Three La Linea youths arrested on drug smuggling charges after sea chase
Three youths from La Linea de la Concepcion and a fourth person from Ceuta have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling on Monday.
Seasonal strawberry pickers in Spain at risk of sex abuse and work exploitaion by gangmasters
A PLEA has gone out to the United Nations to investigate human rights violations against migrant women workers toiling in the strawberry fields of Andalucia.
BREAKING: Spain registers first coronavirus related death in three days, but figures don’t seem to be matching
SPAIN has registered its first coronavirus related death in three days.
Bars and restaurants remove glazed serviettes from tables across Spain to avoid COVID-19 contagion – but were they ever any use?
AS more than 70% of the Spanish population have entered ‘phase 2’ of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, Olive Press readers may have noticed the lack of
As UK beaches appear packed, councillors on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘proud’ of responsible population as shores remain almost empty
SOCIAL media has been awash this week with images of UK beaches and other tourist spots seemingly packed with people breaching social distancing guidelines. But
Spain’s Government intends to maintain ERTE scheme until end of 2020, while thousands still haven’t received a payment
THE Spanish Government has indicated that it intends to maintain the ERTE scheme until the end of the year.
Councillor in hot water after sunbathing on beach during important zoom meeting on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE Councillor for Equality for the Andalucian town of Torrox has been blasted by her political rivals for taking part in an important Zoom plenary
Excess deaths in Spain soared by 48,000 from March 14 to May 24, compared to same period in 2019
DEATHS in Spain have increased by 48,000 from the period of mid March until the end of May, compared to the same period in 2019.
Spain set for its first floating wind farm in Canary Islands waters
SPAIN is set to get its first full-scale floating offshore wind farm. Greenalia has applied for planning permission to build a 50MW capacity project in
UK’s Foreign Office call centre thought British dementia sufferer in late 60s was ‘drunk’ in the crucial hours before his death
THE British Foreign Office (FCO) thought a British holidaymaker suffering dementia on the Costa Blanca was ‘drunk’ and just needed to ‘sober up’, the Olive
Spain’s most famous porn star ‘killed photographer with toad poison’ in shamanic ritual gone wrong
A SPANISH porn star has been arrested for the death of a famous photographer. Nacho Vidal was cuffed on Thursday, alongside a family member and
Spanish Government approves draft law introducing tax on plastic waste, expected to raise €724 million
THE Government has approved a draft law introducing a tax on plastic waste.
Germany to lift advice against travel throughout Europe – but will still warn against visiting Spain
Tourism bosses in Spain fear there is still a lack of planning to prepare for the reopening of the vital industry
COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia orders ALL ferias and festivals to be cancelled until September
THE Junta de Andalucia has ordered all ferias to be cancelled until September amid COVID-19 fears. Health chiefs have warned that festivals and some 37
Five municipal swimming pools to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca this month
ORIHUELA Sports Department will open the five municipal recreational pools on June 27. The Councillor for Sports, Victor Bernabeu, announced that the team has been
Flamingo colony reaches record number in Spain’s Tarragona
Breeding season in full swing on the Ebro delta!
Two dead as car plummets from overpass into path of oncoming train in northern Spain
TWO people have been killed in the La Hiniesta region of Spain after an SUV fell from an overpass into the path of a high
Property market in Spain’s Marbella set to weather coronavirus storm
MARBELLA’S property market is set to weather the coronavirus storm without sinking to the depths seen in the 2008-14 financial crisis. This is the conclusion
WATCH: Bar in Spain’s Pamplona ‘hires’ robot to serve customers in times of coronavirus
A HUMANOID is serving beers and coffees in the hub of Pamplona. Her name is Alexia, and she is the newest addition to a bar
Mallorca Live Festival announces return ‘post COVID-19,’ bringing Marilyn Manson, Kaiser Chiefs and Pet Shop Boys to Spain
Goth god Marilyn Manson will headline the Mallorca Live Festival alongside Leeds indie band the Kaiser Chiefs
100 dogs, rabbits, birds and a Vietnamese pig rescued from squalor in Spain’s Murcia
100 animals have been rescued from squalid conditions, surrounded by the decaying corpses of dog, rabbits, pigeons and chickens, in Murcia. The Guardia Civil’s nature
It’s just crazy to think that Mad About Furniture is already 18 years old
Yes, Mad About Furniture has been furnishing the Costa del Sol and beyond for more than 18 years and specialize in Full Home Packages and
Wastewater samples indicate 96% decline of coronavirus spread across Spain’s Valencian Community
AN ANALYSIS of waste waters in the Valencian Community has provided a unique insight into the successful containment of COVID-19. A drop from 1,200,000 copies
Valencian Community registers zero coronavirus deaths for THREE DAYS as region moves into Phase 2 of Spain’s de-escalation
THE Valencian Community has registered zero deaths in the last three days. These are figures unseen since the beginning of the state of alarm on
Pregnancy tests boom in Spain’s Alicante as health experts worry unemployment causing couples to think twice
SALES of pregnancy tests have exploded in Alicante as health experts worry unemployment due to the impacts of lockdown are making couples shelve plans to
BREAKING: Second consecutive day Spain sees zero coronavirus deaths
SPAIN hasn’t registered any coronavirus related deaths for the second consecutive day.