Olive Press one of a handful of Spanish newspapers to win key journalism award from Google
THE Olive Press stands for strong, independent, investigative local journalism. And you don’t have to take our word for it – just ask Google. The
100 SPANISH ICONS: Who is Spain’s top shoe designer Manolo Blahnik?
FANS of TV show Sex and the City will remember the scene when Carrie Bradshaw got mugged in New York. The mugger wanted her shoes.
Are tourists ‘too little, too late’ for hospitality industry in Spain’s Mallorca?
OK so Spain has navigated Storm Corona pretty well, but what will the ravaged business landscape look like afterwards? We’ve probably all heard the same
Palma de Mallorca requests €300,000 culture aid package from Spanish government, in bid to save arts following coronavirus crisis
PALMA’S Ministry of Culture has requested €300,000 in aid, in a bid to help save the arts amid the coronavirus crisis.
ASK GRANNY: Finding the Best How-to Book for Your New Project
So you want to learn a new skill or you want to do a home improvement project. Where do you begin? In this day of
Valencia led the way as the region in Spain with highest number of unemployment in June
VALENCIA has led the way as the region in Spain where the most people were thrown on the dole last month.
IN DEPTH: Police in Portugal start searching wells in Maddie McCann case as investigations intensify
POLICE in Portugal have begun to search in various locations, some 20 minutes inland from where Maddie McCann was allegedly snatched. The searches, in a
BREAKING: Brit plummets from luxury hotel balcony and kills local upon impact on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Policia Nacional are investigating whether the Brit jumped or fell by accident.
BREAKING: Masks to become mandatory in Spain’s Andalucia from next week
MASKS will be mandatory at all times in Andalucia from next week, it has been announced. It is believed the personal protective gear must be
‘TYPICAL SPANISH’: Why British expats in Spain need to stop using this derogatory phrase
By Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson I HAVE supported the British community in Spain in a number of articles over the years. During the COVID-19 crisis,
LONG READ: The last untouched stretch of Malaga coastline comes under threat from wealthy developers
THE clock is ticking in the battle to save the last natural jewel on the Nerja coastline from the clutches of developers who want ANOTHER
July 10th: The King and I
I’m not especially hostile to monarchy per se, but when King Felipe VI’s visit to Haro coincided with mine, it was inevitable that if either
Paedo caged after ‘sexually abusing girlfriend’s six-year-old granddaughter’ in Spain’s Valencia
A MAN has been arrested in Valencia for sexually abusing his girlfriend’s granddaughter.
OPINION: Spain’s economy needs tourists, it’s good to have you back
THE first set of Brits have been arriving on the Costa del Sol in recent days and we could not be happier that they’re here.
Newly qualified nurses raise the bar in Gibraltar health and care
THE latest group of 16 nurses to complete their courses are already at work in the health service to help in the fight against COVID-19
Gibraltar becomes testing ‘world leader’ as free COVID-19 tests start
Any Gibraltar health card holder over 16-years-old who wants to be tested for COVID-19 can now do so for free, to normally be processed in
28 arrested in Spain for smuggling migrants from Morocco to the Canary Islands in rubber boats
SPANISH police have arrested 28 people who were part of a ring that smuggled migrants to the Canary Islands in rubber boats. The operation, which
COSTA CORONA: Tourism fails to return to Spain’s Costa del Sol as hoped as number of Brits and foreign travellers plummets
So far in July, many municipalities have failed to reach 40% occupancy rates and the current outlook for August is equally bleak
Wedding in Spain sees 23 people test positive for COVID-19
SOME 23 people have tested positive for COVID-19 after an outbreak at a wedding in northern Spain. It is unclear how many of the new
Spanish police at Costa Blanca´s Alicante-Elche airport discover car engine with an extra-special ingredient
COCAINE with a street value of €891,000 was discovered hidden in a car engine that had been sent from Peru to Alicante-Elche airport on the
New political party in Andalucia sets sights on Spain – Portugal union
A NEW political party based in Granada is slowly emerging onto the Spanish political scene. Izquierda en Positivo Granada is the brainchild of historian and
Calvia beaches in Mallorca awarded most Q Flags throughout Spain
CALVIA beaches in Mallorca have been awarded the most Q Flags throughout the whole of Spain.
IN PICS: Locals in Spain’s Mallorca condemn mandatory use of face masks in public demonstration
Meeting on the Paseo Maritimo this morning, residents publicly denounced the new order expected to come in force from Monday
Spain’s Estepona gifts 73,479 free passes to local residents to visit Selwo Aventura Park
Passes can be picked up at the Town Hall, in the Puertosol building
Former Malaga and Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini appointed as new Real Betis boss
MANUEL Pellegrini has been appointed as the new Real Betis manager.
Costa Blanca resort get more prestigious awards but local mayor hints that there is more to tourism than beaches
ORIHUELA Costa has been presented with a Qualitur flag in recognition of high standards on the area’s beaches. Popular with expats and Spanish alike, they