‘Wake up call’ protest against health cuts
14 hospitals across Andalucia were closed for 24 hours
On the fiddle
Unemployment figures in Spain are alarming, not just for the huge numbers of people, but for what they are hiding
First fatality in Valencia fires
A pilot trying to control the fire dies as his helicopter crashes
Town halls lash back at Spanish government’s education cuts
Controversy as the government attempts to centralise education
Spain’s not working (or is it?)
With a quarter of all business ‘in the black’ and many working while claiming dole, Wendy Williams takes a closer look at the real job
British family appeals to Olive Press readers to help locate Spanish relatives
Sisters Maria and Josephine Shepperd appeal to Olive Press readers for help to find their Spanish family
Abuse
Last weekend was a particularly tragic one for domestic violence in Spain – with one death and four serious injuries.
Fraud ‘students’ hunted in Spain
Web forums taught users how to commit fraud in return for payment
Spiderman comes to Spain
Stars promote new film on red carpet in Madrid
Spacious three-bedroom holiday home for rent… ideal for couples?
We, along with most of our foreign friends in our Spanish mountain village, are owners of holiday homes that we rent out to walkers, bird-watchers,
Art exhibition gets under way in Almeria
Tonight a moonlight concert will be held featuring Ezequiel Passamonts and Samuel
Schoolgirl’s lunchtime blog causes controversy
Martha Payne's blog has become immensely popular despite causing tensions within her local council
Diesel fumes as deadly as arsenic, says WHO
Experts have reclassified diesel fumes from ‘probable’ carcinogens
Review: International Jazz Festival, Gibraltar
Emily Batty has a blast discovering a new musical genre
British man arrested for supplying laughing gas in Marbella
Nitrous oxide was being sold for €5 a pop
Low viewing figures for Spain’s big Euro win
Just 15.5 million Spaniards tuned in to watch La Roja clinch the European Championships last night
All on your doorstep
Junta has launched a ‘staycation’ appeal to encourage people to take their holidays right here in Andalucia
Orphans
Seven Andalucian villages are part of a new advertising campaign for sports drink Aquarius which offers urban dwellers a chance to be ‘adopted by a
Expat in Spain forced to move as town hall fails to provide water
EXCLUSIVE: Expat forced to move as Coin Town Hall fails to provide her with water despite paying €1,500
Two Old Fools and a jellyfish
In the final extract from Victoria Twead’s Chicken, Mules and Two Old Fools she and husband Joe get to grips with the local wildlife…
Andalucians told to stay home this summer
Restrictions also loosened for Latin Americans to encourage more Andalucian holidays
Baroness Thyssen’s auction plans cause family row
The Baroness' stepdaughter is fuming at her stepmother's decision to auction a John Constable painting
Dancing on Ice star set to pass on skills
The Ice Academy in Gibraltar offers lessons from dancing star
Keeping safe in the searing Spanish sun
How to strike a balance between topping up your tan and your vitamin D levels - without running the risk of cancer
Ronda man steals from his own mother
The son took advantage of his mum's absence to steal from her home
Everton announces pre-season friendly with Malaga
The Premiership club hopes to warm up for the new season when they take on Malaga