January 2022

A LONG-term British expat has died of COVID at the young age of 52. Father-of-one Andrew Levene passed away over Christmas at Marbella’s Costa del Sol hospital. The business analyst, who worked at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank in London, before relocating to Spain over a decade ago, had just moved to a new home […]

DEBATE is always raging over whether moving to Spain is the secret to finding happiness.  Whether it’s €1 coffee or the laidback lifestyle, almost-always-Spain is the dream destination for many.  But this week and unearthed forum post has seen the expat community boggling at the opinion of one man who moved to Spain.  Unhappy Nick

A Bilbao-based Chinese prostitution gang that banked an estimated €5 million has been smashed by the Policia Nacional. 63 people have been arrested- 61 of whom are Chinese nationals. 50 of the detentions were in the northern city of Bilbao. RAID ON GANG APARTMENT Five women were freed after being flown from China to Spain

AN artist who painted a dove and a slogan on top of dictator General Franco’s tomb has been acquitted of desecration. Madrid’s Provincial Court also decided that Enrique Tenreiro did not infringe a religious freedom law. In October 2018, Tenreiro smuggled red paint past security at the entrance to the basilica of the Valley of

Los juegos en línea se han convertido en una de las actividades favoritas para que las personas se entreguen. El aumento en los sitios de casino ha llevado a la proliferación de tantos sitios de juegos en línea. Sin embargo, los sitios de juegos online, por ejemplo SlotoGate, puede ayudarlo a conformarse con los mejores

THE family of a British man who was murdered during a stag weekend in Spain have appealed for new information ten years on from their son’s tragic death. Scotsman Craig Mallon, 26, from Coatbridge, was killed by a single punch outside a bar on the Costa Brava in 2012. The quantity surveyor had only arrived

LEARNING a language is a lot like spraining an ankle: it’s painful and takes ages to get better. But every language learner will hit a tipping point when suddenly they jump and shout for joy. Some say it happens when you dream you first dream in a foreign language. Others say it’s the pride of

The Olive Press is looking for a magician to distribute our amazing newspapers between Cabopino and Fuengirola. You’ll be an energetic, resourceful individual, with a sound knowledge of how to get around the Costa del Sol or at least a smart phone and some physical strength. If you think you have what it takes to

A consignment of 9,780 illegal handmade cigars went up in smoke for a man who had his stash seized by the Guardia Civil. The motorist, 70, got twitchy when driving in the Villena area of Alicante Province as he spotted a Guardia checkpoint looming up down the road. He made an evasive manoeuvre prompting suspicious

REAL Madrid and Spanish footballing great, Paco Gento, has died aged 88. The winger was part of the record-breaking Madrid side of the mid-fifties that won the European Cup five consecutive times. His colleagues in that side included the likes of Puskas and Di Stefano. Gento was the only Real Madrid player to have won