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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.

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Not to be taken lightly

September 26, 2008 | Features

With the launch of the Olive Press’ campaign to eradicate light pollution, PAUL DOWNING explains that turning off lights – or switching to shields – may not only allow us to see the night sky in all its glory, but it may also be beneficial to our health… and that of our feathered friends SOME [...]

Cash boost for Málaga beaches

January 3, 2008 | Andalucia

THE Goverment has announced a six-million-euro regeneration plan for 27 Costa del Sol beaches. The Ministry of the Environment will spend the money on 630,000 cubic metres of sand after low rainfall in recent years has resulted in the destruction of many beaches along the Málaga coast. Marbella is set to benefit the most with [...]

The Amputee – Issue 21

April 9, 2007 | Features

Raising the steaks A FRIEND of mine was found positive for the performance-inhibiting drug butane. “A load of anabolics,” he claimed in our local bar, “someone must have slipped it into my drink.” The confusion arose from my friend’s erroneous belief that good barbeque can be achieved over a gas-fired grill. I am of the [...]

Emails condemn ‘dodgy’ law firm

April 17, 2009 | Malaga

A SERIES of damning emails from a legal firm to its clients prove that its lawyers knew their house was illegal from the beginning

Golf complex work halted after rare bird threatened

October 26, 2006 | Uncategorized

PLANS to build a luxury golf complex on protected woodland have been temporarily postponed after a legal order was issued banning the felling of trees outside the Avila village of Las Navas del Marques. Work had started on October 8 to clear an area of pine forest – home to the endangered imperial eagle (Aquila [...]