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November 2013


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Sherry: Marriage vows renewed

By on November 30, 2013

Wine specialist and blogger Justin Roberts on the great sherry comeback!


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This week’s most read news (23 – 29 November 2013)

By on November 30, 2013

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


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Cannibal cavemen ate family

By on November 30, 2013

Evidence suggests the family ate the entire Jones clan next door


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High hopes for new hotel in Gibraltar

By on November 30, 2013

A new 224-room Marriott Hotel is planned for the Rock


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Art that’s food for thought

By on November 30, 2013

A new exhibition will open, showing the role of design in Spanish cuisine


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Bullish about Gibraltar property

By on November 29, 2013

Property owners await bright 2014, according to report


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‘Send the gun boats down to Gibraltar’, MPs tell British Government

By on November 29, 2013

British Government comes under increased pressure to confront Spanish ‘harassment’ of The Rock


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Battle for the last Frontera

By on November 29, 2013

As the Madrid government prepares to sell off one of Andalucia’s most beautiful public estates to a developer intent on ‘Elite Tourism’, the Olive Press reports on Castellar de la Frontera’s fight to keep their land


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Baroness Thyssen could open Marbella museum

By on November 29, 2013

Tourism needs art, says Baroness Thyssen


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The only way is Essex for La Sala

By on November 29, 2013

Popular Marbella eatery branches out – to Essex


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Domestic violence on rise in Mijas

By on November 29, 2013

The number of women killed by their partner has risen by 46% in three years


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Gibraltarians plan protest at London’s Spanish embassy

By on November 29, 2013

Gibraltar protesters to demonstrate outside Spanish embassy in London over ‘harassment’ and ‘inhumane’ treatment


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Wrong gear

By on November 28, 2013

Direccion General de Trafico mix-up sees letters sent to dead people


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Skirmish at the Gibraltar border

By on November 28, 2013

Gibraltar customs officers come under attack from a group attempting to force entry to The Rock


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Star quality

By on November 28, 2013

‘Brutal touch’ creates a miracle in Madrid as young punk wins three Michelin-star accolade for Madrid


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Earth shakes in Andalucian earthquake

By on November 28, 2013

Straights of Gibraltar earthquake struck last night


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Forum gets Major boost

By on November 28, 2013

Sir John Major lends support to Gibraltar Philanthropy Forum


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Highway robbery

By on November 28, 2013

Undercover cops in stakeout after takeaway gang strikes again


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Tuck into tip-top tapas

By on November 28, 2013

Gourmet tapas competition hits streets of Cordoba


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Cazorla Blues festival a hit

By on November 28, 2013

Cazorla’s annual BluesCazorla festival has won an award considered the Grammys of the Blues


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Borderwatch: The latest from the Gibraltar-Spain frontier

By on November 27, 2013

Borderwatch – The Olive Press Brings you the latest news from the Frontier


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JAMES CONEY: Retired expats whose Spanish homes may be demolished are victims of corruption on monumental scale

By on November 27, 2013

The Daily Mail’s James Coney on the hundreds of Almeria ex-pats who face the anguish of losing their homes


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Return to the Inquisition

By on November 27, 2013

Pie protesters facing 29 years in prison for opposing environmental destruction in the Pyrenees


San Pedro festival’s healthy outlook thumbnail

San Pedro festival’s healthy outlook

By on November 27, 2013

Healthy living, nutrition and spirituality all discussed at weekend event


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Demolition fear for 140 more homes

By on November 27, 2013

Pressure group believes a new wave of destruction could begin at any time


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 »

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 »

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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 »

No goods

August 19, 2012 | News in Brief

A joint operation to crack down on the sale of counterfeit goods is being launched by 13 town halls along the Costa del Sol.

Andalucia binning the plastic bag

September 18, 2010 | Environment

Shops will charge five cents per carrier bag from January, rising to ten cents by the end of the year

Bronislava and Clyde

September 30, 2010 | Crime & Law, Malaga

A British man and his Russian accomplice have been arrested near Marbella in connection with a string of 15 bank robberies

Medinah stars triumph again at Laureus Awards

March 13, 2013 | Lead2, Sport

Jose Maria Olazabal’s Ryder Cup team named 2012 World Team of the Year in Rio de Janeiro

Opus Dei wins web battle

November 6, 2011 | Lead2, National News

The new injunction prohibits a website from publishing rules of conduct