The Olive Press Media Group is more than just a paper
WHILE the Olive Press has just been recognised as Spain’s leading English-language media group, it is for much more than just a printed paper! The
BREAKING: Red weather warning issued for Valencia – up to 100mm of rain could fall in one hour
A RED weather warning has been issued for Valencia with DANA Alice forecast to drop up to 100mm of rain on the region in just
2 bedroom Villa for sale in Calonge i Sant Antoni with pool garage – € 480,000
House-Villa built in 1997, on a plot of 801m². It has a total of 164m² built, very efficient and all on one floor, currently with
OPINION: Let’s smash the drink spiking menace in Spain!
AS the festive season approaches, the Olive Press is relaunching its Smash the Spiking campaign. First launched in 2014, our new call to action goes
Malaga campaign raises nearly €5,000 for lifesaving defibrillators
A CHARITY event in Malaga has raised enough money to purchase two new life-saving defibrillators for the region. In under two months, local organisation Save
Hacienda’s unlawful harassment nearly killed her husband. Now, this retired Dutch expat is challenging Spain’s tax authority in a new memoir
THERE have been many stories of how dreams of retiring in Spain can quickly turn into nightmares when you cross paths with Spain’s notorious tax
Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park ordered to close down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system
AN ANONYMOUS pollution complaint led to the Guardia Civil uncovering an illegal mobile home park site. Guardamar del Segura council has ordered the facility to
Orange alert for heavy rain and storms for parts of Costa Blanca and Valencia
AN ORANGE alert for heavy rain is in force on Monday for parts of the Valencian Community. The warning from State Weather forecaster Aemet runs
Tankers supply over 100,000 residents who cannot use tap water due to flood damage in Spain’s Murcia
FLOOD damage to a key water pipeline in the Campo de Cartagena area of Murcia has led to residents being told not to use tap
WATCH: Firefighters called to school in southern Spain after malfunctioning speakers blast ‘Happy Birthday’ at full volume until 4am
THEY are normally called on to bravely fight away fierce flames or heroically save cats from lofty trees. But firefighters in the southern region of
One arrested after police ‘discover 250 dead animals in illegal breeding centre’ in northern Spain
A MAN has been arrested after Spanish police made the horrifying discovery of 250 dead animals in an illegal breeding centre. Officers from the Guardia
Brits ‘fight over remaining supermarket booze’ as DANA Alice continues to drench eastern Spain – with orange alert in place until Tuesday
DANA Alice has continued to wreak havoc across eastern Spain over the weekend – with the chaos reportedly extending to supermarket aisles as weary Brits
Body of Spanish man who died 15 YEARS ago discovered after ‘DANA Alice flooded his pigeon-infested flat’ in Valencia
THE body of a dad-of-two thought to have died fifteen years ago has been discovered in his Valencia home after DANA Alice wreaked havoc on
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Los Realejos with garage – € 450,000
Detached villa for sale in the El Toscal area in Los Realejos. Located in a very quiet residential area and with sea views, this property
EXCLUSIVE: Expat sanctuary owner steps in to save over a dozen horses facing slaughter after Malaga summarily banned tourist carriages in the city
By Rachel Gore DOZENS of horses facing a one-way trip to the slaughterhouse are being thrown a lifeline – thanks to one expat’s last-minute offer
Tourist, 67, dies in Mallorca after attempting to save wife from drowning
A GERMAN tourist has died in Mallorca after attempting to rescue his wife from drowning. The tragic incident occurred on Friday shortly before 6pm. The
Tripadvisor Best of the Best restaurants list in Spain features SIX from Malaga province out of just 25
WHEN it comes to dining on the Costa del Sol, the fancy Michelin-starred venues get the headlines, but this year Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice ‘Lo mejor
LIFE IN SPAIN: If you see parades and military displays today, and if on Monday you find shops and offices closed, it’s because the people of Spain are celebrating their ethnicity. MICHAEL COY explains.
TO non-Spaniards, it sounds slightly odd – “El Día de la Hispanidad” (‘The Day of Spanishness’), but October 12 is an important landmark on the
IN PICS: Works of Catalan illustrator told to ‘graphically destroy Hitler’ by British intelligence appear in Barcelona’s famous MNAC
A FAMED Catalan artist whose works mocked and satirised Hitler during the Second World War is having his finest illustrations go on display in Barcelona
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Benitachell / Benitatxell with pool – € 440,000
This detached villa with sea views offers luxury, tranquility and convenience. Meticulously maintained and move-in ready, it spans three sophisticated levels. Upper Floor: Accessible via
Virus in Malaga: Deadly West Nile found in mosquitoes
SPANISH health officials have confirmed the presence of the potentially deadly West Nile Virus in mosquitoes caught just metres from people’s homes in the Malaga
WATCH: DANA Alice brings flash floods and tornadoes to Spain’s eastern coast with orange weather alert in place over the weekend
AROUND 70 residents in Murcia were rescued by emergency services last night as DANA Alice brought torrential rainfall to Spain’s eastern coast – one year
The big EES digital border system rolls out on Sunday to great fanfare… at just one airport in Spain
MADRID airport will this Sunday be the first place in Spain to use the new European biometric and automated border control system for non-EU citizens-
Man who drove at 261km/h in Spain is caught by police who saw his social media videos
A MAN who posted social media videos of him speeding in his car at 261 kilometres an hour in northern Spain has been identified by
Why are architects rising up against Spain’s new trend of zebra housing blocks – sometimes described as ‘fast food’ homes?
By Rachel Gore A NEW wave of black and white striped buildings is making its way across Spain – and causing backlash from architects who
Masked thugs and SS skulls: How Spain’s far-right extremists are emerging from under the rocks – and growing bolder every day
THE sight of a stag party marauding through the Costa del Sol wearing t-shirts emblazoned with huge swastikas came as a shock to both tourists