Tinder trials: Lisa Burgess takes a look at the perils of online dating
In her latestest column for the Olive Press, Lisa Burgess explores the trials of dating.
Come on England! – the chants from Spain
MY Irish grandfather was an international referee so my mum caught the football bug early on and Match of the Day featured heavily in our household. She was a fierce Liverpool and
Watch your back: Crime affects friendly Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol
I RECENTLY moved to the centre of Fuengirola. I have really enjoyed the long walks along the paseo, visiting the castle, discovering new little streets, and the hustle and bustle of this
Think before you post: Why Iron Mike Tyson has a point when it come to social media
I DON’T advocate violence in any form but Mike Tyson has a point when he said ‘social media made you all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in
A heartfelt thanks to surgeons and medical staff in Spain
By Lisa Burgess I HAVE just left Malaga’s Materno Hospital after breast reconstruction surgery. It was a unique experience. The Head of Surgery, Doctor Torres Corpas and his team performed the surgery.
Changing times: Coping with the pandemic in Marbella needs ingenuity
AN old proverb says ‘a wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it’. This pandemic has been an enormous struggle for every business. Some
Justice needed – the problems we face in Spain
By Lisa Burgess GLADSTONE said ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. I say this because I have heard of so many stories of injustice recently British residents being sent back from Spain without
Lisa Burgess has been getting by with a little help from her friends during her fight with cancer
CANCER can be a lonely business and I would not have got through it without my friends. I am a lucky girl indeed to have such wonderful people standing by me during
Lisa Burgess goes under the knife for reconstructive breast surgery after battling cancer
I WAS apprehensive attending La Cala medical clinic for vital blood tests and arrived in full PPE, imagining I would be entering a scene from Contagion. I need not have worried, everything
Costa del Sol’s Lisa Burgess offers her experience on weight-watching and how chemo can tip the scales
MY weight has always gone up and down – much like Elizabeth Taylor except she was much more beautiful and had more husbands than me. In my late teens, I weighed in
Lisa Burgess confronts her inner serpent during lockdown and puts it right back in its cage…
MENTAL health is often neglected in these dire times so to keep the brain firing on all cylinders I do frequent Zoom quizzes in Dulwich with my British, Irish & French friends.
Olive Press columnist Lisa Burgess finds strength in heroes to keep on going through coronavirus lockdown and finally gets those vital cancer tests
I SAW with awe the sheer will and determination that 100-year-old Colonel Tom Moore showed when he began his 100 laps of the garden for the NHS. I glanced at my tiny
My sexy choice of hubby
Food columnist Lisa Burgess of Joffrey’s La Cala on why chefs, and not politicians, are top of the pile for desirable lovers
Star of Channel 4’s New Life in the Sun pens first column for the Olive Press
GREETINGS readers! Lisa Burgess here, newly minted restaurateur and now Olive Press columnist. Just to recap, in case you missed me on TV this year, I opened Joffrey’s French restaurant with my