On Monday, September 15, a woman from Oviedo in the north of Spain will celebrate her 53rd birthday. Her name is Letizia Ortiz. Why should we care?Well, because she’s the Queen of Spain. The first thing to point out is…
MARBELLA is taking a big step towards cleaner air. The town hall has installed four state-of-the-art environmental monitors in the historic Old Town to track pollution levels as part of its Low Emission Zone (LEZ) project. The move comes ahead…
In a first guest column for the Olive Press, regular reader and commenter Mark Leonard took the time to write about his experiences in the Austrian Alps. Are you an avid Olive Press reader? Got lots of ideas and comments…
AUTHORITIES in Menorca have shut down an illegal well supplying a luxury hotel where suites cost up to $3,000 a night, even as the island suffers one of its worst droughts in decades. The Cap Menorca agrotourism complex, which boasts…
Discover your new home in the charming Vereda Golf residential area! This spectacular 3rd-floor apartment, located in Playa Serena Sur, offers the perfect combination of comfort and style. Just 400 meters from the beach and 150 meters from the Playa…
THE Portuguese Navy has been hailed for its quick action after launching a dramatic high-seas rescue operation to stop armed drug traffickers who had hijacked a container ship bound for Malaga. At least two gunmen with Eastern European accents stormed…
SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco Sabadell. It means that its €14.9 billion hostile bid for Sabadell will officially begin on…
A RETIRED police chief inspector in charge of security for a top Spanish Ibex 35-listed company has been arrested for assault at a Madrid restaurant. The La Razon newspaper reported that the unnamed man was drunk and attacked three Policia…
TOURISTS tightening up spending and heatwaves are two of the reasons why bars and restaurants in the Valencia area say turnover is down by as much as 15% during this year’s peak season That’s the key finding of the hospitality…
A HEATED social media debate sparked after the National Police Union spokesperson publicly defends the United States’ methods in combating drug trafficking in the Caribbean. US President Donald Trump announced that the US military bombed a “ship that was transporting…
