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April 2011


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Southern belle

By on April 30, 2011

Hannah compares Southern Spain to the Southern parts of the United States


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The satnav rebels

By on April 30, 2011

Up to 83 per cent of men – and 74 per cent of women – often disregard their car’s GPS directions


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A date with George Benson

By on April 29, 2011

The multi-Grammy award winner will perform in Marbella


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Police swoop recovers missing Spanish art masterpieces

By on April 29, 2011

After over a decade, missing El Greco and Goya masterpieces are returned to owner


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Stubbing out Gibraltar cigarette smuggling

By on April 28, 2011

Increased delays as many more vehicles and pedestrians processed at the border in recent weeks


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Spanish local elections: Best of a bad bunch

By on April 28, 2011

100 candidates standing for mayor in the forthcoming May elections are currently being investigated by the courts


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New born lynx dies suddenly in Jerez zoo

By on April 27, 2011

Cause of death is unknown


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EU grant fraud

By on April 27, 2011

6,000 companies accused of taking 23m euros to create jobs and then laying off staff


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Penelope Cruz’s green sister

By on April 27, 2011

Monica Cruz has launched an eco-bag


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Semana Santa in Spain

By on April 26, 2011

Holy Week is experienced by Hannah – an American in Spain


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Tourists will ease economic recovery in Spain

By on April 26, 2011

But Spain must become more competitive and improve on quality, say experts


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Spanish DNA database has helped solve 7,500 crimes

By on April 26, 2011

This includes the clear up of 581 rapes, 454 murders and 51 acts of terrorism


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New home listing site for Spain

By on April 25, 2011

Expats looking to promote their holiday home in Spain and Portugal can add their property to a new directory website


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Hungry for crime in Spain

By on April 25, 2011

There have been a spate of unusual food thefts in the region


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Keep nukes off the Rock

By on April 25, 2011

Spain in attempt to force US submarines to dock in Rota


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Gualchos: Semana Santa

By on April 24, 2011

Opening my bedroom window, I come face to face with the figure of the Virgin held aloft by the penitent supporters


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Porra – A dish fit for the British Prime Minister

By on April 24, 2011

During a low key visit to Granada to mark his wife’s 40th birthday, David Cameron ate the crème de la crème of Andalucia


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More fury for La Linea mayor

By on April 24, 2011

PP mayor Alejandro Sanchez was unhappy after Gibraltar’s chief minister Peter Caruana met two Spanish politicians


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Tragedy as British teen jumps to her death in southern Spain

By on April 24, 2011

Exclusive by Wendy Williams. Tributes pour in for expat teen who jumped to her death on Costa del Sol’s busy N340


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Mossies – the bane of Jacqui’s life

By on April 23, 2011

John Woodhead discovers why mosquitoes make a beeline for some people


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The nineteenth hole in Spain

By on April 23, 2011

Birmingham City footballers celebrate their win over Arsenal in the Carling Cup Final in Puerto Banus


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Spanish property roadshow

By on April 23, 2011

Government on European tour ‘to promote’ Spain’s million-plus empty homes


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Marbella Terra Sana restaurant row simmers again

By on April 23, 2011

Businessman insists he was right to pull out of a deal


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Driving UK-plated cars in Spain

By on April 22, 2011

If your UK-plated vehicle has no MOT, you are risking a heavy fine and the likelihood of losing your vehicle


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Spanish links to THE wedding

By on April 22, 2011

As it emerges Kate has chosen a Tarifa dress designer for her Royal nuptials, we look at the Spanish links to THE wedding… including a profile on the black sheep of the Middleton family


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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 »

Two dogs die under care of Costa del Sol-based pet company

August 24, 2012 | Andalucia, Lead, Malaga

Pet Taxi under investigation after dogs die while being transported between Spain and the UK

Human rights judge on trial at Supreme Court

January 18, 2012 | National News

Judge Baltasar Garzon has three separate cases against him

What the blazes! Valderrama golf water hazard put to good use

July 15, 2011 | Andalucia, Cadiz, Lead2

Famous golf course plays its part as authorities battle Sotogrande blaze

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

City of Schemes

April 3, 2012 | Andalucia, Malaga

Over 1000 documents released on alleged corruption in Ronda