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November 2009


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Living the High Life

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 30, 2009

Surviving Spain at 1,500 metres. A new Olive Press blog on life in Spain´s highest village


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Why they wouldn’t let Picasso paint me in the nude!

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 30, 2009

She likes Marks & Spencers, but not cycle lanes, she’s a fan of Turner, but has never heard of Damien Hirst and, unsurprisingly, for a woman said to be worth 600 million euros, she has a passionate hatred for the communist party… the Olive Press gets an exclusive look into the fascinating world of the Duquesa de Alba


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Back with a roar

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 30, 2009

Studies into the Alhambra lions have revealed a few unexpected secrets


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Net of shame

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 30, 2009

But police insist they cannot investigate massive illegal net despite photos and evidence


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Police appeal for Maseda victims

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 30, 2009

Police plea for further information about Spanish lawyer


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Work out with a difference

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 30, 2009

Fancy getting fit while soaking up some sun and surf? Well it’s possible in a small Andalucian town writes Jack Longman


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Trading places

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 27, 2009

While Penelope Cruz hits the Hollywood heights, fellow film star Johansson claims Spanish fashion honour


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Clampdown on drugs

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 27, 2009

Cadiz is set to come down hard on drug offenders


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‘Aristocrat’ arrested after trickery

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 27, 2009

Spaniard allegedly conned women out of thousands of euros


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Missing Millions

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 26, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer Jose Luis Maseda disappears as dozens of expats reveal they cannot trace hard earned savings invested through him. Here Maseda (right) with victim Colin Penfold


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Abortion reforms gain momentum

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 26, 2009

Spain’s Abortion law changes are one step closer to reality


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BNP boss in fascist riot

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 26, 2009

Controversial leader attends right-wing demo in Madrid


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Split for Duke and Duchess

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 26, 2009

The first divorce in the Spanish Royal family


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Keen to go green

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 25, 2009

Fuengirola town hall’s vehicles will soon run on Autogas


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Home truths shame Spain

By Jon Clarke (Editor) on November 25, 2009

Just when you thought UK politicians were the world’s greediest, author Daniel Montero has revealed
the excesses enjoyed by Spain’s ruling elite


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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 »

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Don’t mention the war!

June 7, 2009 | News Feature

Matthew Pritchard asks if Spain will ever get over the 1930s, recalling his own personal connections to the civil war through his wife’s family

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A free ride for the sunloungers this summer

June 16, 2009 | National News

British tourists will have the pick of the sun loungers this summer as a record number of German tourists decide to holiday at home

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The wolfman of Antequera

November 8, 2007 | Travel

Historic Antequera is just a wolf howl away from a fascinating wilderness park in Malaga’s mountainous interior.

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Dune and dusted by Costa del Sol

March 18, 2010 | Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga

Andalucia officials criticised for their rampart development of coast

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Secret is out

January 27, 2010 | Andalucia, Malaga

Guadiaro expatriates launch website to boost local businesses