COVID SPAIN: Ban on religious processions lifted in Andalucia
RELIGIOUS processions will be taking place across Andalucia following the Bishop’s decision to lift the ban. Bishop of Malaga, Jesus Catala signed a decree this
ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?
RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could be
SPECIAL OLIVE PRESS BACK TO SCHOOL DISCOUNT: Language work out!
LIVING in Spain for nearly two decades I didn’t think I could improve my Spanish much. How wrong could I be? While understanding most of
COVID in Spain: What you need to know about ‘new normal’ in Andalucia as restrictions lift
ALMOST all of Andalucia’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions are to end from this Thursday, the Junta has confirmed. Full capacity will be allowed cinemas, churches, theatres
Calling all classic car lovers!
Car lovers from all over Malaga will be zooming up to Estepona for Premiers’s first ever annual classic car open day. Vehicle repair specialist, Premier
From Somerset to Menorca: Extraordinary art centre opens in Spain’s Balearic Islands
The 40,000 square metre island is only a short boat ride from Mahon and now home to an extraordinary art centre featuring works by acclaimed
EXPLAINED: What lies behind the strange square road surface marks that have appeared in Spain’s Valencia?
HAVE you seen them? Strange square road surface marks that are often mistaken for patches of roadworks and seem to appear overnight. The mysterious square
Free and ‘formidable’ concerts to close fiesta season in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council are planning two huge outdoor concerts to mark the end of the season of fiestas in the Vega Baja municipality. The city’s
Two American tourists fall to their deaths while rock climbing without ropes in Spain’s Mallorca
TWO men from the USA fell to their death whilst rock climbing without a rope in Cala Mitjana and Cala Sa Nau coves in Portocolom.
Desert dreaming: The world’s first off-grid ‘capsule hotel’ is located in the Gorafe desert in Spain’s Granada
An avant-garde new tourism project has opened in the heart of the Gorafe desert in the Granada. In a world first, District Hive aims to
WORLD FIRST: Teen hospitalised over Fortnite addiction in Spain’s Valencia
RESEARCHERS in Valencia have registered the first clinical case in the world for video game addiction. A team of specialists from the Provincial Hospital of
Covid compensation severely affected by “damaging” price of fuel and energy, claims mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINANCIAL AID for businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic on the Costa Blanca has been severely affected by the price rises for fuels and energy.
Autumn is coming: downpours predicted during last summer days in Spain’s Valencia region
TYPICAL autumnal downpours and sunny days will mark the weather for the rest of the week in Valencia. The instability, caused by an Atlantic storm
New rules for dogs in Spain’s Valencia—including rinsing dog wee off the streets
VALENCIA’S new Coexistence Ordinance will oblige pooch owners to act responsibly and clean up after their dogs. The city expects dog owners to clean up
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Like a horror movie’ as expat animal charity bosses fled Spain’s Sierra Bermeja wildfire while rescuing dozens of dogs
THE boss of the Costa del Sol’s most famous animal rescue centre has recalled the dramatic moment she and her husband had to evacuate their
Nine firearms dumped in reservoir by criminal gang in Spain’s Valencian Community
Diving specialists were called in to search the body of water and here they located all of the missing weapons
Final residents evacuated from dramatic wildfire in Spain return to their homes
THE last of the residents forced to flee the Sierra Bermeja have been given the all-clear to return homes after fire crews made progress against
Tourist fights for life after falling while taking a selfie from popular viewpoint in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Ukrainian woman is in hospital in a critical condition after hurtling over a railing to rocks below at a popular panorama point in the
A-355 crash in Spain: Motorist killed and 4 others injured after tragic lorry crash
ONE motorist has been killed and four others injured when a lorry slammed head-on with another car causing a huge motorway pileup. Drivers looked on
IN PICS: It’s a hat-trick as International Hat Week kicks off in Spain’s Mallorca
THE third International Hat Week will be held in Artà this year following the success of last year’s event in Palma. Despite Covid, organisers of
Covid-19 in Spain: Air travel takes off as Malaga celebrates busiest month since the start of the year
MALAGA airport says they had their busiest month since the year began as summer holidays soared across Spain. Airport operator Aena said that during August
EXPLAINER: These are the protected species whose habitat was destroyed in the Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa del Sol
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are counting the cost of the damage from a wildfire that raged for six days and destroyed more than 10,000 hectares of woodland before
WATCH: Pilgrim walking the Camino de Santiago with 7 goats, 3 donkeys and a dog stopped by Spain’s Guardia Civil
OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil’s Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA), together with Policia local in Santo Domingo de La Calzada, northern Spain, have stopped a pilgrim
‘Poor pay and working conditions’: Ambulances go on strike across Spain’s Balearic Islands
Those working in the sector say their salaries have been frozen for more than three years and that they do not reflect the current reality
How an Olive Press reader, a Spanish prince and an Instagram star helped rescue 2000 vulnerable Afghans as Taliban took over Kabul
THREE MEN from wildly different backgrounds joined forces to save thousands of lives as Kabul was falling under the Taliban in Afghanistan. Shiv Shanker Nair,
Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire leaves dozens of animals burnt or with serious injuries
THE devastating flames from the Sierra Bermeja wildfire have destroyed almost 10,000 hectares of food, water and shelter the wildlife in the area need to