OPINION: Spanish authorities must do more than diddly squat to curb the rise of okupas
COVID-19 could be creating a squatters paradise as travel restrictions limit the ability of people to visit homes.
The number of properties lying empty in...
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...
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...
Golf: a good walk spoiled?
IT was infamous English landowner Nicholas Van Hoogstraten who labelled ramblers `the scum of the earth´ when they forced him over a long and...
One year on
January 9, 2008. The date will forever be etched into the minds of those who have fallen victim to regional government's drive to rid Andalucía of illegal housing.
We all have responsibilities, and few perhaps more than the legal profession
While a few will always believe they are above the law, what are we to think – or do – when lawyers themselves ignore the rules.
The Olive Press… big in America
Website relaunch is a resounding success with more than 35,000 ‘unique’ visitors a month
Fighting bull or paper tiger
Will the Auken Report lead to better protection of the environment and a solution to illegal builds in Spain? Yes, says Matthew Pritchard
It’s all about quality, silly
1000 more papers for Marbella as Olive Press breaks new records and bucks trend
Onwards and Upwards
The Olive Press website receives record viewing figures of over 2000 in one day
Soaring through cyber space
Yet another record broken for the Olive Press' fast-growing website
A Meaning of Life
Traveller, writer and humorist A.N. Maier continues on his adventure of enlightenment in Andalucia
Crude awakening
Gibraltar - and Spain - must more closely regulate the oil tankers bunkering in the Bay of Gibraltar
What a lot of old bull
As bullfighting stories once again flood the media Wendy Williams discusses what the future may hold for this controversial sport
Andalucia travel guides
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Should Beatle make the Olive Press Expat 100?
John Lennon wrote hits such as Strawberry Fields Forever in Andalucia, while Melanie Griffith and Orson Welles have also been nominated
TripAdvisor on trial: Editor’s opinion
Dining Secrets of Andalucia editor Jon Clarke on how TripAdvisor has reduced the fun of travelling and made it harder to find the region’s true gems
Rebuilding the Costas
We must now all work together to try and draw positives from an awful situation
The Olive Press… bigger and better!
The paper will be going to a new, larger format next issue with more space for stories, investigations and hard hitting features
This week’s most read news (12-18 October 2013)
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This week’s most read news (14 December – 20 December 2013)
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