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Gibraltar’s top play to get a pop at the big time in UK National Drama Festival in Coventry

THE winners of Gibraltar’s annual drama festival will compete in the UK National Drama Festival in July, the Rock’s cultural agency said. The play ‘Signed,

24 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Finca/Country House for sale in Batea – € 64,000

Batea, Tarragona 0 beds 0 baths € 64,000 Finca with a total area of 198.900 m2 (19.89 hectares), located about 9 kilometers from

24 May, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

British holiday-makers boost June foreign tourist figures for Spain

200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca

24 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Cost of rent in Spain’s Andalucia soars by more than 10% in less than a year as locals blast spiralling prices

EXPLAINER: Why getting affordable long-term rental accommodation in Spain has become very difficult

FINDING an affordable rental property is getting harder in Spain according to online real estate portal Fotocasa, who say rental availability has reached a ‘record

24 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Lead·Property

RAINY MAY: The Sierra Nevada and Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada receive more snowfall than in winter

THE current ‘rainy season’ in Spain is causing floods in parts of Málaga while Vera, a town in Almeria, needed to activate its municipal emergency

24 May, 2023 @ 10:54

Andalucia·Granada

Gang stole high-end cars to use for spare parts in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Aspe and Petrer in a long-running Policia Nacional probe into the theft of high-end vehicles that were scrapped for

24 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Valencian Community

Spain’s National Police make nine arrests in Melilla over suspicions of postal vote fraud scheme

SPAIN’S National Police force has made nine arrests as investigations continue into alleged voter fraud in the North African city of Melilla ahead of this

24 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Politics

Gibraltar and Channel Islands learn how to fight terrorist funding schemes in Rock’s university course

POLICE and financial crime experts from Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey took part in a three-day course to learn about how to spot

24 May, 2023 @ 09:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Cyberhacker ‘Alcasec’ gets bailed by Spain’s National Court after selling tax details via ‘dark web’

A 19-year-old cybercriminal who calls himself Alcasec has been bailed by the National Court following his arrest on March 31. Jose Luis Huertas Rubio was

24 May, 2023 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar deputy leader meets US lawmakers during UK-organised visit to Washington DC

GIBRALTAR’S Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia met with members of the US Congress in Washington DC as part of a pandemic-suspended UK programme. Garcia updated

24 May, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

IN TRIBUTE: Late author Guy Hunter-Watts took Olive Press readers on a walk through the wilds of Andalucia’s Cazorla

FIRST PUBLISHED JULY 22, 2018 Guy Hunter-Watts, author of several walking guides to Andalucía, heads off piste for a jaw-dropping gorge adventure in the wilds

24 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·Lead·Olive Press Travel

‘HUMBLING’: Gibraltar eye doctor helps out Guatemalan children get glasses on top London hospital charity trip

AN eye specialist from Gibraltar has said she was humbled by taking part in a non-profit trip with a world-famous London eye hospital testing the

24 May, 2023 @ 08:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s New Startup Law is exciting, so who can benefit?

Alastair Johnson from Moving to Spain explores Spain’s new Startup Law. The Startup Law took effect on January 1, 2023 – aiming to boost entrepreneurship and innovation

23 May, 2023 @ 21:46

Travel News

How March's heavy rain in Spain helped inflation rate to big fall

‘DANA’ weather front wreaks havoc in Spain’s Murcia, Almeria and Alicante

A WEATHER front known in Spanish as a DANA has caused major flooding and damage in Murcia, Almeria and Alicante. There are also weather warnings

23 May, 2023 @ 17:00

Lead·Weather

UK’s Young Shakespeare Company puts on ‘Hamlet’ for over 2,500 students from Gibraltar schools

THE Young Shakespeare Company kept over 2,500 students from Gibraltar’s upper primary and secondary school on the edge of their seats last week. The UK

23 May, 2023 @ 16:44

Gibraltar·Lead

Home Robbery Gang Consisting Of Family Members Steal Over €1 Million Of Items From Costa Blanca And Valencia Area In Spain

Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in Spain

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian Community

23 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar Year 12 student wins prize for her creative writing in competition with three other countries

AN A-LEVEL student from Westside School won a trophy for her storytelling skills after local judge Jonathan Pizzaro praised her ‘strong sense of place’. Angelina

23 May, 2023 @ 15:11

Gibraltar·Lead

In hot water: Viral tweet sparks fierce debate about how much Spaniards, and Europeans, shower

A VIRAL tweet has sparked lively online debate about how often Spaniards shower compared to their European counterparts. The answer? Less than the Italians but

23 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Health·Lead

Neil Russell Is Bound For Barcelona[151149]

EPIC RUN: Man with Parkinson’s running from London to Barcelona hailed as an inspiration by Paxman

A 65 year-old man with Parkinson’s who is coming to Barcelona after a 970-mile run from London has been hailed as ‘an inspiration’ by the

23 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Guardia Civil seeks gunman responsible for fatal July 2022 shooting at Rules dam, in Spain’s Granada

THE Guardia Civil is asking the public to help find a dangerous drug trafficker who shot two people on the Rules dam, in the municipality

23 May, 2023 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Madrid’s Prado Museum to welcome award-winning author JM Coetzee for special three-week stay

MADRID’S Prado Museum will be welcoming Nobel laureate JM Coetzee for a special three-week stay as he becomes the first author to get involved in

23 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Don't Miss·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Torrevieja with pool garage – € 299,900

Torrevieja, Alicante 4 beds 2 baths € 299,900 Welcome to our real estate! Today we present you a magnificent independent villa, fully furnished

23 May, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: PP candidate for mayor in Mojacar (Almeria) allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business

PP candidate for mayor of Mojacar Francisco ‘Fran’ Garcia allegedly misused municipality funds to benefit his father’s business Garcia is said to have bought over

23 May, 2023 @ 12:59

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Politics

Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested four men suspected of hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior from a Madrid area bridge in January.

23 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Water Taxis To Replace Spain's Mar Menor Ferry Which Has Not Sailed Since December

Water taxis replacing Spain’s Mar Menor ferry which has not sailed since December

SAN JAVIER council has replaced the grounded Mar Menor ferry service with a fleet of water taxis. For reasons unknown, the popular ferry between Santiago

23 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Drone discovers 7,000 year-old cave paintings in inaccessible areas of Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alicante University team has used a drone to get down inaccessible caves and record video footage of 7,000 year-old rock paintings. The works found

23 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

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