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July 2009


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ETA bombs kill two

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 30, 2009

Dozens injured as Basque separatist group marks 50th anniversary with two bombs – while third is expected


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Fires claim a further two lives

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 30, 2009

Arson thought to be the cause of further forest fires


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Splashing out on leisure port

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 30, 2009

Proposed marina in La Cala will be of ‘worldwide note’


SOS! Our coast thumbnail

SOS! Our coast

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

As the hordes descend for their August break, Greenpeace announces that half of Spain´s last few areas of protected coastline are in grave danger


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Double death in Ronda

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

Bodies of husband and wife discovered in apartment


Last port of call for Ambassador…but Hi de Hi for our new Consul thumbnail

Last port of call for Ambassador…but Hi de Hi for our new Consul

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

Denise Holt says goodbye from the bridge of the navy’s biggest ship, while Steve Jones says hello


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Bodega up for top architecture prize

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

Lord Rogers’ iconic Bodegas Protos nominated for the Stirling Prize


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Riverbank to be reclaimed

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

Hundreds of properties set to lose land as riverbank is reclaimed


Marbella’s got talent thumbnail

Marbella’s got talent

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

The coast’s most irritating lounge lizard is back for a summer missive… wearing just his Dolce & Banana thong


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After a fashion

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

Bartie takes a swipe at fashion choice and raises questions over economic migration


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Hundreds caught in holiday lets scam

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 29, 2009

PO box thought to be key to European-wide holiday letting scam


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Modern architecture meets Spanish wine

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 28, 2009

As Bodegas Protos is nominated for the Sterling Prize, Kevin Guyan looks at the relationship between modern architecture and Spanish wine


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You’re hired!

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 28, 2009

Lord Alan Sugar purchases cut-price Mijas hotel


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At home with Mr & Mrs Lemons

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 27, 2009

Jon Clarke visits Driving Over Lemons author Chris Stewart at his nearly-carbon neutral home


The environment? It’s as muddy as earth thumbnail

The environment? It’s as muddy as earth

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on July 27, 2009

So you think you’re doing your bit for the environment? You might need to think again


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Andalucia, Gibraltar, National News, Property »

A lot of stress over what exactly? thumbnail

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 »

Alisha’s guitarist gets career out of attic thumbnail

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 »

Home or away? thumbnail

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 thumbnail

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 »

Saved! thumbnail

Saved!

November 13, 2007 | Almeria

Junta stops construction plans for Europe’s largest land-maritime nature reserve

Splashing out on leisure port thumbnail

Splashing out on leisure port

July 30, 2009 | Andalucia

Proposed marina in La Cala will be of ‘worldwide note’

Political row erupts between Spain and Venezuela thumbnail

Political row erupts between Spain and Venezuela

March 2, 2010 | Andalucia, National News

Venezuela terrorist link accusations spark diplomatic argument

Enough is enough! thumbnail

Enough is enough!

December 7, 2009 | Andalucia

Andalucia ombudsman calls for immediate halt to all coastline construction

Abortion uproar thumbnail

Abortion uproar

March 8, 2010 | Lead2, National News

Protests from Catholics and conservatives have met reform of abortion laws