Ryanair bucks travel trend with new UK-Spain routes launched next year
BUDGET airline Ryanair has announced that it will be introducing new routes between Spain and the UK in 2021. On the cards will be routes
Valencia ranks top with expats for overall quality of life says latest survey
EXPATS have named Valencia the best city to live in, a new survey has revealed. “Health and culture are great here. However, it has always
Joy of Six! The Olive Press is proud to launch its SIXTH edition
SINCE its inception 15 years ago the Olive Press has built up a loyal readership in each of its regions – Andalucia, Gibraltar, Costa Blanca
Police net 43 arrests in ongoing operation to smash big drugs ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca
43 people have been arrested in a phased operation to bring down a major drugs trafficking gang in Alicante and San Vicente del Raspeig. The
Man gets four years for raping woman in a side street in Sevilla
THE High Court of Justice (TSJ) for Andalucia, Ceuta and Melilla has given a man four years in prison for raping a woman on August
Over £20,000 of hash found beachside in Gibraltar by Police and Customs
POLICE and Customs have discovered over £20,000 of hashish along Gibraltar’s coast yesterday in two separate operations.
Spain’s Marbella begins work on extending coastal pathway to Las Chapas district
MARBELLA has begun work on extending the coastal pathway from its urban area to the Las Chapas district. The works, spanning 500 metres, will connect
400,000 vaccine doses will be allocated in early 2021 to Spain’s Valencian Community
AT least 400,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus will be made available to the Valencian Community across the first three months of 2021. Regional
The Spanish ‘businessman’ behind the NHS PPE scandal that cost British taxpayers millions
A SPANISH businessman was handed £21million of UK taxpayers’ money to help supply personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS at the height of the
Spain has ‘several more months’ before COVID-19 brought under control as health minister says country must be ‘realistic’ about vaccine and Christmas plans
In his speech, Illa said the arrival of the vaccine is getting closer but warned it would be a 'progressive process that will require time'
Bad Bunny to release new ‘Last Tour of the World’ album tomorrow featuring Spain’s Rosalia
REGGAETON superstar Bad Bunny has announced he will release his third album Last Tour of the World tomorrow (November 26). The apocalyptic themed album will
BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia detects 3,549 COVID-19 cases Thursday, almost TRIPLING Wednesday’s figure – but hospital numbers drop
A total of 3,169 people overcame the virus in the region between Wednesday and Thursday
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Destructive’ electricity pylons will NOT be built in stunning Alpujarra valley in Spain’s Granada thanks to grass roots movement and Olive Press campaign
Grassroots movement Di No a Los Torres (Say No to the Towers) was quick to argue the high voltage towers would have a ‘devastating effect’
Spain to introduce ‘slot machines’ that reward people for recycling bottles and cans
RECYCLING in Spain is about to become rewarding, literally. Following successful trials in Catalonia, national waste management company Ecoembes is setting up ‘yellow slot machines’
12 arrested in connection to brutal stoning of police officers in drug riddled estate in Spain’s Mallorca
The arrests come after two police officers were surrounded and attacked by a mob in the Son Banya estate
Thousands of kilos of rubbish removed from hoarder’s home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE council has removed over 6,000 kilos of rubbish from a woman’s apartment. Neighbours complained about the health risks in their apartment block in the
COVID-19 case rises are slowing down in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community have registered a weekly fall, as rises continue to flatten out. The latest figures released last night(November 25)
A unique medieval fortress found in Spain’s Pontevedra
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered on Mount San Paio, in the municipality of Vila de Cruces (Pontevedra), a medieval fortress dating from the 9th and 10th centuries.
Barcelona: new jack city?
EXCLUSIVE: BY EUGENE COSTELLO A BRITISH businessman and his wife have been robbed in a car-jacking incident in Spain by criminals posing as ‘good Samaritans’,
5 Benefits of VoIP for setting up your international business
Voice over Internet Protocol is a communications technology that enables us to receive and make calls over the internet. With VoIP, conversations are possible anywhere
Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE woman had her face slashed by a razor blade after telling her husband that their marriage was over. A 44-year-old Moroccan man was
Gibraltar looks to stamp out domestic abuse with new law and training
MAJOR steps are being taken by the Gibraltar government and police to tackle domestic abuse on the Rock via a new law being discussed.
Bottom of the class
SPAIN ranks worst among all EU countries when it comes to learning English, a new report has found. The country has swapped bottom place with
Storms predicted to give Spain’s Costa Blanca a big drenching
HEAVY rain is set to hit the Costa Blanca tomorrow(Thursday) with a yellow alert issued for coastal areas for Friday. Forecasters have predicted widespread downpours,
More people could be allowed to get together for Christmas in Spain’s Murcia region
UP to ten people could be allowed to meet to celebrate Christmas and the New Year in the Murcia region. Regional health officials say that
BREAKING: Spain records 10,222 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as infection rate continues to drop
SPAIN has detected 10,222 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the infection rate continues to fall. It comes after the country detected more than 12,200