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Chocplay

La Cala Michelin chef and OP food columnist Steven Saunders reprises a savoury chocolate dish that hit the spot with Coldplay’s Chris Martin

Meet the last shepherds eeking out a living on Spain’s ancient pastoral routes

MEET Valentin, his dog Hooky, and Alberto. We occasionally see each other on my walks near Requena, a rural area in Valencia province. Full...

Ask the Optician: Glaucoma

Amrik Sappal from Specsavers Fuengirola has the lowdown

Loud and Clear!

Giles Brown brings his own view on life in Spain

Most wonderful time of year – the perils of being a freelancer in Spain

THE last few weeks of November are the time of the year that I try and take a pause. It always feels as if this...

Olive Press columnist Giles Brown celebrates another year on the clock

THERE is nothing quite like celebrating a birthday in mid-January. As the rest of Spain pledges never to touch a drop, go vegan, enroll at...

Spain and Marbella’s underlying property market is inherently solid

TO some, it may seem like we've been here before – a serious economic crisis that halts growth and progress and little more than...

Holiday haze

Mince pies in hand, the Christmas No Man’s Land period is a weird and wonderful time of the year

How to look after your children’s eyes this summer

This time of year there are lots of hazards for the eyes

After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del...

Marbella needs to take a long, hard look at the problem before it spirals any further out of control

Part II: Once more unto the beach

Marbella ‘playa’-boy Giles Brown concludes his two-part series on how to navigate beach etiquette

Birthday Blues

Time to reflect for a Marbella forty-something

Thousands of life insurance policies could be voided

Supreme Court rules life insurance bond for investment could be declared void

Merry Winterval!

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Apparently. So I'll try not to hum my bug...

Desperately seeking Santa

The heart-warming tale of Father Christmas - A.K.A Giles Brown - and the sexy elf

OPINION: The few people who disobey coronavirus lockdown threaten us all

It’s not right to take liberties with other peoples’ lives, fumes Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson

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...

Cabrera Island…Idyllic yet horrific

Olive Press columnist Jack Gaioni on Spain's unknown prison island

Climate change: When will we deal with the elephant in the room?

Eyes Wide Shut. NO not the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. I refer to the inactivity of the world’s leaders...

ANALYSIS: How inflation and raw material shortages are pushing up building costs on your property in Spain

The prices of basic raw materials are soaring across Spain which could have a big impact if you bought off plan, are building a house, or carrying out renovations.

Can Podemos really win?

Journalist Mario Alegria questions Podemos’ political weight in his debut column

Smoking and sight loss

We all know that it’s not healthy for you to smoke, but few people know that it can also affect your vision

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...

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

THE sign on the fortune teller's tent read, 'Closed due to unforeseen circumstances'. This solidly enhanced my lifelong belief that soothsayers such as Nostradamus, Cassandra,...

Beware the 100%: Are mortgages that pay for your property in full a good idea? writes Tancrede de Pola

THE news that BBVA is bringing back 100% mortgages for resident buyers in Spain should be a cause for concern for some. Before the...

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