Gibraltar has long road ahead to secure EU treaty, Chief Minister warns
THE New Year’s Eve Schengen deal is only for a framework and does not guarantee an EU treaty, the Chief Minister warned this afternoon.
BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia announces new COVID-19 restrictions as it requests permission for 8pm curfew and total lockdown of 91 municipalities
ANDALUCIA has asked Madrid for permission to implement an 8pm curfew as part of a new package of coronavirus restrictions. Regional president Juanma Moreno said
BREAKING: UK to close ALL travel corridors from Monday to ‘reduce risk of new COVID-19 variants’ entering country
THE UK will scrap its so-called ‘travel corridor’ scheme from Monday, it has been announced. It means that anyone entering the country from abroad from
TERRIBLE DAY as new COVID-19 cases reach another record-high in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW daily COVID-19 infection figures reached a fresh pandemic-high today(January 15) with 7,497 cases in the Valencian Community. That easily beats last Saturday’s record figure
Married mayors in COVID-19 vaccine queue-jump row on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN inquiry has opened into why two mayors in the Denia area of the northern Costa Blanca got vaccinated against the coronavirus last Friday(January 8).
BREAKING: Calls for fresh lockdown in Spain as country breaks daily COVID-19 infection record and incidence rate reaches all-time high
SPAIN’S third coronavirus wave reached record highs on Friday as the country detected 40,197 new infections. According to the Health Ministry, that is the highest
Man dies of COVID-19 after receiving first dose of Pfizer vaccine in Spain’s Valencia – but death does not indicate weakness in jab
A CARE home resident has died from coronavirus after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. According to the Ministry of Health, the unnamed
Gibraltar lockdown continues as five more die of COVID-19
THE social lockdown in Gibraltar will continue for another week, the Chief Minister has confirmed in Parliament today.
Jealous Benidorm husband jailed for tieing-up wife who got friendly with another man on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm man who exacted abusive revenge on his wife for developing a friendship with another man, has been jailed for almost nine years. The
Teenage prostitute goes missing in Valencia
Three street prostitutes have been murdered in the Valencia area over the last year and a half.
EXCL: British expat left fuming after Nando’s Peri-Peri sauce confiscated at Gibraltar-Spain border due to new Brexit rules
Joseph Lathey, 27, was left fuming when much of his weekly shopping was binned as he tried to cross back into La Linea
BLOWN OUT AGAIN: Valencia’s Fallas cancelled for second consecutive year due to COVID
THE world-famous Fallas festivities in Valencia have been cancelled again this year due to COVID-19. City mayor Joan Ribo made the dreaded – but expected
Surge in number of Brits looking to buy a second home in Spain as demand jumps by nearly 40%
The first week of 2021 has seen the number of Brits hunting for second homes in Spain skyrocket by nearly 40%. Despite Britain leaving the
Acid attack update: Suspect identified and on the run after 200kph high speed chase across Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE suspect in the sickening Cartama acid attack has fled a police checkpoint in a 200 kilometre per hour chase it was revealed this morning.
Our big review of the good and bad of 2020: Part II
THEY say that the best way to make God laugh is to make plans. Looking back on any attempt for plans for 2020 is bound
Belgium’s most wanted drug lord nabbed after Christmas get-together on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE in Spain have arrested Belgium’s most wanted drug trafficker after a year hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Yannick M.W. was caught after
SECOND-HIGHEST day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community
6,207 new coronavirus infections were declared yesterday(January 14) in the Valencian Community, making it the second-highest day for new cases during the pandemic. That’s a
Gas fire explosion leaves elderly man with 50% burns in one of two fires in neighbouring villages on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIRES in neighbouring urbanisations in the Vega Baja area resulted in two septuagenarians being hospitalised last night, December 14. Firefighters were called to attend the
The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out – here’s where to get your free copy
OUR 31st edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
How to Craft the Most Impressive Essay as a High School Student
Writing essays in high school is always inevitable. To get desirable grades, your essays must be of high quality and engaging. To many high school
Spanish tech giant MediaMarkt purchases 17 failing Worten stores
LEADING technology and electrical retailer MediaMarkt has signed an agreement to acquire 17 failing Worten stores as their Portuguese rival records another year of losses.
OPINION: Brexit gives Brits a sense of sadness refugee families have faced for years
FAR from holding hands this new year, we’ve never been further apart. Thanks to the twin terrors – a departure from Europe and a catastrophic
Five more elderly die of COVID-19 in two days as Gibraltar cases steady
FIVE elderly citizens have passed away as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two days on the Rock of Gibraltar.
Pops stars put pressure on UK government to resolve EU touring visas
A PETITION calling for the Government to resolve issues around EU touring visas for musicians and crews has attracted more than 250,000 signatures. Since leaving
COVID-19 cases double over a week in densely-populated British expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES mayor, Antonio Perez, is appealing to all citizens to act responsibly in light of positive COVID-19 cases DOUBLING in a week. The Rojales municipality
UK man climbs the Convent to protest for homeless rights in Gibraltar
A MAN who climbed the roof of the Governor’s home to protest for the rights of the homeless on the Rock has been arrested.
