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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 on

4 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

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

31 Mar, 2023 @ 15:11

Alicante·Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

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‘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 magnitude

15 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

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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 we

24 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Russian's residency battle on Spain's Costa Blanca backfires as judge finds him swindling social security

‘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 instead

3 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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,

2 Jun, 2022 @ 15:49

Brexit·Lead·National News

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

10 May, 2022 @ 12:45

Celebrity·Featured·Lead·National News

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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 Spain

2 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

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 to

29 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead

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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

22 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·National News

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

5 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·Property

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

2 Apr, 2022 @ 16:41

Lead·Property

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

1 Apr, 2022 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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,

14 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead

Expat community fundraise for Maria, a little girl with a rare form of epilepsy, in Manilva on Spain’s Costa del Sol

By Elena Gocmen and Tallulah Taylor

1 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

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,

24 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead

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

7 Nov, 2021 @ 11:59

Almeria·Lead

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

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

29 Oct, 2021 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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. Probably

10 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Expat mum and son lose Costa del Sol home after courts send legal notices to wrong address and ignore earlier family court ruling

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 any

8 Oct, 2021 @ 11:15

Malaga·Property

EXCLUSIVE: “Time to get out of Dodge” – meet the Brexit refugees making a new life in Spain (part 2)

Continuing on from our recent feature on Brits that have left their homes in the UK to start new lives in sunnier climes here in

2 Oct, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

ONE SMALL STEP: Meet Neil Armstrong, the expat Brit musician shooting for the moon from a hilltop town in Spain’s Andalucia

LOCKDOWN certainly had its challenges, especially in Spain where for six weeks everyone was confined to their homes allowed out only for essentials. But for

19 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

BACK TO SCHOOL: Choosing the right schools for your kids in Spain can be a puzzle of Einstein proportions

PENCIL cases to fill, textbooks to buy, packed lunch boxes to prepare… the first day of school can be as big a deal for parents

11 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Education·Lead

ADANA Dog Shelter banned from fundraising at Estepona Port Market

ADANA dog shelter in Estepona is struggling to reach their monthly donation target after it was banned from fundraising at the weekly Sunday market in

1 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead

WATCH Olive Press live on Sky: ‘It’s great to see the Brits coming back to Spain’

THE Olive Press reported live from a beach on the Costa del Sol with an appearance on UK television news on Wednesday morning. Editor Jon

21 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

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Squatter occupies flat on Spain's Costa Blanca and gets surprise visit from dead owner

Irish expat returns to Spain to find squatter living in her home and demanding money to move out

AN Irish expat has been forced to live in a hotel after a squatter moved into her home and refused to leave. Jean O’Donoghue, who

16 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Cadiz·Lead·Property

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

Loyalty rewarded: Honorary British Consul Mark Petrie awarded MBE

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

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

U-Turn Campaign: More support our fight to get Brit residents back on the roads in Spain

Ten celebrities who died in Spain

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

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

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

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

Outrage as bulldozers threaten British couple’s retirement home in southern Spain

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

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

Expat community fundraise for Maria, a little girl with a rare form of epilepsy, in Manilva on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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

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

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

OLD HACK IN THE SUN – Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Expat mum and son lose Costa del Sol home after courts send legal notices to wrong address and ignore earlier family court ruling

EXCLUSIVE: “Time to get out of Dodge” – meet the Brexit refugees making a new life in Spain (part 2)

ONE SMALL STEP: Meet Neil Armstrong, the expat Brit musician shooting for the moon from a hilltop town in Spain’s Andalucia

BACK TO SCHOOL: Choosing the right schools for your kids in Spain can be a puzzle of Einstein proportions

ADANA Dog Shelter banned from fundraising at Estepona Port Market

WATCH Olive Press live on Sky: ‘It’s great to see the Brits coming back to Spain’

Irish expat returns to Spain to find squatter living in her home and demanding money to move out

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

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

Trouble learning the lingo? Linguists identify new hybrid English-Spanish dialect forming in Miami

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

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