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Latest News »
Bullfighting banned in Catalonia
July 29, 2010 | National News
A parliamentary vote makes Catalonia the first mainland autonomous region in Spain to ban the practice
Planet of the Apes
July 29, 2010 | Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s monkeys facing new cull after learning to get room service
Clock stops for timeshare king Garry Leigh
July 28, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
OLIVE PRESS EXCLUSIVE: Costa timeshare king Garry Leigh has been killed
British wife stabs husband to death on Costa
July 27, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
The woman was arrested on the scene in Benalmádena
Irish holidaymaker slain in Costa killing
July 28, 2010 | 0 Comments
The 41-year-old was on holiday with his family
¡Hola, Obama!
July 27, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Andalucia is gearing up for its most high-profile visitor in years
Road and rail projects cancelled
July 26, 2010 | Andalucia
Andalucia’s road improvements are halted as the government claws back cash
Riddle as body of missing five-year-old found in Spain
July 24, 2010 | Cordoba
German boy found after huge police operation scoured the mountainous area of north Cordoba
Border Tax
July 21, 2010 | Andalucia Gibraltar
Rocky time for Gibraltar as La Linea plans to tax visitors
Bribery probe in just a year
July 21, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Mayor of town only given independence in 2009 is arrested
Burn out in Spain
July 20, 2010 | Andalucia
Green backlash as government plans to cut four billion euros of subsidies to solar schemes
Wrecking ball swings into Andalucia again
July 19, 2010 | Almeria Andalucia
100 more British homeowners face seeing homes demolished
Sport »
I’m staying put
July 20, 2010
Spurs star David Bentley tells the Olive Press he won’t be leaving Tottenham this summer
Andalucia in Pictures »
As much use as a cardboard boat!
July 29, 2010
BUDDING sailors are hoping to keep their heads above water
Regional News »
Not a Gas
July 15, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Costa del Sol tourist industry ‘threatened’ by plans to drill for gas just nine kms offshore
Up for grabs
July 13, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Forced auction could see Ronda’s evocative Casa del Rey Moro sold for 3.1m euros
Escape to Andalucia’s ‘oil corner’
July 8, 2010 | Andalucia
OLIVE PRESS EXCLUSIVE: Under-fire BP boss finds the perfect retreat in Spain from his US nightmare… although his new Mexican-style hacienda could bring back bad memories…
EXCLUSIVE: Fake name fear
July 6, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
By Andrew Pearce: Wanted sex offender Peter Wheatherley used a false name in Spain court
Save our dunes
July 6, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Ray of light for Artola dunes tempered by ongoing threat to Barronal de la Morera
Have you seen this man?
July 5, 2010 | Andalucia
Dangerous paedophile Daren Michael Elarmo is thought to be hiding among expats in Spain, say authorities
Andalucía to London in ten hours – by train
July 4, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga National News
Taking a fast train from the Costa del Sol to London will cut out the ‘airport hassle factor’, not to mention 90 per cent of your CO2 emissions, writes Sara Wallace
EXCLUSIVE: Spain’s full circle
July 3, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga Property
Diggers at the gates of the country estate of the German aristocrat credited with starting the concrete avalanche on the Costa del Sol
Costa del Dole
July 2, 2010 | Andalucia National News
Expatriates in Spain panned for scrounging UK sick benefits
EXCLUSIVE: ‘They are animals’
July 1, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
By Andrew Pearce: Distraught mother of Dan Smith murdered on the Costa del Sol slams the intimidation of witnesses
Catalonia is a ‘nation,’ at last
June 30, 2010 | Andalucia National News
Spain’s top court gives new powers of self-rule to the northeastern region
A breath of death air in Spain
June 25, 2010 | Andalucia National News
Prehistoric caves reopen despite “immeasurable” risks
Not such a trivial life
June 24, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
EXCLUSIVE by Sara Wallace: One Nerja bar owner is ‘secret millionaire’ after investing in board game Trivial Pursuit
National News »
Spain still top place to move
July 24, 2010
Searches for property in Spain have more than doubled in one year
Take a bung, m’lud?
