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Uk Bake Off And Mary Berry Fans Dent Flour Exports To Expat Areas Like Spain

Spain gets its own version of Great British Bake Off as Celebrity Bake Off España comes to Amazon Prime

READY, steady, bake! Amazon Prime has announced it will be investing their dough into a Spanish version of Celebrity Bake Off. The COVID pandemic has

7 Apr, 2021 @ 19:00

Entertainment·Food & Drink·Other News

Spain’s Mallorca want to follow Barcelona’s lead and hold concert with 2,000 COVID-19 negative revellers

Inspired by the Love of Lesbian show which took place in Barcelona last month, the island's Association of Music has submitted a formal request to

7 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Motorcyclist has foot amputated after being mowed down in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca

Police are appealing for information on the driver that mowed down a man on Carretera Militar in s'Arenal on Tuesday afternoon

7 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

VIDEO: Police bust gang who smuggled drugs into Spain on speedboats

Spanish police have arrested 100 members of a gang which smuggled drugs across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain using high powered speedboats. The gang

4 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead

How Spain has changed in 15 years

I ARRIVED fresh faced in the spring of 2006, dispatched to The Daily Telegraph’s Madrid desk to provide British readers with light-hearted tales of holiday

3 Apr, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·Opinion

“I’m proud of the varied mix – and campaigning DNA – of the Olive Press”

AS a journalist who rolled up on Spanish shores in 1994 I had no idea what to expect. I had intended to spend a few

3 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Opinion·Other News

15 years of the Olive Press: A message from our editor-in-chief

WE made it! We just published edition 365: The number of days in the year and certainly sleepless nights I have had worrying about being

2 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·Opinion·Other News

Drug smuggling family busted in joint operation between Columbia and Spain’s Mallorca

The investigation was initiated when police at Bogota's El Dorado airport discovered a package destined for Son Severa was concealing almost 5 kilos of cocaine.

2 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

BEE BANDIT: 21 hives stolen from farm in Spain’s Mallorca

The bees had been taking part in an important environmental project where they were pollinating almond trees planted on the land

2 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

The Olive Press celebrates its 15 year anniversary

FROM its very first issue in 2006 the Olive Press was campaigning for its community. Whether fighting for the environment or digging into crooks, we

2 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Must Read·Opinion·Other News

Police patrols stepped up in tourist hotspots across Spain’s Mallorca this weekend

In a bid to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections, the Balearic government and the Guardia Civil has launched a special operation to monitor areas

1 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Balearic Islands want to relax measure forcing use of face masks on beaches

Balearic Health Minister Patricia Gomez said she has already appealed to the Spanish government for flexibility on this measure

31 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Easter procession in Spain. Photo ByVidar Nordli Mathisen Unsplash

EASTER PARDON: Spain releases prisoners on request from the Church in Holy Week tradition

This week will see the pardoning of lucky inmates across Spain chosen for release by the Church as part of an Easter tradition dating back

31 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead

The Queen and Goya! Letizia travels to Zaragoza to celebrate 275th birthday of Spain’s most famous painter

QUEEN Letizia never puts a fashion foot wrong, and continued to show off her array of glamorous ensembles as she attended celebrations to mark 275

30 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Tourists that test positive for COVID-19 in Spain’s Mallorca will be isolated at dedicated hotel

From today until April 5, 522 flights are scheduled to land in Mallorca from Germany

30 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Man charged with attempted murder after trying to suffocate flatmate in Spain’s Mallorca

The 34-year-old Senegalese man was taken into custody after police were called out to a disturbance at a flat in Palma's Pere Garau district

30 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

PICASSO: Spain’s most famous artist was a rogue when it came to love

As the Picasso Museum unveils a new photo exhibition into the life of the artist, Eloise Horsfield takes a look at the colourful man behind

28 Mar, 2021 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

Nest boutique Nadine Walker Brexit business

OPINION:“Brexit has brought complications and uncertainty to my business in Spain”

The end of March marks three months since the transition period ended and Brexit rules kicked in. The Olive Press spoke to people around Spain

27 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Brexit·Lead·Madrid·Opinion

Spain’s Palma de Mallorca delays renaming of streets ‘linked’ to Franco after move heavily criticised by historians

The capital's City Council had intended to wipe out the memory of Franco by renaming 12 streets at a cost of €40,000

26 Mar, 2021 @ 17:55

Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Spain-UK bilateral agreement pending over post-Brexit driving licence exchange

Spain and the UK are holding high level discussions to allow Brits to continue to exchange their driving licences for Spanish ones without the need

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:38

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”

ANY Brits in Spain who have been here since before the end of last year and who have not registered as residents – or are

25 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

DO YOU KNOW HIM? Police appeal to expats in Spain to solve 1994 murder of Surrey scientist

British police are appealing to expats in Spain in the belief someone on the Costas may hold the key to solving a 27-year-old cold case.

24 Mar, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News

Interior of bars and restaurants to close in Spain’s Mallorca just weeks after reopening

THE Balearic government has ordered for the interior areas of bars and restaurants to close in Mallorca this week. In response to a surge in

24 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·Mallorca

Spain's top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

LESSONS NEEDED: How did a convicted British paedophile move to Spain, dodge criminal record checks and find work as an English teacher?

SHOCKWAVES have been sent through bilingual schools across Spain following the arrest of a British man who began teaching at one of Madrid’s most exclusive

24 Mar, 2021 @ 07:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Other News