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May 2011


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Explosion rocks Gibraltar

By on May 31, 2011

Initial concern of terrorist attack in Cruise Line Terminal has left ‘serious injuries’


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Up in arms

By on May 30, 2011

Tycoon Adnan Khashoggi heads to childrens charity bash in Marbella


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Expat protest against Spanish bank

By on May 30, 2011

Expats protest over La Caixa savings account which can’t be touched for at least nine years


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Spanish police in British-registered car crackdown

By on May 29, 2011

Guardia Civil are targeting expats in a series of roadblocks along the coast and inland


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Pulling a fast one in Spain

By on May 29, 2011

Pensioner conned out of 890 euros by garage and car owner after minor accident


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El Ejido has a new mayor

By on May 28, 2011

But will it make a difference?


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Spanish are off to the Americas

By on May 28, 2011

Increasing number of Spanish nationals are choosing to move abroad


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Champagne sales rocket in Spain

By on May 28, 2011

Sales of bubbly are booming despite the recession


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Very Moorish!

By on May 27, 2011

The best of Spanish food has a big dash of Morocco, discovers Wendy Williams, with the Moors introducing everything from rice to oranges and sugar to artichokes


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Gibraltar’s smuggling crackdown success

By on May 27, 2011

In a recent bust HM Customs and the Royal Gibraltar Police seized a car stashed full of cannabis resin worth £3.9million


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Spain’s jobless must mind their language

By on May 27, 2011

Out of work Spaniards are going back to school to brush up on their language skills to help secure a job


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Free financial and estate advice seminar for UK expats

By on May 26, 2011

Due to the difficult economic situation in Spain, it is understandable that there is a lot of hesitation among UK expatriates regarding their financial and estate planning


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… de Rodríguez

By on May 26, 2011

For the last three weeks, Paul Whitelock has been ‘de Rodríguez’


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Everything’s going green

By on May 26, 2011

Next month will see the publication of the Olive Press’ annual Green Guide 2011


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Top Gun Andaluz

By on May 26, 2011

International airline Emirates has moved its pilot training centre from Australia to Jerez de la Frontera


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Dangerous driver is shown mercy in Gibraltar

By on May 26, 2011

Judge takes pity after mother of victim pleads for more lenient sentence


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Ongoing treasure battle between US and Spain back in court

By on May 25, 2011

Treasure hunting company Odyssey refuses to recognize Spain as the owner of a massive treasure bounty recovered from the ‘Black Swan’


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La Montosa quarry friction

By on May 25, 2011

Environmentalists want the La Montosa Quarry returned to its natural state


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Desert dreaming in Morocco

By on May 25, 2011

Giles Brown mostly feels like an extra in a Monty Python movie as he takes an adventurous trip into the desert via Marrakech


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License for confusion in Spanish natural parks

By on May 25, 2011

A decree introduced in February states you need a license to go into restricted areas in any natural park


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Is summer here?

By on May 25, 2011

Hannah keeps cool in Cordoba with her new favourite drink


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Bogus gas inspector appeal

By on May 24, 2011

The Olive Press wants to hear your stories about bogus gas inspectors


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Volcanic ash cloud forces Barcelona to change their travel plans

By on May 24, 2011

The team will head to London early ready for Champions League Final but the fans may get left behind


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Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo dies in freak accident

By on May 24, 2011

The 32-year-old was crushed between his car and a garage door


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Poverty risk in Spain

By on May 24, 2011

Report shows that fifth of the country is living in ‘extreme poverty’


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 »

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 »

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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 »

Dragon Tattoo girl chooses Gibraltar

February 26, 2012 | Entertainment, Gibraltar

The Rock takes centre stage with cameo role in blockbuster film starring Daniel Craig

Malaga: Destination unknown

January 14, 2011 | Malaga

Plans on track to change the name of Malaga’s Maria Zambrano station

In the Shadow of Don Geraldo’s Persimmons

September 26, 2008 | Features

“Gerald who?” Asked BOB MADDOX when he moved to Yegen. But he soon discovered as the ghost of the English author still roams the streets of this mountain village NOW, before you ask, as so many others have, no, I did not come to live in Yegen as a result of reading South from Granada. […]

Mother of Ronaldo’s baby revealed

July 19, 2010 | National News, Sport

The football ace’s baby came from a one-night stand with a penniless Los Angeles waitress

Things that go bump in the night: Spanish ghosts and ghouls

October 20, 2012 | La Cultura

With Halloween just around the corner, Gemma Wilson checks under the bed for some of Spain’s most spine-tingling myths and legends