July 14, 2010
As judge is jailed for bribery, half of Spain believes money buys freedom
Spain Reign Victorious with World Cup Win
July 12, 2010
‘La Furia Roja’ defeats the Netherlands 1-0 to lift the cup after almost 80 years of waiting
Andalucía to London in ten hours – by train
July 4, 2010
Taking a fast train from the Costa del Sol to London will cut out the ‘airport hassle factor’, not to mention 90 per cent of your CO2 emissions, writes Sara Wallace
Costa del Dole
July 2, 2010
Expatriates in Spain panned for scrounging UK sick benefits
Beauty behind ‘the Beast’
July 1, 2010
After winning Wimbledon for the second time, the Olive Press reveals how Nadal’s childhood sweetheart Xisca is still keeping the ‘beast’s’ feet firmly on the ground
Catalonia is a ‘nation,’ at last
June 30, 2010
Spain’s top court gives new powers of self-rule to the northeastern region
Features, Photo »
As much use as a cardboard boat!
July 29, 2010
BUDDING sailors are hoping to keep their heads above water
Features, Nature »
Oh, I do like to be beside the lakeside
July 29, 2010
Jon Clarke explains why the Andalucian lake district is a good alternative to the coast
Features, Travel »
Running the gauntlet as a solo blonde in Pamplona
July 28, 2010
American journalist Sara Wallace, 20, is not as impressed as fellow writer Ernest Hemingway after spending 24 hours at Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls festival
Olive Press Gibraltar, Opinion »
Crude awakening
June 10, 2010
Gibraltar – and Spain – must more closely regulate the oil tankers bunkering in the Bay of Gibraltar
Features »
At the peak of creativity
July 27, 2010
Grazalema – a small mountain town in Andalucia – is fast becoming a big name in the art world
Features, Photo »
Incredible relics
July 26, 2010
Unseen Bronze Age artefacts made by the Phoenicians are on display in Cadiz
National News, Property »
Spain still top place to move
July 24, 2010
Searches for property in Spain have more than doubled in one year
Features, Photo »
Meet Rosie, the blind donkey
July 22, 2010
Left abandoned and blind since birth, she is now being cared for at a rescue centre in Alhaurin el Grande
Latest Reader Comments »
Bullfighting banned in Catalonia
47 minutes 30 seconds ago
Fred: Common sense at last. May it spread to the rest of Spain as soon as possible.Oh, I do like to be beside the lakeside
2 hours 24 minutes ago
frank: i have been there countless times and the last time was last week it is a 6000 euro fine for walking on the railway line and is patroled by security guards i have actualy done the gorge...Clock stops for timeshare king Garry Leigh
6 hours 9 minutes ago
Julie: It’s obviously sad that this guy died, but honestly this piece seems pretty balanced to me. It’s got a quote from his own people and from the charity organization he helped....Clock stops for timeshare king Garry Leigh
7 hours 16 minutes ago
david: I have never witnessed such a foul piece of journalism. You are talking about a human-being whose sole contact with this world is now through his family and friends, who are still very...Clock stops for timeshare king Garry Leigh
7 hours 26 minutes ago
sara: I think you have no respect what so ever! He was the most generous man I have seen. There will be no one like him ever! He had a massive heart! You should leave him alone & get a life!¡Hola, Obama!
9 hours 15 minutes ago
Pope: If some VIP´s like Obamas Wife coming to the Costa del Sol, the Hotel should not do big publicity on this. They can do this after the Departure. This is not very professional handled by the Hotel Villa Padierna, which...Clock stops for timeshare king Garry Leigh
10 hours 15 minutes ago
dave: I think you’ll find it is either ‘Clock stops’ or ‘Time runs out’. So much for a very poor headline to a badly written article full of inaccuracy and hearsay....Andalucía to London in ten hours – by train
10 hours 34 minutes ago
rachel Robertson: Fantastic but the cost will prob be out of this world!!!!Wrecking ball swings into Andalucia again
11 hours 1 minute ago
geoffrey swain: Not only the English get caught….I saw at first hand how a Spanish family had ‘their’apartment, dismembered by literally breaking in from outside, and reclaiming...Clock stops for timeshare king Garry Leigh
15 hours 42 minutes ago
Gary Simon: Your malicious slander about Garry has been addressed previously, so I will not be baited to stoop to the level of gossips such as yourselves. What I will say is that Garry was truly...
