January 2009

We couldn’t give a damn

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2009

Ex-RAF officer slams ‘insulting’ letter that lays out British attitude to pensioners in Spain A BRITISH pensioner has slammed the UK Government for an apparent blunt refusal to help pensioners in Spain. Brian Morgan, 72, was stunned to be told by the Department for Work and Pensions that it was more concerned with his counterparts [...]

How to beat the shopping trolley blues

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2009

You can get Don Simon orange juice and Mahou beer at own brand prices if you know where to shop. The Olive Press sent Paul Whitelock to investigate why shoppers are switching supermarkets and choosing different brands

Kilroy’s bling villa for rent

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2009

How Britain’s most famous Euro MP is making tens of thousands a week from his country palace, not to mention 5 euros a throw for a map and 25 euros for a high chair

Worst recession for 50 years

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2009

Jobless hits 12-year high as recession deepens and unemployment may rise to 18 per cent

They keep coming

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2009

Despite the credit crunch, thousands of Britons are still relocating to Spain while the country is still tops for Scottish and British holidaymakers. The number of people seeking a new life in Spain has surged by 12 per cent.

‘Devastational’ comments lead to holy row

By Dan Myers on January 26, 2009

Archbishop of Granada slams eight centuries of Islamic rule during Toma festival THE Archbishop of Granada has been accused of inciting religious hatred after declaring Spain’s eight centuries of Islamic rule as “devastating.”

Atheist bus campaign comes to Spain

By Dan Myers on January 26, 2009

THE posting of advertising on buses in Barcelona questioning the existence of God has been called an “attack on all religions.”

Scam ‘almost bankrupted the Alhambra’

By Dan Myers on January 26, 2009

Legal investigation uncovers eight-million-euro fraud at Spain’s biggest tourist attraction

One year on

By Dan Myers on January 26, 2009

January 9, 2008. The date will forever be etched into the minds of those who have fallen victim to regional government’s drive to rid Andalucía of illegal housing.

Regreening the land

By Dan Myers on January 26, 2009

Sierra Nevada and Baza benefit from six-million euro reforestation scheme TWO huge-scale reforestation projects in Granada are set to get underway in 2009.