Crude awakening
Gibraltar - and Spain - must more closely regulate the oil tankers bunkering in the Bay of Gibraltar
We hope Clegg nicks it
With the General Election less than two days away, the Olive Press puts its cards on the table and reveals who its backs for the UK's top job
A Meaning of Life
Traveller, writer and humorist A.N. Maier continues on his adventure of enlightenment in Andalucia
Superjudge’s crumbling crusade
Judge Baltasar Garzon proved that international law knew no boundaries with his pursuit of international dictators and terrorists, yet his idealistic principles are now in grave danger of being thwarted by his very own, writes Andrew Pearce
Soaring through cyber space
Yet another record broken for the Olive Press' fast-growing website
Do it for Rocky
After Rocky's mother made a fresh appeal to catch the suspected killer of her son Olive Press readers can help catch Jimbles
Schadenfreude: A review of the Olive Press by A.N. Maier
The Olive Press is pleased to announce a new addition to its growing team of writers and bloggers. In "Schadenfreude", A.N.Maier will be issuing his scathing verdict on some, all, or possibly none of the stories published in the Olive Press newspaper
Onwards and Upwards
The Olive Press website receives record viewing figures of over 2000 in one day
It’s all about quality, silly
1000 more papers for Marbella as Olive Press breaks new records and bucks trend
The Germans are back!
Prudent Germans are buying Spanish homes once again, just as Britons are leaving en masse. The Times' Mark Stucklin finds out their secret
The demolitions that are a disgrace to us all
Lennox Napiers vents his anger towards the Junta and the lack of support shown to beleaguered expatriates facing demolition orders
Going for gold
A great passport scandal is causing unnecessary suffering for expatriates in Spain... and making the UK government millions each year
Marbella’s got talent
The coast’s most irritating lounge lizard is back for a summer missive... wearing just his Dolce & Banana thong
Lets AVE it!
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
Was Amy Abandoned?
It is with heavy hearts that we publish the investigative piece on Amy Fitzpatrick
Kramer v Kramer
Pitting lawyers against each other is not exactly big news. But when they are suing each other it gets more interesting
Travelodge mafia
The old adage of ‘one rule for one, and one rule for another’ has never been truer in Loma de Vera
Golden goose in for chop?
It confirms exactly what we have all suspected for a long time. There has been a massive improvement in Spanish cooking over the last five years.
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
The Olive Press… big in America
Website relaunch is a resounding success with more than 35,000 ‘unique’ visitors a month
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.
Drip, drip of your water footprint
Forget your carbon footprint. It’s your ‘Water Footprint’ that you need to worry about, writes Bob Denton. The next 20 years are already forecast to bring us ‘water wars’ – and the move to dedicate increasing amounts of agricultural land to bio-fuels will only make things worse
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