February 2024

WARNINGS of strong winds and heavy rain have been issued for 14 regions of Spain on Thursday morning including parts of Andalucia and the north. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet), says that that heavy and persistent rain will hit Galicia, along with winds reaching 100kms per hour. Strong gusts are also predicted for the western coast […]

Fortunately, we have a great sense of community involvement in the Marina Alta, among people who care about each other and are quick to lend a hand to those who may need it. Furthermore, a truly wonderful group of women have come together to actively participate in working towards our aims which focus on the

A MAN has been arrested in Elche after brandishing a machete at a group of Dutch tourists to get some money from them. The Spaniard, 41, approached the three tourists with the weapon and they handed over some cash. He fled the scene and threw away the large knife in a nearby rubbish bin. ELCHE

TWO teenagers have been arrested in Spain after the body of their mother was found inside a car. The parent’s corpse was discovered with ‘obvious signs of violence’ in Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, at around 9pm last night. According to local newspaper El Diario Montañes, the woman was found gagged and the car was parked in

IN our increasingly globalised world, cities separated by oceans are never more than a flight or two away.  With numerous direct flights across the Atlantic from various Spanish cities, American expats are never too far from home, and travellers can take advantage of non stop itineraries from Madrid, Barcelona, and even Malaga, to American cities

UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty had an online meeting with Gibraltar’s Deputy Chief Minister to discuss a no-deal with Spain at their post-Brexit treaty talks. The meeting centred on ‘discussions on contingency preparation for no negotiated outcome’ from ongoing EU treaty negotiations, the government said in a statement. DCM Dr Joseph Garcia had met

GIBRALTAR’S government and governor have together written to King Charles III to wish him ‘a quick and full recovery’ after the British monarch was diagnosed with cancer. Buckingham Palace announced the news of the king’s cancer following recent hospital treatment for an enlarged prostate. It has not yet revealed what sort of cancer the recently

A MAN has been arrested in a Costa Blanca brothel for killing his girlfriend on Monday at their L’Alfas del Pi home. Juan Vicente A. B., is aged 52, while the victim, 44, named as Rocio de la Palma had two children from a previous relationship. The Guardia Civil detained the assailant shortly after midnight

THE recent shocking death of a British expat who became riddled with sepsis after taking Nolotil should ring alarm bells in Spain. How many more people need to die before the lethal painkiller is slapped with stringent regulations?  It’s been seven years since the Olive Press launched its Kill the Drug campaign to bring attention

A STOMACH bug that’s hit elderly guests at Mallorca’s Palma Bay Club Resort complex has led to the precautionary closure of the hotel’s kitchens. Guests staying in the Acapulco apartments under the Imserso travel scheme, which offers cut-price holidays to retirees, have been hit by bouts of gastroenteritis and vomiting. Health Ministry food inspectors found