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October 2008


The Collar tightens

By Dan Myers on October 30, 2008

Environmentalists slam plans to develop ‘Special Protection’ zone above the A7 motorway THE Collar of Concrete strangling inland Andalucia is pulling tighter. The once-sacrosanct area inland from the A7 motorway is under threat of mass development.


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From Jete to El Bulli

By Dan Myers on October 23, 2008

It is classed as one of the best wines in Spain and is served in some of the nation’s top restaurants. MARK ROULSTON heads to the modest village of Jete to revisit the even more modest bodega of Calvente


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Law threatens Albariño wine

By Dan Myers on October 23, 2008

Draft law proposed by the region’s health authority could effectively outlaw wine production.


God in urban row

By Dan Myers on October 23, 2008

Family claims mayor ‘stole land to build illegal’ chapel A VICIOUS row has broken out over the “illegal” construction of a mountain chapel in La Alpujarra.


Promoter offers 2 for 1 home deal

By Dan Myers on October 23, 2008

A DESPERATE housing developer is offering a two-for-one offer on its homes. Salsa Inmobiliaria is giving away a one-bedroom apartment on a golf complex to those who buy one of its townhouses in the city of Málaga.


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The great emasculator

By Dan Myers on October 23, 2008

Spanish men lose their mojo as pollution plays havoc with the male gender


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Guilty

By Dan Myers on October 23, 2008

A British woman accused of allowing 16 horses to starve to death in Cadiz has been found guilty of cruelty in the UK


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“The dead are so many here”

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

MARK ROULSTON travels to Órgiva to hear the history of what could be Spain’s biggest mass grave


Developers move in on Civil War mass grave

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

Building work begins on top of communal tomb of Franco’s victims DESCENDENTS of those killed by supporters of the military uprising that led to civil war in Spain have reacted angrily to plans to build a housing development on top of a mass grave.


Here lies Lorca?

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

Farmer claims mass grave skeletons were dug up and thrown away in the 1950s DOUBTS have been cast on the whereabouts of the remains of murdered poet Federico Garcia Lorca. In an interview with newspaper El Pais, a retired agricultural labourer said that a colleague found and disposed of human remains while working in Granada [...]


Let the people decide!

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

Landmark ruling puts controversial urban plans to the vote IN the first referendum of its kind in Spain, the residents of Almuñecar are to be asked to vote for or against urban growth in the town.


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Return of the cat

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

Twelve generous landowners in Andalucía have signed away swathes of their property to make way for two new reserves for the World’s most endangered feline.


Michelin-starred chef arrested

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

A leading female chef has been accused of selling toxic shellfish A FEMALE chef has been accused of selling shellfish from dangerously contaminated rivers. Toñi Vicente, owner of the same name Galician restaurant has been detained along with nine others for allegedly selling scallops illegally harvested from Ferrol’s busy port estuary.


WWF begs end to motorway madness

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have demanded the end to a motorway project that will destroy the habitat of some of the World’s rarest animals.


Lights, camera… fallout

By Dan Myers on October 20, 2008

Hollywood bases melodrama around Almeria nuclear accident A COLD War nuclear incident that almost resulted in Andalucía being wiped off the face of the Earth is to be the subject of a Hollywood film.


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A lot of stress over what exactly?

September 2, 2010

Olive Press finance writer Ian Le Breton on how the vast majority of Spanish banks have passed the so-called “stress tests”


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Tanning: The bare essentials

September 2, 2010

Scientists have discovered why your inside arm and bottom just do not tan, while parasols may not be giving you the protection you expect

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Alisha’s guitarist gets career out of attic

September 2, 2010

80s guitarist Marcus Myers is back on the Spanish music scene

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Negative salary

September 2, 2010

Police investigate cruel scam where (un)lucky job applicants end up in the red

Property »

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Home or away?

September 1, 2010

Seven out of ten ex-pat pensioners do not miss home, according to a survey

Andalucia, Lead2 »

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The farmers who cried wolf

September 1, 2010

A new law is being drafted to give cash to farmers whose animals are being killed by the wolves that have returned to Madrid


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 - 29,000 copies printed monthly with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 170,000 people a month.

From The Archives »

It’s a stick up!

May 22, 2007 | Andalucia

Viagra gang feels the long arm of the law A SPANISH gang that allegedly sold stolen tablets of male impotence drug Viagra has been arrested by police.

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Noise does pay

November 3, 2009 | Almeria, Andalucia

Family win 45,000 euros after having to put up with noisy pub for 15 years

The Search for Lorca’s Grave

October 12, 2007 | Features

Carlos Pranger WHEN the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Gerald Brenan was living with his wife Gamel Woolsey in Churriana, a village west of Málaga. At first they decided to stay on, but the situation became so dangerous they finally returned to England. Hurt, disheartened and surprised by the cruelty and hatred displayed [...]

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Swashbuckling Finally Finishes?

October 2, 2009 | Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga

Banderas’ fight to legalise garden dealt serious blow

Trapped! British couple scared to leave house in case bulldozers move in

February 8, 2008 | Andalucia

Expats face heartache as Junta orders home demolition and imposes 80,000 euro fine Olive Press Exclusive – Mark Roulston in Lanjarón