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December 2012


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Thanks, Euro Weekly News… We’re flattered!

By on December 5, 2012

At least ten news stories have appeared on the EWN website – with almost exactly the same wording – within 36 hours of us posting them on here


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Fish hook nearly killed my JJ on Spanish beach

By on December 5, 2012

EXCLUSIVE: Expat forced to shell out €950 after dog swallows fishing tackle near Cabopino


Smoked out

By on December 5, 2012

The Gibraltar Government is clamping down on the overselling of tobacco, marking the areas of Laguna and Glacis as ‘special zones’ under the Tobacco Act.


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Andalucia’s historical dune gardens on verge of disappearing

By on December 5, 2012

Coastal allotments will disappear completely within two years if more is not done to preserve them warns academic Ruben Sanchez


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NEW CAMPAIGN: From the fire comes a Phoenix

By on December 5, 2012

The Phoenix Campaign will see people rebuilding their homes after devastating fires


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The recession session

By on December 5, 2012

In a humerous look at the current crisis, no one can accuse Giles Brown of living on Planet Fluffy with his practical tongue-in-cheek ways to save money


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Spain’s ‘new Muslims’

By on December 5, 2012

New York Times correspondent Marvine Howe has penned a new book tracing the history of Spain’s ‘new Muslims’


Andalucia, Lead »

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EHIC health card warning for tourists

May 18, 2013

Holidaymakers are being warned that their EHIC health card may not work in Spain this year


Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga »

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Take me to Marbella

May 18, 2013

The Lecheritas are preparing to release their first record

Environment, Features »

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Poisoned by planes?

May 18, 2013

After a heated debate about whether the Spanish authorities have been spraying toxic chemicals in the sky in a bid to stop global warming, Annabel Grossman investigates the strange phenomenon of ‘chemtrails’

Andalucia, Lead, Malaga »

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Police close 15 marijuana farms on the Costa del Sol

May 18, 2013

Police make two record drug hauls in one week

Podcasts »

Olive Press on Talk Radio Europe – Issue 161

May 17, 2013

OLIVE PRESS reporter Annabel Grossman talks to Hannah Murray on Talk Radio Europe about the 16 May 2013 issue of the newspaper

Andalucia, Granada, Lead2 »

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Expats demand Hispania refund

May 17, 2013

Angry punters demand action after defunct airline fails to offer refunds


“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. 33,000 issues a fortnight are printed plus up to 100,000 downloaded online giving an estimated readership of around 300,000 people per month.

From The Archives »

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The Amputee – Issue 21

April 9, 2007 | Blogs, The Amputee

Raising the steaks A FRIEND of mine was found positive for the performance-inhibiting drug butane. “A load of anabolics,” he claimed in our local bar, “someone must have slipped it into my drink.”

Gay chess, as Torre queens take over the world

October 10, 2010 | Andalucia

Torremolinos is holding a gay chess tournament

Ref hospitalised over red card

May 18, 2012 | Lead, Malaga

Nerja goalkeeper knocks him unconcious during league game

Dining with Lorca, Gilbert & George

November 23, 2007 | Granada

Painters, musicians and writers pay homage to the Granada poet at his summer retreat

Celebrity Golf Classic comes to Marbella

May 10, 2013 | Andalucia, Lead2, Malaga

Former Republic of Ireland footballer will be hosting a celebrity golf day this month

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