VIDEO: Police bust gang who smuggled drugs into Spain on speedboats
Spanish police have arrested 100 members of a gang which smuggled drugs across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain using high powered speedboats. The gang
Locked wallets: COVID ‘savings’ will not be splurged
THE eventual end of COVID restrictions will not lead to a spending splurge. Seven out of 10 people will hang on to any cash they
FOOTLOOSE: Neanderthal footprints 106,000 years old found in Spain
IT is one of the most famous and popular beaches on Southern Spain’s Atlantic coast. Its kilometres of white sandy beaches have proven to be
Flamingos of the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra in Spain’s Malaga begin their breeding season
MORE than 7,500 birds have flocked to the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra to prepare for the mating season. According to the Junta, the wetland,
Brit cocaine dealing fugitive nabbed in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol
SPANISH police say they have arrested a fugitive British cocaine dealer who is supposed to be serving a life sentence in the UK. The 37-year-old,
Estepona unveils plans to modernise resort with new cultural centre on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE town council of Estepona have revealed plans to rejuvenate and area of their coastline with modern cultural and commercial spaces and a 15-storey ‘faro’.
Life in Spain: Driving has improved and I’ve learnt the Spanish way of queuing
FIFTEEN YEARS ago today I was living in sleepysville Extremadura and Rafa Nadal was the new national hero. The Spaniard won his second French Open
‘CLOSURE THREAT’ as Costa Blanca bar customers are told to follow rules like ‘no smoking’ to avoid fresh COVID shutdown in Spain
BARS and restaurants on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign pleading with customers to follow health safety rules to avoid them being closed down
Sotogrande: Why the A-lister playground should be next on your travel checklist
IT’S not a town, nor a village… and it’s definitely not a city. However, it boasts half a dozen championship golf courses, a top equestrian
Mallorca’s Platja des Coll Baix named the best beach in Spain by Lonely Planet
AN idyllic beach off the coast of Mallorca has been named as the best in Spain by Lonely Planet. Platja des Coll Baix, located six
‘ON TAP’ as bottled water survey in Spain reveals increased sales in areas where piped supplies don’t taste right
BOTTLED water sales in Spain have risen by 8.5% between 2015 and 2019 with higher increases in regions where people don’t like the taste of
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
When I was young, ‘online’ meant pegging your washing out to dry. Never thought that one day this innocent household word would signify the demise
How Spain has changed in 15 years
I ARRIVED fresh faced in the spring of 2006, dispatched to The Daily Telegraph’s Madrid desk to provide British readers with light-hearted tales of holiday
Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain
ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla
The Valencian company bringing the fight to Tesla’s hyperloop franchise
A VALENCIAN consortium is flying the flag for Spain in the race to revolutionise high speed rail travel as it debuts its hyperloop project to
“I’m proud of the varied mix – and campaigning DNA – of the Olive Press”
AS a journalist who rolled up on Spanish shores in 1994 I had no idea what to expect. I had intended to spend a few
15 years of the Olive Press: A message from our editor-in-chief
WE made it! We just published edition 365: The number of days in the year and certainly sleepless nights I have had worrying about being
The photos of Semana Santa in Sevilla that show what a difference Covid makes
IN normal years it would be true to say there is nothing quite like Easter in Sevilla. The heavy scent of incense wafted from burners
School blaze affects Gibraltar children returning after Easter holidays
WORKERS are putting in extra hours to make sure children can return to a school gutted by fire in the early hours of March 28.
Drug smuggling family busted in joint operation between Columbia and Spain’s Mallorca
The investigation was initiated when police at Bogota's El Dorado airport discovered a package destined for Son Severa was concealing almost 5 kilos of cocaine.
‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. The
Ultra right-wing extremists blamed for Molotov attack on Podemos HQ in Spain’s Murcia region
AN explosive device was thrown last night (April 1) into the Cartagena office of the far-left Podemos party and slogans daubed over the front windows.
Number of young Brits looking to move to Spain soars by nearly 500%
THE number of young Brits looking to make the leap and move to Spain has jumped by nearly 500% last year, new research has revealed.
April Fool: Thousands of hopefuls arrive at vaccination centre after WhatsApp hoax in Spain’s Seville
A SPORTS Centre holding COVID-19 vaccinations in the town of Los Bermejales, Seville, has had to turn people away after thousands arrived yesterday due to
BEE BANDIT: 21 hives stolen from farm in Spain’s Mallorca
The bees had been taking part in an important environmental project where they were pollinating almond trees planted on the land
The Olive Press celebrates its 15 year anniversary
FROM its very first issue in 2006 the Olive Press was campaigning for its community. Whether fighting for the environment or digging into crooks, we