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‘Largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ brought down as 81 arrested, 4 tonnes of cocaine seized and 800 bank accounts frozen

THE ‘largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ has been brought down following a seven-nation investigation that saw 81 arrests, the seizure of 4,000kg of

30 Sep, 2019 @ 17:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Torrevieja turning on the tapas as Brits enjoy International Tapas Day

TORREVIEJA celebrated International Tapas Day in style this weekend with nearly 30 bars and restaurants showing off their culinary kudos. Like many other food festivals,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 16:33

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Beach Rubbish From Guardamar Prensa Oficina

Urgent plea from Mayor as Costa Blanca beaches cleared of 1,000 tonnes of flood rubbish

Up to 1,000 tonnes of rubbish was collected from Costa Blanca beaches following the devastating floods that killed seven and displaced thousands. José Luis Sáez,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 16:06

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Luggage Hero is the cheap, safe and easy way to store your bags while you explore Spain’s top destinations

One hour of storage priced at just €1 and a whole day at a maximum of €8

30 Sep, 2019 @ 15:07

Travel News

British man, 55, found dead in Montgó Natural Park after he went out hiking alone

A BRITISH man, 55, has been found dead by firefighters after he went out hiking alone on the Montgó massif last week. When the man

30 Sep, 2019 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: The shockingly low salaries of doctors in Spain compared to UK, US and France

DOCTORS in Spain earn five times less than their counterparts in the US, a new study has revealed. The latest International Report on Doctor’s Salaries,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Councillor says Costa Blanca floods were a ‘humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored by world media

A BRITISH councillor has called the gota fría catastrophe ‘a humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored from international media. Darren Parmenter, British San Fulgencio Councillor for International

30 Sep, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Do you need residency to sell a house?

If you are interested in buying or selling a house in Spain, but are not a resident, then you need not worry. In Spain, there

30 Sep, 2019 @ 13:41

Lead·Property

Medal Winning Athlete Dies Attempting To Cross The Strait Of Gibraltar From Morocco In Refugee Boat

Medal-winning athlete dies in refugee boat after attempting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco

A surviving friend said: “His dream was to be like Conor Anthony McGregor. He had his sights set on Spain to work and compete.”

30 Sep, 2019 @ 11:15

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Shocked British couple pay £10,000 for VIP Airbnb penthouse in Spain’s Ibiza only to find it doesn’t exist

They were forced to travel 40 miles and pay £200 a night extra for the nearest dog friendly accommodation.

30 Sep, 2019 @ 10:47

Lead·Travel News

Almost one million affected as major blackout in Tenerife leaves entire island without light

Street and traffic lights stopped working and the emergency services, who received 688 calls throughout the day, had to help around 60 people who were

30 Sep, 2019 @ 10:09

Lead·National News

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Spain’s government will investigate soldiers caught drinking beer in public with guns at their feet

Normal procedure would have been for them to leave their weapons inside the guarded vehicle while they took their break.

30 Sep, 2019 @ 09:58

Lead·National News

Giles Brown sees his life flash before his eyes while go-karting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

I spent much of my childhood playing Scalextric in my bedroom as a small boy.

29 Sep, 2019 @ 13:00

Columnists·Lead

SCIENTISTS ASK: Was Medusa Gibraltarian?

It comes after a clay picture of Medusa was dug up at Gorham’s Cave by top archaeologists, bringing to light the area’s special significance.

29 Sep, 2019 @ 11:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Top tips for travelling green REVEALED after climate protests in Spain

Spain ranks second in Europe and fifth in the world for air travel emissions.

29 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead·Travel News

With atheism on the rise in Spain, Maya Eashwaran checks out why the masses are deserting the church

Church marriages have also declined steeply; in a 27 year-long period, the percentage of religious marriages in Spain declined from 79% to 19.8%, a huge

29 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead

Belinda Beckett reveals the jargon which makes her stomach turn

Had Shakespeare himself been around today, he would be having a Twelfth Nightmare trying to fit sayings like ‘the feel-good-factor’ into a rhyming couplet.

28 Sep, 2019 @ 13:00

Lead·Opinion

Spain shutting the border would be like ‘cutting off its nose to spite its face’, slams Gibraltar’s deputy commander

Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia said that tightening frontier controls would hurt the Spanish as much as the Rock.

28 Sep, 2019 @ 11:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

PART 1: How we set up the Olive Press from a derelict apartment in the Granada mountains

Whoever had kicked in the door and smashed the place up probably didn’t look wet behind the ears.

