,000 for restoring 17th century organ without permission
A GROUP of nuns have been fined €170,000 by the Junta for beginning upgrades on a 17th century organ without permission. The culture ministry has
Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of butchering his father to death in Cadiz, boy claims he found him murdered
A TEENAGER has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his father to death in Cadiz. Policia Nacional arrested the 18-year-old a day after he handed himself
Malaga rakes in 80 PERCENT of money spent by non-EU visitors to Andalucia, but ‘must adapt for growing Chinese market’
NON-EU visitors to Andalucia spend €160 million in the region’s stores each year – and 80% is spent in Malaga province. According to the study
Five Sevilla men stand trial for rape of teenage girl at bull running festival
THE trial is underway for five Sevilla men accused of raping a teenager at a bull-running festival. The alleged assault happened at last year’s Sanfermines
Woman in Malaga who posted sex adverts pretending to be her boyfriend’s ex arrested
A WOMAN has been arrested in Malaga after allegedly posting sex adverts pretending to be her current boyfriend’s ex-girlriend. Policia Nacional cuffed the unnamed 29-year-old
SICK: Puppy murdered in Andalucia after being tied to back of SUV and dragged for MILES
A TWISTED man is facing animal abuse charges after dragging a puppy from the back of his SUV until it died. Guardia Civil stopped the
Fears growing for missing British father last seen at Malaga airport two days ago
FEARS are growing for a missing British dad last seen at Malaga airport two days ago. It comes after his partner Gemma Clements, first reported
Four earthquakes in 48 hours in Gulf of Cadiz
AN earthquake of magnitude 2.6 on the Richter scale has been recorded in the Gulf of Cadiz this morning. The quake struck at 12.10am but
Young Andalucia man ‘paid AT LEAST 15 children for sex’ after grooming them online and inviting them to his house to smoke shisha
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Andalucia for allegedly sexually abusing at least 15 minors. The suspect is believed to have met his victims
EXCLUSIVE: British expats demand urgent local investment after discovering Costa del Sol town hall sitting on €64 MILLION
EXPATS are demanding urgent local investment after they discovered that Mijas town hall has been sitting on a cash mountain worth €64 million. In particular,
WHERE DOES SHE PUT IT?: Woman busted at Malaga airport with FIFTY ONE balloons of cocaine in her vagina, anus and stomach
A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been caught trying to smuggle FIFTY ONE balloons of cocaine into Malaga airport. According to police, the woman, from Brazil, had
Andalucia gets its first batch of SNOW as temperatures reach -2C
ANDALUCIA has received its first snow of the year. Sierra Nevada ski resort, in Granada, woke up to sheets of white yesterday after a day
STORMS-A-BREWING: Rain and thunder coming to Andalucia
THUNDERSTORMS and rain are coming to Andalucia. According to weather agency AEMET, more than one litre of rainfall per square metre will fall across the
Huge designer shopping mall coming to Malaga in €115 million investment
A HUGE designer outlet shopping mall is coming to Malaga. It comes after developer McarthurGlen won a building permit from the town hall to build
LONG READ: Hanging with Andalucia’s most notorious hippie commune to see if they spread more than peace and love
Following last month’s police raid on a long-time hippy colony near Granada, the Olive Press sent Jed Neill to discover whether these New Age veterans
NOT ALONE: Social network for widows sets up an Andalucian branch
WOMEN in Andalucia who have suffered the heartbreak of losing their husbands no longer have to suffer alone. There are more than 250 Jolly Dollie
UP IN SMOKE: Tobacco giant claims illegal cigarette sales from Gibraltar have doubled in Spain
A LEADING tobacco company claims the number of illegal cigarettes being sold in Spain, via Gibraltar, has doubled in a year. Altadis insists 30.3% of
WATCH: TERRIFYING moment brave Spanish woman attacks GUNMAN with handbag in Andalucia store
A SPANISH woman has defended a store and its customers from a gunman in Sevilla. The unbelievable 1.5 minute clip shows a man in red
Saved or scrapped – two different stories for historic Costa del Sol properties
SAVED – Historic home will become epicentre of new pedestrianised Torremolinos … TORREMOLINOS town hall has vowed to fork out more than €1 million to
Thousands more Brits flown home from Spain as Monarch mission continues
Almost 7,000 Brits fly back today in UK's biggest peacetime repatriation
Two Costa hotspots are the most popular places for Brits buying second homes
Marbella and Mijas are in the top three.
Malaga woman named best barmaid in Andalucia
SHE’S pulled it off… a Malaga lass has been named the Best barmaid in Andalucia. Philosophy student Desiree Carrera, 26, saw off competition from 20
HOUSE OF DEATH: Four kids lived with rotting corpses of mum and partner for DAYS in Andalucia after thinking they were just ‘asleep and cold’
FOUR children lived with their mother and her partner’s rotting corpses for days in Andalucia. The kids, aged between five and 13, thought the couple
WATCH: Rats run riot as patients shriek at INFESTED hospital in Andalucia
PATIENTS attending the Hospital de La LÃnea were gobsmacked to see rats running freely in the building. While many patients have previously claimed to have
Addiction expert expresses alarm at new Andalucian gambling regulations
THE GOVERNING Council of Andalucia has passed pioneering regulation permitting specific gambling venues to allow sports betting. In addition to allowing online sports betting, venues