Man knifed in face during attempted robbery in Spain’s Jaen
A YOUNG has been hospitalised after being knifed in the face during a violent robbery in Jaen. Police were called to Plaza del Corte Ingles
Spain’s Andalucia drops COVID-19 vaccine passports as of tomorrow
ANDALUCIA is dropping its COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination passport as of midnight as the region moves ahead with pandemic recovery. The Regional Minister of Health and Families,
WORTH A VISIT: The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened after three months of closure
TOURIST attraction The Charterhouse in Valldemossa has reopened having been closed to the public for three months. Mayor Nadal Torres said he hoped that visitor
Fotocasa launches online portal that calculates how solar power could slash your electricity bills
FOTOCASA has launched an online portal that calculates how solar panels could slash your monthly and annual electricity bills. The website asks users type in
3 bedroom Bungalow for sale in La Nucia with pool – € 190,000
Bungalow La Nucia, Alicante 3 beds 1 baths € 190,000 Very sunny and fresh terrace house on a small community with large plot
KEEPING ABREAST: Mallorcan chef has created a cake resembling breasts that singer Rigoberta Bandini used as prop during the Benidorm Fest in Spain
A MALLORCAN pastry chef has caused a stir by creating a cake that resembles the giant breast that singer Rigoberta Bandini performs next to in
Spain takes top TWO places in the list of world’s best places for a frugal first foray into love
ST VALENTINE’S DAY is looming and many singletons will be left wondering, “where in the world is the best place to find love?” If those
Street showered with broken glass after gas explosion rips through 7th floor apartment in Benidorm
A BENIDORM street was showered with glass as the windows of a seventh floor apartment were blown out by a gas explosion. The shocking scenes
Teen murders family & hides bodies in shed because parents turned off WiFi in Costa Blanca home
A FAMILY home in Elche was cordoned off by security forces on Friday, February 11, after the bodies of three family members were found in
Serial sex offender who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’
A FOOTBALL coach labelled as one of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand years’ prison sentence over the abuse of
OPINION: Isn’t it time Spain had a Royal visit from Her Majesty?
AS Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the Platinum Jubilee becoming the first monarch ever to mark 70 years on the throne, isn’t it about time she
WHEELED HOME: A squatted car from Camp Redo has been removed by Palma’s Local Police
POLICE have removed a car in which five people had been squatting. Neighbours in Camp Redo (Palma) had complained that the abandoned vehicle had been
Brit reunited with false teeth he lost in Spain 11 years ago
A BRIT was left gobsmacked after being reunited with the false teeth he lost on boozy night out in Benidorm – 11 years later. Paul
NO TO HUNTING: Mass demonstrations have been hosted all over Spain coinciding with the end of greyhound hunting season
MORE than 40 cities across Spain hosted mass demonstrations against hunting. The protests, called every year by the ‘Plataforma No A la Caza’ (NAC), brought
Sorolla exhibition In Spain’s capital of Madrid brings to light private collection artworks for first time
A MAJOR new exhibition by Valencia-born artist Joaquin Sorolla has been launched. Held at Madrid’s Sorolla Museum it features 44 children and family paintings by
TURTLEY GUILTY: A man has been jailed for stealing turtles worth €10.000 from an animal park in Spain’s Mallorca
A SPANIARD aged 34 has been jailed for a year for stealing four endangered turtles worth thousands of euros from the Natura Parc animal park
1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Alboraya / Alboraia with garage – € 199,000
Apartment Alboraya / Alboraia, Valencia 1 beds 1 baths € 199,000 Charming 66 m2 apartment in the heart of Port Saplaya, with stunning
Elle of a girl: Supermodel Barbara Palvin in Spain’s Sevilla for magazine cover first
HUNGARIAN supermodel Barbara Palvin has featured on an industry-first NFT front cover for Spanish Elle magazine. The photo shoot, which took place in Sevilla, has
Tiny village in Spain’s Cuenca offers heating, fridges and an extra house to whoever who can save their only pub
A TINY village in Cuenca is offering a free house to anyone who can save their only pub. The beloved bar in Villalgordo del Marquesado
LEADING FROM THE FRONT: A focus on Olive Press editor Jon Clarke
THE Olive Press counts on over 20 journalists and writers spread around Spain. Over 75% of our staff work in editorial… and there’s a good
Warning about the scourge of cyberbullying as it’s revealed 92% of 14-year-olds own mobile phones
SPANISH police have warned parents and teachers to be on the lookout for signs of children being bullied online. While many children have had to
SPAIN’S EDUCATION SYSTEM: Not making the best of it
NOW that schools have returned to some sort of normality following the pandemic, the debate on school hours in Spain is set to reignite. Figures
EDUCATION SPECIAL: Try teaching English for a rewarding career in Spain
THE recent boom in private language schools offering English has meant a bigger demand for English teachers in Andalucia. This means that increasing numbers of
Biological protective gear worn as woman’s body is pulled out of home on Spain’s Costa Blanca piled high with rubbish
FIREFIGHTERS donned biological protective gear on Friday to remove the decomposing body of a woman from her Torrevieja flat. Concerned neighbours phoned the Guardia Civil
Demolition order for Valdecañas 18-hole golf resort, 4-star hotel and 185 chalets in Spain’s Extremadura
IT took 14 years for the sentence to come, but the Valdecañas resort complex has finally received a demolition order. Extremadura’s Tribunal Supremo announced this
Telecoms firm in Murcia probed over pirated TV football matches beamed to bars and homes in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is investigating four people from a Murcia-based telecoms company for illegally distributing football matches to bars and restaurants as well as home