The Olive Press

Recognized as the top expat newspaper in Spain and ranked second globally by a survey of 27,000 individuals conducted by the UK marketing firm Tesca, The Olive Press is celebrated as "The best English newspaper in Spain" by the UK's Rough Guide. It serves as the primary English-language newspaper in Spain, delivering local news from regions such as the Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Alicante, Murcia, and Mallorca, along with national news from across the country.

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Disfrutar retires, newcomers rise: Spain’s shifting position in World’s 50 Best restaurants 2025

4 days ago | theolivepress.es | Dilip Kuner

THE changing of the guard in Spain’s culinary landscape may be starting, with some of its culinary heavyweights slipping on the global stage while others move up. The first big name to disappear from the 2025 World’s 50 Best Restaurants list is 2024’s winner, Disfrutar, Barcelona’s experimental flavour palace. It is not named in the extended top 100 list. But don’t panic – the eatery hasn’t gone downhill.
Smoothie operators: Cocaine base hidden in barrels of guava pulp discovered in Spain’s Valencia

5 days ago | theolivepress.es | Dilip Kuner

IT sounded like the ultimate wellness hack for the high-flying elite – a smoothie that could fuel a finance bro’s 3am club cameo AND his 6am gym session. But Spanish authorities have juiced the dream, uncovering a cocaine lab in Valencia where criminals were extracting cocaine base hidden inside drums of frozen guava pulp – perhaps the ultimate fruit smoothie for a certain type of health conscious junkie. In a sting operation codenamed ‘I.
Robot dog called in to sniff out radioactivity at Spanish nuclear power plant

5 days ago | theolivepress.es | Dilip Kuner

SPANISH boffins will have a new best friend as they decommission a nuclear power station – a robotic dog called Spot. Developed by Boston Dynamics, it is being adapted for nuclear decommissioning work at Spain’s Santa Maria de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant. The plant was shut down in December 2012 and defuelled shortly after. It is currently undergoing a two-phase decommissioning process managed by Enresa, the Spanish national radioactive waste management company, expected to last ten years.
Spanish authorities ramp up cutting-edge technology and international cooperation to outsmart drug traffickers

5 days ago | theolivepress.es | Dilip Kuner

SPAIN’S war on Class-A drug smuggling has taken a high-tech leap. Traffickers, never short of cunning, have embraced drones, narco-submarines, and hidden tunnels, pushing law enforcement to the limits of innovation in their fight to keep narcotics off the streets. This includes a sophisticated drone network recently dismantled in Algeciras, with custom-made UAVs ferrying up to 10 kilograms of hashish at a time from Morocco.
The Clubhouse in Banus has hosted all the big sporting events over the last year… and as it reaches its first birthday, things are only just beginning - Olive Press News Spain

5 days ago | theolivepress.es | Dilip Kuner

IT all kicked off a year ago at the glorious Euros 2024. A dream final bringing together Spain and England, the Clubhouse couldn’t have asked for a better month to launch. Guaranteeing hundreds of supporters from every European country during the four week tournament, keeping these two most important nations in to the end was a dream come true.
EXCLUSIVE: CWM founder breaks silence to deny €35m fraud which devastated hundreds of expat retirees in Spain – and points the finger at bigger boys - Olive Press News Spain

6 days ago | theolivepress.es | Walter Finch

THE Continental Wealth Management (CWM) scandal has been one of the most sordid to dog Spain’s expat community in recent years. It was a tale that had it all: a smorgasbord of greedy con men and women, extravagant spending on luxury villas and bling and – of course – hundreds of victims who lost their retirement savings.
How crooks are stealing Spanish villas with forged powers of attorney and sinister late-night threats

6 days ago | theolivepress.es | Samantha Mythen

The Olive Press has revealed the astonishing cases of two foreigners, a Swede and an American, who have had their Costa del Sol properties stolen from them using forged power of attorney documents created in South America. These twin cases highlight a disturbing and growing international fraud network targeting foreign homeowners in Spain, using fake legal documents created thousands of kilometres away and inexplicably accepted by notaries and land registrars in Spain.
The romance of Marbella: Explore the city’s vibrant history and rich culture

6 days ago | theolivepress.es | Dilip Kuner

MARBELLA’S name has long conjured visions of a picture-perfect city of gleaming yachts, designer boutiques and luxury hotels… all with an endless stream of celebrity sightings. This undeniably glamorous image still pulls in a certain crowd – but a deeper, more compelling story starts to unfold for anyone willing to look beyond the obvious.
Inside the newly built villa on Spain’s Formentera that mixes sustainable design with island luxury

6 days ago | theolivepress.es | Dilip Kuner

SAY hola to Le Cap – the sizzling new villa that’s giving Ibiza a run for its money. Tucked away on Formentera, this six-bed mansion could be yours for a cool €8.9 million . From a distance, you’d think it had risen straight from the sand. Built entirely from natural stone, this pad is a blend of rustic charm and five-star opulence – the kind of place you’d expect to see a discreet A-lister sipping rosé and hiding from the paps.
Spain could suffer from further blackouts this summer as original causes ‘unresolved’

1 week ago | theolivepress.es | Walter Finch

SPAIN could face more electricity blackouts this summer unless underlying problems with grid stability are addressed, experts have warned. The alarm was raised in a report by El Español, which quoted sources within the energy sector saying that the core causes of the 28 April nationwide blackout remain unresolved. The blackout, known as a ’zero energy’ event, affected the Spanish peninsula and parts of southern France.