November 2021

EYEWITNESS: The Olive Press sent Heather Galloway to investigate San Cristobal, Madrid’s most dangerous suburb, where a machete-wielding homeless man was gunned down by police

IT doesn’t take long to find the spot where a 44-year-old African immigrant was slain by five police bullets in broad daylight. Fittingly, on the wall of a health centre next to where Issa, from Ghana, was gunned down, two policemen stand watch as a workman in overalls paints over two large words, daubed crudely […]

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New health campaign launched as COVID-19 cases rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new campaign emphasising COVID-19 health safety rules has been announced in the Valencian Community. Coronavirus virus infection rates have gone up recently though hospital admissions remain comparatively low. The colder weather has unsurprisingly increased indoor gatherings be they in homes or in bars and restaurants. Regional Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, said: “It will be

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Inflation soars to highest level in Spain for 29 years due to rising fuel prices

INFLATION skyrocketed to an annual 5.4% rise in October according to Spain’s National Institute of Statistics(INE). It’s the highest level in 29 years and is mainly down to rises in electricity and fuel prices. The 5.4% figure is 1.8% up on September’s rate and is the tenth consecutive month where inflation has risen. The INE

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British man face jail for sexual offences against 11-year-old child on the Costa del Sol

A BRITISH man on the Costa del Sol accused of sexually abusing a child is facing five years in jail.  The 59-year -old is alleged to have abused the 11-year-old girl at her family home in Estepona on 10 December 2017 while alone with her in the kitchen.  The court heard that the defendant was

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Travel in Spain: Full list of cut Renfe train services impacting Malaga

Dozens of axed Renfe trains may not be restored under the planned post-pandemic timetable unveiled today.  The changes which take place from Friday, November will see some 36 trains a day be slashed from the schedule amid staffing issues.  The new schedules published by Renfe show that 32 services between Malaga and Fuengirola will be

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2 bedroom Terraced Villa for sale in Balsicas – € 115,000

Terraced Villa Balsicas, Murcia   2 beds   1 baths € 115,000 Residential complex built around a 9-hole golf course, with future extension project to 18 holes. It is characterized primarily by being a resort designed for people who want to enjoy nature without giving up the city.. This one-floor model house has a constructed

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Major delays following HGV horror as lorry smashes in tunnel on busy Costa del Sol motorway

COPS have raced to a busy Malaga motorway after a horror smash. Emergency services were called to the crash in a tunnel on the A45 at around 6.10am on Friday, November 12. Officers are now at the scene near Casabermeja.  According to eyewitness reports, a lorry that was transporting parcels collided with a curb in

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Rival Swedish gangs based on the Costa del Sol involved in Fuengirola shooting

THE National Police have arrested seven members of two extremely violent Swedish criminal gangs in the towns of Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola and Alicante. The gangs, based on the Costa del Sol, have been deadly rivals since 2013. The fight between the two criminal organisations began as a result of the assassination in 2013 of the leader of one of the groups, which led to

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Malaga man left pet dog untreated for years with six-kilo tumour

A MALAGA dog owner left his neglected pet struggling with a huge painful tumour rather than taking it to the vet. Nature Protection Group (Gruprona) inspectors found the dog with a six-kilo growth on its chest that caused the animal so much discomfort she could barely move.   The dog’s owner, a 58-year-old man, gave his

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