George Mathias, Author at Olive Press News Spain

This airline in Spain is the first to offer pet food onboard

Spaniard detained for sending deathreats via AirDrop to passengers on Alicante flight

A SPANISH man was detained by police after sending threatening and demonic messages to fellow passengers before takeoff on a flight bound for Alicante. The

26 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Lead·National News

Applications for Spain’s €400 youth culture voucher now open

ALL residents in Malaga who turn 18 in 2022 can apply for the youth culture voucher as of Monday July 25. The voucher, called the

25 Jul, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·National News

Fly art: Passenger caught smuggling original Picasso into Ibiza airport

SPANISH authorities have announced that they seized a stolen Picassso painting at Ibiza airport earlier this month. Airport workers discovered a sketch attributed to the

25 Jul, 2022 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·National News

GibAir: Workers call strikes for Gibraltar airline over pay dispute

GIBAIR employees affiliated with Unite the Union have voted in favour of industrial action. Staff are to refuse to wear their work uniforms and work

24 Jul, 2022 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Bids submitted to construct new Las Chapas health centre on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO companies are vying to construct a new health centre in Las Chapas, Malaga. On July 20, Marbella council made the announcement, declining to name

24 Jul, 2022 @ 14:06

Health·Lead·Malaga

Residents mount anti-tree felling campaign in Spain’s Casares Costa

RESIDENTS of Casares Costa are dismayed after the sudden and unannounced felling of twenty eucalyptus trees in the woodland area next to the Restaurante Bahia

24 Jul, 2022 @ 12:15

Lead

U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Main text for agreement set out in breakthrough for Brits driving in Spain

THE UK EMBASSY in Spain has announced the main text for an agreement to allow Brits resident in Spain to swap their licences for Spanish

22 Jul, 2022 @ 19:05

Lead·Must Read·National News

Cities across Spain’s Andalucia debate tourist tax

CITIES across Malaga are debating whether to introduce a tourism tax. Both the council of Malaga and Seville recently held debates on the issue. In

22 Jul, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead

Shock and claw: Three new crab species discovered in waters off Spain’s Andalucia

RESEARCHERS from the Spanish National Research Council have discovered two new species of hermit crab and one new species of spider crab in Andalucian waters.

20 Jul, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Nature

EXCLUSIVE: One of UK’s most wanted fugitives ‘collecting cash for criminals’ in Marbella, claims ex-cop

ONE of the National Crime Agency’s most wanted criminals, is thought to be working in Marbella’s Puerto Banus as a hardman enforcer. Kevin Parle has

19 Jul, 2022 @ 13:33

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Britain tops list of investment in Spain for first quarter of 2022

BRITAIN has beaten the US to be crowned top investor in Spain in the first quarter of 2022. The British Chamber of Commerce in Andalucia

18 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

Brexit·Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Fury as British developer to build on radioactive land in Spain’s Almeria

A BRITISH developer has come under fire for plans to build on land potentially contaminated with radioactive material in Spain. The plot, in Palomares, Almeria,

15 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Almeria·National News·Property

Bill proposed to protect places of geological interest in Spain’s Mallorca

PODEMOS have submitted proposals to the Balearic parliament to give special protection to sites of ‘geological interest’ on the islands. The measures are being fronted

15 Jul, 2022 @ 09:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Fed up hoteliers in Spain’s Mallorca get police training for staff in a bid to tackle sozzled Brits and Germans

HOTELIERS in Mallorca have decided to take the law into their own hands as they struggle to deal with unruly alcohol-fuelled holidaymakers. They are pleading

14 Jul, 2022 @ 18:00

Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Jason Momoa and Jared Leto spotted on holiday in Spain’s Mallorca

ACTORS Jason Momoa and Jared Leto have been spotted on a holiday retreat in Mallorca. Game of Thrones star Momoa is known to be an

13 Jul, 2022 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Batch of popular ice cream recalled in Spain after harmful gas contamination

THE Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has recalled a large batch of Häagen-Dazs ice-cream over concerns their packaging contains a harmful gas. The

13 Jul, 2022 @ 18:30

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Tortoise and the scare: Three abandoned reptiles spotted plodding around Spain’s Murcia

THREE tortoises were spotted roaming the streets of Sangonera le Seca, Murcia on Wednesday July 13. Murcia police said the tortoises had been likely been

13 Jul, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·Murcia

Three booted off plane bound for Spain’s Tenerife in ‘flight from hell’

PASSENGERS on board a flight from Liverpool to Tenerife have shared their dismay at what they describe as a ‘flight from hell’ which occurred July

13 Jul, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Clobber con: Police arrest 15 for counterfeit clothing operation operation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AGENTS of the National Police have seized almost 20,000 counterfeit clothes and accessories in Fuengirola and Mijas. In a large operation, 15 people were arrested

12 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Fourth covid booster recommended for EU citizens

THE European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are recommending EU citizens over 60 should be offered a fourth

11 Jul, 2022 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News

Interpol and Spain’s National Police seize 1,000 vehicles

NATIONAL POLICE in Spain, in coordination with Interpol, have recovered at least 1,000 stolen vehicles worldwide. In Spain alone, some 191 cars were seized in

11 Jul, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Quinto Encierro De Las Fiestas De San Fermin En Pamplona

Three gored in bull runs in Spain’s Pamplona

THREE people have been gored in the fifth bull run of Pamplona’s San Fermin fiesta on July 11. It marks the first gorings of the

11 Jul, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·National News

Spanish post-mortem for former Angolan leader

A COURT in Barcelona has given the go-ahead for a post-mortem on former President of Angola Jose Eduardo dos Santos. The controversial president died in

11 Jul, 2022 @ 16:00

Catalunya·Lead·National News

Rainshadow Charter School Dedicates 31 Kw Solar Array

Endesa commences new renewable energy project in Spain

SPAIN’S largest utility company, Endesa, is to build 27 renewable projects across Spain. They will have a capacity of 1,130 megawatts and employ 4,200 people.

11 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Rocky start for UK Chancellor after Gibraltar revelations

THE newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi is facing calls to fully publish his tax returns after revelations resurface over his use of

11 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Saving face: Earliest ever European skull discovered in Spain

THE earliest ever skull fragments of a prehistoric European man have been unearthed by excavators in Spain. The jaw fragments were found in the Atapuerca

11 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News