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December 2008
Not Wanted, Wanted
By Dan Myers on December 11, 2008
Exclusive By Jon Clarke in Sevilla
Thanks to the Olive Press a dangerous British criminal in Spain is today behind bars
Dear Señor Chaves
By Dan Myers on December 5, 2008
Dan Thorneycroft came to Spain to enjoy semi-retirement. But his dream is fast turning into a nightmare after he discovered the home he bought is illegal and faces demolition
The good, the bad and the ugly
By Dan Myers on December 5, 2008
Bob Maddox goes gunning for the greenhouses that cover Spain’s southern coast. But El Gringo Maddox, who normally shoots from the lip when plastic is concerned, finds that those invernaderos could be the key in the fight against global warming
US reveals Franco succesion plans
By Dan Myers on December 5, 2008
Inner circle pressured dictator to step down DECLASSIFIED papers belonging to the US government reveal how Francisco Franco’s daughter, son-in-law and several Cabinet members tried to convince the dictator to step down after he suffered a massive heart attack.
The judge who roared
By Dan Myers on December 5, 2008
He has gone after South American dictators and Middle Eastern terrorists, but now it seems Baltasar Garzon has finally met his match in tackling Spain’s forgotten past
Deals on wheels
By Dan Myers on December 3, 2008
YOU can find anything on the internet nowadays – even Franco’s old car. One of the dictator’s old Cadillacs is now for sale for the bargain price of 25000 Euros.
Cocaine use ‘quadruples’ in a decade
By Dan Myers on December 3, 2008
Young Britons in Spain among most likely drug users in the world BRITAIN and Spain top the list for drug use in Europe. While the UK comes top in amphetamines and ecstacy, both countries are neck and neck when it comes to cocaine.
Lawyer ticked off for racial slur
By Dan Myers on December 3, 2008
A PUBLIC prosecutor has got off with calling a Nigerian woman “smelly” in court. Eduardo Peña, a prosecutor in La Rioja, asked court workers to “open the windows because the black woman smells bad” as the Nigerian woman went on trial.
Cockles over ham and black pudding, says Gwyneth
By Dan Myers on December 3, 2008
It’s official, Gwyneth Paltrow is mad for Spanish food
Cut advertising, cut off your head
By Dan Myers on December 2, 2008
THINKING of snipping your advertising budget? Think again. A series of six studies conducted by analysts Meldrum & Fewsmith showed conclusively that advertising aggressively during recessions not only increases sales but increases profits.
At it like rabbits
By Dan Myers on December 1, 2008
It is the favourite food of the Iberian lynx. And it seems that that most endangered of cats has taken on one of the more lascivious habits of its main prey, the rabbit.
New manhunt launched for timeshare tout
By Dan Myers on December 1, 2008
Interpol joins search for Robbie Graham, best friend of Costa Killer Tony King POLICE want to grill a British timeshare salesman in connection with the mystery disappearance of a Spanish teenager eight years ago.
Tip of the Iceberg
By Dan Myers on December 1, 2008
Sanitas members are up in arms as one of Andalucia’s top hospitals turns them away PRIVATE healthcare clients are up in arms after their insurance provider suddenly cut back on its service without warning.
Andalucia, Gibraltar, National News, Property »
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”
Features, Health »
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
Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga »
Alisha’s guitarist gets career out of attic
September 2, 2010
80s guitarist Marcus Myers is back on the Spanish music scene
Andalucia, Lead »
Negative salary
September 2, 2010
Police investigate cruel scam where (un)lucky job applicants end up in the red
Property »
Home or away?
September 1, 2010
Seven out of ten ex-pat pensioners do not miss home, according to a survey
Andalucia, Lead2 »
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
