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November 2011


End of year show

By on November 30, 2011

THE Andy Ross Singers are presenting The End of the Year Show at Restaurante Carolina in Alhaurin el Grande on December 15. Tickets include a delicious three course meal as well as a fantastic mix of popular songs and even a few surprises.


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Casa del Rey Moro safe at last

By on November 30, 2011

The 18th-century listed building will now be restored


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Free Morgan

By on November 30, 2011

A legal battle to release the killer whale was lost


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The cost of caring at Cudeca

By on November 30, 2011

With Talk Radio Europe’s annual telethon for Cudeca coming up this Friday, Eloise Horsfield takes a tour of the cancer hospice


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Anything but old puffers

By on November 30, 2011

The Over 50s Show in Estepona was a roaring success


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Frisky injury in Tenerife

By on November 30, 2011

A 49-year-old woman fell from a balcony while having sex with her husband


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Bid big for Cudeca on Friday

By on November 30, 2011

TRE’s annual telethon aims to hit last year’s target of 24,000 euros


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‘Airport city’ will harm Spanish bird life

By on November 29, 2011

A development planned by Alhaurin town hall will have a ‘serious’ environmental impact


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Cat fight in Spain

By on November 29, 2011

A dispute arose after a dog attacked a cat


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New Spanish PM Rajoy on the ropes

By on November 29, 2011

Finally whispers of a return to the peseta and IMF bailouts if Rajoy doesn’t get a move on to allay jittery markets


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People’s forest takes root in Spain

By on November 29, 2011

The group spent two hours planting olive trees behind Marbella bus station


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I’m dreaming of a s***e Christmas

By on November 28, 2011

The “Mad Dog” Craig Scott gets to the bottom of Spain’s crudest Christmas custom


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Gay abandon at Conservative win in Spain

By on November 28, 2011

Two men were seen in a passionate embrace outside the party’s headquarters in Madrid


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Rail tunnel plea for Ronda valley

By on November 28, 2011

Homeowners and hoteliers insist that railway scheme will destroy one of region’s key tourist areas


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Palace protection in Spain

By on November 28, 2011

Expat finally given permission to renovate key Ronda building


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Banged to rights

By on November 28, 2011

A Benalmadena man pens a novel based on his terrifying experience in prison


Net mad

By on November 27, 2011

A Malaga report has shown that the internet is now Spain’s second favourite news source after TV, having overtaken the printed press and radio.


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Bee-ing there!

By on November 27, 2011

Buzz along to Colmenar, the true hive of the Axarquia, writes Wendy Williams


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Slow progress for eco-cars

By on November 27, 2011

Less than half the government’s target of eco-friendly cars have been sold


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Tag rugby for kids

By on November 26, 2011

Saturday morning non-contact rugby for boys and girls in Velez-Malaga


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Bittersweet blues

By on November 26, 2011

The orange yield has increased, but it’s not all good news


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Racing along the raisin route

By on November 26, 2011

A great way to see the Axarquia is to take a tour by car around the so called ‘raisin route’ or Ruta de la Pasa, writes Sally Harrison


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Good faith buyers still in peril

By on November 26, 2011

Planning law changes brought in to stimulate the market still hold buyers responsible for buying illegal homes


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Christmas boon for petrolheads

By on November 25, 2011

Petrol price falls leaving diesel at its most expensive price ever in Spain


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Pigs to the slaughter

By on November 25, 2011

The annual killing of pigs in preparation for the winter has taken place in Andalucia


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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


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How many people heard the news of this great man’s passing on a gadget/device that he created?

Alien Nation

April 9, 2007 | Nature

They came by night. They came by day. Silently slipping over borders, stealthily avoiding detection. Some came by boat, others by plane. Only a few people knew about them. Still less cared.

School’s in

March 21, 2012 | News in Brief

Parents have until March 31 to register their children for their chosen schools for the 2012-13 academic year.

Man taming beast

July 20, 2010 | Features, Photo

This week’s ‘Andalucia in Pictures’ zooms in on the Rapa das Bestas festival in Sabudeco

Fears grow for Spain as 16 banks downgraded

May 18, 2012 | Lead, National News

Shares in recently nationalised Bankia fall dramatically as customers withdraw money