Poisoned bait leads to vulture and lynx deaths

By on November 30, 2008

Rare animals “deliberately killed” by farmers

Energy-conscious Granada and Córdoba launch Christmas illumination crackdown

By on November 30, 2008

The battle against light pollution in Andalucía has taken somewhat of a seasonal turn after council authorities in Granada delayed the switching on of the annual Christmas illuminations.

Kidnappers caged

By on November 30, 2008

Romanian and Spaniard jailed after British couple snatched at holiday home EXCLUSIVE BY JON CLARKE IN ALICANTE TWO violent thugs have been jailed for eight years each for the kidnap of a British couple in Spain.

Amy suspects sought

By on November 29, 2008

Mystery British man and woman are being investigated by family EXCLUSIVE BY PAUL O CONNELL THE parents of missing Amy Fitzpatrick have asked police to investigate two possible suspects. The pair – a man and a woman – both in their 40s from England were close to the 15-year-old who disappeared on New Year’s Day. […]

Dirty diggers

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on November 29, 2008

Locals claim skulduggery as quarry scheme is passed on protected land

The bells stopped ringing

By on November 28, 2008

One of Spain’s oldest English language newspapers, the Town Crier, folds, as well as radio station OCI ONE of Spain’s longest-running English newspapers is dead.

Were banks linked to planning scandal?

By on November 27, 2008

A further 18 people have been arrested over the continuing investigation into the construction of 30,000 illegal homes in Chiclana.

Illegal homes… authorities focus on seven worst offenders

By on November 27, 2008

THE Junta is to launch in-depth investigations into illegal building in seven key areas. A team of 36 inspectors will undertake a full inventory of all illegal houses in the Axarquia region, the Vejer area of the Costa de la Luz and around Medina Azahara in Cordoba.

We are two today

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on November 27, 2008

OLIVE PRESS WESTERN ISSUE MAKES IT TO TWO YEARS!!! WELCOME to the weird and wonderful world of the Olive Press where no stone is left unturned. Over the last year we have revealed the truth behind the La Cala racetrack, scrutinised Andalucia’s labryntine justice system and even provided readers with an insider’s guide to Flamenco… […]

The Afro-Bridge comes nearer

By on November 26, 2008

Could ‘sustainable’ 24-lane superhighway now be favoured over a tunnel? A BRIDGE across the Straits of Gibraltar could have just come a step nearer after a viability study for a tunnel came back negative.

The food fight begins

By on November 26, 2008

As the Slow Food Movement starts to make inroads in northern Spain, Dick Handscombe travels to Italy to find out how to spread its message in Andalucia

Why paragliding is a truly electrifying sport

By on November 26, 2008

A paraglider is said to be to blame for a series of powercuts in a pair of villages in El Gastor and Algodonales in Cadiz.

“Hell on Earth”

By on November 18, 2008

Inhumane conditions slammed at Costa Tropical zoo AN Almuñecar zoo is facing renewed calls for its closure after complaints that its animals are enclosed in inadequate, insecure pens. Both the regional government and animal welfare groups have heavily criticised the Peña Escrita animal park.

A very Hispanic soap opera

By on November 18, 2008

He rose from nothing to become the mayor of Marbella. With his superstar girlfriend and expensive tastes, his face appeared in gossip magazines throughout Spain

Guggenheim meets its match

By on November 2, 2008

IT HAS long been one of Europe’s most exciting buildings. But the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao now has a rival. The gleaming, angular facade makes it look – at a glance – like an enormous, glass version of a mangled tin can. But the new health department for the city is starting to give the […]

Briton held after fatal gunfight

By on November 2, 2008

A BRITISH man is being held by police following a shooting in which a German was killed and an Italian badly wounded. Daren Coupland, 41, was arrested at a clinic where he was being treated for knife wounds following the battle in L’Ametila de Mar, near Tarragona, south of Barcelona.

Tyson’s claws his way back

By on November 2, 2008

Satanic Siamese who terrorised tourists and dogs gets a reprieve AS comeback’s go this takes the whiskers. Carted away after hospitalising a tourist and terrorising the neighbourhood for years, there didn’t seem much hope for Tyson.

Jail for pit bull owner

By on November 2, 2008

His dogs ate a neighbour THE owner of three pit bulls that killed a man has been jailed for a year.

I’m on the mend!

By on November 2, 2008

Olive Press takes brave Sacha for a special day out STANDING on the pitch with the entire Marbella football team, it is hard to imagine little Sacha Simonnet was on a life support machine just a month ago. Savaged by his pet rottweilers, the four-year old is just lucky to be alive.

Double death mystery

By on November 2, 2008

Biggest rescue operation in Ronda historyBody of death-fall woman is found semi-naked POLICE are investigating the mysterious deaths of two people in Ronda’s famous Tajo gorge. Detectives have been probing why they apparently fell into the 100-metre deep chasm, just one week apart.