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January 2010


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AVE stop in Antequera

By on January 31, 2010

Stop for Antequera on the Malaga-Sevilla high-speed line


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You’ve been fleeced

By on January 31, 2010

Ronda farmers had the wool pulled over their eyes by a Granada conman


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Riding the wave of love

By on January 30, 2010

Beach goers in Nerja treated to heart-melting gesture


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Where will it end?

By on January 30, 2010

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press tracks down “deluded” horse cruelty woman. While Seprona claims horses are fine, local charities fear the worst.


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Expat exodus

By on January 29, 2010

Hard-hitting survey confirms exit fears


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Cold water poured on sewage plant project

By on January 29, 2010

Officials condemned for their ‘lies’ after further Nerja plant delays


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Worst drivers in Spain

By on January 28, 2010

New report confirms drivers’ suspicions


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We’ll drink to that!

By on January 28, 2010

EXCLUSIVE: In-depth Olive Press study proves that Spain floors UK when it comes to basic essentials and our perennial vices


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Demolition deluge

By on January 27, 2010

Now Malaga is showing its muscle in the season of knock downs


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Golden trotters

By on January 27, 2010

World’s “most expensive” Iberico ham has gone on sale in London


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The Germans are back!

By on January 27, 2010

Prudent Germans are buying Spanish homes once again, just as Britons are leaving en masse. The Times’ Mark Stucklin finds out their secret


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Secret is out

By on January 27, 2010

Guadiaro expatriates launch website to boost local businesses


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Does it costa bit more in Spain?

By on January 27, 2010

For most people, living in Spain certainly trumps life back in the UK, but is it still as cheap as we once thought it was? Andrew Pearce and Asha Stuttard whipped out their calculators, pencils and notepads to shed further light on the price-playing field.


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Wayne in Spain?

By on January 26, 2010

Red-hot Rooney linked with Spain move


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Slithering inland…

By on January 22, 2010

Life finds a way as rare species of snail found near Ronda


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Dino delight for Costa del Sol

By on January 22, 2010

Mijas mayor announces plans for dinosaur theme park


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He knows no limits!

By on January 22, 2010

Gravity-defying German brings his tricks to Malaga


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Dangerous liaisons

By on January 22, 2010

Pay-out for Spanish actress whose dreams of a night of romance with Jeremy Irons came crashing down


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Highway to heaven

By on January 21, 2010

Editor Jon Clarke takes a culinary tour of Cordoba now the new motorway has finally opened


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Zapatero stung by land-grab criticism

By on January 21, 2010

Spanish leader’s trip to Strasbourg mired by Euro MP’s warning


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Catch of the day!

By on January 21, 2010

Biggest ever freshwater fish caught by British woman in Barcelona


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Furious Spanish politician blasts “disgraceful case”

By on January 19, 2010

Llamazares rejects US apology after ‘Bin Laden poster’ debacle


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Stand and deliver!

By on January 19, 2010

US treasure hunting company Odyssey must return 500m euros of ‘plundered’ spoils to Spain


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Holy horses!

By on January 19, 2010

Brave mounts soar through flaming bonfires as part of century-old Spanish tradition


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The January hangover

By on January 19, 2010

As if the rains and floods weren’t enough, now we’ve got to face the ‘Cuesta de Enero’ or ‘January climb’, explains Gaspar Cuesta, of Hispalense language school


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Blogs »

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Lawyers suing lawyers

March 8, 2014

Our regular Olive Press legal column by lawyer Antonio Flores


Lead2, National News »

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WhatsApp and Facebook’s big night out in Barcelona

March 8, 2014

Jan Koum celebrated his app’s birthday with Mark Zuckerberg and singer Psy

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 »

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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


“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 »

Fierce fine

April 6, 2012 | News in Brief

A man has been ordered to pay 8,125 euros in compensation to a girl who was attacked by his pit bull terrier in Alhaurin de la Torre.

Crumbly

December 26, 2011 | News in Brief

A Roman city, which scientists believe was buried during a tsunami, has been discovered beneath Huelva’s Carrera River.

Loud and clear!

November 17, 2013 | Blogs, Giles Brown's Loud and Clear

Giles Brown brings his own view on life in Spain

Expat battles Spanish electricity company Endesa

February 10, 2011 | Lead

Endesa refuse to fix a faulty meter because of cost

What’s the point of Pamplona?

July 13, 2011 | Features, Travel

TRAVEL SPECIAL: James Bryce takes his life in his hands at the celebrated Running of the Bulls in Pamplona and discovers there is plenty more to the region than the drink-fuelled revelry suggests.