Fire station, Manilva. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Manilva The closure of the fire station in Manilva has caused serious concern on the west coast of Costa del Sol. Local officials and residents are worried that this move will strain emergency response teams, leaving both Manilva & Estepona vulnerable in case of an urgent incident or fire. The Manilva station is a …

BBVA was ordered to refund €684 over an abusive mortgage clause. Credit: vvaz from Imágenes de Vvaz via Canva.com When you get a mortgage, you expect to repay the loan and not the notary fees of your bank. That’s precisely what one Spanish court has ruled against this month, ordering BBVA to refund €684 to a client after declaring one …

Olive Press editor Jon Clarke remembers the week that he began investigating the German paedophile in June 2020 during the Covid Lockdown. It was exactly five years ago, this week, that a German suspect named as the primary suspect in the 2007 abduction of Madeleine McCann. I’m not sure if the police are packing up after the three-day long search …