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As seen on TV: Giles revels in his newfound celebrity status after stint on Marbella exposé

It has been noted more than once, but I have the face for radio. Except for May, when the unsuspecting viewing public of Marbella and then nationwide in the UK were treated

4 Jun, 2022 @ 17:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead·National News

Bucket brigade: Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the water

WITH the reservoir now almost full after the recent, much needed rains, and the Casita finally dried out after flooding caused by the aforementioned downpour, my next pressing task was to collect

24 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

Beautiful View Of Field With Wind Turbines At Sunset And Cloudy

Wind of change: Two sides of the ecologist movement clash as Spain debates renewable energy

OUCH! Another electric bill arrived today as more evidence of the skyrocketing price of energy. Electricity costs have quadrupled – yes quadrupled! – from February last year to February this year, according

10 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead·Other News

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 the nearest gym or posts life-affirming quotes

5 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

The Christmas clear out – How Olive Press columnist Giles Brown spent the festive season

I HAVE always been keen on maintaining my Christmas traditions. Once again, I spent most of the Christmas and New Year period at the radio station, presenting ‘Best of Shows’, drinking far

15 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead·Opinion

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The 80-something ramblings of a British expat in Spain

I have danced with the Grim Reaper many times during my life and have always remained one step ahead. He is still waiting for the last waltz. My first brush with the

4 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

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OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something British expat in Spain

AFTER the first couple of years of spicy married life, we decided we needed something else to occupy some of our free time, so we rented a DER black and white television,

30 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

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SPANISH BEACH?: You can keep it

SUMMER is here and like the much maligned and misunderstood lemmings of popular folklore most of Spain flocks to the shoreline every summer August is of course the high point and one

13 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

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

AGEING is simply an attitude of mind. Think young and you will inherit the flame of eternal youth. Whoever said that, was as bonkers as Boris. As far as I am concerned,

10 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

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Dark Wizard Is Making Magic With The Magic Crystal.

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, and Theophilus Moore, founder of Old Moore’s

26 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

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

Decided to send an email to the Olive Press owner, Jon Clarke, and thank him for allowing this ‘Old Hack’ to take up valuable space in his newspaper. Didn´t imagine for a

12 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

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

YOU know you’re old when watching TV programmes involving, ‘well-known’ personalities, and you don’t recognise any of them. And to ensure you have no bolt-hole excuse for this celebrity ignorance, even their

15 May, 2021 @ 13:30

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

To all fellow retired ex-pats. Eat drink and be merry. Enjoy life in this beautiful country we now call home, the last leg of our lifetime journey. Your future is bright, your

10 Apr, 2021 @ 15:15

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

V-DAY SPECIAL JUST been informed my COVID vaccination will happen tomorrow. Wow! Haven’t been so excited since my first sexual experience, handling a set of playing cards once owned by that busty,

13 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

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

OVER the centuries, us Brits have maintained our traditional stiff upper lip through a multitude of catastrophic situations. Don’t panic, keep calm, keystone foundation words that generations have faithfully adhered to while

28 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

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