Monday, March 18, 2024

Opinion

OPINION: Sunbed wars make beast of man

THIS summer, when you reserve a sunbed and then walk away, it seems that you scrape away the thin veneer of civilisation which separates...

Speaking English is still a pending subject for many of Spain’s politicians

PRIME MINISTERIAL hopeful Alberto Nuñez Feijoo of the conservative Popular Party (PP) made a candid confession on live television this week: with around 50...

THE TIRED KING? Will Brits in Spain swear their allegiance to King Charles tomorrow, or do they have monarchy...

THE coronation of King Charles III, taking place tomorrow, is a historic event. It is also polarising opinion amongst Brits. Unless you’re over 70, this...

OLIVE PRESS OPINION: No justice as ‘extremely dangerous’ man set free by Spanish court

NEWS that a judge bailed a British gangster described as ‘extremely dangerous’ by police after he was already on bail for a separate murder...

The Olive Press works: €20,000 business from one ad!

IT is a question every sales rep fears asking. And the answer is not an exact science. But, every once in a while you have...

Olive Press Opinion: Here we go again!

THE Costa del Sol has worked hard to shake off its image as a hotspot for criminals and scammers. But the fact is there are...

Sunny year ahead for Spain’s real estate market

THE property market finally exploded in 2022. After two years of relative stasis, it picked up massively as Covid restrictions came to an end. Almost all...

Shell shocked!: Oil companies making mega profits out of Putin’s Ukraine war

WHEN it comes to environmental news there are always surprises. Sadly some are not pleasant.  Shell, the oil and gas giant, has reported outrageous annual...

OLIVE PRESS OPINION: It should be a basic no-brainer to run reliable buses up and down the coast

IT simply beggars belief the state of public transport along the Costa del Sol. Buses that don’t run on time, drivers who don’t wait at...

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: The controversy in a small Valencian village over plans for a massive solar...

IT was described as ‘the first and only solar extracting and pumping station in Europe’ and, from the moment it was operational, it was...

Calorie counting: The difference between the UK and Spain

As calorie counting gains momentum in the UK, Susannah Grant takes a look at how Spain is battling the bulge.

Justice needed for Amy Fitzpatrick who disappeared from Spain’s Mijas 15 years ago

CHRISTMAS and New Year should be a happy time of the year, but instead it’s the most dreaded time of the year for the...

The power of the press!: Expat dogs in Granada rehomed after Olive Press story

IT is always satisfying for journalists when they feel that they actually do make a difference. And one story on the Olive Press online gave...

The problem with Andrew Tate, the “king of toxic masculinity”, and adolescent males in Spain

RECENTLY, a British teenager showed me a YouTube video of a “kickboxer and influencer” called Andrew Tate. Apparently, the man – a butch type...

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WHERE the Olive Press leads, others follow. While our stories are often picked up by the media in the UK our influence is not just...

Spain is introducing low emission zones in city centres that will prohibit 75% of vehicles. Does this affect your...

WITH the rollout of Spain’s new “green” initiative, designed to reduce C02 emissions in our cities by restricting the most polluting vehicles, motorists are...

Back to the future: How the Olive Press is combining old-fashioned news values with modern day social media

THE Olive Press team has decades of news experience under their belts. Some even started in the days of ‘hot metal’, bashing out stories via...

Is Britain the Sick Man of Europe again?

FOREIGN nationals watching the UK’s political news could be forgiven for thinking that ‘Inglaterra’ changes its Prime Minister as frequently as some people change...

How to get Spanish NIE number: My experience moving to Spain

Researching how to obtain the Spanish NIE number is almost as complicated as the application process, here's what happened to me. I’ve decided to...

‘IT’S unfair and disgusting’: Readers affected by UK driving licence debacle share their stories with The Olive Press

FIVE calendar months have now passed since British residents of Spain who are without a valid driving licence have been unable to legally take...

OPINION: Why YOU could be the secret weapon against fugitives hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Crime

IT’S awful to think one might live next door or could be sitting on the next table enjoying a beer. But there is a very...

OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Goodbye and good riddance

SPAIN is a wonderful country in which to live - which is why it has welcomed millions of expats to its shores. Whether they are...

THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA

WITH the UK in a state of turmoil over politics and its cost-of-living crisis – amongst other issues, like the consequences of Brexit -...

OLIVE PRESS OPINION: Ma’am, your expats salute you!

From the Olive Press editor Jon Clarke THE harrowing photo of Prince William arriving at Balmoral yesterday evening told it all. We didn’t need any words...

Boiling over: What makes August so unbearable in Spain

WELL you’ve made it this far… and only a few days to go. Be content that the majority of heatwaves are behind us and the...

Don ‘Pijote’ and the Year of Lunching Dangerously

MARINES in Vietnam used to deal with the insanity around them by imagining that it wasn’t real life. It was an acid drenched inversion...

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