Expats evacuated as wildfire threatens town in Andalucia
Around 240 people forced out of their homes as Spain suffers worst wildfires in a decade
Music festival coming to Almeria
It features traditional melodies from over 25 groups and takes place on August 12
Brit finds deadly scorpion in suitcase following holiday in Almeria
Teenager finds 10cm Deathstalker scorpion in her mother’s suitcase a month after Spanish holiday
British couple’s home ruled legal after six-year battle
John and Christine Bull's bungalow in Vera has been deemed legal by a Granada court
Algarrobico hotel approaches demolition
Environment bosses in Junta and Madrid have issued a statement of intent to knock down the hotel
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
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
Algarrobico hotel to get the chop despite amnesty for Costa del Sol properties
The 400-room hotel is set to be demolished for violating environmental protection laws
Art exhibition gets under way in Almeria
Tonight a moonlight concert will be held featuring Ezequiel Passamonts and Samuel
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…
A vote of confidence
Victoria Twead gets to grips with small town Spanish politics in the latest extract from her book Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools…
Lucainena de las Torres: Towering Internal
Jon Clarke enjoys one of inland Andalucia’s most exciting places to visit
Blood Wedding, nudist beaches and Mojito Joe!
Cabo de Gata is Andalucia’s best place to chill out and relax, reckons Olive Press editor Jon Clarke
Knock down the Algarrobico, says IU, as High Court returns Natural Park protection
After local town halls insist on opening illegal hotel in Carbonaras, IU party hits back
Mojacar: The Corner of Enchantment
Long-time resident Lenox Napier recalls the good old days of Mojacar when his dad played checkers with Orson Welles and kicked a young Dennis Hopper up the backside
Expat with an amazing eye
British artist designs poster for Mojacar's Moors and Christians event
Larry Fink on show in Almeria
Work by the top US photographer is on display at the Centro Andaluz de la Fotografia until July 15
Free access for Almeria ‘hippy beach’
Town hall rules road to Cala de San Pedro should be free of charge
Don’t make us homeless in Almeria!
Mobile home owners call in police over plans to force them to move
Two Old Fools go house-hunting
IN 2004 British expat Victoria Twead convinced her ‘long-suffering husband’, Joe to relocate from England to a tiny mountain village in Almeria. She then went on to write Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools, the first in a trilogy of books based on her experience which has now spent four months on the UK Amazon Top 100 bestsellers list. Here the Olive Press begins a series of extracts from the popular book …
Travel chaos for airline customers in Spain
Flights to Almeria, Malaga and Gibraltar among those affected by planned closure of Bmibaby