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Mini housing boom in Malaga’s ‘Golden Triangle’ thumbnail

Mini housing boom in Malaga’s ‘Golden Triangle’

March 9, 2014 | Andalucia Malaga

Marbella, Estepona and Benahavis see the resurrection of construction

WhatsApp and Facebook’s big night out in Barcelona thumbnail

WhatsApp and Facebook’s big night out in Barcelona

March 8, 2014 | National News

Jan Koum celebrated his app’s birthday with Mark Zuckerberg and singer Psy

Gibraltar government launches investigation into bullying accusations thumbnail

Gibraltar government launches investigation into bullying accusations

March 7, 2014 | Gibraltar

A civil servant accused of bullying a group of graduates

Estepona grand boulevard project to begin this summer thumbnail

Estepona grand boulevard project to begin this summer

March 7, 2014 | Malaga

The €30 million project will include a shopping centre, cinema and 4-star hotel

Teacher murdered in Torremolinos after ‘throat slit’ by partner thumbnail

Teacher murdered in Torremolinos after ‘throat slit’ by partner

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Malaga

The murder is the second domestic attack in two days in Andalucia

Expats exposed to identity theft as public wi-fi ‘hands over’ information thumbnail

Expats exposed to identity theft as public wi-fi ‘hands over’ information

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia

Rise in European cybercrime leads to warnings against wi-fi

Niza Car Hire returns deposits after Olive Press report thumbnail

Niza Car Hire returns deposits after Olive Press report

March 8, 2014 | 2 Comments

Deposits are finally being returned to customers following the Olive Press’s exclusive investigation last issue

Truth of Spanish gender-violence revealed in ground-breaking survey thumbnail Truth of Spanish gender-violence revealed in ground-breaking survey

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Lead

Disturbing stats and spate of Andalucian domestic murders casts a dark shadow over International Women’s Day

Sotogrande killer found dead in cell thumbnail Sotogrande killer found dead in cell

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Cadiz Crime & Law Lead

The man arrested for murdering his partner and their child in a Sotogrande home was found dead today

Outrage at skatepark built just metres from deadly A7 Costa del Sol main road thumbnail Outrage at skatepark built just metres from deadly A7 Costa del Sol main road

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Lead Malaga

A father has slammed the decision to build a skatepark just metres from the busy A-7 road, where his daughter was tragically run over in 2002

EXCLUSIVE: Discussions underway on Queen’s potential Gibraltar visit thumbnail EXCLUSIVE: Discussions underway on Queen’s potential Gibraltar visit

March 6, 2014 | Gibraltar Lead

A Royal visit to the Rock has been discussed in a meeting with the UK foreign affairs committee

Expats lose battle to save Costa de la Luz homes from demolition thumbnail Expats lose battle to save Costa de la Luz homes from demolition

March 6, 2014 | Cadiz Crime & Law Lead

On March 12 they must leave their homes in Zahara de los Antunes before they are torn down. By Imogen Calderwood

Double murder in luxury Sotogrande home thumbnail Double murder in luxury Sotogrande home

March 6, 2014 | Andalucia Lead

A Belgian mother and daughter were found murdered in their luxury villa

Boiler rooms busted across Spain in biggest ever clampdown thumbnail Boiler rooms busted across Spain in biggest ever clampdown

March 5, 2014 | Andalucia Crime & Law Lead National News

A British graduate has been arrested for his role in the vast boiler room scam network, as well as more than 100 fraudsters in Marbella, Madrid, London and Florida. By Tom Powell.

Police seize 7.6 tons of marijuana in bumper 2013 thumbnail Police seize 7.6 tons of marijuana in bumper 2013

March 4, 2014 | Andalucia Lead Malaga

Costa del Sol police crackdown on drug-trafficking

EXCLUSIVE: Marbella mayor could face resignation call over €3.1million Luxembourg investment thumbnail EXCLUSIVE: Marbella mayor could face resignation call over €3.1million Luxembourg investment

March 3, 2014 | Andalucia Lead Malaga

Opposition PSOE party demand explanation on why the investment has apparently not been declared. By Imogen Calderwood

Abducted Spanish journalist released from Syria thumbnail Abducted Spanish journalist released from Syria

March 3, 2014 | Lead National News

Journalist Marc Marginedas finally able to call his family after six months in captivity

Overworked Spanish nurses could lead to more patient deaths thumbnail Overworked Spanish nurses could lead to more patient deaths

March 2, 2014 | Lead National News

A study of nine European countries revealed Spain had the most overworked nurses, with 12.7 patients each

Paco de Lucia burial in Algeciras today thumbnail Paco de Lucia burial in Algeciras today

March 1, 2014 | Andalucia Cadiz Lead

The legendary flamenco artist will be laid to rest in a cemetery today, alongside his parents and son

Spanish boiler rooms shut down in biggest ever anti-fraud operation thumbnail Spanish boiler rooms shut down in biggest ever anti-fraud operation

February 28, 2014 | Andalucia Lead National News

Criminal fraudsters in Marbella arrested for conning millions of euros out of victims

Spanish FA’s double standards as footballer fined thumbnail

Sport »

Spanish FA’s double standards as footballer fined

March 5, 2014

Spanish footballer fined for supporting children with cancer

Spain in Pictures »

