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Dutch volleyball player missing in Murcia

May 21, 2013

Olympian Ingrid Visser and her partner, Lodewijk Severein, have been missing since May 13


Andalucia, Granada, Lead2 »

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Granada policeman on murder charge commits suicide

May 21, 2013

A local police officer accused of killing a woman has been found dead in his prison cell

Andalucia, Lead, Malaga »

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‘King of Marbella’ jailed for bank fraud

May 21, 2013

John Disley was given four and half years for masterminding a plan to defraud RBS of nearly £700,000

Blogs, Calliope's Musings on Spain »

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A picture is worth a thousand… expletives

May 21, 2013

PASS the PORT … I need a drink! The trials and tribulations of renewing a UK passport in Spain

Features, Health »

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Gazpacho – it chills your blood!

May 20, 2013

Research suggests eating the traditional Spanish soup can lower blood pressure

Andalucia, Lead, Malaga »

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Sean Connery threatened with arrest over Marbella property case

May 20, 2013

The James Bond star has been warned to cooperate with Spanish authorities


“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. 33,000 issues a fortnight are printed plus up to 100,000 downloaded online giving an estimated readership of around 300,000 people per month.

From The Archives »

‘Like being accused of Hiroshima bomb’

October 30, 2009 | Andalucia, Lead, Malaga

Ronda mayor compares Los Merinos accusations to H-bomb, while calling environment boss ‘incompetent’ and ecologists ‘terrorists’

Junta de Andalucia accused of human rights abuses

April 25, 2013 | Andalucia, Lead

A BRITISH family whose home is at risk of being demolished is taking the Junta to court.

Velez Malaga estate agent arrested on fraud charges

April 27, 2012 | Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga

He allegedly created false receipts and contracts, pocketing buyers’ money for himself

Good faith buyers still in peril

November 26, 2011 | Andalucia, Lead

Planning law changes brought in to stimulate the market still hold buyers responsible for buying illegal homes

Spanish treasure finally revealed after five year legal battle with US firm

December 9, 2012 | Andalucia, Gibraltar, Lead

Treasure found on the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes now belongs to Spain

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