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Latest News »
Alisha’s guitarist gets career out of attic
September 2, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
80s guitarist Marcus Myers is back on the Spanish music scene
The farmers who cried wolf
September 1, 2010 | Andalucia
A new law is being drafted to give cash to farmers whose animals are being killed by the wolves that have returned to Madrid
Spain arrest human trafficking gang
August 31, 2010 | Andalucia
For the first time Spanish police have broken up a human-trafficking gang that brought men – and not woman – to the country to work as prostitutes
U2 are too loud for Spain
August 29, 2010 | Andalucia Sevilla
U2 have been fined for practising too loudly during rehearsals
Negative salary
September 2, 2010 | 1 Comments
Police investigate cruel scam where (un)lucky job applicants end up in the red
Builder crumbles
September 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
Holidays cancelled after 75 per cent of tools are stolen
A lot of stress over what exactly?
September 2, 2010 | Andalucia Gibraltar National News Property
Olive Press finance writer Ian Le Breton on how the vast majority of Spanish banks have passed the so-called “stress tests”
Daylight robbery at border crossing
August 31, 2010 | Andalucia Photo
With his controversial plan to charge every car five euros to cross the border of La Linea, Alejandro Sanchez is being seen as a bandit
Britons arrested in Ibiza drugs raid
August 31, 2010 | Andalucia
More than 20 people – most of them British – have been arrested following a large scale drugs raid
One man booze cruise
August 31, 2010 | Andalucia
Drunken tourist nearly dies after stealing a boat to row from Minorca to Mallorca to ‘see a friend’
Married to the job
August 30, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga Sevilla
Lovebirds find the dream job testing honeymoon suites around southern Spain
Secret millionaire comes to Granada
August 30, 2010 | Andalucia Granada
Secret Millionaire Mo Chaudry visits Granada Hotel
Our Turkish fright!
August 28, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Expat couple sought after ‘millions’ disappear in Turkish property riddle
Sport »
Spain ride to victory
August 31, 2010
Spain’s Dani Pedrosa has claimed his third victory of the season taking the chequered flag at the Indianapolis MotoGP
Andalucia in Pictures »
Daylight robbery at border crossing
August 31, 2010
With his controversial plan to charge every car five euros to cross the border of La Linea, Alejandro Sanchez is being seen as a bandit
Regional News »
Leap of madness
August 27, 2010 | Andalucia
Four lives wasted as lethal balcony-jumping craze – known as ‘balconing’ – takes hold
Spanish arrest of Britain’s most wanted
August 26, 2010 | Andalucia National News
One of Britain’s most wanted men has been arrested in Marbella in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting
Tower gets go-ahead
August 25, 2010 | Property Sevilla
Sevilla’s controversial Torre Pelli gets approval
Blast at Marbella hotel
August 24, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
A British holidaymaker has been left in a critical condition after an explosion at a Marbella hotel
Marbella welcomes Britain’s students
August 20, 2010 | Andalucia
As thousands of UK students are left without university places, Marbella is welcoming them with arms wide open
Rain claims lives
August 18, 2010 | Andalucia Cordoba Malaga
Three people killed in storms in Andalucia
Incosol strikes again
August 17, 2010 | Andalucia
Staff at the Marbella hotel have been on a three day strike over pay
Under the hammer
August 17, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Marbella svengali Roca finds his art collection and car fleet put up for auction
Incentive to lose
August 16, 2010 | Andalucia
In the wake of timeshare king Garry Leigh’s death, one couple tell of their struggle with Incentive Leisure
Devil’s advocate to be pop idol
August 15, 2010 | Andalucia
After representing Saddam Hussain and Chemical Ali in court, he is now charting a pop career from the Costa del Sol
More holiday chaos as firm collapses
August 13, 2010 | Andalucia Malaga
Hundreds of Brits stranded in Spain as Sun4U ceases trading
Opposition unites against La Linea toll
August 12, 2010 | Andalucia Gibraltar
Workers union Unite plan to protest against the toll
Apprentice gets a ticking off
August 12, 2010 | Andalucia
Alan Sugar being investigated over claims his purchase of parts of the Byblos Hotel was fraudulent
National News »
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”
Spanish arrest of Britain’s most wanted
August 26, 2010
One of Britain’s most wanted men has been arrested in Marbella in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting
Holiday motorists will pay
August 23, 2010
Tourists targeted in speeding clampdown
Bull on the rampage in Spain
August 19, 2010
Spectators were forced to flee after a bull leapt into the stands at a bullring in Tafalla injuring 30 people
Controllers Call Off Strike
August 11, 2010
Good news for holidaymakers as air traffic controllers postpone their walk out
Spain still top place to move
July 24, 2010
Searches for property in Spain have more than doubled in one year
Take a bung, m’lud?
