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Winter ‘cruel’ allowance

Rob Horgan - 15 Jan, 2015 @ 10:00

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What a Danker

Rob Horgan - 31 Jan, 2015 @ 12:30

The shock TV appearance of wedding scammer Sue Danker understandably leaves countless couples outraged

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Extremist error

Tom Powell - 19 Feb, 2015 @ 13:12

Google's idea of an ‘editing error’ is a strange, rather patronising one

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Conmen quelled

Rob Horgan - 2 Mar, 2015 @ 13:51

One Way Van Hire looks like it has pulled off its last scam… and good riddance too!

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A wonderful world

Tom Powell - 2 Feb, 2015 @ 09:00

In an act of true brotherly love, Manni Coe has set up an inspirational blog for his brother who has Down Syndrome

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Searching for answers: Agnese Klavina

Tom Powell - 4 Mar, 2015 @ 12:26

Little by little the answers appear to be coming out of this missing expat mystery

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Be ‘appy with the Olive Press!

Karl Smallman - 6 Sep, 2011 @ 11:37

The Olive Press newspaper is now available on your iPhone/iPad

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Abuse of justice

Imogen Calderwood - 27 Feb, 2015 @ 13:13

Shocking charges thrown out for nine of the 10 Catholic priests accused of sexually assaulting an altar boy in Granada

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Caminito del stay

Tom Powell - 23 Sep, 2014 @ 17:24

With work set to be completed on the Caminito del Rey as early as this year, thrill seekers from across the globe will be booking their tickets for the tiny village of El Chorro

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The injustice of justice

Imogen Calderwood - 24 Jan, 2015 @ 11:56

It's no secret that bureaucracy in Spain can be a nightmare... but few have been trapped in a seven-year-long nightmare

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Change must come

Imogen Calderwood - 4 Feb, 2015 @ 12:07

Wrought with corruption and more divided than ever, it is no surprise people are backing Podemos

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Humped together

Jacqueline Fanchini (Reporter) - 18 Jan, 2015 @ 14:04

Animal rights are too often forgotten in the name of 'entertainment'

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Where is Agnese?

Tom Powell - 1 Dec, 2014 @ 09:57

The case of missing girl Agnese Klavina throws up more questions every day

terry gilliams next project will be the man who killed don quixote e

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Neverending struggle

Jacqueline Fanchini (Reporter) - 21 Jan, 2015 @ 11:56

Terry Gilliam's 15 year struggle to film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote looks set to rumble on

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Stop the cruelty

Rob Horgan - 31 Dec, 2014 @ 12:16

The case of the five dogs poisoned to death in Competa is just the latest case of animal cruelty in Andalucia

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As President Obama congratulates Spain on its fast track railways, self-confessed trainspotter Ray Ward licks his lips even as plans to bring a new AVE line from Antequera to Algeciras might come right through the middle of his back garden

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Doing it for Dad: a son’s fight against his ex-wife

Rob Horgan - 13 Dec, 2014 @ 11:00

The case of Dennis Terry, his son and former daughter-in-law would leave the most experienced detective confused

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Greetings for Chris and good tidings for all

Tom Powell - 8 Jan, 2015 @ 13:25

The Olive Press looks forward to Chris Stewart's visit to OP headquarters

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Praying for change: in the Catholic Church

Rob Horgan - 10 Dec, 2014 @ 12:02

Has the Granada sex scandal brought the Catholic Church to its knees?

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Who are Andalucia’s ‘Expat 100’?

James Bryce - 18 Jul, 2011 @ 11:25

Help the Olive Press to compile the definitive list of foreigners who have helped to make the region of Andalucia great

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The Dining Secrets of Andalucia

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 5 Jan, 2012 @ 09:34

A brand new website is using an army of local critics to help foodies pinpoint the region's best places to eat

euro weekly news wants to be just like the olive press

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Thanks, Euro Weekly News… We’re flattered!

Eloise Horsfield - 5 Dec, 2012 @ 19:58

At least ten news stories have appeared on the EWN website - with almost exactly the same wording - within 36 hours of us posting them on here

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Policing paedophiles in Spain

James Bryce - 13 Dec, 2012 @ 13:57

Greater cooperation required to monitor the movement of sex offenders in Europe

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Iraq, Syria and the UK happier places than Spain

Rob Horgan - 4 Dec, 2014 @ 10:15

Statistics released by the Happy Planet index make bleak reading for Spain's residents

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Innocent in jail?

Rob Horgan - 5 Oct, 2014 @ 14:00

The tale of a Dutchman's jail nightmare which turned out to be a huge miscarriage of justice

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Spanish authorities need to acknowledge the reality of drink-spiking

Imogen Calderwood - 9 Jul, 2014 @ 12:46

While we ignore the problem, rapists and thieves are walking free

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Why work hard?

Rob Horgan - 22 Nov, 2014 @ 09:00

The mystery to Spain's economic woes may lie in their work ethos

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