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Mayoral hopeful on Spain’s Tenerife struggles to shake off sex shop photo controversy
TIME WAS when politicians on the campaign trail would resort to ‘handshaking and baby kissing’ in order to garner public support and get themselves...
Campaign calls for an end to Spain’s status as the ‘biggest dolphin prison in the world’
A YOUNG Spanish animal-rights activist has handed over to Congress a petition with 150,000 signatures calling for an end to the high number of...
Spain’s Olympic swimming star Ona Carbonell makes BBC’s 100 Women List
SPANISH swimmer Ona Carbonell has made it onto the BBC’s 2022 100 Women list, which highlights ‘inspiring and influential women from around the world’....
UK licence holders left unable to drive in Spain organise to ‘invade the British embassy’
HUNDREDS of UK driving licence holders are threatening to ‘invade’ the British embassy in Madrid next week.
They are organising via social media in a...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Anger over continued delays to UK-Spain driving licence agreement
THE British embassy in Spain has provided an update on the driving licence saga, with many angry that the announcement sounds like a broken...
U-Turn Campaign: Everything you need to know about the driving licence exchange debacle for Brits in Spain
ONE of the biggest issues currently facing British expats resident in Spain or those hoping to relocate here is the failure between the UK...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Radio silence from Spanish authorities on UK driving licences
BRITISH Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has been refused to provide any details on Brits driving in Spain, with an agreement still eluding both...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Gibraltar Government says no link between driving licence saga and Spain border issues
THE government of Gibraltar has denied that there is any connection between the border issue and the failure to reach an agreement on UK/Gibraltar...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Olive Press making big inroads with driving licence exchange petition
AN Olive Press campaign to allow resident Brits without a Spanish licence back on the road is gathering speed.
A pair of expat councillors have...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: British expat behind driving licence petition speaks out
THE OLIVE PRESS spoke to Stuart Hudd, the man who started the parliamentary petition to reverse Spain’s decision to end an extension period on...
‘No news isn’t bad news’: Latest update from British Ambassador on driving licence exchange in Spain
THE British Ambassador in Madrid has insisted that negotiations ‘continue to progress well’ on a driving licence agreement with Spain although there was little...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Councillor calls for longer extension period on UK driving licence swap as British Ambassador in Spain remains...
AS the Olive Press continues to campaign for Brits to once again be allowed to swap their UK licence for a Spanish one and...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: British fintech guru calls for Spaniards in the UK to have licences immediately revoked until driving fiasco...
A BRITISH fintech entrepreneur insists it is time to play hardball in negotiations with the Spanish government on driving licences.
With Brits who have lived...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Woman forced to abandon home and move to campsite on Spain’s Costa Blanca because she can’t drive...
AS The Olive Press launches its campaign to allow Brits back on the road, our inbox is inundated with people whose lives are being...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Brits considering leaving Spain following driving licence saga
THE OLIVE PRESS is calling for a resolution to the ongoing saga of Brits who, since May 1, are no longer legally allowed to...
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Ambassador gives update on Brits driving in Spain
THE OLIVE PRESS is campaigning for a U-turn on rules which, since May 1, mean anyone with a British driving licence who has lived...
U-Turn Campaign: More support our fight to get Brit residents back on the roads in Spain
THE OLIVE PRESS'S campaign to allow Brits without a Spanish licence back on the road is gathering momentum.
Scott Marshall, the Councilor of Tourism, Immigration,...
HORSEPOWER TO THE PEOPLE: Why the Olive Press has launched campaign to allow Brits in Spain back on the...
IT’S time to kick the mandarins into gear!
Get This In Reverse: The Olive Press demands urgent action to restore driving rights to thousands of UK licence...
THE OLIVE PRESS is launching a campaign to demand a U-turn in draconian new rules stopping thousands of British expats from driving in Spain.
We...
Brits in Spain launch petition to call for driving licence recognition
A PETITION has been launched by British expats calling for the Spanish government to recognise British driving licences.
British and Spanish authorities have been involved...
Sherry producers in Andalucia’s Jerez area of Spain launch campaign to boost UK business
PRESTIGIOUS sherries from the Jerez area will feature in a new advertising campaign targeting UK drinkers after a recent sherry sales boost during COVID...
Victory for the valley as Junta kick starts process to reclaim heritage status for Valle del Darro in Spain
A DRAMATIC last-minute intervention by local activists was vital in persuading the Junta to reverse a bureaucratic error that stripped an ancient valley near...
Andalucia wants to vaccinate children under 11 against Covid in December
THE Minister of Health and Families for the Junta de Andalucia, Jesus Aguirre, has announced today, Saturday, November 13, that he hopes to be able...
Malaga University begins blood donation campaign
MALAGA University has announced it will begin the first round of its blood transfusion campaign on Monday, November 7 which is scheduled to continue...
LESS MEAT, MORE LIFE: Spanish minister’s campaign to eat less meat receives a mixed response
HEALTH minister Alberto Garzon has launched a campaign encouraging Spaniards to eat less meat, after research revealed Spain chomps its way through more meat...
WATCH: Tik Tok used by Spanish police from today to reach teens and the young during pandemic
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has released today, November 7, a new profile on the social media platform, Tik Tok.
Arguably the most popular social network among...
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THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, today accused Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of calling a snap general election in...
