Malaga’s Picasso Museum enjoys best visiting figures in history
With thousands more art lovers coming through the door, the museum’s 2016 budget has been raised
Chestnut charm
With a low calorific content and fat quantity, they make a healthy Christmas snack
European Commission tells banks to repay customers’ hit by so-called floor clauses in their mortgage
Incredibly many banks are still refusing to remove the clauses
Video conference calls present business with a great opportunity
Growing Credibility with Conference Calls Everyone knows that the world is continuing to become more interdependent all of the time. More companies aren’t just looking
Andalucia registers highest number of properties sold in Spain
The region saw 18,676 properties change owners according to Spain’s official property registrar
Donald Gray’s Andalucian arcadia
Donald Gray has devoted his life to traditional Andalucia architecture, with Brigitte Bardot and Gerald Brenan big fans. Joe Duggan met the man
Spanish farm worker airlifted to hospital after being gored by fighting bull
Victim helicoptered to hospital after suffering serious injures
Work starts to remove foundations of Torremolinos’ failed €120m Hotel Cruiser
Described by local media as a ‘five star hole’, the building site was not only unsightly but became extremely dirty and was frequented by rats
Pioneering company to invest €121 million in Europe’s first ‘megapool’ and resort
The real estate giant Crystal Lagoons is bringing its expertise to the Costa del Sol
EXCLUSIVE: Conman Howard del Monte AKA Nigel Goldman found GUILTY of fraud in UK
The Costa del Sol conman fled Spain to escape his victims here two years ago
BREAKING: Conman Nigel Goldman found guilty on two counts of fraud in UK trial
The jury returned a unaminous verdict, the Olive Press understands
Man of Property: Campbell Ferguson
Chartered surveyor, environmentalist and new Olive Press columnist Campbell Ferguson reveals how he came to run one of the only Chartered Surveyor companies on the
James Bond shoots to top spot in Spain’s cinemas
Blockbuster took more than €5.26 million by the end of its second weekend
Property sales on the up in Spain
Property sales are back on track with multi-million euro purchases, a renewed sense of confidence and fresh hope for the future
British boyfriend wanted in connection to missing Lisa Brown was jailed over nightclub fight
Simon Corner, from Liverpoool, is wanted by police for questioning after he vanished as well
Developing Andalucia
Ulf Hessedahl and his Andalucia Development 'one stop shop' have been involved in property for more than 30 years
Primrose Real Estate offers Costa del Sol homebuyers a bright future
LOCAL expertise and a fresh, approachable attitude are what make Primrose Real Estate one of the Costa del Sol’s go-to estate agents. Lynn Van Wilderode,
Missing Amy Fitzpatrick’s stepdad Dave Mahon denied bail to travel to Spain
Dave Mahon has been told he must stay in Ireland, where he awaits trial for the murder of his stepson Dean Fitzpatrick
Sean Connery’s wife in Malaga court on property tax fraud charge
Micheline Roquebrune accused of conspiring to arrange multi-million euro fraud
Queen Letizia’s waxwork to be changed for third time at Madrid museum
Only Ronaldo’s wax model has been changed more often
Are the Spanish really as healthy as they think?
The Spanish imagine they’re the healthiest of them all thanks to their Mediterranean diet. But with over half the populace officially fat and unfit, does
Record year for Hamilton Homes
Shani and Andrew Hamilton make their property predictions for 2016 while looking at how Spain crept out of the crisis
UK gambling giant Paddy Power teams up with Spanish firm Reta
Latest move in the UK company’s global expansion
Health workers at La Linea hospital call for return of cut wages
They want a return to a 35-hour week, the return of pay to 2012 levels and an end to docking pay for those who are
Men and women experience food differently, reveals Madrid scientist
Images of chocolate stimulated the brain more than pictures relating to sex, travel or sport in 69% of men and 62% of women
Horse riders in the Axarquia launch campaign to save country roads
Dutch expat Jakobien Huisman has set up a petition after being forced to shut her horse tours company due to a lack of trails