The power of the press!: Expat dogs in Granada rehomed after Olive Press story
IT is always satisfying for journalists when they feel that they actually do make a difference. And one story on the Olive Press online gave
Police close marijuana farms in ‘upmarket’ urbanisations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil have shut down three indoor marijuana farms in rented properties on what they described as ‘upmarket’ urbanisations in Calpe. Over a thousand
Spain’s inflation rate was 5.7% in December
SPAIN’S inflation rate for December was 5.7%- a tenth lower than in provisional figures announced a fortnight ago by the National Institute of Statistics. The
Spain’s Valladolid university planning English-Spanish bilingual study in Gibraltar
A SPANISH university is inviting people from Gibraltar to help them study how bilingual brains work and give a lecture on their research. Academics from
Spain’s King Felipe to reunite with father Juan Carlos at second royal funeral within five months
KING Felipe will reunite with his father, Emeritus King Juan Carlos at their second royal funeral service in five months. Felipe and Juan Carlos were
Doctors warn about ‘collapse’ of hospital emergency units in Spain due to increased demand
DOCTORS are claiming that hospital emergency units are ‘saturated’, with patient demand up by over 40% in some parts of the country. The Spanish Society
A thief and a gentleman: Notorious cat burglar finally arrested at grand old age of 74
A LEGENDARY cat burglar responsible for a string of jewellery thefts across Mallorca has finally been arrested at the age of 74. He is thought
Shakira launches scathing attack on ex-partner Pique in new song with star producer Bizarrap
WHEN news broke of the custody arrangement, and definitive split, between Shakira and Gerard Pique back in November, the Colombian singing superstar released a song,
Man from Mallorca sentenced to 14 years for blackmail scheme to extort naked pictures from teenage girls in Spain
A Mallorcan man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for blackmailing six teenage girls into sending him naked pictures. The 22-year-old approached a
Case solved: Ex-boyfriend confesses to murdering his ex-partner whose headless and handless corpse washed up on a Marbella beach
The case of the woman whose headless and handless body washed up next to a group of Sunday diners in Marbella has been solved after
Sedition charges dropped by Spain’s Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has dropped a sedition charge against the exiled former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont, but a new move will be made to extradite
Polar air, snow on the way for Mallorca as cold snap looms
Mallorca is set for a radical change in the weather next week with a sharp drop in temperatures, and wind, rain and snow forecast. The
Teenager threatens police officer with fake semi-automatic pistol on Spain’s Mallorca
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after pointing a fake gun at a Guardia Civil officer in Alcudia. The incident happened on Monday when an
Spain to get new rail superhighway aimed at taking 48,000 lorries off the roads
IN SPAIN, just 5% of goods are moved by freight train, compared to the European average of 20%. But that is set to change from
Use of cash in Spanish stores drops drastically compared to 2019 new study finds
Paying with cash is quickly becoming a thing of the past as more people opt to pay via card or mobile apps than ever before.
Lorry driver dies in horrific collision on Valencia area motorway in Spain
A lorry driver died on Thursday after his vehicle smashed into a truck on the AP-7 motorway in Valencia Province. The horrific crash happened shortly
3 bedroom Semi-detached Villa for sale in Corralejo with pool – € 270,000
Corralejo, Fuerteventura 3 beds 2 baths € 270,000 Terraced house in the North of Fuerteventura. House area 81.25m² Garden 110m² *Features of the
Rafa Nadal to enter team into new electric raceboat championship due to get underway this year
TENNIS great Rafa Nadal has announced he will enter his own team into the inaugural all-electric raceboat season set to electrify audiences later this year.
Drunk Franciscan monk runs over small boy in Spain’s Valencia area
A Franciscan monk has been charged with a crime against road safety after running over a young boy in Torrent. A breathalyser test showed the
Incoming cold snap will not affect Spain’s Costa del Sol weather expert says
A POLAR front is forecast to push across the Peninsula as of next Sunday, January 15, with temperatures expected to plummet across the country, except
Huge fire in fishing port in Spain’s Marbella controlled—leaving some 80 pleasure boats worth millions of euros destroyed
THE enormous fire which erupted in the La Bajadilla fishermen’s marina in Marbella has been brought under control—but has potentially destroyed around 80 pleasure boats
VIDEO BREAKING: Massive fire in Marbella’s La Bajadilla marina
A HUGE fire has erupted in the La Bajadilla fishermen’s marina in Marbella. Flames and smoke are billowing over the Costa del Sol city as
Going topless in public swimming pools given the thumbs up by Cordoba town hall, full nudity a maybe
The habitual rows around the public swimming pool about women going topless in Cordoba might finally be settled after the town hall gave the practice
Angry farmers from south-eastern Spain descend on Madrid over major threat to crop irrigation
UP to 15,000 farmers took to the streets of Madrid on Wednesday to protest against new protection rules for the river Tajo which will cut
Why more Americans could start packing into Mallorca after island’s appearance on Forbes list
Mallorca is inundated each year with British and European tourists, and now Americans could be the next group to head to the popular Mediterranean island.
Two members of alleged Islamic State terror cell detained in Spain’s Andalucia
SPANISH and Moroccan police have dismantled an alleged Islamic State cell consisting of three people ready to commit terrorist acts. The Policia Nacional arrested two