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March 2012


One eye on Mecca – Almonastar la Real mezquita thumbnail

One eye on Mecca – Almonastar la Real mezquita

By on March 31, 2012

It is one of the few surviving Spanish mosques to have stood the test of time


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Spanish house price fall

By on March 31, 2012

Spanish property market suffers largest fall since records began


Mental abuse

By on March 31, 2012

Ruth Ortiz, the mother of missing children Jose and Ruth who disappeared last October, has told a judge she suffered psychological abuse from former husband Jose Breton.


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Be a safe, confident and happy walker!

By on March 31, 2012

Walking guide Eva M Bratek focusses on a few simple things that are so easily forgotten when walking in a foreign country where the language, walking customs and terrain can be different from what you are accustomed to


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Spanish bodega goes global

By on March 31, 2012

British-owned vineyard launches new wines to challenge prestigious rivals


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Myth-busting: Inheritance tax

By on March 31, 2012

In the first of two parts Mark Roach, tax consultant and company director from Wincham International dispels some common misconceptions about property succession


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Irina Shayk strips off for flip flops

By on March 31, 2012

Advertising campaign is the latest example of Cristiano Ronaldo’s model fiancee flaunting her body


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Slime busters on the Costa del Sol

By on March 31, 2012

Scientists fight green goo that is threatening one of Nerja’s most popular tourist attractions


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Spain cuts budget by 27 billion euros

By on March 30, 2012

Tax amnesty among a raft of measures announced by Spanish government in a bid to meet tough deficit target


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Bilingual bard

By on March 30, 2012

Theatre group will perform a version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in 1950s Andalucia


Stalling over

By on March 30, 2012

Calypso street market in Mijas has been relaunched with over 60 stalls after eight years of closure.


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Me, myself…and my seven lovers

By on March 30, 2012

As the Picasso Museum unveils a new photo exhibition into the life of the artist, Eloise Horsfield takes a look at the colourful man behind the masterpieces and the many tragic, unfortunate women in his life


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Blond for Bond

By on March 30, 2012

Spanish heartthrob Javier Bardem plays villain Silva in latest Bond film


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Pawfect treatment in Spain

By on March 30, 2012

Cancer-striken dog makes remarkable recovery with ‘ozone treatment’


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Easter egg hunt at Arboretum Marbella

By on March 29, 2012

Families will be able to hunt for eggs in teams


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Car insurance to rise for female drivers

By on March 29, 2012

Women face huge rise in premiums after EU rules against discriminatory insurance rates


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Demonstrators clash with police in Malaga as general strike begins

By on March 29, 2012

Industrial action called in protest at labour law reforms that will make it easier for employers to lay-off workers


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Dreamtime in the Aracena

By on March 29, 2012

Aracena counts some of the best quality and most peaceful hotels in southern Spain, reckons Jon Clarke


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IRA shooting probe in Gibraltar

By on March 29, 2012

Death of three IRA suspects on the Rock in 1988 to be examined as part of new investigation


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Roman statues rescued in Spain

By on March 28, 2012

The bronze figures were about to be sold on the black market


Ryanair breakdown

By on March 28, 2012

Passengers on a Ryanair flight from Malaga to Barcelona have complained after being kept on board for nearly two hours with no air conditioning.


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Hamtastic in the Aracena!

By on March 28, 2012

Jon Clarke visits award-winning ham producer Eiriz


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A diamond idea in Gibraltar

By on March 28, 2012

Trust fund launched on the Rock to mark Queen’s Diamond Jubilee


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Joy in Malaga

By on March 28, 2012

Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook to perform on Costa del Sol


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Wheeling and dealing on the Costa del Sol

By on March 28, 2012

Rare Honda is the latest in a string of sports cars in demand on the coast


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 »

WhatsApp and Facebook’s big night out in Barcelona thumbnail

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


“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 »

Teacher murdered in Torremolinos after ‘throat slit’ by partner

March 7, 2014 | Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga

The murder is the second domestic attack in two days in Andalucia

This week’s most read news (16 – 22 November 2013)

November 23, 2013 | Opinion

Take a look at the five most-read stories on the Olive Press website this week

Severe weather warning for Gibraltar

January 18, 2013 | Gibraltar

The general public are advised to stay indoors and avoid all non-essential journeys on Saturday, January 19

A great way tapas the weekend

January 23, 2007 | Food & Drink, Granada

Granada: home to the Alhambra palace, the Albaicín and thousands of tapas bars. In the name of research, Mark Roulston visits just a few to sample the wine and food. IT is Saturday afternoon and the beginning of our weekend two-day tapa tour of Granada. Our aim: to show my visiting parents the historic and […]

Cat fight on Costa del Sol

November 2, 2012 | Andalucia, Lead, Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Legal row between coast’s leading tenor Stephen Lloyd-Morgan and the petsitters,who refused to stay due to the ‘stench’ of his animals