GALLERY: Costa Blanca city hosts massive medieval market, thousands attend
TODAY is the last chance for Olive Press readers to attend one of Costa Blanca’s biggest food festivals. Orihuela’s annual Mercado Medieval started on Friday,
Costa Blanca city explodes in ‘riot of colour’ at annual medieval market
ORIHUELA became a true “riot” of colour, music and food as the annual Mercado Medieval kicked off in great style, this weekend. Hundreds of stalls
AMAZING VIDEO: Spanish architect strips off to test Europe’s largest overhanging pool, in Murcia
A SPANISH city will soon have the largest cantilevered swimming pool in Europe, the second largest in the world. The Murcia pool is part of
You NEED to try this croqueta, voted the best in Spain
FOR the second year running, a town in Toledo has won the award for best croqueta in Spain.
WE’RE OUT: British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol see in Brexit with a dance, a clap and a few pints
A very British way to see in this new era of British history
BREAKING: China’s killer Coronavirus arrives in Spain as first case confirmed
THE Coronavirus has officially arrived in Spain. It comes after a German man tested positive for the killer virus in La Gomera, on the Canary
The EU needs to respect its own values in talks, says Gibraltar Chief Minister in Brexit Day speech
Gibraltar will only make agreements that will protect its ‘political safety’ at forthcoming EU talks with Spain, said its Chief Minister on Brexit Day.
Unidas Podemos Andalusian leader supports Gibraltar’s right to choose its own future
THE leader of Unidas Podemos in Andalusia supported Gibraltar’s right to self-determination when she met the Chief Minister today.
Near-record temperatures to hit Spain’s Costa del Sol THIS WEEKEND
DEPRESSED Brits can melt away their Brexit blues away this weekend as near-record temperatures are set to hit the Costa del Sol. According to weather
BREXIT: As Britain leaves the EU, here’s how British expats across Spain are preparing for tonight and the next 11 months
"I’ll be sitting indoors crying tonight, I’ll be having a strong cup of coffee"
OPINION: British expats in Spain must accept Brexit – but we will not let it define us
I STILL remember it like it was yesterday. After filming with ITV at a bar in the British expat haven of La Duquesa, we huddled
IN PICS: As Brexit day hits Spain, the Olive Press remains firmly European
Once the clock strikes 12 tonight, we will not stop fighting for the rights of expats and Spaniards alike
Unfancied Russian wins £30,000 top prize at the Gibraltar chess open after exciting tie-break
Young chess star David Paravyan from Russia won the Gibraltar International Chess festival after a thrilling final against Hao Wang from China.
As Coronavirus is declared global health emergency, Gibraltar gets ready for the worst
HEALTH chiefs met with government ministers, police and essential services this week to plan against the coronavirus threat and give out health warnings.
Man appears in court for rape of woman in own home in Spain’s Andalucia
The man was taken to the courts at Prado de San Sebastian this morning at 9am
End of an era’ to be marked at midnight by the singing of EU anthem at Gibraltar frontier
Despite 96% of the Rock’s population voting to remain in the EU, Brexit will be marked with the lowering of the EU flag and singing
Shocking figures reveal just a third of electric scooter fines were paid on Spain’s Costa del Sol last year
ONLY a third of the electric scooter fines in Malaga have been paid.
Deadline extended for plans to regulate illegal housing for up to 350,000 people in Spain’s Valenciana region
THE INTRODUCTION of plans to regulate “illegal homes” have been given an extension to the end of 2021. Vicente Garcia, the general director of Urban
Train tracks claim second life in Spain’s Andalucia
Investigations into these deaths continue
Spain’s Fernando Alonso wants to return to Formula One
FERNANDO Alonso has targeted a return to Formula One.
Paul Hollywood brother-in-law killed in Spain’s fatal plane crash caused by poor planning
The pilot and his passenger David Hockings died instantly in the crash
From next year you will be able to travel from Spain’s Andalucia to space
TRIPS from Andalucia to space have been planned for 2021.
Costa Calida cops chase fake fundraisers out of town in high-speed pursuit
A ROMANIAN family posing as fundraisers for a deaf-and-dumb charity, have been detained after fleeing from Cabo de Palos, on the Mar Menor peninsula. One
Man with almost half a kilo of hash in stomach arrested in Marbella after telling doctors he’d ‘swallowed batteries’ in suicide bid
The suspected drug trafficker was forced to expel the 430 grams of the illegal substance through natural means
NO EXCUSES: Dog poo bag dispensers installed across town on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A COSTA del Sol town has installed dog poo bag dispensers in a bid to crack down on messy owners. Benahavis has erected the dispensers
Farmers in Spain’s Andalucia cut off roads with tractors and light fires in huge protest at rock bottom olive oil prices
Since 2017 the price of extra virgin olive oil at source has plunged by 43% from €3.60 to around €1.90 per kilo