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Measles surge leads to calls for earlier vaccinations

February 7, 2012

Last year there were five times as many cases than the previous year


Lead2, Sport »

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Alberto Contador stripped of Tour de France title

February 6, 2012

The three-times winner has also been banned from the sport for two years

Entertainment, Lead2 »

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Oscars ole for Spain

February 6, 2012

Spanish animation among the nominees at this year’s prestigious Academy Awards

Gibraltar, Lead »

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Taxing times for Gibraltar

February 6, 2012

New gaming tax could hit profits of gambling companies based on the Rock

Lead2, National News »

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Rubalcaba to lead Spanish Socialists

February 6, 2012

The Cantabrian replaces Zapatero, who has led the party for 12 years

Business & Finance »

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Greece remains the focus in the euro zone

February 6, 2012

Greek government spokesman says that a basic outline of a deal on the debt restructuring has been agreed


“The best English newspaper in southern Spain,” according to the Rough Guide. 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 - 52,000 copies printed monthly with 30,000 downloads per issue with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 500,000 people a month.

From The Archives »

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Expat teen in Spain shows off passion for photography

August 18, 2011 | Andalucia, Malaga

Teenage snapper launches her own website

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El Bulli reborn

November 10, 2010 | Food & Drink

Adria is moving out of the kitchen and into the technology lab

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New lynx population found in Spain

October 26, 2007 | National News

Hopes for the future survival of the world’s most endangered cat species have been raised after the discovery of an unknown population of Iberian lynx.

“The Lorca family cannot stand me”

January 23, 2007 | Uncategorized

In this exclusive interview with the Olive Press, author Ian Gibson discusses the exhumation of poet Federico García Lorca, Civil War reparations and life in the Lecrin Valley, Spain. “THE Franco side had forty years in which to exhume their dead and give them a decent burial and they did so. The others were allowed [...]

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Marilyn Monroe dresses on display

February 27, 2011 | Granada, Lead2

Granada hosts an exhibition of 30 gowns worn by the iconic blonde

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Elen Rivas: My drudgery as a football WAG

January 14, 2011 | Sport

Spanish beauty has spoken out about her time as a typical English football WAG

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Did you see that go, Dad?

November 18, 2011 | Photo

The annual race weekend at Ascari was a speedy wonder

Ramblers fight back

November 27, 2006 | Malaga, Nature

Ronda ramblers association suing the town hall over series of blocked footpaths

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Spanish Fonejackers

June 22, 2010 | Andalucia, Malaga

EXCLUSIVE by Andrew Pearce: Elderly pensioners in Andalucia may face legal action after refusing to pay ‘duplicated’ bill

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Not so Lanzagrotty

March 28, 2008 | Travel

On a recent trip to the most northern of the Canary Islands, Lanzarote, I was amazed at the breathtaking landscape and sheer diversity of food.