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British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was spotted

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:45

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

CAUTION – DISTURBING IMAGES: Hunt on for man that mutilated and beheaded dolphin on Spain’s Costa de Almeria

THE BEHEADING and mutilation of a dolphin on the Almerian coast is being investigated by Guardia Civil. Sources say “arrests are not ruled out” after

8 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Environment

Notorious Algarrobico Hotel illegally built in natural Park in Southern Spain ‘to be demolished’

THE notorious Algarrobico Hotel in Almeria may finally be demolished 14 years after construction was halted. Money has been set aside in the preliminary 2021

21 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

Lead

Abandoned sofa in middle of motorway causes severe accident with four injured in Spain’s Almeria

Andalucia's Emergency Service 112 received several calls at around 4:40pm, warning of the abandoned furniture near the town of El Ejido

5 Oct, 2020 @ 12:47

Almeria·Lead

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Family clings to hope as search continues for missing sailor off Spain’s Almeria coast

THE search for a missing sailor continues off Almeria’s coast as hopes of finding him alive diminish. Mohamed, a 54-year-old experienced fisherman went missing after

15 Jul, 2020 @ 17:39

Almeria

The oldest city in Spain was built 5,200 years ago near Almeria, researchers discover

The study’s surprising conclusions have been made possible by radiocarbon dating of several human remains located inside the monumental tombs

3 Jul, 2020 @ 12:06

Almeria·La Cultura·Lead

Rural hotel in Spain’s Almeria latest project planned in protected area thanks to Andalucia ‘land grab’ bill

PUBLIC information has been revealed on the latest development project in Andalucia to make use of the controversial new Urban Planning Law. A 2-star rural

30 Jun, 2020 @ 17:42

Almeria·Lead

Almeria gets green light for 4* Hotel on protected land in another blow to Andalucia’s coastline

The new 4* hotel will be built on an area near the Bahia de Los Genoveses known as 'Cortijo Las Chiqueras'

29 Jun, 2020 @ 10:45

Almeria·Lead

CASTING CALL: Male and female actors wanted for Hollywood Hells Angels TV series on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Almeria

HAVE you always dreamed of starring alongside a real life Hells Angel in a Hollywood production on the Costa del Sol? Well now you can.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 14:24

Almeria·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Guardia Civil arrests nine members of neo-Nazi group in Spain’s Andalucia

NINE members of a neo-Nazi group in Andalucia have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

11 Jun, 2020 @ 18:54

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the stunning beachside home in Spain’s Mallorca used for hit Netflix series White Lines

Hedonism, drugs and corruption - but the smash hit Ibiza series White Lines is actually mostly filmed in Mallorca, the Olive Press can reveal

27 May, 2020 @ 08:45

Almeria·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Property

WATCH: Armed police storm homes and arrest 40 people in Almeria, Murcia and Costa del Sol in Netherlands-linked drug haul dubbed ‘one of ‘Spain’s biggest’

POLICE have arrested 40 people for drug trafficking across Malaga, Almeria and Murcia. A group of 14 people from the same family have been cuffed,

21 May, 2020 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police rescue kidnapped woman from a house used to grow weed in Spain’s Andalucia

A KIDNAPPED woman has been found inside a weed house in Andalucia.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:59

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Man and his dogs rescued after being trapped in the mountains because of snow in Spain’s Andalucia

A MAN and his dogs have been rescued after being trapped in the mountains of Almeria.

7 Feb, 2020 @ 16:18

Lead

BREAKING: Farmer killed by hail storm after becoming trapped in greenhouse in Spain’s Andalucia

A FARMER has died after becoming trapped inside his greenhouse during a hail storm in Almeria. The man is believed to have perished late last

23 Jan, 2020 @ 12:23

Lead

Conman accused of stealing expat’s BMW claims his transport company left it in northern Spain due to ‘paperwork problems’

A CONVICTED British conman has been accused of striking again in a car transport scam running up and down the Costa Blanca. Simon Davies, 58,

10 Jan, 2020 @ 10:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

MIGRANT CRISIS: How an unexpected encounter on a beach in Spain’s Almeria put ‘first world problems’ into perspective

So far this year, 317 people have drowned in the Strait of Gibraltar

31 Dec, 2019 @ 09:30

Almeria

Expenses scandal in Spain’s Andalucia after politicians used Bla Bla Car app to charge riders for trips to work

TWO Andalucian politicians have been forced to resign after becoming involved in an expenses scandal involving the use of the BlaBlaCar travel app. Luis Cano

29 Oct, 2019 @ 11:40

Lead·Politics

Hero cop risks life to save dog from house inferno in Spain’s Andalucia

A GUARDIA Civil agent has risked his life to save a beloved pet from a house fire in Andalucia. The officer ran back into the

18 Oct, 2019 @ 20:22

Lead

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British paedo teacher locked up for eleven and a half years after abusing 14 year old student on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The teacher was hired in August 2014 by the school, despite having been previously tried and acquitted in the UK for sexual abuse.

17 Oct, 2019 @ 10:25

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

CASTING CALL: Hit Channel 4 show Sun, Sea and Selling Houses needs British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca and in Andalucia for new series

“Whether their budget is €50,000 or €5 million, or the house is a holiday home or a permanent one, we would love to hear from

16 Oct, 2019 @ 19:19

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Woman in Spain strangles son to death because she feared losing custody battle with the boy’s father

Neighbours said the woman appeared to have a mental illness.

11 Oct, 2019 @ 15:48

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Mother arrested while transporting dead body of her son, 7, in Spain’s Andalucia

A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of killing her seven-year-old son in Andalucia. The 38-year-old was cuffed after Guardia Civil agents pulled her over

10 Oct, 2019 @ 15:03

Crime & Law·Lead

Evil stepmum who murdered little boy, 8, in cold blood in Almeria becomes first woman EVER to receive life without parole in Spain as dad of boy brands her ‘psychopath’

Ana Julia Quezada was found guilty of murdering Gabriel Cruz, the son of her partner Angel Cruz, by a jury in Almeria last month

1 Oct, 2019 @ 13:12

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British expats to be awarded up to €150,000 EACH some 12 YEARS after dream homes in southern Spain were declared illegal

Judge Marta Ines Sierra also gave promoters six months to proceed with the demolition of the buildings

25 Sep, 2019 @ 10:12

Lead·Property

WATCH: Gang of child-abducting Costa Almeria drug traffickers get arrested by Spanish police and Europol in joint swoop

A MULTINATIONAL group of drug-smugglers that used children to transport their contraband has been dismantled after the Spanish Policía Nacional, the French Police Nationale and

19 Sep, 2019 @ 19:42

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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