Yzabelle Bostyn, Author at Olive Press News Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Spain’s rental market nightmare is exposed as countless British expats are forced to pay illegal costs by landlords who ignore pro-tenant laws with impunity – while many lose thousands to scammers

AFTER various Olive Press staff fall victim to scams and lawbreakers while looking to rent, Yzabelle Bostyn looks at the ‘perfect storm’ in Spain’s rental

25 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Property

WATCH: Moment Ryanair passenger heading to Malaga snaps off the wheels of his suitcase so it fits in the hand luggage tester

A RYANAIR passenger has gone viral after snapping off the wheels on his suitcase to fit it into the hand luggage tester en route to

23 May, 2024 @ 11:02

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

These are five of Spain’s ‘coolest coastal hotels’- according to The Times

THE Times has named these some of Spain’s ‘five coolest coastal hotels’. ‘Everyone thinks they know Spain’, writes Annabelle Thorpe for The Times, but ‘rarely

21 May, 2024 @ 13:30

Olive Press Travel

Ryan Reynolds to visit Spain: Hollywood actor and Wrexham FC owner, 47, will see Taylor Swift in Madrid

MADRID will be ‘bejeweled’ next week as Hollywood actor and Wrexham FC owner, Ryan Reynolds flies in to see Taylor Swift. No blank space will

21 May, 2024 @ 11:18

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

COSTA ANGELS: Helping your loved ones remain independent

COSTA Angels are ‘Assisted Living’ professionals who provide the best client centered care whilst enabling you to maintain your all-important independence. The philosophy at Costa

20 May, 2024 @ 14:38

Granada horror latest: President of Andalucia gives statement on ‘terrible’ double murder of children aged 10 and 12 at the hands of their grandfather – as more details emerge

JUANMA Moreno has given a statement on the ‘terrible’ double murder of two children in Granada at the hands of their grandfather as a motive

20 May, 2024 @ 13:26

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

FreakCon returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Cosplay and gaming fanatics to descend on Torremolinos for eighth annual edition – this is where to get tickets

COSPLAY and gaming fanatics are set to descend on Torremolinos this week, as FreakCon holds its eight annual edition. The festival, celebrating all things fandom,

20 May, 2024 @ 12:36

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead

Horror in Granada: Gunman, 72, kills his two grandchildren aged 10 and 12 before taking his own life – after trio survived tragic car crash that killed his wife and daughter

A 72-year-old man has killed his two grandchildren, aged just 10 and 12 before taking his own life in Granada. Huetor Tajar, a town 43km

20 May, 2024 @ 12:12

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Desperate search for woman who vanished while swimming in the sea off Spain’s Fuengirola

A DESPERATE search has been launched for a woman who vanished while swimming in the sea off Fuengirola, Costa del Sol. Emergency services 112 were

20 May, 2024 @ 11:18

Costa del Sol·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited Cordoba in southern Spain and was blown away by its beauty – its patios alone could give the floral haven of Estepona a run for its money’

Coming from Estepona, I wasn’t sure Cordoba could beat my flower laden home, but the city overwhelmed me with its beautiful patios, rich history and

19 May, 2024 @ 11:00

Cordoba·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Expat opens Malaga’s first ever cat cafe: First eatery of its kind in the city will offer coworking spaces and therapy events

MALAGA’S first ever cat cafe is set to open this year and will offer coworking, therapy events, parties and more. When you have a stressful

19 May, 2024 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Much-loved Ibiza festival is coming to the Costa del Sol this summer: Elrow Town promises a ‘brutal’ party with ‘non-stop electronic music’ in Marbella

IBIZA will come to the Costa del Sol as a famous electronic music festival touches down in Marbella this summer. Elrow Town Summer Edition will

18 May, 2024 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·La Cultura·Lead

Rosalia revealed as global ambassador for Dior after leaked images show her rocking a purse designed ‘in honour of Princess Diana’

SPANISH pop-star Rosalia has been revealed as a Dior global ambassador after advertising images leaked of her wearing a vintage purse created for Princess Di.

18 May, 2024 @ 10:00

National News

Urgent appeal: Irish expat in her 70s is forced to give up animal sanctuary on Spain’s Costa del Sol after cancer diagnosis – and needs help to foster 80 dogs

AN expat-owned dog rescue ‘desperately needs’ help after the owner is diagnosed with cancer and can ‘no longer manage’ on her own. Pat Waterhouse founded

17 May, 2024 @ 13:54

Animals·Lead·Malaga

EXPOSED: ‘Farm of terror’ in Spain that supplies a major supermarket as ‘1,000 abused pigs are found living among rats and maggot-infested food’

A ‘FARM of terror’ has been exposed in northern Spain as activists find ‘1,000 abused pigs living among rats and maggot infested-food’, and it supplies

16 May, 2024 @ 17:03

Lead

Swimming pools latest: The date private pools can FINALLY be filled on the Costa del Sol and elsewhere is revealed

THE date private pools can be filled on the Costa del Sol has FINALLY been revealed as summer is on the horizon. On Wednesday, May

16 May, 2024 @ 11:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Polly wants a walk! Adorable moment a PARROT latches onto American expat’s head during afternoon stroll on Spain’s Costa del Sol – before being reunited with his worried owner

Cafe con Parrot? An American expat made a friend during their afternoon coffee after a parrot took up residence on their head. Michele Jordan and

15 May, 2024 @ 13:35

National News

Puerto Banus is the WORST seaside resort in Spain and is a ‘tacky, seedy dump’, according to brutal Which? survey – but do YOU agree with the ranking?

A WHICH? survey has branded Puerto Banus the WORST seaside resort in Spain, with one respondent calling it a ‘tacky, seedy dump’. The UK’s ‘consumer

14 May, 2024 @ 14:22

Costa del Sol·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Water latest in Malaga province: Nightly cuts and lowering of pressure will continue in the Axarquia and Costa del Sol

NIGHTLY cuts and low pressure continue in Axarquia and the Costa del Sol as drought persists. Despite the Junta’s drought committee announcing water supplies will

14 May, 2024 @ 12:34

Costa del Sol·Lead

Chaos on easyJet flight to Malaga: 30 drunken passengers are kicked off plane after ‘threatening to urinate on the floor’

AN easyJet flight to Malaga descended into chaos last weekend as 30 drunken passengers threatened to ‘urinate on the floor’, leading 30 men to be

13 May, 2024 @ 17:21

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Hayfever warning in Spain: Pollen count will remain high across Andalucia until at least June – as experts issue advice to allergy sufferers

EXPERTS have issued a warning to hayfever sufferers in Andalucia, as they predict pollen count will remain high until at least June. The Spanish Aerobiology

13 May, 2024 @ 13:13

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Protests in Mijas over ‘donkey taxis’ for tourists: Activists demand an end to ‘exploitation’ of the ‘emblematic’ animal

ACTIVISTS are demanding an end to ‘exploitative’ donkey taxis in Mijas, as they defend the ‘emblematic’ animal. A hundred people from the Spanish Animal Rights

13 May, 2024 @ 11:21

Costa del Sol·Lead