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Opinion

TripAdvisor on trial: An expert’s view

Hotel guide editor Guy Hunter-Watts on why TripAdvisor’s top ratings do not necessarily lead you to its best hotels

Home sweet home: The power of helping one another

Thanks to the Olive Press’s campaign and the charity of good samaritans, Paul and Leslie Dunt and their 17 dogs again have a place to call their own

Let’s be friends

Respect should normally be a two-way street

What you’re chatting about… (23 – 29 November 2013)

The Olive Press’ most commented news of the week

How Spain has changed in 15 years

I ARRIVED fresh faced in the spring of 2006, dispatched to The Daily Telegraph’s Madrid desk to provide British readers with light-hearted tales of...

MC Hammered – trying something new every day

Giles breaks down the feelings of introducing the George Benson, Michael Bolton and Pink Purple Zepp Fest concerts.

BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”

ANY Brits in Spain who have been here since before the end of last year and who have not registered as residents – or...

OPINION: Expat couple the Priors ‘ property nightmare rumbles on

the British consulate estimates at least 4,000 Britons are owners of illegal homes

This week’s most read news (14 December – 20 December 2013)

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

This week’s most read news (9 – 15 November 2013)

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

After Lavapies was crowned Spain’s coolest neighbourhood here are the top 10 other hip hoods worth a visit

EVERY city in Spain has its colourful neighbourhoods whose rhythms move according to the culture and customs of their inhabitants. Lavapies in Madrid -...

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

Kramer v Kramer

Pitting lawyers against each other is not exactly big news. But when they are suing each other it gets more interesting

OPINION: Spain’s economy needs tourists, it’s good to have you back

THE first set of Brits have been arriving on the Costa del Sol in recent days and we could not be happier that they’re here.

OPINION: Fire and brimstone brings out Spain’s ‘Blitz Spirit’

IN Britain we call it the ‘Blitz Spirit’- that sense of community that brings people together in the face of great adversity, not just...

Testing Telitec

I’VE just spent a month thoroughly testing out Telitec. While initially the company’s 4g box didn’t impress, doing little more than my previous Movistar package,...

New dawn rising

Spain ‘is going through a new transition’, said the Podemos leader

OPINION: Andalucia’s COVID-19 outbreaks show that expat fears of British tourists in Spain are not unfounded

A SCROLL through expat Facebook groups will tell you that not everyone in Spain is best pleased at the return of foreign tourism. After 100...

The Olive Press becomes leading English website in Spain

Web information source Alexa.com ranks the OP as the most important English language site in Spain

Law change needed after rockstar Gary Owens ends up in jail for crime he did not commit

Spanish courts have so much to answer regarding how Owens, of heavy metal band A II Z, came to be incarcerated for a murder he did not commit

No remorse Nigel

Nigel Goldman AKA Howard del Monte has gambled his way through life, treading on anyone and everyone along the way.

Michelin star chefs are true heroes

The chefs behind the 21 new Michelin ‘Green Stars’ are among the true heroes of Spain. This select, forward-thinking group have been championing sustainability in...

Transition draft deal not enough says Bremain in Spain

Never in British history has any government knowingly pursued a course of action it knew would be damaging, writes Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain

Summer paradox: Third heatwave leaves Spaniards yearning for the winter

So please third heatwave, hurry up and finish so we can revel in the fresh Autumn air once more

Costa buzz: Costa del Sol still the hottest place to be

The Costa del Sol is bouncing back with a two-finger salute after BBC documentary ‘Last Brits standing’ slated the coast

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