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Five Man U fans arrested in Alicante airport by Spanish cops chasing them for drunken rampage during Sevilla match last year

FIVE Man United football fans accused of a drunken rampage in Spain last year have been arrested after flying back to the country for a

5 Aug, 2019 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British-run currency exchange hit by ‘professional’ thieves in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon in Calpe on the Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-run post office and currency exchange has been left shocked after ‘professional’ thieves stole €9,000 in broad daylight. Postal Connections, in Calpe, suffered the

5 Aug, 2019 @ 10:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Arriving in Sotogrande style, take a trip down the Rio Guadiaro

IT is by far the most exciting way to arrive in Sotogrande. But you are likely to get wet so don’t bring your gladrags. One

5 Aug, 2019 @ 09:13

Entertainment·Olive Press Travel

UPDATE: Two seriously injured after collision between coach and three cars on AP-7 motorway outside Alicante

GUARDIA have confirmed two people are seriously injured after a coach collided with three cars on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante. The bus, reportedly ‘full

4 Aug, 2019 @ 18:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man gored to death by bull at Alicante festival

A man has died at a Spanish festival after being knocked to the ground and gored by a young bull. The unnamed 26-year-old was standing

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

The Pound may be low under Johnson, but for British property owners in Spain, it’s a great time to sell, writes Amanda Butler

One thing for sure is that travel for the Brits holidaying abroad is going to be quite a shock, with the pound decreasing below the

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Columnists·Mallorca·Property

Electrical giant brings in diggers for megaproject in Spain’s Driving Over Lemons country despite town hall bans

It comes after the Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz - the official that deals with public complaints - this month called on the Junta to express

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:01

Environment·Granada·Lead·Nature

The mighty power of Facebook groups is harnessed by Loraine Gostling in the hunt for her missing pooch

My pondering journeys over the last week have taken me to many places. Much of my inspiration for writing this column obviously comes from life

4 Aug, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

If you can’t stand the heat you can always take inspiration from the animal kingdom … or not, writes Belinda Beckett

Luckily we humans can cool off at the turn of a shower tap but storks and vultures have a yuckier way to stave off the

4 Aug, 2019 @ 09:30

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Columnists·Nature

OPINION: Anti-tourism groups in Mallorca need to drop the spray can and talk to holidaymakers

Holidaymakers are essential to Mallorca’s economy, and don’t let Government officials or the media tell you otherwise

4 Aug, 2019 @ 09:29

Opinion

‘Bus full of tourists’ crashes on AP-7 motorway towards Alicante Airport

A BUS reportedly ‘full of tourists’ has crashed on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante. The incident was spotted by an eyewitness at 11.49pm on Saturday

4 Aug, 2019 @ 00:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

OLD AGE BENIDORMERS: New two-part series follows elderly Brits still partying, dancing and drinking through ‘penis-shaped straws’ in Benidorm

GRACE cackles loudly as she glugs a bucket of booze through a penis-shaped straw while wearing a red satin hat with ‘BAD GIRL’ emblazoned across

3 Aug, 2019 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

VICTORY: Olive Press article ‘pivotal’ in release of six dogs locked in an abandoned house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Olive Press has been ‘pivotal’ in the release of six podenco dogs trapped in an abandoned house on the Costa Blanca. Grace Boas last

3 Aug, 2019 @ 18:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Revealing new book chronicles the founding of the Olive Press, ‘Spain’s most popular expat newspaper’

"A publisher wanted to cut out all the juicy bits so I said no and put it in a draw and only discovered it again

3 Aug, 2019 @ 11:54

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Councillors ‘rebel’ to hold true to the promise made with the voters of Mijas, writes Bill Anderson

We will support the new Mayor in any way we can for the benefit of Mijas and its residents

3 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Malaga·Politics

Giles Brown answers a frequently asked question, who left the dogs out?

Bye Bye Bailey. You were such a good boy xx

3 Aug, 2019 @ 09:30

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

FULL STORY: How an innocent British man on a business trip ended up jailed for a YEAR with terrorists and murderers in southern Spain

Now safely back in the UK, Robert Mansfield-Hewitt became collateral damage in a drugs heist

3 Aug, 2019 @ 08:42

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Holidaymaker’s rental car trashed in Spain’s Mallorca as violent campaign against mass tourism continues

The vandals spray painted the side of vehicle with their motto, ‘neighbours vs tourists’ in large red letters

3 Aug, 2019 @ 02:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Tyson Fury spotted doing karaoke in Marbella with Towie’s Arg before zipping around Puerto Banus in Ferrari

Mancunian, Fury, was then seen zipping around the luxury Costa del Sol city in his new bright red €180,000 Ferrari Portofino

2 Aug, 2019 @ 17:20

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

‘Brit friendly’ restaurant owner in Spain killed after disgruntled chef stabs him in throat

The brutal killing took place at Las Vegas restaurant in Puerot del Carmen, rated the 'best in Lanzarote' by British tourists

2 Aug, 2019 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead

New Gibraltar bar serves BATHTUB of gin complete with rubber duckies

The foot-and-a-half long miniature tub is shareable between mates and contains a juicy strawberry gin cocktail - with rubber duckies to boot

2 Aug, 2019 @ 14:30

Food & Drink·Gibraltar·Lead

British teen arrested for ‘bottling bouncer so badly he needed 50 stitches’ at party hotspot in Spain

A judge told him he would be released if he could find the bail of €15,000, although it is unclear if he has come up

2 Aug, 2019 @ 14:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat couple fight to keep popular bar after neighbours ‘call them dirty lesbians’ and spit on their terrace in ‘harassment campaign’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Images seen by the Olive Press show the neighbours spitting on the terrace and putting middle fingers up at the cameras

2 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

Inside the dinosaur theme park with zip wires, excavation zones and hiking trails coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol

A HUGE ‘Jurassic’ theme park with zip wires and dinosaurs has been announced for the Costa del Sol. The huge development, designed for families, features

2 Aug, 2019 @ 12:51

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga