Dead Famous in Silver Screen Spain
Spain is truly the European Hollywood, with over 900 English language films shot here over the years, many of them epics such as Doctor Zhivago,
MAKING AN IMPRESSION as Alicante and Benidorm robbers on Costa Blanca area of Spain produce their own front door keys
A home burglary gang used a technique known as lock-impressioning to break into properties across the Costa Blanca without forcing through the front door. Lock
WATCH: Stunning fireball soaring 96,000 km/hr over Spain’s Andalucia
A DAZZLING meteor has been filmed soaring over Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha at 96,000km per hour. The fireball was recorded this Saturday by the SMART
Over 500 fines handed out in less than 24hrs for not wearing mask in Spain’s Malaga
MALAGA’S Policia local have fined a total of 543 people for not wearing masks between Friday 26 and Saturday 27th March. The first two days
Radio station €1000 giveaway proves ‘awesome’ business confidence following lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA’S community radio station, Big FM, is giving away a prize worth €1,000 in the coming weeks. As part of their continued commitment to
A heartfelt thanks to surgeons and medical staff in Spain
By Lisa Burgess I HAVE just left Malaga’s Materno Hospital after breast reconstruction surgery. It was a unique experience. The Head of Surgery, Doctor Torres
Flushed with success: Charlie Mullins, plumber to the stars, wouldn’t swap the Costa del Sol idyll he bought in Spain for all the builder’s tea in Britain
WHEN Charlie Mullins invites you round for a cuppa the first thing you’re dying to do is visit the loo. Who wouldn’t want to snoop
Give us back our freedom without the hefty price tag, says Terenia in Mallorca
IT’S a great feeling to be slowly coming out of lockdown and let’s hope we don’t go backwards! Finally, there seems to be a whiff
She’s Dynamite! (literally): Civil War heroine who took the fight to Spain’s men
Dynamite! It’s a form of slang that refers to the essence of something rather than the explosive device. For example, we might say: “Penelope Cruz
Arrests in Spain’s Madrid and Tenerife as humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans ‘diverted to finance terrorism’
SPANISH police have arrested three men who allegedly used humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans as a cover to finance terrorism. Policía Nacional supported by Europol,
GIBRALTAR: Dillian Whyte floors Alexander Povetkin in heavyweight clash
GIBRALTAR was the centre of attention for boxing fans around the world last night as Dillian Whyte flattened Alexander Povetkin with a huge left hook
MORE CARS THAN PEOPLE: Four Valencian towns among list of 25 ‘car tax havens’ in Spain
FOUR towns in the Valencia region have become tax havens for car registration. Serratella (Castellon) has a total population of 95, but more than 10,000
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something expat
DO you remember the old joke about the boy who wanted to be a train driver, but couldn’t because his eyes were too close together?
Manhunt in Spain’s Granada for cruel animal abuser that ties birds legs together with zip ties
POLICE in the northern region of Granada city are on the hunt for the culprit of a growing number of cases of wild birds found
TAXING TIMES: Post-Brexit taxes for British resident and non resident property owners in Andalucia
After the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, the right of free movement is not the only thing to have changed for Brits who
REMINDER: Clocks go forward in Spain – and why this might be the last time
When do the clocks go forward in Spain? Spring is just around the corner – and we can look forward to longer days soon as
OPINION:“Brexit has brought complications and uncertainty to my business in Spain”
The end of March marks three months since the transition period ended and Brexit rules kicked in. The Olive Press spoke to people around Spain
Spain’s Picasso Museum in Malaga will be showing a work on loan from the Musee national Picasso-Paris
THANKS to an exchange of works, the Picasso Museum Malaga will host, until 2022, the guest work ‘Copa, periodico y dado’ (Glass, dice and newspaper)
Pedro Sanchez announces big plans for Spain to increase film and TV show production by 30% up to 2025
SPAIN will use tax credits as a key prong in trying to boost TV and film production by 30% over the next four years. Bolstered
Children taught about driving with “respect and civil responsibility” on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DESPITE Spain having a reputation of bad drivers among their population, schools on the Costa Blanca are making amends. Orihuela schools are teaching children many
Spain’s lockdown bar closures produce less boozing but people have turned to other vices
SPAIN’S lockdowns have seen people turn away from alcohol but replace it with online gambling and the taking of drugs. That’s the conclusion of a
PEDAL POWER as police pull over a bicycle with a hidden engine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca cyclist crossed paths with the law after giving his bicycle extra speed by attaching an engine to it. The 41-year-old man redefined
SEE-SAW week continues for new COVID-19 case totals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(March 26) based on both week-to-week numbers as well as yesterday’s total.
European Commissioner says Spain will get enough COVID-19 vaccines to hit 70% immunisation target this summer
A leading EU figure has pledged that Spain will get ‘what it needs’ over COVID-19 vaccines to reach 70% of the population by the summer.
Living in Spain? Where will you pay Inheritance Tax?
‘In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes’ – Benjamin Franklin Never a truer word spoken, and quite honestly a depressing one! Part
Spain’s Palma de Mallorca delays renaming of streets ‘linked’ to Franco after move heavily criticised by historians
The capital's City Council had intended to wipe out the memory of Franco by renaming 12 streets at a cost of €40,000