December 2008

Not Wanted, Wanted

By on December 11, 2008

Exclusive By Jon Clarke in Sevilla
Thanks to the Olive Press a dangerous British criminal in Spain is today behind bars

Dear Señor Chaves

By on December 5, 2008

Dan Thorneycroft came to Spain to enjoy semi-retirement. But his dream is fast turning into a nightmare after he discovered the home he bought is illegal and faces demolition

The good, the bad and the ugly

By on December 5, 2008

Bob Maddox goes gunning for the greenhouses that cover Spain’s southern coast. But El Gringo Maddox, who normally shoots from the lip when plastic is concerned, finds that those invernaderos could be the key in the fight against global warming

US reveals Franco succesion plans

By on December 5, 2008

Inner circle pressured dictator to step down DECLASSIFIED papers belonging to the US government reveal how Francisco Franco’s daughter, son-in-law and several Cabinet members tried to convince the dictator to step down after he suffered a massive heart attack.

The judge who roared

By on December 5, 2008

He has gone after South American dictators and Middle Eastern terrorists, but now it seems Baltasar Garzon has finally met his match in tackling Spain’s forgotten past

Deals on wheels

By on December 3, 2008

YOU can find anything on the internet nowadays – even Franco’s old car. One of the dictator’s old Cadillacs is now for sale for the bargain price of 25000 Euros.

Cocaine use ‘quadruples’ in a decade

By on December 3, 2008

Young Britons in Spain among most likely drug users in the world

Lawyer ticked off for racial slur

By on December 3, 2008

A PUBLIC prosecutor has got off with calling a Nigerian woman “smelly” in court. Eduardo Peña, a prosecutor in La Rioja, asked court workers to “open the windows because the black woman smells bad” as the Nigerian woman went on trial.

Cockles over ham and black pudding, says Gwyneth

By on December 3, 2008

It’s official, Gwyneth Paltrow is mad for Spanish food

Cut advertising, cut off your head

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on December 2, 2008

THINKING of snipping your advertising budget? Think again. A series of six studies conducted by analysts Meldrum & Fewsmith showed conclusively that advertising aggressively during recessions not only increases sales but increases profits. This fact has held true for all post-World War II recessions, and as one major business-to-business advertiser summed up: “When times are […]

At it like rabbits

By on December 1, 2008

It is the favourite food of the Iberian lynx. And it seems that that most endangered of cats has taken on one of the more lascivious habits of its main prey, the rabbit.

New manhunt launched for timeshare tout

By on December 1, 2008

Interpol joins search for Robbie Graham, best friend of Costa Killer Tony King POLICE want to grill a British timeshare salesman in connection with the mystery disappearance of a Spanish teenager eight years ago.