Despite a family visit to the UK, Javea Connect’s Loraine Gostling is still stuck in her Facebook group complaint cycles

This week I am meandering from that green and pleasant land we know as the United (although now rather Untied) Kingdom. But, as admin on

27 Oct, 2019 @ 16:19

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

A carousel pony savagely beaten begins his rehabilitation at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, writes Susan Weeding

Well, here we have the next instalment from the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales! Last week we castrated one of our 30-odd ponies,

27 Oct, 2019 @ 15:18

Columnists·Costa Blanca

“I suffered a very British accident this week, but I am now available as the perfect panto pirate”, writes Giles Brown

"In the circumstances, my only option was to shout out for help."

27 Oct, 2019 @ 14:00

The Olive Press sent Heather Galloway to Madrid to witness a moment of Spanish history

A short while after, the helicopter carrying Franco could be seen rising overhead and a cry went up of ‘Franco lives!’

27 Oct, 2019 @ 12:00

Professional squatters have found new means of bypassing new laws, and everyone is passing the buck, writes Jacque Talbot

Despite the seemingly random trail of destruction they leave behind, squatting has now become a sophisticated operation reenforced by ringleaders with up-to-date knowledge of the

27 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead

BOOK SERIAL, PART 3: How we nailed a champagne socialist MP

In part two of the story on Blair babe Margaret Moran, the Olive Press nearly gets the wool pulled over its eyes

27 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead

British bar owners in fight against ‘homophobic’ neighbours may leave Spain’s Mallorca after karaoke ban

The ban has cost the couple 80% of their business.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 15:30

Lead·Mallorca

I miss Spain’s Madrid, says former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool footballer Micheal Owen

Despite the disappointing stint at Real Madrid between 2004 and 2005 he described Madrid as a ‘brilliant city’.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 15:30

Lead·Sport

New councillors, like puppies, aren’t just for Christmas and their novelty wears off fast, writes Bill Anderson

New councillors, like puppies, aren’t just for Christmas but Bill Anderson already feels his novelty wearing off

26 Oct, 2019 @ 13:00

Belinda Barbie Gains A Wheelchair And Loses A Leg

Wheelchair Barbie and her gender-neutral grandkids are nothing new writes Belinda Beckett

Today Barbie is the epitome of diversity with over 100 personas and counting.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Columnists

Los Restos De Franco Se Trasladan Hoy Del Valle De Los Ca Dos A Mingorrubio

OPINION: Franco’s last day in the spotlight let Spain breathe clearly again

Finally a mass murderer has been moved away from the 30,000 he killed.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Opinion

Royals and tennis stars watch Rafael Nadal tie the knot at exclusive Night Manager villa in Spain’s Mallorca

Some 350 guests watched the happy couple tie the knot during a super secret service in Mallorca.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead·Mallorca·Sport

Is Madrid Emerging as a Center for Global Finance?

When asked to think about the advantages of conducting business in Madrid, the sprawling Spanish capital, people will typically ruminate on the climate, cost of

25 Oct, 2019 @ 16:25

Business & Finance

Unite the Union and the NASUWT teachers’ union are teaming up to fight a Brexit frontier ‘catastrophe’ with sister unions across the border

Gibraltar and Spain unions team up to try to pressure politicians for a free flowing frontier after Brexit finally happens

25 Oct, 2019 @ 15:27

Gibraltar·Lead

Abusive British expat arrested after trying to board same flight as wife on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN abusive British husband has been arrested at Malaga airport after trying to board the same flight as his wife. The 46-year-old was cuffed on

25 Oct, 2019 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mummified body of pensioner found in bathroom in Spain 15 YEARS after her death

THE mummified body of a pensioner has been found in a home in Spain. The grisly find was made by Policia Nacional on Tuesday after

25 Oct, 2019 @ 12:57

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

‘Intense’ earthquake rocks Spain’s Sevilla, Cadiz and Costa del Sol as ‘homes shake’

AN earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale has struck Andalucia this morning. The tremor hit Pruna in Sevilla at 11.35am and was felt ‘intensely’

25 Oct, 2019 @ 12:29

Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

HUGE marijuana crop found in basement of luxury villa in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE have seized a huge marijuana plantation hidden in the basement of a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol. The impressive greenhouse was constructed

25 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Warm weather returning to Spain’s Costa del Sol this weekend starting TODAY

MALAGA province is set to see warmer temperatures from today and throughout the weekend. According to weather agency AEMET, there will be no rainfall until

25 Oct, 2019 @ 07:06

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Cocaine is Spain and Britain’s drug of choice new study finds – but which Spanish city is the European capital of coke?

The drug habits of 60 million people were analysed between 2011 and 2017.

24 Oct, 2019 @ 20:32

Health·Lead·National News

IN PICS: British-funded commercial park FINALLY gets go ahead on Spain’s Costa del Sol and it looks INCREDIBLE

The €850 million project had been waiting for the final approval of the local General Urban Planning department

24 Oct, 2019 @ 17:55

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Annual job fair featuring 30 companies open today in Spain’s Andalucia

On Wednesday about thirty companies set out their stalls at the Plaza de la Merced, offering around 102 jobs.

24 Oct, 2019 @ 10:36

Lead·Malaga

Franco sympathisers gather at Valley of the Fallen amid tight security as Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco is exhumed

The exhumation has been fiercely criticised by Franco sympathisers and far-right party Vox.

24 Oct, 2019 @ 10:23

Lead·National News

Marbella-based ex-pole dancer accused of arranging her British millionaire husband’s death set to face family in court in UK – where she could inherit €1.5 million fortune

A MARBELLA-based expat accused of arranging her British millionaire husband’s death is set to go to court. Ganna Ziuzina, from Ukraine, will face accusations that

24 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

Mayor in Spain facing calls to resign after Gibraltar border incident which saw Spanish officer drive onto the Rock in official car to buy treats with colleagues

THE fallout from the Gibraltar border ‘incident’ which saw a Spanish officer drive an official car onto the territory continues. Now the mayor of El

24 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Andalucia enjoys most successful summer IN HISTORY as tourism figures for Spain revealed

ANDALUCIA has enjoyed its most successful summer in history in terms of tourism. Spain’s southernmost region benefited from more than 26 million overnight stays in

24 Oct, 2019 @ 07:16

Lead·Travel News

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