Tag: Costa del Sol
Save our dunes
Bird group pleads with developers to save last wild dune area on Costa del Sol
Last of the frogmen
On Remembrance Day, the last surviving frogman tells of his courageous feats more than 60 years ago
Don’t be naïve (Evian spelt backwards) – give up the bottle
Since the Olive Press launched a campaign to cut back on plastic two years ago, plenty of town councils, companies and individuals around Andalucia have got the message, at least with plastic bags. But when it comes to plastic bottles not everyone has, writes Josephine Quintero
Demolition nightmares
As Dan Thorneycroft tries to garner support from MEPs in a desperate bid to save thousands of households facing the axe, Andrew Pearce speaks to four Andalucian homeowners confronted by the imminent threat of losing everything
A winter wonderland
Hostelbookers explains why winter budget travellers head for Marbella and Puerto Banus
Exclusive: England soccer star buys €3.5m mansion
Liverpool ace buys a plush Sotogrande villa
Between a rock and a hard place
Why everyone should take a butchers inside the privileged world of the Bishop’s Avenue of Andalucia, where the average house price is 1.5m euros, writes Jon Clarke
Not our problem!
Expat writes to 70 British MEPs to save his home from demolition – while Junta rules that Priors home was illegal
Expats blamed for “scalpel tourism”
Officials blame second-home Britons for taking advantage of the Spanish health service
Going for gold
A great passport scandal is causing unnecessary suffering for expatriates in Spain... and making the UK government millions each year
Sex fiends and criminals loose on the Costa del Sol
Just a week and Crimestoppers Most Wanted campaign snares dangerous drug dealer Michael Eddleston
Wanted man caught
Accused of attempted murder, wounding with intent and possession of a firearm, it is a major coup that Andrew Snelgrove has been rounded up
Police report brings to light extent of Marbella corruption
As the investigation into town planning corruption comes to an end, the Olive Press untangles the web of corruption woven by Juan Antonio Roca
Ex Marbella Police Chief held in car auction scam
Third arrest this year for del Pozo as Mercedes car raises suspicion
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Oil not be back: Last oil rig in Spain to close, ending 60 years of extraction in the country
By Nickacia forrester Petrochemical giant Repsol will stop extracting oil in Spain this month as it responds to new environmental laws. This decision puts an end...
