Summer on the Costa del Sol may have to be spent indoors to avoid beach hut blazes and killer bacteria, writes Giles Brown
If you do own a beach club in Marbella, you are probably in the mood for celebrating that it is still standing
OSP is not just a political party, writes Giles Brown, who has slowly watched the decline of San Pedro
IF you are a regular reader of my column, you will know that I have a problem with San Pedro de Alcantara. Before you all
Giles Brown thought he had left his brushes with the law back in the 1980s
One of the good things about being over a certain age, however, is that you don't tend to attract police attention
An idyllic cottage by the lake in Andalucia gave Giles Brown a bit more than he bargained for
'Lock your doors and windows', advised the Guardia Civil, 'there are desperate Italians on the loose'
Loud and Clear: The Costa del Sol Boar Wars have begun says Giles Brown
British expat Giles Brown is gearing up for the boar wars
PROTEST WITH NO BULL: Why new year is the perfect time to campaign for change on the Costa del Sol
It’s new year, new me in more than one way as Giles Brown heads to his first ever protest
Giles Brown is stuck in ‘festive no man’s land’
CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve made it through to another year, as well as getting through that testing time between Christmas and new year when you aren’t really
What NOT to do at your office Christmas party in Spain
As the work Christmas party season is upon us, Giles Brown looks back at some of his most (unfortunately) memorable bashes
Guests got more than they bargained for at Gibraltar’s Fawlty Towers dinner
As a Fawlty Towers dinner event comes to the Rock, Giles Brown recalls other not-so savoury meals
EXCLUSIVE : the Olive Press has Breakfast with Berkoff
Giles Brown meets his theatre hero and comes over all starstruck
When it rains…
It’s been another quiet week for our man in Marbella
Watch out, there’s a new 80s revival in town, but don’t except big hair and shoulder pads
Every time I think that I get out, they drag me back in...
We’ve survived another mad Marbella summer
CONGRATULATIONS! You survived another summer season on the Coast. While it seemed to be a little less frenzied and frantic than previous summers, there was
TRIBUTE: Remembering Costa del Sol legendary singer Mel Williams
From thousands of people in Marbella and further beyond, Mel Williams was the music scene on the coast
AUGUST ANGST: Summer in southern Spain presents some interesting challenges
Well, summer has finally arrived. By the time you have this article in your hot little hands – quite literally – it’ll be the beginning
TOUR DE FARCE: Last Monday was my final straw with the cyclists
GRANTED most Monday mornings can prove to be the last straw, especially when I am running late, again, for my radio show and only on
Football Crazy!
World Cup fever is here and there’s nothing you can do about it
Oh, Ambassador… you are spoiling us!
The Madrid event was certainly one to remember...
Giles Brown recalls his 1980s run-in with the Costa del Crime
AFTER the shocking San Pedro slaying of a suspected drug lord earlier this month, it seems Marbella could be heading back to the dark and
Giles Brown rubs shoulders with the descendants of Malaga’s maestro Pablo Picasso
IN my so far rather colourful journalistic career, I’ve had the opportunity to interview the good – Rik Mayall was as brilliantly funny as you
We prayed for rain and boy did it come
We prayed for rain and boy did it come, writes Giles Brown
Winter in Spain has not treated me well this year, writes Giles Brown
I HAVE a confession to make. Again. I fell a little bit out of love with Spain in February. Maybe it is a growing old
WINTER IS COMING: So you better wrap up or face the cold
It even snowed on the beach in Barcelona and I’m surprised that Carles Puigdemont didn’t blame that as some sort of underhand tactic by Madrid,
Turning 50 isn’t all doom and gloom, especially when you’re in Marbella
Perhaps a more conventional 50-year-old would have celebrated the event with a discreet gathering.
New Year resolutions: Finding time to maintain personal promises can be a drag
It’s the first month of 2018 and that cracking and dull thudding sound that you hear all around you is the unmistakable noise of people’s
Christmas is time of hyperactive traditions with a little Russel Brand thrown in
It really is a case of pouring an extra strong cup of coffee, lining up a selection of Christmas classics and sitting back and enjoying