Huge illegal baptism party sees 270 people fined for ignoring COVID-19 rules in Spain’s Andalucia
The party came complete with catering, waiters, a stage and musicians
IN PICS: Inside the ‘tacky’ homes of southern Spain’s drug kingpins, featuring tiger heads, Easter Island statues, water slides and Versace candles
Police have raided dozens of properties since launching the Campo de Gibraltar Special Security Plan just over two years ago
Much-loved gorilla ‘violently attacks’ Madrid Zoo worker in Spain, leaving her in serious condition
The woman suffered a head injury, chest trauma with multiple fractures and an open fracture in both arms
Study in Spain shows that cats may naturally develop COVID defences
SPANISH researchers have found that cats may be able to develop antibodies that neutralise COVID-19. Scientists studied two cats – one of which was known
Stricter COVID-19 measures coming to Spain’s Andalucia on Tuesday
Speaking at a public event in Guadalhorce today, Junta president Juanma Moreno did not reveal what the new rules will be nor where they will
Benidorm mayor uses festival cash to help families on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council is reallocate €214,000 from its festival budget to help boost aid for needy families. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, said: “This injection of extra
Popular Chinese restaurant shuts down due to alleged COVID-19 outbreak among staff as warning sent out to expat community on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The restaurant did not answer calls from the Olive Press but its website says it will re-open on October 9
Rare Blue Shark washed up at popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a species of requiem shark which inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans
WHAT TO WATCH: The Best English language films from San Sebastian Film Festival
AS a week of film watching and celeb spotting draws to a close at the 68th San Sebastian Film Festival in Donostia, we’ve rounded up
WATCH: 50,000 litres of wine lost in massive leak at vineyard in Spain
IT’S enough to make anyone cry. A leak from a tank has seen 50,000 litres of red wine flood a winery in Spain. Video shot
WATCH: Drug traffickers cuffed while smuggling hashish into Spain’s Puerto Banus on jet skis
Jet skis have become a go to method of moving drugs from the 'mother ship', which stores drugs from Morocco out at sea
Top regional figure calls for ‘traffic light’ scheme to help tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CALL has been made to introduce a ‘traffic light’ system to classify COVID-19 safety levels in Spain’s tourist areas. Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos
Hollyoaks star Davinia Taylor puts Marbella home on market for €17 million
FORMER Hollyoaks actress Davinia Taylor has put her Marbella home on the market for €17 million. Taylor – who played Jude Cunningham on the Channel
EXCLUSIVE: British expat’s squatter hell as family pelted with rocks and threatened with death for almost TWO YEARS in Spain’s Malaga
On one occasion, Tina, a live-in carer, had to barricade herself inside her home while the father of the squatter family repeatedly screamed at her
Film star Katherine Waterston happy in Spain away from UK second lockdown chaos
KATHERINE Waterston was a picture of deadpan beauty on the red carpet at San Sebastian Film Festival. But when Olive Press asked if she was
Johnny Depp film ‘Crock of Gold’ scoops award at San Sebastian Film Festival
CROCK of Gold, a new documentary about musician Shane MacGowan, has won The Special Jury Prize at San Sebastian Film Festival. Although produced by Johnny Depp,
Town uses ‘€70,000’ of taxpayers money dealing with complaints from ONE group on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE WAR of words continues in the heart of the Vega Baja as Rojales Town Council claims €70,000 of taxpayers cash is being spent on
Benidorm eyesore set to be knocked down on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BENIDORM eyesore is set to be knocked down and replaced by a hotel and shops, but an important piece of art will be preserved
A-list guests not enough to save tourism industry in San Sebastian say hotel staff
STAFF at the Maria Cristina Hotel in San Sebastian have revealed to Olive Press that even celebrity guests have not been enough to save their
Completion of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral delayed by COVID-19
BARCELONA’S famous Sagrada Familia cathedral has become the latest victim of coronavirus. Its final completion – 143 years after the first stone was laid –
Beach cleaners remove 16,800 kilos of waste from Andalucian resort waters this summer
BEACH cleaning teams in Nerja have collected an incredible 16,800 kilograms of rubbish this summer, despite the season being cut dramatically short. Servimar, the contracted
Abandoned palace described as a ‘haunted house’ requiring ‘urgent action’ eventually gets revamp approved on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council has obtained the approval to start a rehabilitation project at the historic Rubalcava Palace. Local mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, announced yesterday, September 25,
Famous anti-Franco poet gets two month tribute on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA is to stage two months of commemorations in honour of one of the area’s most famous figures, the poet Miguel Hernandez. Orihuela culture councillor,
These 26 cultural sites in Spain’s Malaga will be FREE on Sunday to celebrate World Tourism Day
A total of 26 cultural spaces in Malaga can be visited free of charge to celebrate this Sunday's World Tourism Day.
Benidorm Palace owner reveals tragic reason why fundraising is needed for abandoned dogs on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM Palace is to hold two COVID-safe charity shows on Saturday, October 3, to raise funds for abused, abandoned and sick animals in the area.
New COVID-19 case rate slows down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 cases have fallen by almost a hundred in the latest set of figures announced today(September 25) in the Valencian Community. The regional health