Staff Reporter
DID you know that since we launched the Olive Press website we’ve published more than 16,000 news items that have attracted almost 47,000 comments?
Here we look back at the stories that have attarcted most views…
1) VIDEO SPECIAL: Hell and high water as shocking floods leave deaths in Andalucia, 7 Sep 2015, 123,263 views
2) Are you ready for the ‘Big TV Switch Off’ in Spain?, 7 Feb 2013, 115,784 views
3) Brit expats in Spain lose all BBC channels with ITV and C4 to follow soon, 6 Feb 2014 – 100, 578 views
4) EXCLUSIVE: Baron Rothschild indicted in France over fraud case, 18 Jun 2015 – 107,058 views
5) British tourist claims Gibraltar’s apes sexually assaulted her, 30 May 2015, 102,438 views
6) Man in hospital after 1,500 litres dropped on him by plane for Ice Bucket Challenge, 27 August 2014, 75,637 views
7) Margaret Thatcher square vandalised 24 hours after being unveiled, 17 September 2016, 50,493 views
8) Costa del Sol town mayor sends heart-warming message to expats in Spain following Brexit vote, 26 June 2016, 49,391
9) Spanish property prices to fall by a further 50%, 14 January 2013, 47,959 views
10) Powerful earthquake strikes southern Spain, June 12 2016, 42,487 views
Biggest days by page views…
71,831 – 26 June 2016
68,547 – 28 August 2014
68,304 – 30 May 2015
67,673 – 8 September 2015
62,284 – 7 September 2015
53,029 – 25 January 2016
49,041 – 31 May 2015
42,599 – 15 November 2016
41,013 – 13 May 2016
40,758 – 13 July 2016
Some truly great threads there. Ah, the good old days.
Some surprises though.. Like the randy apes coming fifth. What does that say about us?