Staff Reporter, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Four teenagers who ‘threw rocks on cars travelling on the A-7 motorway in Spain’s Marbella’ are quizzed by police

A GROUP of teenagers caused chaos in Marbella on Monday morning by throwing rocks from an overpass at cars driving along the motorway. The gang,

5 Dec, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga·Marbella

WATCH: Vintage video from 1962 shows how Spain’s Costa del Sol looked before the arrival of mass tourism

5 Dec, 2023 @ 16:19

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

WATCH: Adorable chocolate labrador joins the local police on Spain’s Costa del Sol after being rescued

AN ADORABLE chocolate labrador has not only joined the local police force in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol, but has also been chosen to

5 Dec, 2023 @ 15:44

Lead·Malaga

Do you drive in Spain? These are the 6 daily occurences that will really grind your gears

IT’S no secret among expats that getting behind the wheel in Spain takes some getting used to. After getting your head around driving on the

5 Dec, 2023 @ 13:19

Lead

A mock-up of the new health centre in Marbella

This is the sleek new health centre coming to Marbella after being approved by the city council

A NEW HEALTHCARE centre will be coming to Marbella after it was approved by the city council, and will involve a total investment of €1

4 Dec, 2023 @ 13:56

Health·Lead·Marbella

Why is Andalucia’s flag green and white and what does its emblem represent?

TODAY, December 4, is not just any other day in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia. It is, in fact, the ‘Day of the Andalucian

4 Dec, 2023 @ 13:28

Andalucia·Lead

Mother warns girls in Spain are being targeted by pimps on TikTok and Instagram after her daughter was roped into prostitution and killed by a sadomasochist

THE MOTHER of a 20-year-old woman who was murdered just over a year ago in Madrid has warned that girls in Spain are being targeted

4 Dec, 2023 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Star men: How David Bowie inspired funeral plan providers Compare Funerals to take the Spanish market by storm

WHEN UK-based funeral plan provider Compare Funerals spotted a gap in Spain’s market in 2020, it was a bit of a no brainer. Founders Jack

4 Dec, 2023 @ 10:57

OPINION: Tales of one-track scam artist Chris O’Hare’s cons are as old as the Costa del Sol itself

THE only thing surprising about the epic tale of Chris O’Hare’s constant scamming is that he got away with it for so long. What we

2 Dec, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Opinion

Glenn Close takes in the Costa del Sol: This is where the Hollywood legend, 76, visited and ate – thanks to the advice of her old friend Antonio Banderas

GLENN Close stunned locals on the Costa del Sol this week after making a surprise visit to a theatre. The Fatal Attraction star, 76, was

2 Dec, 2023 @ 10:43

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Spanish Embassy in UK reviews Marks & Spencer’s ‘controversial’ chorizo paella croquettes that sparked international backlash dubbed ‘croquetagate’

THE SPANISH Embassy in the UK has got involved in a now week-long debate about Marks & Spencer’s ‘controversial’ chorizo paella croquettes, which not only

1 Dec, 2023 @ 15:36

Food & Drink·Lead·Must Read

Two restaurants in Spain get first-ever coveted 'three star' Michelin award

The 11 restaurants in Spain that LOST their Michelin stars this week

WHERE THERE are winners, there must also, sadly, be losers. And while 31 restaurants in Spain were announced this week to have won their first

30 Nov, 2023 @ 18:07

Food & Drink·Lead

DUNGEON DEWLLINGS: Palma in shock as police officer’s ‘basement of terror’ is revealed: Reports of deaths in tiny cockroach-infested storage units

A POLICEMAN is facing a €2 million fine and other charges for illegally renting out dozens of tiny, squalid storage units in the basement of

30 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Mallorca

Inguinal hernia pain… what is the best solution?

If you are suffering from hernia pain, daily discomfort, nauseas and weakness are most likely your companions in your everyday life. An inguinal hernia occurs

30 Nov, 2023 @ 11:04

Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

Life Science Jobs: A Holistic Approach to Advancement

Careers in life sciences can not only be life changing, but world changing. With a wide range of specialisms within a multitude of disciplines the

29 Nov, 2023 @ 11:46

Education

Missing girl, 15, is found safe and well after presenting herself at a police station in Malaga

A MISSING 15-year-old girl from Spain’s North African city Melilla has been located safe and sound after she handed herself in at a police station

28 Nov, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Malaga

Town known as ‘the garden of Spain’s Costa del Sol’ will open a huge ‘green lung’ park THIS week

THE TOWN of Estepona will this week open a huge ‘green lung’ park measuring some 16,500 square metres. The so-called Parque de la Hermandad, or

28 Nov, 2023 @ 13:58

Estepona·Lead

Migrants in Ceuta wearing Civil Guard clothing

‘We found them in the trash’: Authorities open probe after African migrants pictured in Spain wearing police uniforms

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has opened an investigation after a photo spread via social media of a group of African migrants wearing its regulation clothing. The

27 Nov, 2023 @ 16:19

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Moment car is torched in upmarket neighbourhood in Spain’s Marbella

AN expensive car was torched in the Urbanización Los Naranjos, Marbella on Sunday. By the time emergency services arrived, the vehicle was already fully ablaze

27 Nov, 2023 @ 15:15

Lead·Marbella

‘What have you done?!’ British ambassador to Spain joins chorus of shock over Marks & Spencer’s Chorizo Paella Croquetas

IN THE long list of British crimes against Spanish cuisine, there is a new addition. Marks & Spencer is selling what it is billing as

26 Nov, 2023 @ 16:28

Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead

Did you feel the earth move? Three mini-earthquakes hit Spain’s Malaga province in just 24 hours

IF YOU ARE in Malaga province and you felt the earth move this weekend, don’t worry, you are not alone. Three small tremors hit the

26 Nov, 2023 @ 15:52

Lead·Malaga

Death of worker crushed by falling wall in Malaga prompts alarm at spate of workplace fatalities

A CONSTRUCTION worker lost his life when he was crushed underneath a collapsing wall on the Costa del Sol. The 27-year-old, identified as H.F.B., was

25 Nov, 2023 @ 14:00

Lead·Malaga

Hip or knee pain? Learn about the solution

Living with bone and muscle pain prevents people from leading a normal daily life and causes emotional exhaustion due to the limitations they encounter in

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:56

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Health

Novak Djokovic If I Could I Would Make Some Changes To Calendar

Novak Djokovic reveals why he loves Spain’s Costa del Sol as he brands Marbella ‘one of the most beautiful places in the world’

The world’s number-one ranked tennis player, Novak Djokovic, arrived in Spain this week ahead of the Davis Cup finals in Malaga. Speaking on Wednesday, he

23 Nov, 2023 @ 13:08

Costa del Sol·Lead·Marbella·Sport