Free-range foie gras
A Spanish producer has produced an ethical goose foie gras
Careless talk costs car driver
Car driver fined in Gran Canaria for talking to passenger
Nothing to grouse about!
Andalucia's Sandgrouse population has grown by almost 300 percent in the last three years
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
A new service has been launched in Andalucia giving people the chance to book a table at a complete stranger’s house
Ridley Scott gives Three Kings the hump!
British movie director leaves locals fuming after he rented all the camels from a zoo for his latest film Exodus
OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Surfing and salvation
Olive Press appeal to support Mision Mexico - a refuge providing children with an escape from the drug war horrors of their past… using surfing
Fruit flop
Plans to introduce a new fruit shipping route from Spain to the UK have been shelved
Spain is a sex-pot hotspot
‘Self-confident’ Spaniards are world’s best lovers... beating ‘sweaty’ Turks, ‘hairy’ Russians, ‘selfish’ Welsh and ‘screaming’ Scots
A tale of pain and passion in the palace
New book by local author tells of the trials and tribulations of Alhambra heiress
Watching the birdies!
Junta called in to monitor Andalucian Royal Golf Federation vote after the previous two results were plagued by ‘irregularities’
State-of-the-art rugby academy for Axarquia
The academy will help children from all over the province
Arrest in La Cala pensioner murder
Motive for the crime is not yet known
New Year? No Fear!
Dinging his dong merrily on high, Giles Brown files his last column of 2013
Axarquia residents kept informed
Multi lingual info office opens up in Rincon de Victoria
Axarquia is lucky number 13
Employment service highlights hotspots of hope for the region
This week’s most read news (21 December – 27 December 2013)
Take a look at the five most-read stories on the Olive Press website this week
Three Brits suffer burns in Tenerife hotel pool bar explosion
One woman suffered serious burns to her face and scalp, while an eight-year-old British girl was treated for neck burns
Golden times for investors in Spain
The Golden Visa scheme has resulted in a 2,500% surge in interest from Middle Eastern property buyers in 2013-to-date
Spanish woman throws newborn baby from first floor window
Incredibly the baby boy survived the seven-foot fall but was found by police suffering from hypothermia
Property business offload for Banco Popular
Bank plans to sell its property management business to two US investment firms in a bid to strengthen its capital
Sotogrande has got it down to a tee
La Reserva Club de Golf lands prestigious World Corporate Golf Challenge
Heard it on the grape vine
Spain has a new red wine to look out for in the form of Mencia
Ice and easy does it for the Junta’s snow squad
The Junta has launched its winter road maintenance plan to prepare for the coming chill
Andalucia battered by Christmas storms
The province was lashed by gale force winds and torrential rain over the holiday period
Spanish car industry back in the driving seat
The Spanish car manufacturing industry has continued to show signs of recovery
Pedro’s a driving force on the golf course
Pedro Linhart has won the Spanish Senior Professional Championship at the Font de Llop resort in Alicante