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Where are expats choosing to move to in Spain?: Top 10 areas include provinces from Andalucia, Murcia and Valencia

MOVING to Spain is a bucket-list item for many, with some wanting to retire at the beach and some wanting to work in the...

Briton, 75, is killed in horror plane crash in northern Spain: Tributes pour in for much-loved glider pilot

A 75-YEAR-OLD British pilot has tragically died in a glider accident at the Santa Cilia aerodrome near Jaca in northern Spain. Much-loved Mike Evans was...

Spain is found to be the second-best country in Europe to retire in thanks to its low cost of...

RESEARCH from experts at Moving to Spain concludes that Spain is the second-best country in the whole of Europe to retire. The analysts reviewed the...

Upcoming art exhibit in Spain’s Frigiliana features abstract work from Cambridge native, Helen Purdie

THE Sala Real 98 art gallery in Frigiliana is presenting a new exhibition: Without Rhyme or Reason by Helen Purdie from August 2nd to...

Spain grabs second best place for expat life in global survey

MAYBE it’s because of the laidback lifestyle, the cafe culture, the beaches and good weather or perhaps it’s just the good food.  But Spain has...

Golden Visa to survive in Spain but investment threshold likely to rise to €1 million

SPAIN’S golden visa, long under threat from abolitionists, might yet live on but in a more restricted form. Introduced in 2013 in the wake of...

English-language official website tells expats how to vote in Spain’s upcoming municipal elections on May 28 

A NEW official website has been launched with a version in English explaining in detail how people can vote in the upcoming municipal elections...

Loyalty rewarded: Honorary British Consul Mark Petrie awarded MBE

MARK Petrie moved to Spain when he was just 11 years old and opened his first business here in 1977. Today he counts on hundreds...

‘It’s a miracle’: How all 17 siblings of Turkish expat living in Spain survived horror earthquake

Turkish expat Refik Agri waited in quiet dread for five hours as he got nothing but radio silence from his family after a 7.8...

MUST READ: How to avoid hangovers as a British expat in Spain this Christmas

AS Christmas approaches, there’s a tacit understanding that we will all throw caution to the wind and have a glass or two more than...

‘Social security nightmare’: British expat’s pension application denied in Spain

A retired British expat who applied to get his pension on his 65th birthday from a social security office in Spain was denied, and...

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,...

Ten celebrities who died in Spain

SPAIN has long been a destination for those looking to spend their twilight years in the sun. And, for decades, it has been the escape...

Breakdown: Chaos as thousands of British expats in Spain no longer allowed to drive with UK licence

THOUSANDS of Brits across Spain are now unable to drive after an extension period that allowed Brits to use their British driving licence in...

Confusion as Brits fall foul of beefed up Spanish border rules crossing from Gibraltar

MORE testimonials given to the Olive Press suggest border guards in Spain are now imposing increasingly strict rules for entry - without publicly advertising...

More foreigners call Spain home than ever before, latest government stats reveal

THERE are more foreign residents living in Spain than ever before, new data suggests. Some six million foreigners were officially recorded as having residence in...

EXCLUSIVE: British couple lose legal battle as bulldozers flatten retirement home in southern Spain

FOR two decades it had been the dream retirement home of British couple David and Janet Hartshorn. The four-bedroom villa in the hills above the...
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Outrage as bulldozers threaten British couple’s retirement home in southern Spain

A RETIRED British couple are set to have their house demolished on Monday, after a failed ten year legal battle. David and Janet Hartshorn finished...

EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca left stumped by GoFundMe block on helping Ukraine refugee family

A British expat who welcomed a Ukrainian refugee family to his Costa Blanca home has been left angry and bemused by crowd-funding portal GoFundMe. The...

Brit expat claims disability benefits in UK for decade whilst living it up on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH woman has been caught claiming disability benefits in the UK whilst helping to run a property business on the Costa Blanca. Louise Jones,...

German expat shoots daughter-in-law and grandson before turning gun on himself in Spain’s Balearic Island of Formentera

A GERMAN expat turned the gun on himself after shooting his daughter-in-law and grandson in a row outside their home in Formentera. The 82-year-old man,...

EXCLUSIVE: Irish teacher furious after being forced to sleep outside airport in ‘wet and cold’ conditions

A FURIOUS granny has slammed a Spanish airport after being forced to sleep outside in ‘freezing and rainy’ conditions. Mary McIntaggart was forced to spend...

British woman caught driving on wrong side of road in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca was five...

ROJALES Policia Local surprised a woman when she was found driving on the wrong side of the road. The municipality includes the popular urbanisation of...
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OLD HACK IN THE SUN – Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain

TIME to place my trusty quill pen alongside the nicotine-stained green eye shield and lay them to rest in my grandad’s old roll-top bureau....
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EXCLUSIVE: Expat mum and son lose Costa del Sol home after courts send legal notices to wrong address and...

WHEN Victoria Jenkins’ partner Lee did a runner leaving her and their son on the Costa del Sol, she didn’t think life could get...

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