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Scammers beware!
March 4, 2010 | News Feature
The arrest of auctioneer John White and four others who attempted to retrieve their valuable property is a reminder of what lurks on the Costa del Crime. In light of this incredulous escapade Andrew Pearce picks out some of the best scams to beware of
Are sickly Brits asking too much?
December 23, 2009 | Features News Feature
The year started with reports on the healthcare threats for British pensioners in Spain. Now it is ending with protests over a 270 euro charge levied on expatriates in Valencia. Anna Nicholas is not impressed
Home truths shame Spain
November 25, 2009 | Features News Feature
Just when you thought UK politicians were the world’s greediest, author Daniel Montero has revealed
the excesses enjoyed by Spain’s ruling elite
The writing was on the wall
November 12, 2009 | Features News Feature
Olive Press editor Jon Clarke recalls his visit to witness the fall of the Berlin wall 20 years ago and what the implications would be on both his life and his belief in a united Europe
Living under the axe
March 10, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: With the April 9 demolition deadline looming, the ‘Albox Nine’ were visited by MP Chris Bryant to discuss the crisis. However, amid the political furore, that is making headlines back home, Andrew Pearce discovers how easy it is to forget the real people, with real struggles at the heart of this wretched affair
ETA attacks: the farewell push?
August 3, 2009 | News Feature
Recent attacks have raised fresh questions over the group’s future, writes Kevin Guyan
A green corridor for lynxes
July 11, 2009 | Cordoba News Feature
After a sharp revival over recent years, a ‘green corridor’ could now link the lynx populations of the Sierra Morena with Donana in the south
Amy’s sad and lonely existence
June 27, 2009 | News Feature
The Olive Press delves deep into the teenager’s troubled life
Nazi Gold Train bound for Gibraltar
June 17, 2009 | News Feature
Jon Clarke goes on the trail of the millions of dollars of Nazi gold – stolen from the Jews – that ended up in Madrid and eventually, it is alleged, in British hands
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
The New Battle of Trafalgar
June 3, 2009 | News Feature
A new frontline is being drawn up along the Costa de la Luz, between developers and nature lovers
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Confederacy of Dunces
May 1, 2009
By Matthew Pritchard
What does the case of the Priors tell us about local government in Andalucia?
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Opus Dei unleash the dragons
September 30, 2009
As a new film is to be released on shady Catholic organisation Opus Dei, why it is unlikely to be popular in Spain
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A haunted house, visits from Ringo and a trademark Rolls-Royce:
April 20, 2009
the mystery of Lennon’s Strawberry Fields Forever trip to southern Spain
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The Fourth Reich
April 20, 2009
With Hitler’s 120th birthday this week, the Olive Press looks at his legacy in Spain and investigates the comfortable existence his former henchmen enjoyed on the Costa del Sol
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A chilling summer
April 2, 2009
Craig Vincent gives a moving account on what he found while working in Malaga as a volunteer on what is probably Spain’s largest mass grave
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Cosa Nostra del Sol
February 10, 2009
Leading Mafia experts and Italian newspaper claim Spain – particularly the Costa del Sol and Barcelona – is now the centre for global organised crime
