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15 cleaning boats to monitor water quality at beaches from Spain’s Torremolinos to Manilva

WATERS off the western Costa de Sol will be kept clean this summer by several ‘quitanatas,’ boats dedicated to the collection of floating plastic debris,

17 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Podemos accepts defeat over inclusion of Equality Minister Irene Montero on election candidate lists

LEFTIST party Podemos (We Can) has been forced to accept the demotion of one of its most high-profile politicians, Irene Montero, as it is absorbed

17 Jun, 2023 @ 14:44

Lead·Politics

Andalucia home to best beach in Spain

THE Conde Nast Traveler magazine has listed the top 10 beaches in Spain, with the number one spot going to a beach in Andalucia. Voted

17 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Lead·Travel News

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Puerto de Andratx with pool – € 695,000

Puerto de Andratx, Majorca 2 beds 2 baths € 695,000 Prime location Port Andratx – 2 bedroom duplex This elegant apartment is located

17 Jun, 2023 @ 13:05

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EXCLUSIVE: What happened to John and Yoko’s missing wedding photos? Two extraordinary letters to the Olive Press breath fresh life back into one of the key celluloid mysteries in the Rock n Roll hall of fame

THE photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono posing after getting married in front of the Rock of Gibraltar are among the most seminal from

17 Jun, 2023 @ 12:42

Entertainment·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Summer workshops for children in Spain’s Picasso Museum

ART galore with creative workshops for children at the Picasso Museum in Malaga this summer. The Museo Picasso Málaga (MPM) has opened the registration period

17 Jun, 2023 @ 11:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive net profit rise in 2022

Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive rise in net profits

SPAIN’S El Corte Ingles Group closed the 2022 financial year with global revenues of €15.3 billion- up 22.5% compared to the previous year with net

17 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Sailing and flamenco art come together in Mediterranean cruise with port call in Spain’s Malaga

FLAMENCO lovers with sea legs will soon be able to enjoy a highly original Mediterranean cruise experience. Seven Seas Flamenco Experience is a pioneering cruise

17 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Chief Minister praises ‘extraordinary’ Albert Mena after he gets CBE in King’s Birthday Honours List

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo highlighted the ‘huge effort’ made by Albert Mena to receive the award of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the

17 Jun, 2023 @ 10:01

Gibraltar·Lead

LORCA’S LEGACY: On the trail of the famous poet in Spain’s Granada

JUNE 2023 marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Frederico García Lorca. One of Spain’s most celebrated literary figures, the influential poet and playwright

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:50

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Contractors delay ‘safe but steady’ removal of OS 35 shipwreck after refloating stern section

CONTRACTORS have continued their ‘steady progress’ to remove the OS 35 shipwreck from Gibraltar waters, the Captain of the Port reported. Wreck removers Koole Ltd

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:31

Gibraltar·Lead

Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

Spain’s health minister floats idea of scrapping mask use in healthcare settings

MORE THAN three years after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Spain, the health minister has suggested that the time may have arrived to remove obligatory

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

King's Birthday Honours sees BEM awarded to charity worker in Spain's Costa Blanca

Charity worker in Spain’s Costa Blanca recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

ALICANTE PROVINCE resident Sylvia Gallimore has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of her 50 year involvement in

17 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-leaders, King’s Counsels and leaders of the opposition – the surprising Gibraltar figures who invested millions in fraudulent crypto exchange Globix

A FORMER chief minister, a leader of the opposition and several all-powerful lawyers are among an eye-opening list of Gibraltar’s key power brokers who allegedly

16 Jun, 2023 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Madeleine Mccann Suspect Christian Brueckner To Be Charged With Rape

EXCLUSIVE: A VICTIM’S PLEA to Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner: You’re a loser. I survived and am loved and free

AN alleged rape victim of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has marked the anniversary of her 2004 attack in a stinging and moving social media

16 Jun, 2023 @ 18:51

Lead·Must Read

Two alleged boat thieves arrested in Marbella port after madcap chase and stabbing that ended in the sea

TWO bungling thieves caused bloody havoc in Marbella port after they were rumbled trying to steal a boat, which ended with them trying to flee

16 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

African Lynx Surprises Police Trying To Arrest Robber In Spain's Valencia Area

IN PICS: African Lynx surprises police trying to arrest robber in Spain’s Valencia

GUARDIA CIVIL officers were taken aback during a visit to a Valencia area home when they were greeted by an African Lynx as they sought

16 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar governor speaks of Rock’s ‘strategic’ UK links as Gibraltar celebrates birthday of King Charles III

CROWDS lined Casemates Square in Gibraltar to salute King Charles III on his first official birthday involving the governor, his local representative. Soldiers from the

16 Jun, 2023 @ 17:14

Gibraltar·Lead

Estepona to build desalination plant after recent storms fail to halt dwindling water supplies

AFTER a disappointing week of stormy weather that failed to replenish reservoirs, Estepona town hall has decided to go ahead with plans to construct a

16 Jun, 2023 @ 16:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Sandy beach in Spain’s Mallorca named as ‘best in the world’ in online survey

MALLORCA’S Playa de Muro has been voted the world’s best beach in an online survey from nautical retailer Rightboat. Over 300,000 people gave their opinions

16 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

PLANNING AHEAD: Valencia in July

With temperatures soaring and cerulean skies, it’s officially summer in vibrant city of Valencia. And in true Mediterranean style, that means a fantastic line-up of

16 Jun, 2023 @ 15:15

Don't Miss·Olive Press Travel·Valencia·Valencian Community

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Spain’s Malaga kicks-off beach season with no beach-shower restrictions

THE capital of the Costa del Sol has all its summer beach services fully operational including full use of its beach showers and footbaths. The

16 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain mulls joining France in banning short-haul flights that can be taken by train with Madrid – Barcelona in their sights

SPAIN is considering joining other European countries in halting short-haul flights in a bid to address climate change. The proposals would be following in the

16 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Travel News