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L-R: Eloise Horsfield (reporter), Jon Clarke (editor), Wendy Williams (news editor) and James Bryce (reporter)

“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.

Telephone: 951 166 060 or 691 831 399

Luke Stewart Media S.L – CIF: B91664029
Buzon 13, Urb. Cayetano Arroyo
29350 Arriate
Malaga

EDITOR:
Jon Clarke
jon@theolivepress.es

NEWS EDITOR:
Wendy Williams
- 689 646 049
wendy@theolivepress.es

REPORTERS:
James Bryce
james@theolivepress.es

Eloise Horsfield

eloise@theolivepress.es

DESIGN AND PAGE LAYOUT:
Jackie McAngus

jackie@theolivepress.es

ADMIN/ADVERTISING SALES:
Pauline Olivera
admin@theolivepress.es

SALES TEAM: West Costa del Sol
Sid Olivera
 - 665 798 618

East Costa del Sol/Granada
Luke Stewart
– 665 787 191

Cadiz
Elizabeth Gould - 620 532 672

Jerez
Wilma Crowther-Bellas - 659 392 796

Ronda/San Pedro/Marbella
Jon Clarke
 - 691 831 399

WEB MANAGER:
Karl Smallman
karl@theolivepress.es

DISTRIBUTION:
Tel. 951 166 060

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