28 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead

Wanted British ‘paedo’ caged in Spain after trying to hide among expat community in popular hotspot

A WANTED Brit has been arrested in Spain after fleeing the UK on charges of sexual activity with a minor. According to eldia.es, the 53-year-old

28 Sep, 2019 @ 09:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

As Spain experiences a 400% increase in gang rape, is porn to blame?

There were a staggering 60 gang rapes in Spain last year, compared to 14 in 2017.

28 Sep, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead

Terrorism fears in Spain after Catalan separatists caught testing BOMBS and ‘planning acts of violence’

Officers seized sulphuric acid, paraffin, aluminium powder, industrial paint stripper, gasoline and thermite

28 Sep, 2019 @ 00:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

SCORCHER: Temperatures of up to 35C in Spain’s Andalucia and on Costa del Sol this weekend as Malaga to be hottest city in the country TONIGHT

Malaga and the Costa del Sol will enjoy summer temperatures into next week too

28 Sep, 2019 @ 00:19

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Thousands of teenagers march for action on climate change in solidarity with Greta Thunberg across Spain’s Andalucia

The young people held up signs saying 'change you life, not the climate' and 'rescue the planet NOW!'

27 Sep, 2019 @ 23:52

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Young Irish man dies in freak accident during famous holy pilgrimage in Spain

AN Irish man has died following a freak swimming accident while on a pilgrimage in Spain. Timothy Kelleher, who was in his 30s, drowned late

27 Sep, 2019 @ 23:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BREXIT BARD: Read street writer’s poem for the Olive Press about B-day

For €1, street writer Marta Carmona fired off a few lines of prose on her typewriter for the Olive Press in the capital’s trendy La

27 Sep, 2019 @ 17:00

Lead

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‘Largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ brought down as 81 arrested, 4 tonnes of cocaine seized and 800 bank accounts frozen

Torrevieja turning on the tapas as Brits enjoy International Tapas Day

Urgent plea from Mayor as Costa Blanca beaches cleared of 1,000 tonnes of flood rubbish

Luggage Hero is the cheap, safe and easy way to store your bags while you explore Spain’s top destinations

British man, 55, found dead in Montgó Natural Park after he went out hiking alone

REVEALED: The shockingly low salaries of doctors in Spain compared to UK, US and France

Councillor says Costa Blanca floods were a ‘humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored by world media

Do you need residency to sell a house?

Medal-winning athlete dies in refugee boat after attempting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco

Shocked British couple pay £10,000 for VIP Airbnb penthouse in Spain’s Ibiza only to find it doesn’t exist

Almost one million affected as major blackout in Tenerife leaves entire island without light

Spain’s government will investigate soldiers caught drinking beer in public with guns at their feet

Giles Brown sees his life flash before his eyes while go-karting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SCIENTISTS ASK: Was Medusa Gibraltarian?

Top tips for travelling green REVEALED after climate protests in Spain

With atheism on the rise in Spain, Maya Eashwaran checks out why the masses are deserting the church

Belinda Beckett reveals the jargon which makes her stomach turn

Spain shutting the border would be like ‘cutting off its nose to spite its face’, slams Gibraltar’s deputy commander

PART 1: How we set up the Olive Press from a derelict apartment in the Granada mountains

Wanted British ‘paedo’ caged in Spain after trying to hide among expat community in popular hotspot

As Spain experiences a 400% increase in gang rape, is porn to blame?

Terrorism fears in Spain after Catalan separatists caught testing BOMBS and ‘planning acts of violence’

SCORCHER: Temperatures of up to 35C in Spain’s Andalucia and on Costa del Sol this weekend as Malaga to be hottest city in the country TONIGHT

Thousands of teenagers march for action on climate change in solidarity with Greta Thunberg across Spain’s Andalucia

Young Irish man dies in freak accident during famous holy pilgrimage in Spain

BREXIT BARD: Read street writer’s poem for the Olive Press about B-day

Madrid’s plan to solve Spain’s housing crisis will only make things worse, writes property expert Mark Stucklin

EXCLUSIVE: Furious residents take Torremolinos town hall to court over years of ‘excruciating’ air conditioning racket from luxury hotel

OPINION: Madrid mayor’s plush €5m penthouse (paid for with public cash) is yet another stain on Spanish democracy, writes Charlie Mullins

Gibraltar still the place to buy your petrol as fuel loophole lets drivers save €20 a tank compared to Spain

TIE warning in Spain as ‘emergency plan’ activated to boost residency appointments after migrant amnesty swamped systems

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