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
Police launch probe into mass cat killings caused by poison and gunshots in village on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S Policia Local is to investigate the killing of up to 60 cats over the last month in the village of La Hoya. The Ces
City buildings plunge into darkness on Spain’s Costa Blanca to raise awareness of global warming
ORIHUELA City Council is supporting the Hour of the Planet again this weekend, and raising awareness of global warming. Between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on Saturday,
Irish student in serious condition after five metre fall in Spain’s Granada
AN Irish student is in a serious condition in hospital after a fall from a wall in the historic center of Granada city. The 16-year-old
Benidorm area bees create an unwelcome buzz inside a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM firefighters had an unusual call-out when they had to remove a nest of bees from an Altea property. The owner phoned the emergency services
SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain
AN elderly Madrid pensioner could be fined up to €600 for illegally travelling to her Costa Blanca holiday home after a neighbour alerted the police.
Over 600 self-employed benefit from COVID-19 recovery grants in one city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA is to pay out direct grants of €2,000 from the Resistir Plan to some 606 self-employed people. Entrepreneurs and micro-companies with up to 10
Valencia’s oldest drive-in cinema under threat thanks to Spain’s COVID-19 curfew
A cultural landmark in the Valencian town of Denia has issued a plea to the local government for help as the impending summer equinox threatens
The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy
THE 36th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
EXCLUSIVE: Spain-UK bilateral agreement pending over post-Brexit driving licence exchange
Spain and the UK are holding high level discussions to allow Brits to continue to exchange their driving licences for Spanish ones without the need
Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial
SPAIN’S government is set to approve an immediate €650,000 of funding to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at
Spain’s DGT on the lookout for drivers who do not wear a mask in the car, handing out hefty fines of up to €500
SPAIN’S Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) has warned of significant penalties faced by those who do not comply with mask wearing safety regulations while in a