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E-MAIL: British duo caged for posting MDMA, hashish and other drugs from southern Spain to UK

The pair were rumbled after security staff at a distribution centre in Jerez de la Frontera detected a suspicious package destined for London in January

3 Apr, 2019 @ 17:20

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s ‘first ever’ multi-charity animal adoption website launches on the Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S ‘first ever’ multi-charity adoption website for cats, dogs and horses has had its launch on the Costa Blanca. More than half of all dogs

3 Apr, 2019 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: Rainbows fill the skies after torrential rain on the Costa Blanca

EVERY cloud has a silver lining, as the saying goes. But in the Marina Alta comarca on the Costa Blanca, a brief torrent of rain

3 Apr, 2019 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Fire burns through hammocks at Costa del Sol beach club

Passersby spotted flames coming from piles of hammocks and umbrellas by the El Sardina beach bar and called the emergency service

3 Apr, 2019 @ 11:52

Lead

Marbella cheesecake crowned ‘best in Spain’ is made toasted on outside but ‘undercooked’ in middle

“The secret of our cheesecake is in the delicious contrast between the toasted exterior and the creamy interior”

3 Apr, 2019 @ 11:43

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

In Spain’s Malaga 60,000 elderly people live alone, 70% of whom are women, according to new data

In Spain as a whole last year, 4,732,400 of people lived alone, 43.1% of whom are over 65, while 72% of that group are women

3 Apr, 2019 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga

Dozens of business owners accuse Puerto Banus of ‘coercing’ them into accepting 700% hikes in rent after access cards disabled

DOZENS of business owners have accused Puerto Banus of coercing them into accepting rent hikes of up to 700%. In a denuncia to the magistrate’s

2 Apr, 2019 @ 17:04

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Popular expat restaurant The Peppermill closes down in Benidorm following legal battle

POPULAR Benidorm restaurant The Peppermill has closed down after a lengthy legal battle. The restaurant was beloved among British expats for its bargain breakfast and

2 Apr, 2019 @ 15:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

Katie Price’s mum blasted for revealing she voted for Brexit despite living in Spain

Former glamour model Katie, who appeared on the show with her mum, added that she didn’t vote in the referendum

2 Apr, 2019 @ 14:57

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

IN A PICKLE: Lorry flips on AP-7 motorway spilling 13,000 litres of petrol on artichoke field in Alicante

A LORRY carrying 27,000 litres of petrol and diesel flipped on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante, spilling half of its contents on a nearby artichoke

2 Apr, 2019 @ 13:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

GREEDY SAMARITANS: criminal gang who slashed tourists’ tyres at toll booths along Costa Blanca and then robbed them finally arrested

TYRE slashers who targeted tourists’ vehicles along the Costa Blanca and then robbed them while pretending to help have been arrested by Police in Catalonia.

2 Apr, 2019 @ 12:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British MEP forced from key role after row with Spain over Gibraltar

A BRITISH MEP has been stripped of a key EU role after he accused opponents of ‘dirty tricks’ in the dispute over Gibraltar’s status. Claude

2 Apr, 2019 @ 12:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

FISHY BUSINESS: Spain’s Guardia Civil seize illegally caught 180kg bluefin tuna in Marbella

It is a crime to catch, transport and market seafood without having documents and labels to trace the product

2 Apr, 2019 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Poll finds emigration bigger concern than immigration in Spain

SPAIN is more concerned about emigration than immigration, a new poll by a European think tank has found. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

2 Apr, 2019 @ 10:54

Lead·Politics

‘SHE’S A FIGHTER’: Family of Irish teen appeal for help after Costa del Sol balcony fall shatters her spine leaving her paralysed

Originally from Warrenpoint in County Down, Niamh is an A-level student at Benalmadena International College

1 Apr, 2019 @ 17:26

Lead

THE ITALIAN JOB: Italian arrested after selling ex-mother-in-law’s Fiat 500 and then lying it was stolen in Alicante

AN Italian man has been arrested in Alicante after selling his ex-mother-in-law’s car and then lying it had been stolen. The man, 44, gained a

1 Apr, 2019 @ 16:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

BRITISH pensioner tells court he ‘couldn’t remember’ bludgeoning sleeping stepson’s head with a HAMMER before attempting to suffocate wife on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH pensioner on trial for attempted murder has told an Alicante court he ‘couldn’t remember’ taking a hammer to his stepson’s head while he

1 Apr, 2019 @ 15:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Dead cows wash up on Spain’s Canary Islands after being thrown overboard by ‘stink boats’

It is believed the dead cows came from freighters transporting live cattle from South America

1 Apr, 2019 @ 15:43

Environment·Lead

DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING: clairvoyant jailed for conning disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CLAIRVOYANT has been sentenced to a year and three months for conning a disabled woman out of €13,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The victim,

1 Apr, 2019 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

YELLOW ALERT: Storms set to hit Spain’s Andalucia ahead of mid-week sunshine

Wednesday will see highs of 22° but with more rain expected later in the week

1 Apr, 2019 @ 14:11

Lead

Thousands march in Madrid as depopulation rocks rural Spain

MADRID has seen large protests by rural Spaniards who fear their communities are withering away. The movement, labelled the ‘revolt of an empty Spain,’ brought

1 Apr, 2019 @ 13:22

Environment·Lead·Politics

What’s it like to be the UK’s only dwarf drag queen? The Olive Press caught up with Miss DQ on the Costa del Sol to find out

After parting with his agent, John has now gone solo, booking and managing his own gigs and tours

1 Apr, 2019 @ 13:15

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

The Cabo de Santa Pola one step closer to becoming a municipal nature reserve on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Sierra and Cabo de Santa Pola has come a step closer to being designated a municipal nature reserve. The councillor for agriculture, environment, climate

1 Apr, 2019 @ 12:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead