Near-record temperatures to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol THIS WEEKEND
DEPRESSED Brits can melt away their Brexit blues away this weekend as near-record temperatures are set to hit the Costa del Sol. According to weather
BREXIT: As Britain leaves the EU, here’s how British expats across Spain are preparing for tonight and the next 11 months
"I’ll be sitting indoors crying tonight, I’ll be having a strong cup of coffee"
Instant telephone translation launches in Spain offering emergency interpretation for €1.57 a minute – info here
A TELEPHONE translation service has just launched in Spain offering instant Spanish-English interpretation for max. €1.57 per minute. My Friend in Spain puts English-language, non-Spanish speakers
OPINION: British expats in Spain must accept Brexit – but we will not let it define us
I STILL remember it like it was yesterday. After filming with ITV at a bar in the British expat haven of La Duquesa, we huddled
IN PICS: As Brexit day hits Spain, the Olive Press remains firmly European
Once the clock strikes 12 tonight, we will not stop fighting for the rights of expats and Spaniards alike
Unfancied Russian wins £30,000 top prize at the Gibraltar chess open after exciting tie-break
Young chess star David Paravyan from Russia won the Gibraltar International Chess festival after a thrilling final against Hao Wang from China.
As Coronavirus is declared global health emergency, Gibraltar gets ready for the worst
HEALTH chiefs met with government ministers, police and essential services this week to plan against the coronavirus threat and give out health warnings.
Man appears in court for rape of woman in own home in Spain’s Andalucia
The man was taken to the courts at Prado de San Sebastian this morning at 9am
End of an era’ to be marked at midnight by the singing of EU anthem at Gibraltar frontier
Despite 96% of the Rock’s population voting to remain in the EU, Brexit will be marked with the lowering of the EU flag and singing
Shocking figures reveal just a third of electric scooter fines were paid on Spain’s Costa del Sol last year
ONLY a third of the electric scooter fines in Malaga have been paid.
Deadline extended for plans to regulate illegal housing for up to 350,000 people in Spain’s Valenciana region
THE INTRODUCTION of plans to regulate “illegal homes” have been given an extension to the end of 2021. Vicente Garcia, the general director of Urban
Train tracks claim second life in Spain’s Andalucia
Investigations into these deaths continue
Spain’s Fernando Alonso wants to return to Formula One
FERNANDO Alonso has targeted a return to Formula One.
Paul Hollywood brother-in-law killed in Spain’s fatal plane crash caused by poor planning
The pilot and his passenger David Hockings died instantly in the crash
From next year you will be able to travel from Spain’s Andalucia to space
TRIPS from Andalucia to space have been planned for 2021.
Costa Calida cops chase fake fundraisers out of town in high-speed pursuit
A ROMANIAN family posing as fundraisers for a deaf-and-dumb charity, have been detained after fleeing from Cabo de Palos, on the Mar Menor peninsula. One
Man with almost half a kilo of hash in stomach arrested in Marbella after telling doctors he’d ‘swallowed batteries’ in suicide bid
The suspected drug trafficker was forced to expel the 430 grams of the illegal substance through natural means
NO EXCUSES: Dog poo bag dispensers installed across town on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A COSTA del Sol town has installed dog poo bag dispensers in a bid to crack down on messy owners. Benahavis has erected the dispensers
Farmers in Spain’s Andalucia cut off roads with tractors and light fires in huge protest at rock bottom olive oil prices
Since 2017 the price of extra virgin olive oil at source has plunged by 43% from €3.60 to around €1.90 per kilo
Storm Gloria hit residents in Spain’s Costa del Sol get water bill relief
The volume is the equivalent consumption of a family over two months
Cruise ship that stopped in Spain’s Mallorca blocked in Italy suspected of carrying the Coronavirus
It comes after a suspected case of the deadly virus was reported on the Costa del Sol
TWO A PENNY: European Commission moves to eliminate 1 and 2 cent coins as production ‘costs more’ than value
THE European Commission (EC) will evaluate the use of 1 and 2 euro cent coins with a view to eliminate them this year. The EC’s
WATCH: Costa Blanca’s dildo desperado steals 40 sex toys before sharing them among neighbours
A CALLOSA de Segura woman has been arrested for the theft of 40 ‘Satisfyer’ vibrators from her local store. Having stolen the shipment on January
Spain’s Nadal stunned at the Australian Open by Austria’s Thiem
RAFAEL Nadal has been knocked out of the Australian Open.
Just THREE of 30 urgent flood defences have been built in Alicante province after two decades of waiting
FLOOD defences approved by the Valencian government to avoid damage from storms have only partially been completed nearly 20 years later. Three out of every
SAFETY FIRST: Emergency staff to flood Costa Blanca streets for annual food festival
ORIHUELA’S Medieval Market will be a lot safer, this weekend, thanks to additional staff on hand to deal with emergency events. The annual celebrations are