WATCH: Guardia Civil raid clandestine cockfight with crowd of 120 people in Spain’s Sevilla
83 people denounced for participating in underground cockfighting in El Palmar de Troya (Sevilla).
WATCH: Drowning dog rescued by good Samaritan and police officer in Sevilla’s Guadalquivir River
The animal had started sinking, exhausted by the effort of trying to keep afloat.
Local heroine sews masks for up to seven hours per day for FREE to help fight coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia
DULCENOMBRE Belmonte Poyon gets up, has her breakfast, then sits down at her sewing machine for a seven-hour marathon. Using a mix of her own
Traffic jams in Spain’s Madrid and Sevilla as police ramp up checkpoints ahead of Semana Santa weekend
THIS weekend would normally see millions of Spaniards heading to the coasts or their family homes in the pueblo. Semana Santa (Holy Week) is arguably
European Space Agency proves lock-down leads to significant drop in pollution above Spain’s major cities
A BAN on non-essential travel has led to a drastic drop in pollution across Spain. The European Space Agency (ESA) published images on Friday, March
Spain and the Costa del Sol feel the effects of the lockdown with a dramatic drop in pollution
The majority of the drop has been from a 60% reduction of traffic on the roads of Madrid and Barcelona, while in Andalucia, around an
WATCH: Five people denounced for flouting coronavirus lockdown with Semana Santa parade, music and traditional dress in Spain’s Andalucia
Footage of the event, which flies in the face of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, shows revellers dancing to breakbeat music
Four arrested for kidnapping and holding man for four days in Sevilla
Police found a man handcuffed and lying on the ground with a hood over his head
Man arrested for blocking road with stones to rob drivers forced to stop in Andalucia
A man has been arrested for blocking a road with stones to rob the drivers that were forced to stop
The Palacios de Congresos of Malaga and Sevilla to be used as ‘big hospitals’ if necessary
In total, there are plans for an extra 26,000 hospital beds
Calls to shut down Amazon construction site in Andalucia as coronavirus infections hit FIVE
Coronavirus infections on site have increased by 150% in three days
Hostels across Andalucia to house the homeless during the coronavirus state of alarm
The hostels are available to those without homes who do not have the infection and have no symptoms of coronavirus
As Spain suspends all La Liga fixtures, we explore why Sevilla vs Real Betis will always dominate the Andalucian capital
THE El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is often cited as the most hotly disputed football match in all Spain.
CORONAVIRUS: Feria de Abril CANCELLED in Spain’s Sevilla in €830 MILLION tourism loss as organisers scramble to find new date
THE Feria de Abril in Sevilla has been postponed over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Juan Espadas made the decision this morning with a new
IT’S A WASHOUT: This is the growing list of cancellations in Spain’s Andalucia due to the coronavirus this weekend
The Olive Press is trying to keep abreast of all closures and issues and we will try to keep you updated over the next few
Man arrested in Andalucia after police catch him with 70 bales of hashish in back of van
Police found and seized 70 bales of hashish with a weight of 2,340 kilograms
Semana Santa facing being CANCELLED in parts of Spain over coronavirus pandemic while Catalunya bans gatherings of more than 1,000 people
SEMANA Santa is under threat from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in some of the worst affected regions in Spain. In Castilla y Leon, Vice President
IMF warns coronavirus to PARALYSE Spain’s tourism as health chiefs warn the crisis could last another FIVE months while ECB says ‘it could be as bad as 2008’
THE International Monetary Fund has warned that the ongoing coronavirus epidemic could paralyse Spain’s tourism industry and cripple consumption. The global lender said what remains
Amazon to open logistics centre in Andalucia creating 1,000 permanent jobs
Amazon has announced the opening of a new logistics centre in Sevilla at the end of this summer
Airbus layoffs to affect 260 jobs in Spain’s Andalucia
The planned restructuring at Airbus will affect 260 staff in Andalucia
Marta del Castillo’s killer implicates brother in Sevilla murder
Miguel Carcaño directly involves his brother, Francisco Javier Delgado, in the alleged murder and disappearance of the young woman's body
COVID-19: Health bosses investigating whether Sevilla coronavirus patient picked up infection at meeting on Spain’s Costa del Sol
HEALTH chiefs are still investigating how a patient in Sevilla picked up the COVID-19 virus. The 62-year-old is the first case in Spain to not
Fears as coronavirus patient in Sevilla is first in Spain to NOT have travelled to ‘at risk’ country or had contact with infected patient
THE COVID-19 patient in Sevilla is the first in Spain to not have travelled to or from an at risk country or had any contact
BREAKING: Coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Sevilla in first for Andalucia region
CORONAVIRUS has landed in Andalucia. A patient has tested positive at the Virgen del Rocio Hospital in the centre Sevilla city. It is the first
Man kills wife with shotgun before committing suicide in Spain’s Andalucia
The woman is the third victim of sexist violence in Andalucia and number 12 in Spain this year
These are the roads you should avoid TODAY as farmers’ tractor protests continue in Spain’s Andalucia
The protests are expected to start in Seville around 11am this morning affecting the A-4, A-49, A-92 and the old AP-4