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April 2010


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One in five now jobless in Spain

By on April 30, 2010

Figures confirm that unemployment in Spain has reached highest level for over a decade


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We’re on your trail

By on April 30, 2010

EXCLUSIVE by Andrew Pearce: Two wanted sex offenders traced after Olive Press appeal


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A Meaning of Life

By on April 30, 2010

Traveller, writer and humorist A.N. Maier continues on his adventure of enlightenment in Andalucia


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F**ked translations

By on April 30, 2010

Fancy a dish of ‘hit to the plate’ or ‘clams to the sailor’s blouse’? In a gentle, humorous dig at our hosts, it seems that Spain is leading the way with gobbledygook, writes Tessa Norman


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Cameron’s ‘secret’ trip to Andalucia

By on April 29, 2010

In the run up to UK elections Tory leader recalls ‘secret’ holiday to Spain – the one we wrote about a year ago!


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Cancer scare in Gibraltar

By on April 28, 2010

EU denounces the Junta for inaction over high levels of illness on the Rock


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The music has stopped in Estepona

By on April 28, 2010

Costa del Sol town stung for playing recorded music at ferias without paying royalties


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Marta del Castillo killed for rejecting a kiss

By on April 28, 2010

Ex-boyfriend of missing teenager accused of murdering her after she refused to kiss him


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We should AVE it first

By on April 28, 2010

Marbella and Ronda square up over who should get the AVE high-speed train link first


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Emergency landing at Sevilla airport

By on April 27, 2010

Aeroplane’s engine was hit by bird


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The rock cracks down on financial scandals

By on April 27, 2010

Gaps in the rock’s financial legislation have been filled to avoid ‘Marrache’ style scandals


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Fletcher fighting back to fitness

By on April 27, 2010

Toddler on the road to recovery after life-saving cancer treatment


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MRI accused of ‘property fraud’

By on April 27, 2010

UK MP launches attack on MacAnthony’s empire


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Renowned Spanish bullfighter in intensive care

By on April 26, 2010

Jose Tomas suffers six-inch deep wound during gory fight in Mexico


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Smugglers’ train back on the run

By on April 26, 2010

It was once used by bandits and drug smugglers. Now, after a six-month upgrade, the Algeciras to Ronda line is about to reopen, reawakening memories of its turbulent past, writes Tessa Norman


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Superjudge’s crumbling crusade

By on April 26, 2010

Judge Baltasar Garzon proved that international law knew no boundaries with his pursuit of international dictators and terrorists, yet his idealistic principles are now in grave danger of being thwarted by his very own, writes Andrew Pearce


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Argentina not crying for Spain

By on April 26, 2010

Relatives of Civil War victims demand inquest, despite superjudge’s own efforts thwarted


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Let battle commence!

By on April 26, 2010

Jailed expatriate owner draws swords over ongoing Ronda hotel dispute


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Melanie slays her ‘beast’

By on April 26, 2010

The wife of Zorro reveals her 30-year battle against drink and drugs


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Elen rubs magic Lamps

By on April 25, 2010

Football ace splashes out on Barcelona flat for former grandmother-in-law


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We should AVE it first

By on April 25, 2010

Marbella and Ronda square up over who should get the AVE high-speed train link first


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Marooned Britons hitch luxury ride home from Spain

By on April 23, 2010

Luxury liner set to dock back into the UK after Spanish rescue mission


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World’s first full face transplant undertaken in Spain

By on April 23, 2010

Scientists in Barcelona claim that the landmark procedure was a “success”


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Marbella goes international

By on April 23, 2010

New international school will open this September on the Costa del Sol


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Please find my dad!

By on April 23, 2010

EXCLUSIVE by Tessa Norman: English girl, ten, is desperate to hear from her missing father Gareth


Next Page »

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 »

Burglars flee after realising home is Hollywood hardman’s

May 1, 2009 | Malaga

Armed robbers fled former movie hardman Dolph Lundgren’s home in Marbella after breaking in and tying up his wife

Anyone for cricket?

November 27, 2006 | Sport

by Michael Byass THERE are certain times of the year when the make-up of global sporting action dictates that, for some people, football is pushed, if not to the outer limits of the universe, then maybe as far as Mars. This is, of course, a reference to the impending Ashes cricket series, which features England […]

Olive Press on Talk Radio Europe – Issue 151

December 27, 2012 | Podcasts

OLIVE PRESS reporter Frances Leate talks to Hannah Murray on Talk Radio Europe about the 27 December 2012 issue of the newspaper

Madrid bench among city’s prime real estate

October 22, 2013 | Lead2, Property

Prankster advertises park bench on property portal in protest against new begging bylaws

I love Andalucia

June 28, 2009 | Sport

I love Andalucia says bar owner Bentley as he confirms possible move from Spurs to Villa