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May 2010


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Yacht owners reap Gib’s bounty

By on May 28, 2010

Better rates on the Rock has forced Spain to walk the plank


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Amy: Mystery theft in Spain

By on May 28, 2010

Lawyer’s documents raided after bizarre Costa del Sol house burglary


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Zapatero’s cuts passed in knife-edge vote

By on May 27, 2010

Spain’s drastic budget cuts get go ahead in the closest of decisions


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It all began with a German!

By on May 27, 2010

How the ruthless efficiency of organic winemaker Federico Shatz made Ronda wines great again


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Saved at last?

By on May 27, 2010

Spanish farmhouse that inspired poet Lorca’s Blood Wedding may now have been saved from collapse


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Cat killer on the loose in Andalucian village

By on May 27, 2010

EXCLUSIVE by Andrew Pearce and Paul Whitelock: Sleepy mountain enclave shocked by spate of pet deaths


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Spain’s gold rush

By on May 26, 2010

It may not be full of gun slingers and wagon wheels, but the 21st Century gold rush is still turning Andalucia wild, writes Andrew Pearce


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Driven barking mad

By on May 26, 2010

Spain still clings onto second place in world’s noisiest country awards thanks to its over-zealous dogs


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Zorro goes back to his wild roots

By on May 26, 2010

Spain’s Hollywood finest team up for first time in 20 years


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‘Godfather’ arrested in huge Spain raid

By on May 25, 2010

Record police operation sees more than 30 criminals arrested across Europe


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Judge ruling threatens Andalucia’s coastline

By on May 25, 2010

Spain’s coast in danger of more development after court decision


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Bad girls

By on May 25, 2010

Spanish prison for women embroiled in sex scandal


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Dumb and dumber

By on May 25, 2010

No less than 12 per cent of British holidaymakers still think Spain has the peseta


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Saved by skin of teeth

By on May 24, 2010

Maimed Spanish bullfighter now out of intensive care after horrific throat goring


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Make or… break

By on May 24, 2010

Thinking about heading back to the UK for the sake of family, job prospects or good old home comforts? In the first of a two-part serialisation of Paul Allen’s book Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Tessa Norman weighs up the pros and cons of this big decision


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Plane crazy in Spain

By on May 24, 2010

Dozy duo arrested in Madrid airport after trying to smuggle cocaine dressed as pilots


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Big boon for Romantic writer in Andalucia

By on May 24, 2010

Aspiring Jerez author scoops coveted award, day before her due date


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Has Andalucía gone insane?!

By on May 24, 2010

EXCLUSIVE by Andrew Pearce: A skyscraper threatening Sevilla’s UNESCO status, a golf course for the Cape of Trafalgar, Picasso’s name erased from the airport… now, tourist wonks plan to develop Ronda’s sacred Tajo gorge


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Sevilla clinch King’s Cup triumph

By on May 20, 2010

Andalucian side overcome Atletico Madrid in heated final


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Husband of Spain child killer is ‘Most Wanted’ sex offender

By on May 19, 2010

Martin Anthony Smith was recently extradited from Barcelona


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Problems engulf Spain property company

By on May 19, 2010

Another branch of English football chairman’s business to be wound up


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Spain (almost) tops happiness charts

By on May 19, 2010

Study reveals that Spain is the second happiest country in Europe, behind Romania


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It’s not fine by us!

By on May 18, 2010

EXCLUSIVE by Andrew Pearce: Andalucian town halls set to go fine crazy after Spanish central government cut back regional funding


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Mum killer horror in Spain

By on May 18, 2010

Toddlers found dead in Costa Brava hotel room


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Malaga secure valiant draw against Real Madrid

By on May 17, 2010

Battling point thwarts the Galaticos’ title bid and confirms top-flight status


Next Page »

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

Lead2, Malaga »

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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


“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 »

The Spanish Civil War and the Written Word

February 6, 2007 | News Feature

Many books have been written in English on the civil war that tore Spain in two. Carlos Pranger looks at some and concludes now is the time for Spaniards to examine their own history for themselves

Earthquake shakes Jaen, Granada and Cordoba

January 31, 2012 | Cordoba, Granada, Jaen, Lead2

The quake meaured 4.4 on the Richter Scale

Golf macroproject passed on Costa de la Luz

August 10, 2011 | Andalucia, Cadiz, Environment, Lead2

The Següesal Golf Resort in Barbate gets the green light

Toni Muldoon to appear in court

June 15, 2012 | Lead, Malaga

Former timeshare entrepreneur extradited to the UK to face fraud and money laundering charges

Let’s speed up the slow food movement

July 27, 2009 | Food & Drink

The Olive Press appeals for new Slow Food groups in Andalucia