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March 2013


Spanish theatre owner sells carrots instead of tickets to beat tax thumbnail

Spanish theatre owner sells carrots instead of tickets to beat tax

By on March 31, 2013

As the ‘culture tax’ hits the arts sector, theatres are coming up with ingenious ways to reduce ticket costs


March sees worst rainfall in 60 years in Andalucia thumbnail

March sees worst rainfall in 60 years in Andalucia

By on March 31, 2013

Despite a dry winter, Spain sees heaviest rainfall for March in six decades


TICK-TOCK, don’t forget to change your clock! thumbnail

TICK-TOCK, don’t forget to change your clock!

By on March 30, 2013

In line with other EU countries the clocks in Spain go forward one hour this weekend


Feared and celebrated bull in Spain has died thumbnail

Feared and celebrated bull in Spain has died

By on March 30, 2013

Spanish bull ‘Raton’ has died at the age of 12


New development on Estepona beach thumbnail

New development on Estepona beach

By on March 30, 2013

Estepona’s ‘secret beach’ to have a beach club, restaurant and plaza constructed


Bus fare rise in Gibraltar thumbnail

Bus fare rise in Gibraltar

By on March 29, 2013

Bus company announces huge hike in bus fares


Fundraisers offered ‘chance of a lifetime’ trek thumbnail

Fundraisers offered ‘chance of a lifetime’ trek

By on March 29, 2013

Registered charity, Rifcom, is offering fundraisers the chance to trek from Gibraltar to the Moroccan Rif Mountains


Javier Bardem forced to close family restaurant thumbnail

Javier Bardem forced to close family restaurant

By on March 29, 2013

Oscar-winning actor has closed his Madrid based eatery ‘after two years of prolonged losses’


Gibraltar apes to be surveyed using ‘Monkeycams’ thumbnail

Gibraltar apes to be surveyed using ‘Monkeycams’

By on March 28, 2013

High definition cameras to be attached to Gibraltar Macaques so animal experts can see their every move


Hairy moment with a Gibraltar monkey (on video) thumbnail

Hairy moment with a Gibraltar monkey (on video)

By on March 28, 2013

OP blogger Belina Beckett has a close encounter with the Barbary macaques on the Rock


Operatic arias in San Pedro thumbnail

Operatic arias in San Pedro

By on March 28, 2013

Morris Bishop reviews the first concert given by by the newly formed Canto Lirica


Spanish doctor fuels speculation of Real Madrid’s involvement in doping scandal thumbnail

Spanish doctor fuels speculation of Real Madrid’s involvement in doping scandal

By on March 27, 2013

La Liga giants are threatening legal action after Eufemiano Fuentes claimed the club owes him money


New direct flights between Gibraltar and the Midlands thumbnail

New direct flights between Gibraltar and the Midlands

By on March 27, 2013

A new route from Gibraltar to Birmingham Airport has been launched by Monarch airlines.


Spider bite nearly kills holidaymaker in Spain thumbnail

Spider bite nearly kills holidaymaker in Spain

By on March 27, 2013

A mum of three became gravely ill after being bitten by a spider while sunbathing


Come to Spain for treatment, say health bosses thumbnail

Come to Spain for treatment, say health bosses

By on March 26, 2013

Leading health officials say ‘medical tourism’ could help lift Spain out of the recession


Five police officers accused of stealing impounded drugs thumbnail

Five police officers accused of stealing impounded drugs

By on March 26, 2013

Prosecutors allege that the Mijas-based officers stole 175 kilos of hashish


PAD animal shelter at risk of closure thumbnail

PAD animal shelter at risk of closure

By on March 26, 2013

There are fears that the animal charity may be forced to close if financial help is not found


Costa del Sol car rental warning from British tourists thumbnail

Costa del Sol car rental warning from British tourists

By on March 25, 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Holidaymakers claim car hire firm is wrongly keeping deposits


Spain names corruption as a national concern thumbnail

Spain names corruption as a national concern

By on March 25, 2013

A string of scandals has led Spaniards to vote corruption as being a key problem in the country


Comic Relief show raises €750 at BSM thumbnail

Comic Relief show raises €750 at BSM

By on March 24, 2013

The British School of Marbella hosted a talent show for the UK-based charity


‘Spain’s richest banker was my father’ thumbnail

‘Spain’s richest banker was my father’

By on March 24, 2013

Famous financier to be exhumed to discover if he sired two girls adopted at birth


Police officer convicted for selling impounded drugs thumbnail

Police officer convicted for selling impounded drugs

By on March 23, 2013

Lars Sepulveda has been locked up after swapping impounded bags of cocaine for bags mixed with sugar and cement


New rights for EU flight passengers thumbnail

New rights for EU flight passengers

By on March 23, 2013

No more extortionate fees to change boarding passes, as new regulations are set to improve flying conditions around Europe


Former PSOE minister accused of taking illegal payments thumbnail

Former PSOE minister accused of taking illegal payments

By on March 22, 2013

Ex Public Works Minister Jose Blanco has denied taking nearly €300,000 in return for permits for business ventures


La Cala Croc hunt continues after footprints are found in Mijas thumbnail

La Cala Croc hunt continues after footprints are found in Mijas

By on March 22, 2013

It may not be a croc, but experts believe there is certainly an alligator on the loose in Mijas


Next Page »

Blogs »

Lawyers suing lawyers thumbnail

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 »

Niza Car Hire returns deposits after Olive Press report thumbnail

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 »

Spanish investors use London’s booming property market to protect savings thumbnail

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 »

Gibraltar government launches investigation into bullying accusations thumbnail

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 »

Spanish police seize Marbella properties owned by deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak

December 13, 2012 | Andalucia, Crime & Law, Malaga

Seven homes among €28 million of assets blocked as part of international investigation

Desperate Spanish mother-of-five offers to sell kidney

July 26, 2012 | Lead, National News

EXCLUSIVE: A mother appeals to Olive Press readers to help raise money from organ sale

Rescue plan for British expats in Spain

December 19, 2011 | Business & Finance

The British Foreign Office considers ways of evacuating expats if they are suddenly denied access to their funds

Granada hospice to get help from Estrella?

May 31, 2013 | Andalucia, Granada

Acompalia has asked the world-famous flamenco singer to become its charity patron

Abortion uproar

March 8, 2010 | Lead2, National News

Protests from Catholics and conservatives have met reform of abortion laws