Alberto Lejarraga, Author at Olive Press News Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Englishman released on bail after allegedly assaulting his partner, a British woman, at a hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

AN Englishman was arrested after allegedly assaulting his partner, a British woman, at a hotel in Mallorca in the early hours of Monday, a Policia

19 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Reservoir levels in Andalucia continue to fall despite the latest rains as the region approaches the end of the hottest summer since 1961

RESERVOIR levels in Andalucia are continuing to fall despite the heavy rains brought by the DANA storm two weeks ago and last week’s showers in

19 Sep, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

Man conceals gun from police in his boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency surgery in Spain's Alicante area

German tourist ‘reborn’, as he recovers from severe cuts caused by a 3-metre fall into a glass panel in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN holidaymaker has miraculously survived from a horrendous 3-metre fall into a glass panel at a villa he had rented in Playas del Muro,

19 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Two planes collide on the tarmac at major airport in Spain’s Mallorca

TWO planes have collided at Palma Airport after the wing of an aeroplane hit the horizontal stabiliser of a second plane this morning. No people

19 Sep, 2023 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Body in an advanced state of decomposition found in water treatment plant in popular expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BODY in an advanced state of decomposition has been found by workers of a sewage treatment plant in Orihuela Costa, in Alicante province, Guardia

19 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Knife-wielding gang members who threatened the family of a local policemen in Mallorca arrested

TWO members of a gypsy clan who pulled out a knife and made threats to the wife of a local police officer have been arrested

18 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Two 2000-year-old Amphoras discovered off coast of Spain’s Cadiz

BREAKING: Bodies found floating off Spain’s Mallorca are of German father, 50, and son, 19, who vanished while sailing last month

Spain’s Guardia Civil have confirmed to the Olive Press that two bodies recovered off the Manacor coast earlier this month belong to the German father

18 Sep, 2023 @ 12:28

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read

HANDS UP: Price of olive oil in Spain more than doubles in two years as supermarkets are accused of ‘speculation’

OLIVE oil prices continue on the rise as a bottle of Spain’s signature product is today 114.8% more expensive than it was in March 2021.

12 Sep, 2023 @ 16:22

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

Warning over deodorant sold in Spain as users report developing cysts

ALARM has been raised over a popular French deodorant sold in Spain as a number of users have reported the appearance of cysts in their

12 Sep, 2023 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Health·Lead·National News

Demostration against gender violence malaga

Andalucia accounts for one a third of all domestic violence deaths in Spain as latest victim, 37, is killed by her partner in Granada

A TOTAL of 16 women have been murdered by their partners or ex partners in Andalucia this year, which accounts for over one third of

12 Sep, 2023 @ 11:46

Andalucia·Lead

British tourist arrested for ‘dealing drugs’ in Spain’s Ibiza: Police ‘seize cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and meth from young holidaymaker’

A YOUNG British man has been arrested after he was allegedly caught in possession of four different drugs in Spain’s Ibiza. The holidaymaker, who was

11 Sep, 2023 @ 16:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

British tourist, 57, is saved from drowning after ‘suffering a panic attack’ in the sea off Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist has been saved from drowning on a popular beach in Spain’s Mallorca. A heroic lifeguard rescued the 57-year-old Englishman after seeing the

11 Sep, 2023 @ 14:17

Lead·Mallorca

Boy, 14, overturns stolen car before hitting six other vehicles in Spain’s Sevilla

A 14-YEAR-OLD has been injured after the car he was DRIVING at great speed overturned in Sevilla city centre. Pedestrians were shocked after a red

11 Sep, 2023 @ 12:27

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Deadliest road in Malaga province is revealed: Figures show a surge in fatal car crashes this summer with at least a DOZEN lives lost

A TOTAL of 12 people have lost their lives on the road in Malaga province this summer, the deadliest figures in the last 10 years,

10 Sep, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Defiant Spanish fishermen vow to continue trawling near Gibraltar despite the threat of jail as they need to ‘provide for their families’