July 14, 2010
As judge is jailed for bribery, half of Spain believes money buys freedom
Andalucia, Gibraltar, National News, Property »
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 »
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
Property »
Home or away?
September 1, 2010
Seven out of ten ex-pat pensioners do not miss home, according to a survey
Olive Press Opinion »
What a lot of old bull
August 31, 2010
As bullfighting stories once again flood the media Wendy Williams discusses what the future may hold for this controversial sport
Health »
Spain leads the world in organ transplants
August 31, 2010
With over 4,000 organ transplants conducted in 2009, Spain is the world leader in the field
Features, Property, Travel »
These streets were made for walking
August 30, 2010
Nicola Cowell takes to the narrow lanes of Jimena to discover why the town is such an
enchanted retreat for tourists and expats
Property »
MRI petition launched
August 30, 2010
Hundreds join attack on beleaguered property firm
Property »
Out of the sewers
August 29, 2010
Campaign launched to stop nine towns from continuing to pour sewage into Guadalhorce river
Latest Reader Comments »
Negative salary
3 hours 16 minutes ago
PeterMac: This is almost the same scam Olive Press reported some years ago in the hotel trade. Big booking backed by a large cheque, then they ask for payment of the commission and taxi fares to their “agent”...MRI petition launched
12 hours 18 minutes ago
Nigel Dunthorne: I went to Bulgaria in 2005 having been told by MRI that they had a new frontline development at Nestinarka. Having arrived I was shown developments in Sunny beach area which I was not interested in...Home or away?
16 hours 28 minutes ago
Fred: lol. And how many pensioners can “secure a job” before coming to Spain exactly? And why would they want to if they are retirees? Great logic from Natwest. My advice would be don’t get old in a(ny)...Home or away?
20 hours 32 minutes ago
Antony: That survey must had been done in or around MarbellaNazi Gold Train bound for Gibraltar
21 hours 32 minutes ago
The Dribbler: There is a secluded valley between Coin and Mijas up in the mountains behind the Costa Del Sol called Barranco Blanco which was one of these Nazi havens. You can still see the sentry posts...Home or away?
23 hours 9 minutes ago
Fred: Pick your polls. At the beginning of the year, a poll commissioned by Moneycorp, the UK foreign exchange specialist, found that 74% of those living in Spain are considering repatriation, and I bet a massive chunk of...What a lot of old bull
1 day 2 hours ago
PeterMac: And incidentally Wendy, in case you genuinely did not know, “Back in the old days when a bull had fought bravely, the public – or even the matador – could petition the president of the plaza to grant...Timeshare lynchpin raided
1 day 2 hours ago
sylvia woodhead: after i bought into the timeshare, i changed my mind the next day when i tried to cancel i was told there was no cooling off period in tenerife so i am stuck with it but ontop of all that i never...What a lot of old bull
1 day 2 hours ago
PeterMac: Ben. Well said. But there is also the dairy industry, which vegetarians often tell us does not involve killing animals. Possibly some of them genuinely believe it.Builder crumbles
1 day 2 hours ago
PeterMac: He surely hadn’t just left all that stuff lying around ?
