Hurting homeowners
Reposessions are expected to rocket this year with Andalucia topping the tables
Living under the axe
EXCLUSIVE: With the April 9 demolition deadline looming, the ‘Albox Nine’ were visited by MP Chris Bryant to discuss the crisis. However, amid the political
Burst boiler room
Seven charged over alleged boiler room scam in Spain
Help! My neigbour’s hedge is blocking my view
Marbella lawyer Rafael Berdaguer gives you tips on how to unblock your view
I am the Med
Writer Bob Maddox imagines what it has been like to be the world's greatest body of water
Killed for five euros
Teenager stabbed over the smallest of debts while Morrocan attacker fled and was later arrested
Purr-fect
Woman bequeaths millions to protect endangered cat
Less waiting around
Healthy news for Spain’s hospitals as waiting lists fall
Spain says adios to the Med diet
Study casts doubt on life-preserving Spanish diet
End of the love affair? Not likely
A recent poll claimed that up to three quarters of British expatriates in Spain have considered moving home in the current downturn. Andrew Pearce and
Rural peace? You’re barking mad!
A sleepless night ruined by baying dogs while staying in the campo, inspired David Baird to write his latest novel Don’t Miss The Fiesta! The
The Wild West comes into its own
After a decade of downmarket British occupation, now Alhaurin el Grande is slowly returning to the days when it was known as the 'Garden of
My naked angel
It is 70 years since seminal novel Darkness at Noon – inspired by the Spanish Civil War - was first published. Matthew Pritchard recounts how
You’ve been fleeced
Ronda farmers had the wool pulled over their eyes by a Granada conman
Golden trotters
World's "most expensive" Iberico ham has gone on sale in London
Does it costa bit more in Spain?
For most people, living in Spain certainly trumps life back in the UK, but is it still as cheap as we once thought it was?
Highway to heaven
Editor Jon Clarke takes a culinary tour of Cordoba now the new motorway has finally opened
The January hangover
As if the rains and floods weren’t enough, now we’ve got to face the ‘Cuesta de Enero’ or ‘January climb’, explains Gaspar Cuesta, of Hispalense
On top of the world
One of Europe’s highest resorts, for the first time ever there are more than 100kms of runs in the Sierra Nevada, writes Jon Clarke
Extra virgin elixir of life
Not just fabulous on toast and salads, olive oil can help you live longer. As the olive picking season begins, Andrew Pearce and Jon Clarke
Canary Islands to cut environment protection
Green groups protest as half the islands protected species could be put in danger
Hold the front page!
The Olive Press predicts issues likely to dominate Spanish news this year
The 12 days of Spanish Christmas
From El Gordo to the Three Kings... Confused about Spanish customs and the length of Spanish Christmas. Our Spanish Learning column should clear things up.
Spain seizes record cocaine haul
Two tonnes of cocaine seized in air shipment of carnations and roses
Meet the man obsessed by money
EXCLUSIVE: Last month the Olive Press revealed that dozens of people are anxiously trying to chase millions of euros they invested with the services of
Ho ho ho for a festive break
Beat the lousy weather by heading for an Andalucian bolthole