GOING POTTY: Website for Valencian potters provides gateway to the world of ceramics
A CERAMICS search engine has been created by potter Ana Illueca for Valencian potters so they can be more easily found online. All 106 potters
REVEALED: How living in Spain or the UK is far more stressful than Germany or Iceland
SPAIN and the UK are officially two of the most stressed countries in Europe. Indeed, a life in Germany or Iceland would have you sleeping
Benidorm ranked as best socially distanced weekend party city in Europe
A NEW year is finally here and whilst European travel is opening up again, many travellers are still cautious and want to find a safe
A Wasted Decade: How political corruption robbed Spain of success with renewable energies
Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong with renewable energies in Spain.
Spain is European country with most species at risk of extinction
SPAIN is the European country with the most plants and animals at risk of extinction, according to a new analysis. Data from the IUCN Red
OPINION: It’s about time town halls in Spain’s Valencia region opened up to public scrutiny
IT’S perhaps no surprise that a town hall in the Valencia region should be among the most secretive in Spain. This is the region, after
Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia
THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine is urgently seeking blood donors to come forward amid ‘shortages’ following the festive period. The ANTM said a recent
PROPERTY: Malaga is the city in Spain where house prices are rising the fastest
MALAGA, Sevilla and Valencia are the Spanish cities where house prices have risen the most in 2021. This is according to a study by UK
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
Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February
SURELY there must be something good to come out the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide realisation that all of us – governments, anti-vaxxers and Bill Gates
Language of love: A new dating show set in villa in southern Spain aims to pair off lovelorn Brits with locals who don’t speak their lingo
MANY readers will remember their early laughable attempts at speaking Spanish on arrival in Spain. A new TV show The Language of Love takes this
Slurry bad news: Across Spain, dubious industrial and agricultural methods have continued to pollute this beautiful nation
A LEGION of politicians piled fury on Alberto Garzon’s comments about the quality of Spanish meat because he criticised their two most important loves: gammon
EXPLAINER: Why high COVID-19 infections don’t reflect the full pandemic situation in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
OVER 22,000 coronavirus cases were reported this Friday in the Valencian Community but hospital admissions are over 50% lower than 12 months ago. The regional
Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021
WE’RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick. Lefty lies in 2021 were
List of shame: Vast majority of Spain’s ‘most secretive’ town halls are in Andalucia
AN alarming three quarters of the least transparent town halls are in Andalucia. A survey of 500 councils has named and shamed the local authorities
Half of Spain braced for weekend ‘big freeze’ – including Balearic Islands
HALF of Spain will feel the chill this Saturday (January 15) as AEMET issues yellow weather warnings for ‘low temperatures’. Swathes of regions in Castilla
COVID-19 passports and early bar closures extended in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA’S current COVID-19 restrictions will be maintained until February 4. The region’s Superior Court has approved the extension of the measures which were due to
Gibraltar considers introducing lateral flow home testing scheme to control COVID-19 outbreaks
THE Rock is considering turning to lateral flow home testing for COVID as the GHA works to increase testing capacity. But the measure will not
New €2.5 million civic centre approved for Orihuela Costa, popular expat community on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TENDER has been approved today, January 14, for a brand new Multifunctional Civic Centre for Orihuela Costa. The area at the southern end of
Benidorm holiday hotel robber caught walking down Costa Blanca street in Spain
A woman wanted for two Benidorm hotel room robberies last August has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. She was spotted by police on January
Police stop anti-vaxxers pestering parents over COVID-19 jabs at Valencia area school in Spain
POLICE were summonsed to a Valencia Province school after anti-vaxxers harangued parents over their children getting COVID-19 vaccines. Eight anti-vaxxers appeared on Thursday lunchtime outside
Three Kings fail to bring sufficient rain to lift reservoir levels in Spain’s Andalucia
THE festive rainfall has failed to improve the reservoir level in Andalucia. While the heavy December rain dropped an average of 124 litres per square
Avian flu restrictions imposed in Murcia after several bird deaths in northern Spain
SPAIN’S Murcia region has introduced restrictions on poultry farms in eight municipalities to counter the spread of avian flu. The presence of poultry has also
Homeless man freezes to death on the streets in Spain’s Mallorca
THE body of a 63-year-old homeless man was found on a bench, covered by cardboard, in Plaza Germans Garcia Penyaranda, next to s’Escorxador de Palma.
NEW LAWS IN 2022: non-lucrative visas, tax hikes, pricier new cars and why you might buy a second-hand one in Spain
JANUARY is a key time for businesses, self-employed workers and consumers in Spain. This is for two reasons: the tax year in Spain starts on
Patron saint festival returns to town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO will be holding its patron saint festivities this weekend, after a year’s absence due to Covid restrictions. The municipality contains La Marina Urbanisation,