Things you can do for your mum if you can’t see her this Mother’s Day amid Spain’s COVID-restrictions
Coronavirus and confinement will mark this year’s Mother’s Day.
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something expat
IT seems that exercising at home has become an essential part of survival during this awful pandemic. Unfortunately, all available programmes are aimed at the
NOT BAD: Valencia claims mid-table slot on list of Spanish cities for quality of life according to resident survey
A recent survey among expats from all over the world revealed Valencia as the number one favourite place to live out of a list of
EGG-TASTIC! Belgian artist creates world’s biggest concrete egg in tribute to his new home town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SOMETHING strange has been cooked up in Orcheta on the Costa Blanca. It’s a giant concrete egg to celebrate the area and the whole of
Eight things you’ll know all too well if your mum is an expat in Spain
IT is Mother’s Day in Spain this Sunday (don’t worry, you still have time to order those flowers if you haven’t already! Consider this your
No ‘Daddy Issues’ for Julio Iglesias as Spain’s Supreme Court rules against man claiming to be his illegitimate son
VETERAN performer Julio Iglesias does not have an illegitimate 44-year-old son according to the national Supreme Court. Javier Sanchez claimed that he was the son
COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain remain solidly constant
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community are continuing to stay constant with little change. The regional health ministry said tonight(April 30)
VOX slams sex education class in Spain’s Mallorca as ‘pornography’ after children use plasticine to learn about reproductive organs
This week, 11-year-old students at Felanitx's IES Academy were taught about reproduction and in a bid for the class to be more interactive for the
Nerja council assures no decisions made yet over Maro future as protestors gather outside town hall
PROTESTORS gathered outside the town hall of Nerja ahead of yesterday afternoon’s council meeting to discuss the future of the Maro coastline. Over 200 residents
What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus
EXPLAINED: Anarchy, assassinations and acrimony – the rich and violent history of Labour Day in Spain
THIS SATURDAY sees Labour Day celebrated in Spain, a national holiday originating back to 1889 that was outlawed for decades under Franco. The Día del
Man gets prison for driving wrong way up Gibraltar street
A LOCAL man who drove the wrong direction up a one way street causing £10,000 of damage in Gibraltar has been sent to prison for
VACCINE LATEST: Spain extends gap between AstraZeneca jabs to 16 weeks
SPAIN will extend the gap between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to 16 weeks from 12 for those aged under 60-years-old,
British Ambassador to Spain optimistic that Brits will holiday in Balearic Islands this summer
As part of a tour in aim of 'reactivating British tourism in Spain', Ambassador Hugh Elliot visited Ibiza and Mallorca this week, two islands which
WEEDED OUT as police raid British-owned marijuana farm in Murcia region of Spain
FOUR British people have been arrested in the Murcia region for using a Jumilla area farm to grow marijuana. A high-tech cultivation system was used
WELL CONNECTED: Spain’s Valencia and Alicante aim to become major hubs for data processing centres
Data centres store all the information digitalised by companies, some of which are operative 99.99% of the time – meaning they are only switched off
DODGY DETECTORIST on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hot water after he digs up a rare gold coin and tries to sell it online
A Costa Blanca man has been charged with illegally digging up a rare gold coin and putting it up for sale on the internet. The
Tributes pour in for much-loved British ‘action man’, 35, who tragically died in free diving accident in Spain’s Ibiza
Kevin Smith, aged 35, sadly died after getting into difficulty in the Punta Galera waters just after 6.15pm on Wednesday evening
What Is the Best Time to Visit Canada?
Canada is a stunning travel destination, beautiful any time of year. There are periods when you will be able to make the most out of
Bodies of two Spanish journalists and their Irish guide killed in Burkina Faso arrive at a Madrid airbase
THE bodies of two journalists and their guide killed during an attack on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso arrived in Spain this morning(April 30).
Olive Press readers raise over €5,000 after report of charity funds running dry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIG REDS Animal Association, based in Catral (Alicante), received “unbelievable” donations of over €5,000 after The Olive Press revealed they were in “panic mode” when
International singer and restaurateur Toni Dalli dies at Marbella home
TONI DALLI, the International singing star who rose from the Yorkshire coal mines to become a household name in the UK and US in the
BORDER REOPENS as Portugal lifts January closure at 18 land crossings with Spain
PORTUGAL will reopen its land border with Spain tomorrow(May 1) two days ahead of schedule. Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, announced the country would be moving
Travel in Spain’s Andalucia: The 94 towns ‘banned’ by COVID-19
AFTER more than three months of perimetral closure within Andalucia, residents in the region are finally able to move freely. Or almost. There are currently
Spain’s state of emergency curbs ‘will not end in Catalunya’ – report
CATALUNYA is planning to bring in a new law next week to allow it to carry on with the curfew and other restrictions to curb
Mayor’s corruption quiz is delayed on Spain’s Costa Blanca but he still faces a resignation vote
ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will not be testifying tomorrow(April 30) over accusations that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. That