Lucky escape as huge rock fall blocks Ronda road thumbnail

Lucky escape as huge rock fall blocks Ronda road

February 9, 2014

Motorists had a lucky escape as a huge rock fall blocked the A397 linking Ronda and the Costa del Sol

Andalucia News »

Mini housing boom in Malaga’s ‘Golden Triangle’

Mini housing boom in Malaga’s ‘Golden Triangle’ thumbnail

March 9, 2014 | Andalucia Lead2 Malaga

Marbella, Estepona and Benahavis see the resurrection of construction


Niza Car Hire returns deposits after Olive Press report

Niza Car Hire returns deposits after Olive Press report thumbnail

March 8, 2014 | Andalucia Lead Malaga

Deposits are finally being returned to customers following the Olive Press’s exclusive investigation last issue


Truth of Spanish gender-violence revealed in ground-breaking survey

Truth of Spanish gender-violence revealed in ground-breaking survey thumbnail

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Lead

Disturbing stats and spate of Andalucian domestic murders casts a dark shadow over International Women’s Day


Estepona grand boulevard project to begin this summer

Estepona grand boulevard project to begin this summer thumbnail

March 7, 2014 | Lead2 Malaga

The €30 million project will include a shopping centre, cinema and 4-star hotel


McDonalds extends breakfast hours in Spain

McDonalds extends breakfast hours in Spain thumbnail

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Features Food & Drink

The fast-food chain hopes to lure in more Spanish customers


Teacher murdered in Torremolinos after ‘throat slit’ by partner

Teacher murdered in Torremolinos after ‘throat slit’ by partner thumbnail

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Lead2 Malaga

The murder is the second domestic attack in two days in Andalucia


Expats exposed to identity theft as public wi-fi ‘hands over’ information

Expats exposed to identity theft as public wi-fi ‘hands over’ information thumbnail

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia Lead2

Rise in European cybercrime leads to warnings against wi-fi


National News »

WhatsApp and Facebook’s big night out in Barcelona thumbnail

WhatsApp and Facebook’s big night out in Barcelona

March 8, 2014

Jan Koum celebrated his app’s birthday with Mark Zuckerberg and singer Psy

African migrant smuggled in a suitcase thumbnail

African migrant smuggled in a suitcase

March 7, 2014

Border police spotted his friend struggling with the weight of the bag

Spain to fortify North African borders to deter more migrants thumbnail

Spain to fortify North African borders to deter more migrants

March 7, 2014

The Spanish government has announced a €2.3 million plan to fortify the borders of Ceuta and Melilla

Spanish police stop more than a thousand migrants crossing Ceuta border thumbnail

Spanish police stop more than a thousand migrants crossing Ceuta border

March 6, 2014

Police have stopped a second wave of 1,600 migrants at the Ceuta border

Spanish car parks smallest in Europe thumbnail

Spanish car parks smallest in Europe

March 6, 2014

Report slams Spanish car parks as ‘dark’ and ‘cramped’

Food & Drink »

Scientists use baby poo in bid to make sausages healthier thumbnail

Scientists use baby poo in bid to make sausages healthier

March 8, 2014

Bacteria could turn sausages into a health food

Columnists, Richard Alexander: Road to Riches »

Tax return filing – threat or opportunity? thumbnail

Tax return filing – threat or opportunity?

March 9, 2014

Columnist Richard Alexander gives his top advice on tax returns

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Podcasts »

Olive Press on Talk Radio Europe – Issue 182

March 6, 2014

OLIVE PRESS editor Jon Clarke on Talk Radio Europe chatting with Kenny Jones about the latest issue of the newspaper

Features, Health »

Revolutionary new watches reveal future of healthcare thumbnail

Revolutionary new watches reveal future of healthcare

March 8, 2014

The new watches monitor heart rate, exercise, sleep and stress levels

Property »

Spanish investors use London’s booming property market to protect savings thumbnail

Spanish investors use London’s booming property market to protect savings

March 7, 2014

New research reveals correlation between Spanish and British housing markets

Olive Press Opinion »

Anti-fraud crackdown at boiling point thumbnail

Anti-fraud crackdown at boiling point

March 8, 2014

The Olive Press will continue fighting to expose fraud on the coast



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Expats lose battle to save Costa de la Luz homes from demolition

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EXCLUSIVE: Discussions underway on Queen’s potential Gibraltar visit

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“The best English newspaper in southern Spain,” according to the Rough Guide. The Olive Press is the English language newspaper for Andalucia. Local news from Costa del Sol and inland Andalucia plus national news from around Spain. A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press represents the huge and growing expatriate community in southern Spain – 200,000 copies distributed monthly (120,000 digitally) with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 500,000 people a month.

From The Archives »

Bus war of Estepona

June 15, 2013 | Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga

Transport users left ‘baffled’ and bruised by rival bus firm deal

Tapas fair ends in disaster in Antequera

July 13, 2012 | Andalucia, Lead2

A falling tree branch left one woman needing hospital treatment

Spanish naval ship enters Gibraltar waters

November 15, 2012 | Gibraltar, Lead2

Fabian Picardo has called the act a ‘scandalous act of aggression’

Riverbank to be reclaimed

July 29, 2009 | Malaga

Hundreds of properties set to lose land as riverbank is reclaimed

Fresh campaign to boost Amy hunt

November 17, 2009 | Andalucia, Malaga

New billboards erected in Mijas Costa