Cancer patient calls for foster carers for Axarquia-based animal rescue
Alcaucin breast cancer patient seeks help for abandoned cats and dogs
Forecast gloomy for hotels on the Costa del Sol
Almost a quarter of rooms will be empty in hotels during the peak season
Has the world gone mad?
Finance guru Richard Alexander offers sound planning advice in times of banking turmoil
Mass exodus of British expats from Spain heading home for Olympics
Approximately one in five British expats living in Spain will return to the UK for the London Games - significantly more than in any other
British expat in Nerja has bank account frozen for two months without warning
The expat, Glenn Cruickshank, was unable to access the funds in his Unicaja account for seven weeks - and he was never told why
UK tax authorities join forces with European authorities to fine British drivers on holiday
Hoping to make millions, UK tax authorities can now issue fines to Brits for driving offenses incurred across Europe
Study finds that poorer drivers in Spain keep cars cleaner
A higher percentage of blue collar workers were found to wash their cars once a week when compared to workers from professional backgrounds
Abuse
Last weekend was a particularly tragic one for domestic violence in Spain – with one death and four serious injuries.
Four arrested in Sevilla for trying to sell fake Picasso
Antiques dealer attempted to flog the painting for €1 million several times
Millions fast
Two million Muslims in Spain will fast for the month of Ramadan, which begins today.
Expat golf society in Almeria hosts tournament ahead of mini ‘Ryder Cup’ event
The Forum Golf Society recently held one in a series of qualifying rounds
Spain’s Royal family takes pay cut
The royals took the cut as a gesture of solidarity with public sector workers
Finding my inner cowgirl in the Tabernas desert
Wendy Williams visits the the Wild West set, where spaghetti westerns - and more recently Doctor Who - were made
Sub-par approval ratings for Spanish social institutions
Spaniards confident in policemen and scientists but unsatisfied with political parties, bishops and banks
No London Olympics for Rafael Nadal
The world number three has been forced to pull out due to injury
Fire blazes through Estepona
Plumes of smoke engulfed the mountainside as firefighters rushed to put the fire out
Boxing champ becomes official member of the Costa ‘fist and chip brigade’
Tony Tucker took a detour to Marlows Fish and Chip Restaurant near Duquesa while in Spain to promote his new gym
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
La Janda language school offers Spanish classes in the white pueblo of Vejer de la Frontera
The language school weaves local Spanish culture into the learning experience, familiarizing students with both the language and the lifestyle of Spain
Brit denies bar shooting in Spain
The incident took place in Benalmadena in 2002
Estepona issues pay cuts to avoid slashing jobs
Mayor Urbano met with trade unions in Estepona, who agreed to significant worker pay cuts in an effort to save jobs
Sabinillas boy campaigns to save endangered donkey
Eight-year-old Curtis Thornton bikes across the countryside to raise money to help Delicia, a beloved local donkey from Estepona
Fake language school in Granada defrauds teaching job applicants
EXCLUSIVE: The Olive Press exposes a language school fraud scheme that targeted 'numerous' potential job applicants
Uncovering the hidden gems of Chiclana de la Frontera
Wendy Andersen on the hidden delights of her home town of Chiclana
Drug addiction charity criticises Spanish footballers for alcohol-filled celebrations
FAD, the Foundation Against Drug Addiction, criticized the Spanish football team for celebrating with alcohol following their Euro Cup victory
Bumper catch
A bumper red tuna catch in Cadiz has seen 8,000 fish released after fishermen caught four times the quota, providing real hope the species is