SPANISH fishermen ‘don’t care’ about British territorial waters, they have brazenly told the Olive Press. They insist they are more interested in ‘feeding their families’

10 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read·Politics

Giant Hell’s Angel boss, 38, is finally extradited from Spain: ‘Special operation’ was required to fly drug trafficker from Ibiza to Germany after failed first attempt

Wanted Hells Angels biker, 37, who ‘trafficked cocaine and meth’ is arrested during meal at exclusive restaurant in Ibiza

A ‘dangerous’ Hells Angels biker accused of a number of drug related crimes has been arrested in Spain’s Ibiza. The two-metre-tall German, who had been

8 Sep, 2023 @ 14:21

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Must Read

640px Calle Marqués De Larios Under Cover Of Tents. Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Southeastern Europe

PRICED OUT: Malaga province sees highest rise in property prices in last year

MALAGA province has recorded the highest rises in house prices in Spain in the last year, according to the real estate portal Pisos.com. Buying a

7 Sep, 2023 @ 17:03

Andalucia·Malaga·Property

Body of woman 'aged between 50 and 60' found floating in waters of upmarket port in Spain's Mallorca.

UPDATE: Police confirm to the Olive Press they ‘suspect’ bodies found off Spain’s Mallorca are of missing German father and son

Spain’s Guardia Civil have told the Olive Press they ‘suspect’ that two bodies recovered off the Manacor coast on Monday are a German father and

7 Sep, 2023 @ 13:09

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Moment motorcyclist swerves between lanes before colliding with a truck in Spain’s Ibiza

AN erratic biker has been seriously injured after colliding with a truck in Spain’s Ibiza. A driver filmed the 28-year-old motorcyclist recklessly invading the oncoming

6 Sep, 2023 @ 18:56

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Colombian mafia tries to kill local businessman twice: Three hitmen and woman are arrested after failed drive-by shooting followed by second foiled €30,000 plot in Spain’s Valencia

FOUR Colombian hired killers who attempted to murder a local businessman in Valencia province have been arrested by a Guardia Civil special unit. Three hitmen

6 Sep, 2023 @ 16:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar welcomes World Alzheimer’s Month as over 1% of its population suffers from dementia

Gibraltar has welcomed World Alzheimer’s Month as the Government issued a statement last Friday to highlight the importance of raising awareness of the condition. Under

5 Sep, 2023 @ 15:19

Gibraltar·Health

Travel hell as Renfe passengers are forced to wait up to FIVE hours on crammed trains before departing for Spain’s Costa del Sol following weekend of heavy rain

PASSENGERS travelling from Madrid to Andalucia suffered another day of travel hell after being forced to sit on trains for up to five hours before

5 Sep, 2023 @ 13:32

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Travel News·Weather

Gibraltar announces 5-year-strategy for the territory to become a dementia friendly city

GIBRALTAR’S Government has met with Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society to talk about the recently published National Dementia Strategy. At the meeting, Chief Minister Fabian

5 Sep, 2023 @ 12:37

Gibraltar·Health

Boy, 10, is rescued from a tree he clinged on for dear life during storms in Spain while his father remains missing

A KID whose family car was swept away by the current has been rescued after spending the whole night clinging to a tree branch near

4 Sep, 2023 @ 16:59

Lead·Madrid·Weather

Petrol and diesel prices at their highest ever level in Malaga province

PETROL prices are at their highest ever level in Malaga province after the ongoing increases over last month. Diesel and petrol prices have been on

4 Sep, 2023 @ 15:25

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Malaga·Other News

Travel CHAOS as THOUSANDS of train passengers are left stranded after Renfe is forced to cancel journeys in the wake of the so-called DANA storm

THOUSANDS of desperate passengers travelling between Madrid and Andalucia have seen their trains cancelled as DANA’s torrential rains hit Spain. All trains departing from Madrid’s

4 Sep, 2023 @ 12:53

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Travel News·Weather