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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...

Shameless

THE warped logic of many councils around Andalucia is stunning. While tourists are the main source of income to the region their interests are often...

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

Racist or violent?

Is the recession causing a backlash against foreigners in Spain?

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

In ALL the right spots

The Olive Press is getting to the heart of Andalucia

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

Not a gas!

Why risk one of the few successful sectors of the economy looking for gas?

Back to the future for Spain’s policy-makers

The legacy of Spain's white elephants

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)

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

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

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