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April 2009


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Digging for Victory

By Dan Myers on April 29, 2009

Businessman plans to sue legal firm after it failed to spot that his builder was bent and had huge mortgage on a property


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Swine flu hits Spain

By Dan Myers on April 29, 2009

Spain has registered Europe’s first confirmed case of swine flu


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Don’t miss your vote

By Dan Myers on April 29, 2009

Make sure you are on the list to vote in the forthcoming European Parliament elections on June 7


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The Eco Garden: Get a Spring in your Step

By Dan Myers on April 27, 2009

Now that Spring is finally here it’s time to get in the garden. Here are our top tips for the month


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A haunted house, visits from Ringo and a trademark Rolls-Royce:

By Dan Myers on April 20, 2009

the mystery of Lennon’s Strawberry Fields Forever trip to southern Spain


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Linekers Bar in arson attack

By Dan Myers on April 20, 2009

Linekers Bar in Fuengirola has become the target of a suspected arson attack


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Don’t take the bait!

By Dan Myers on April 20, 2009

Greenpeace is taking on the Spanish supermarkets over their continuing sale of endangered fish


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Nazi victims get their day in court

By Dan Myers on April 20, 2009

Two Mauthausen survivors are the first Spanish nationals to give evidence in a trial of Nazi SS officers


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The Fourth Reich

By Dan Myers on April 20, 2009

With Hitler’s 120th birthday this week, the Olive Press looks at his legacy in Spain and investigates the comfortable existence his former henchmen enjoyed on the Costa del Sol


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What your abogado may not have told you

By Dan Myers on April 17, 2009

In the first of an occasional series of articles on key issues affecting people in Andalucia, architect Liam Kellahar looks at dodgy lawyers and how to avoid them


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Bartie’s back in town

By Dan Myers on April 17, 2009

After a two month sojourn in Thailand (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) Lord Bart is back with his usual enlightening musings on modern life


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Village of the dead

By Dan Myers on April 17, 2009

Still no sewage works, but mayor of smallest district in Malaga wants to build thousands of houses and a golf course …. over the cemetery


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Emails condemn ‘dodgy’ law firm

By Dan Myers on April 17, 2009

A SERIES of damning emails from a legal firm to its clients prove that its lawyers knew their house was illegal from the beginning


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More legal vultures in for a killing

By Dan Myers on April 17, 2009

ANOTHER ‘tool shed’ owner has come forward to slam lawyers who left him with an illegal house and a 15,000 euro fine


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My mobile home misery

By Dan Myers on April 17, 2009

A British woman who was told by lawyers that she could erect a mobile home on her land has been forced to move back to England


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Bar wars

March 13, 2010

Expatriate-run bar comes under attack from rival kiosk owner, who threatens to ‘burn down’ bar


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Beach rescue

March 13, 2010

The Spanish government has stepped in to help out battered beaches

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Marks and Spencer regret

March 13, 2010

LEAVING Spain ten years ago is a big regret for the long-serving boss of Marks and Spencer.
Chief executive Sir Stuart Rose sold all stores on the Spanish mainland for 150 million euros in 2001 but admits he made an error.
Sir Stuart closed all outlets in seven European countries for what he called internal “political not [...]

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Gibraltar rocks

March 12, 2010

Forget sunburned ex-pats and cheap booze, Jon Clarke discovers that the Med’s little Britain has had a makeover

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The ‘Special One’ backed for Madrid role

March 12, 2010

Portuguese boss Jose Mourinho favourite to replace under fire Madrid boss

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Going Gaelic

March 12, 2010

Andalucia is being represented by a new Gaelic football team, Eire Og Seville, in a Costa del Sol tournament this Saturday


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

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Hurled to near death for supporting his children

June 12, 2009 | Malaga

British father thrown over balcony for defending 20-strong mob attacking his sons

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Grand Cru Andaluz

March 20, 2009 | Food & Drink, Malaga

Wine extravaganza will be an assault on the taste buds (as well as the wallet)

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Room with a View – Pamplona

January 3, 2007 | Property, Travel

Pamplona is the capital of Navarra, a region known for its wine and little else. In itself this is a great shame as the area is unspoilt and very welcoming to visitors

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Bad luck Tuesday but not for Zapatero

October 13, 2009 | Lead2, National News

Historic Spanish superstition falls today

Chains of shame

October 26, 2007 | Andalucia

Dog left to die and then summarily burnt next to neighbour’s plot