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Sun, snow and spray

Features, Travel  •  2 Comments

The Olive Press sent reporter Annabel Grossman to try out one of the most bizarre (and hardy) day out Andalucia can offer… bikini skiing in the morning and a Puerto Banus champagne party in the afternoon

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Fatboy Slim flies in to Sevilla

Andalucia, La Cultura, Sevilla  •  2 Comments

Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, is to headline this year’s Territorios Festival tomorrow

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Sweet Home Alhaurin

La Cultura  •  1 Comments

British songwriter pens ode to the nerve-centre of the Guadalhorce Valley

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Boost for Spanish motor industry

Business & Finance, Lead  •  10 Comments

Government pledges to invest a further €1 billion in Spain’s auto sector

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VIDEO: Andrew Moran – one of UK’s most wanted criminals – arrested in Spain

Crime & Law, National News  •  1 Comments

One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been captured on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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Poisoned by planes?

Environment, Features  •  4 Comments

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’

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Former British soldier arrested in Barcelona

Crime & Law  •  0 Comments

The ex-Special Forces member is believed to have used his military skills to carry out several armed raids in Spain


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Microalgae to reduce emissions in Andalucia

Environment  •  3 Comments

Revolutionary new sustainable energy plant will also double as a producer for the cosmetics industry


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Weeding makes you wee

Features, Health  •  3 Comments

A spot of pruning, digging or mowing in your free time could help you stay trim


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Into the Guadalhorce Valley

Features, Travel  •  0 Comments

Robin Savory on the stunning fertile valley that is now home to thousands of expats, right back since Moorish times


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New Dali exhibition comes to Madrid

La Cultura  •  0 Comments

Major retrospective of Salvador Dali launches in the capital


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Ronaldo in the dog house

Celebrity  •  0 Comments

Crisis talks for Ronaldo after claims that he cheated on his model girlfriend Irina


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Paul Young cooks up a storm on the Costa del Sol

Food & Drink, Lead2  •  0 Comments

Annabel Grossman meets pop star turned celebrity chef on a cooking day in Fuengirola


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Green hope for Andalucia National Park

Andalucia, Cadiz, Nature  •  0 Comments

Donana gas plan halted for the time being at least


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Spain dominates world’s best restaurants list

Food & Drink  •  20 Comments

El Celler de Can Roca in Spain has been voted the world’s finest restaurant


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Ronaldo in the dog house

Celebrity  •  0 Comments

Crisis talks for Ronaldo after claims that he cheated on his model girlfriend Irina

Features, Gardening »

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Gardeners critique

He knows his onions! Peter Langdale gives us the lowdown on commercial crop production

Features, Health »

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Use your mobile phone to help detect skin cancer

New app will help give early warning of skin cancer

Features, Food & Drink »

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ElBulli at home?

New app provides menus chosen by renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria

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“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 »

Alora rock concert raises €1300 for charity

November 1, 2012 | Lead2

Rocker Mel Williams and family have raised the cash to help mentally and physically challenged people

I love Christmas!

December 10, 2010 | Blogs, Hannah's España - An American in Spain

Hannah Kuether takes a weekend trip to Granada

New direct flights between Gibraltar and the Midlands

March 27, 2013 | Andalucia, Gibraltar, Lead2

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

Police trying to trace missing man 12 years on

February 11, 2013 | Andalucia, Lead

Mystery surrounds disappearance of property buyer Ian Watson who never returned from a trip to Spain

Spain nationalises fourth-largest bank

May 10, 2012 | Business & Finance, Features, Lead, National News

Government will convert €4.5 billion of Bankia loans into shares in group’s parent company in effort to calm investor fears

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