Young Irish tourist dies after falling 65 feet from apartment balcony in Magaluf
The 20-year-old had arrived on holiday in Mallorca just hours before the incident
69-year-old British mountaineer rescued after found hanging on a cliff edge in Spain
The man had fallen almost 33 feet after taking the wrong turning due to thick fog
Madrid ends direct rule over Catalunya after new government is sworn in
It comes after the region's autonomy was suspended for seven months following the pro-independence referendum
THEY’RE COMING: There will be an ‘invasion’ of cockroaches in southern Spain this summer
It blamed the predicted proliferation on a combination of heavy rains throughout the spring and the steep increase in temperatures forecast in the summer
Ferran Adria set to open food laboratory in iconic former El Bulli restaurant in Spain
El Bulli 1846 will be a centre for creating innovative gastronomic inventions and is set to open next year
Costa del Sol-based British expat chef dishes dirt on cooking for the likes of the Queen, Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra
An expat chef recalls the meals he cooked for celebrities including Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and even the Queen
Sierra de las Nieves could have National Park status by 2019
MALAGA’S Sierra de las Nieves natural park could have National Park status by 2019. Isabel García Tejerina, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture and Fishing, Food and
Cirque de Soleil returns to Malaga
AFTER a decade’s absence, popular alternative circus Cirque du Soleil returns to Malaga this month with its new acrobatic spectacular, Totem. Expected to attract a
Iconic Andy Warhol arrives on the Costa del Sol
The exhibition, Warhol. Mechanical Art, promises to take visitors on a ‘journey’ starting with Warhol’s earliest work
‘Best luxury all-inclusive resort in Spain’ coming to Costa del Sol with €150 million investment
A COSTA del Sol hotel is set to receive a €150 million makeover. The Princess hotel in Estepona will be turned into an all-inclusive luxury
Olive Press celebrate crowning as Spain’s best expat newspaper
The Olive Press is the youngest publication among the winners
The Olive Press voted the best expat paper in Spain
The accolade follows a poll of tens of thousands of expats from more than 90 different countries
Olive Press property magazine celebrates first birthday
Year to remember
No remorse Nigel
Nigel Goldman AKA Howard del Monte has gambled his way through life, treading on anyone and everyone along the way.
Podemos leader salutes Spain’s legion of expats
Pablo Iglesias - who leads the polls to be Spain's next leader - smiled and waved for his expatriate followers in Spain
Malaga bans animal circuses and pony attractions
It follows the decision of Mijas town hall who last year said it would not allow horses or ponies to be used in fairground rides
A message from the editor: Out of a small acorn grew a very popular paper
Publisher Jon Clarke on the beginnings of the Olive Press as a local Ronda newspaper and its evolution to a newspaper covering the whole of
‘Andalucia leader must return from Morocco holiday to face questions over billion euro training course scandal’
EXCLUSIVE: PP party demands that 'cowardly' Junta boss Susana Diaz 'takes responsibility' for hundreds of millions stolen in bogus training courses
“Miscalculation” in Spanish education reform law to cost Andalucia €395 million
Major cost discrepancies in controversial education reform
‘Appier times ahead for Spain’s golfers
A new app is set to revolutionise the Costa del Golf
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This week’s most read news (14 December – 20 December 2013)
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Protesters strip naked to make a point against animal cruelty
Demonstrators put on a naked show in Barcelona
Online victory for Olive Press website
We have become THE key local news website for many expats around Spain
Olive Press website wins expat award
Website has been given a silver award in the inaugural My Currency Transfer Expat Stars Award
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