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July 2009


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ETA bombs kill two

By on July 30, 2009

Dozens injured as Basque separatist group marks 50th anniversary with two bombs – while third is expected


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Fires claim a further two lives

By on July 30, 2009

Arson thought to be the cause of further forest fires


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Splashing out on leisure port

By on July 30, 2009

Proposed marina in La Cala will be of ‘worldwide note’


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SOS! Our coast

By on July 29, 2009

As the hordes descend for their August break, Greenpeace announces that half of Spain´s last few areas of protected coastline are in grave danger


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Double death in Ronda

By on July 29, 2009

Bodies of husband and wife discovered in apartment


Last port of call for Ambassador…but Hi de Hi for our new Consul thumbnail

Last port of call for Ambassador…but Hi de Hi for our new Consul

By on July 29, 2009

Denise Holt says goodbye from the bridge of the navy’s biggest ship, while Steve Jones says hello


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Bodega up for top architecture prize

By on July 29, 2009

Lord Rogers’ iconic Bodegas Protos nominated for the Stirling Prize


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Riverbank to be reclaimed

By on July 29, 2009

Hundreds of properties set to lose land as riverbank is reclaimed


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Marbella’s got talent

By on July 29, 2009

The coast’s most irritating lounge lizard is back for a summer missive… wearing just his Dolce & Banana thong


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After a fashion

By on July 29, 2009

Bartie takes a swipe at fashion choice and raises questions over economic migration


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Hundreds caught in holiday lets scam

By on July 29, 2009

PO box thought to be key to European-wide holiday letting scam


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Modern architecture meets Spanish wine

By on July 28, 2009

As Bodegas Protos is nominated for the Sterling Prize, Kevin Guyan looks at the relationship between modern architecture and Spanish wine


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You’re hired!

By on July 28, 2009

Lord Alan Sugar purchases cut-price Mijas hotel


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At home with Mr & Mrs Lemons

By on July 27, 2009

Jon Clarke visits Driving Over Lemons author Chris Stewart at his nearly-carbon neutral home


The environment? It’s as muddy as earth thumbnail

The environment? It’s as muddy as earth

By on July 27, 2009

So you think you’re doing your bit for the environment? You might need to think again


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Let’s speed up the slow food movement

By on July 27, 2009

The Olive Press appeals for new Slow Food groups in Andalucia


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On top of the world

By on July 27, 2009

As the Green Guide 2009 is launched, the Olive Press highlights green Andalucia


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Wildfire kills six

By on July 27, 2009

Greenpeace warns that fires are ‘habitual’ due to global warming as one fire in Mojacar sees 1,500 evacuated including Coronation Street’s Deidre Barlow


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Festival faces storms

By on July 26, 2009

Benicassim headliners cancel due to dangerous winds


Spain tops credit card snatch list thumbnail

Spain tops credit card snatch list

By on July 26, 2009

Spain number one for lost and stolen bank cards


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Swine flu strikes down Big Brother star in Spain

By on July 26, 2009

Imogen Thomas contracts swine flu in Andalucia


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Franco barred in Barbate

By on July 25, 2009

Franco’s holiday retreat cleanses history


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Bloodiest ever Pamplona

By on July 25, 2009

Fatal goring resparks bull run debate


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A tiddler lands the fish record

By on July 25, 2009

Nine foot catfish caught by girl, age 11


Third of Europe’s unemployed in Spain

By on July 24, 2009

New figures show that Spain has a total of 17.9 per cent of its workforce out of work.


Next Page »

Andalucia, Lead, Malaga »

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Niza Car Hire returns deposits after Olive Press report

March 8, 2014

Deposits are finally being returned to customers following the Olive Press’s exclusive investigation last issue


Property »

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Spanish investors use London’s booming property market to protect savings

March 7, 2014

New research reveals correlation between Spanish and British housing markets

Andalucia, Lead »

Truth of Spanish gender-violence revealed in ground-breaking survey thumbnail

Truth of Spanish gender-violence revealed in ground-breaking survey

March 7, 2014

Disturbing stats and spate of Andalucian domestic murders casts a dark shadow over International Women’s Day

Gibraltar, Lead2 »

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Gibraltar government launches investigation into bullying accusations

March 7, 2014

A civil servant accused of bullying a group of graduates

Lead2, Malaga »

Estepona grand boulevard project to begin this summer thumbnail

Estepona grand boulevard project to begin this summer

March 7, 2014

The €30 million project will include a shopping centre, cinema and 4-star hotel

Andalucia, Features, Food & Drink »

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McDonalds extends breakfast hours in Spain

March 7, 2014

The fast-food chain hopes to lure in more Spanish customers


“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 – 200,000 copies distributed monthly (120,000 digitally) with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 500,000 people a month.

From The Archives »

Fight over Algarrobico goes on

August 15, 2009 | Almeria, Environment

The long-running saga continues

Loud & Clear: Recognising Joe Strummer

January 25, 2013 | Blogs, Giles Brown's Loud and Clear

Marbella’s man-about-town Giles Brown casts his eye over the Spanish news

Carjacking on the Costa del Sol

August 23, 2012 | Andalucia, Gibraltar, Lead

A Gibraltar family were caught in the middle of an armed robbery on the motorway

The Doggfather jets in

June 17, 2011 | Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga

Rapper Snoop Dogg flies in for first Costa show, while 50 cent, Rihanna, Will.i.am and Soul II Soul are hot on his heels, but sadly no Eminem

The banks are to blame

April 2, 2012 | Business & Finance

Lawyer Antonio Flores looks at why property buyers are the last in line to get their money back when things go wrong