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June 2009


Diamond robbers were ‘polite young men’

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on June 29, 2009

British Gang, who robbed 30 businesses, including Mijas jewellers, were ‘well-mannered’ and lived low-key lives


One-way ticket home

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on June 29, 2009

A total of 70,000 unemployed Romanians will be targeted


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Lets AVE it!

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

As President Obama congratulates Spain on its fast track railways, self-confessed trainspotter Ray Ward licks his lips even as plans to bring a new AVE line from Antequera to Algeciras might come right through the middle of his back garden


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AVE link to all cities by 2013

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

The AVE will soon be flying through Andalucia’s regional capitals – despite a few glitches


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Two charged with murder of balcony fall dad

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

11 people have been arrested over the tragic death of the British man who was hurled 25ft from his holiday home balcony


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On me ‘ead minotaur

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

They have painted the town blue in Jerez after the town’s football team got promoted to the Spanish first division


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ELECTRIC SHOCKER

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

Homeowners will be forced to pay five per cent more than necessary for their electricity from July 1 – that is unless you contract one of the new free-market companies


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Sun, sea and insemination

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

British lesbians heading to Spain are not just coming for the sangria


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I love Andalucia

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

I love Andalucia says bar owner Bentley as he confirms possible move from Spurs to Villa


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Can’t swashbuckle his way out of this one!

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

Zorro star Antonio Banderas has been ordered to hand over a huge chunk of his Marbella garden


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I’m NOT Amy!

By Dan Myers on June 28, 2009

An alleged sighting of Amy Fitzpatrick by Irish builder George O’Neill turns out to be a lookalike


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Was Amy Abandoned?

By Dan Myers on June 27, 2009

It is with heavy hearts that we publish the investigative piece on Amy Fitzpatrick


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Amy’s sad and lonely existence

By Dan Myers on June 27, 2009

The Olive Press delves deep into the teenager’s troubled life


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Amy mum’s agony

By Dan Myers on June 27, 2009

Amy’s mother Audrey has confirmed that her daughter was not enrolled for any school in the term leading up to her disappearance


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THE SAD TRUTH

By Dan Myers on June 26, 2009

This week the Olive Press can exclusively reveal new and troubling information about the lifestyle of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick


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Andalucia, Gibraltar, National News, Property »

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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”


Features, Health »

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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

Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga »

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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

Andalucia, Lead »

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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 »

Water pact lets ex-Junta chief off the hook

January 27, 2008 | Andalucia

Lanjarón water extraction dropped – as are charges against Sánchez A WATER extraction plan that critics claimed would “threaten” the ecosystem of the Sierra Nevada has been dropped.

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IT STINKS!

June 12, 2009 | Andalucia

As we celebrate World Environment Day, it emerges that up to 300 towns and villages are still dumping sewage in rivers and the sea off Andalucia

Spain mayor receives death threats after local election win

June 11, 2007 | National News

THE mayor-elect of a Spanish town has received death threats after winning May 27’s local elections. Dolores Padrón gained control of the Puerto de la Cruz town hall on the island of Tenerife, with the socialist PSOE party winning a total of ten councillors.

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Bird route nestles in the Genal valley

April 2, 2010 | Andalucia, Lead2

A multi-million euro tourist project unveils a new bird route

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Torre earner

February 10, 2009 | Malaga

British writer makes small fortune listing Torremolinos as one of world’s most authentic places