Olive Press Opinion: Here we go again!
THE Costa del Sol has worked hard to shake off its image as a hotspot for criminals and scammers. But the fact is there are
3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Javea / Xabia with garage – € 390,000
Javea / Xà bia, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 390,000 Recently reformed, spacious and modern duplex in the centre of Javea, Costa Blanca.
A hundred short films from 17 countries selected for Alicante International Film Festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HUNDRED short films from 17 countries have been chosen for screening at this June’s Alicante International Film Festival. Judges had to sift through over
SNAP HAPPY: Why the Sierra Nevada and Alpujarra region of Granada are a visual feast for your camera
THE Sierra Nevada area of Granada is a dream for photographers, who will encounter some of the best scenery and atmosphere of Andalucia. This is
EXCLUSIVE: Holiday operator offers measly compensation to family terrorised by eight nights of bed bugs in four-star Mallorca hotel
A BRITISH family were left flabbergasted by a derisory compensation offer from their tour operator after their dream Mallorca holiday turned into a bed-bug-infested nightmare.
Muslims in Spain able to request a day’s holiday for Eid-al-Fitr
THE ISLAMIC Community of Spain has made documents available on request for Muslims who would like to take a day’s holiday to celebrate Eid, which
Workers redeploy oil barriers around OS 35 wreck as storm passes in Gibraltar and salvage continues
AS this week’s storm passed Friday, port workers got to work redeploying the floating oil barriers around the OS 35 shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast. Captain
Gibraltar government praises Dominic Raab as he resigns from the UK Cabinet over bullying scandal
THE Government of Gibraltar has praised Dominic Raab after he resigned from the UK Cabinet when an independent report found he had bullied officials. The
FLOWER POWER: How to get around Cordoba’s spectacular Festival of Patios this May
A PRESIDENT of the Amigos de los Patios association once said, ‘the Festival of the Patios is to Cordoba what San Fermin is to Pamplona’.
Exclusive update: Third time lucky, as arsonists allegedly set exclusive Marbella beach restaurant on fireÂ
A FIRE that destroyed El Nini beach bar in San Pedro Alcantara, Marbella, was allegedly caused by arsonists. A partner at the restaurant that was
The University Paellas festival returns to Valencia
VALENCIA’S popular University Paellas festival returns on Friday 21 April with festivities kicking off at 5pm. There will be a total of five music stages
Cyclist seriously injured after colliding with a lorry in CastellonÂ
A cyclist has been seriously injured after a crash between his bike and a truck in Castellon this morning. The accident happened at Almazora Road,
As Spain’s La Palma Canary Island recovers from volcanic eruption, tourist board puts 8,000 tourism vouchers up for grabs
Stunning waterfalls and springs, natural parks and deserted beaches, well-preserved cultural heritage and local cuisine, and star-dotted night skies. Anyone who has visited the Canary
Judge bails suspect in TOWIE star’s doorman death on the Costa del Sol who is part of British hit squad already on bail for attempted murder
A BRITISH man who was arrested over the death of a bouncer at former TOWIE star Elliott Wright’s Costa del Sol restaurant is thought to
Bogus nurse employed with no qualifications gets suspended jail sentence in Spain’s Valencia
A VALENCIA court has handed down a two-year prison sentence to a man who pretended to be a nurse and was employed for over six
Diving company teams up with The Nautilus Project to clean up Rosia Bay to mark Earth Day 2022
A GIBRALTAR diving company plans to help out a local marine protection charity to clean up one of the Rock’s last undeveloped bits of coastline
Young woman falls to her death climbing notorious cliff face in Malaga
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman has died after falling 30 meters and hitting her head while climbing in El Chorro, Malaga. The woman was scaling the ‘Arab
Famous chiringuito in San Pedro (Marbella) destroyed by fireÂ
The well-known Chiringuito el Nini burnt down this morning on San Pedro Alcantara’s seafront. Residents spotted the fire around 3.30am and called firefighters, who quickly
Public hospital surgery waiting lists lowest since Covid pandemic broke out in Spain’s Valencia region
WAITING LISTS for non-emergency surgery in a public hospital in the Valencian Community have fallen to their lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out
EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect sex crimes trial will STILL go ahead
A SEX offences trial of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner in Germany has not been cancelled. Despite global headlines to the contrary yesterday, a date
2 bedroom Flat for sale in Portocristo / Port de Manacor – € 225,000
Portocristo / Port de Manacor, Majorca 2 beds 2 baths € 225,000 In Portocristo, in the area close to the hospital of Llevant,
Police shut down drugs den operating next to children’s playground on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a drugs den in the centre of Guardamar del Segura which operated a few metres away from a children’s
Cadiz’s Rota naval base to get beefed up by the presence of two additional US warships in Spain
SPAIN and the United States are set to ink a deal for two additional US destroyers to be deployed at the US naval base in
Young man arrested for drunk driving and crashing against a traffic sign with stolen car in CastellonÂ
A 21-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for allegedly crashing a stolen car into a traffic sign in Castellon de la Plana. He is believed to
Rafa Nadal pulls out of Madrid Open as hip injury casts doubt on Spanish star defending French Open title
RAFA NADAL’S hip injury problem that has kept him out of tournaments since January could force him to miss the French Open for the first
Man charged with fighting in public place using potato peeler in Gibraltar pleads guilty in court
A COURT tried a local man who allegedly fought another in Gibraltar with a potato peeler this week. Prosecutors charged Callum Gilfillan, 20, with affray,