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OPINION: Spain may be hosting the pivotal COP25 climate conference, but Madrid may need to rethink its approach to sustainability

“People are lazy about not using their cars,” says volunteer Cristina Gomez. “There’s no excuse. We have a very good public transport system”

8 Dec, 2019 @ 14:50

Environment·Opinion

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Flood-hit Costa Blanca town says ‘Gracias’ to all that helped during gota fria

THE PEOPLE of San Fulgencio came together to acknowledge and thank the ‘fantastic and unselfish’ emergency services and volunteers that helped throughout September’s floods that

8 Dec, 2019 @ 10:53

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

FAST FASHION: Andalucia climate protesters expose hypocrisy of Spain’s pre-Christmas ‘spendathon’

Fashion is the world’s second most polluting industry after the oil and gas sector

8 Dec, 2019 @ 09:03

Environment·Granada·Lead

EU warns Spain for NOT acting on ‘radiation directive’, meaning increased lung cancer risks for thousands

EU rules stipulate that member states must have a national plan for the harmful effects of the invisible and odourless radon

7 Dec, 2019 @ 16:54

Environment·Lead

Greta Thunberg says environment summit in Spain’s Madrid is last chance to save earth from ruin

“We cannot afford any more days to go by without real action being taken,”

6 Dec, 2019 @ 17:25

Environment·Lead·National News

COP25: Greta Thunberg, plastic clothing and vegetarians – what happened at Madrid’s PIVOTAL climate conference this week?

As the decade proves to be the hottest on record, that needs to start from next year. And urgently...

5 Dec, 2019 @ 08:03

Environment

Severe droughts, heatwaves and floods in hottest decade on record as climate crisis talks underway in Spain

The findings by the WMO show that this year will be the second or third warmest since records began

3 Dec, 2019 @ 17:27

Environment

Los Alcazares mayor says ‘mud-filled drains’ from September’s gota fria to blame for fresh flash flooding

THE mayor of a Costa Blanca town hit AGAIN by flash floods has blamed mud-filled drains gone neglected since September’s deadly gota fria. Loz Alcazares’

3 Dec, 2019 @ 14:52

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Greta Thunberg arrives in Lisbon for train up to Madrid climate conference amid criticism from Spanish TV personality

The former tennis player and naturalist impersonated the activist in a wig and a green sack for an online sketch

3 Dec, 2019 @ 09:57

Environment

UN secretary general demands countries TRIPLE efforts to halt global warming as COP25 begins today in Madrid

THE international community’s forum to fight climate change, COP25, has begun today in Madrid. The summit aims to complete the implementation of the Paris Accord,

2 Dec, 2019 @ 10:04

Environment·Lead

COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

These two little ponies are deeply in love and they go everywhere together. They’re both disabled, and they are inseparable. Fudge was the first rescue

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:12

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

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Expat-run cafeteria Caffe Milano first in Spain to officially use pasta straws in a bid to slash plastic waste

AN EXPAT-RUN cafeteria on the Costa Blanca has claimed it is the ‘first in Spain’ to use an innovative pasta straw that cuts out single-use

29 Nov, 2019 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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TURFED OUT: Artificial grass flop in play park in Denia as ‘cheaper alternative to grass’ ends up plastered in dog excrement and urine

IN 2009 it was hailed as a cheaper alternative to natural grass that requires maintenance and frequent watering. But the artificial grass installed in a

28 Nov, 2019 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Malaga swelters in winter heatwave (and it continues until Sunday)

The warm weather is predicted to hang around until Sunday when it will make way for cloud cover and drizzle

28 Nov, 2019 @ 08:43

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Water levels at reservoirs in Spain’s Andalucia still down on last year despite downpours

The statistics showing the reduction in water levels come after the Olive Press revealed shocking photos showing the plummeting water height at Lake Istan last

27 Nov, 2019 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead

5 Tips for maintaining the vehicle’s technical condition

A used car needs to be given a lot of attention so that its breakdown does not caught you by surprise in unexpected expenses. Often,

27 Nov, 2019 @ 09:18

Environment·Other News

Cruel owner who starved dog in sun for days on Spain’s Costa del Sol ordered to pay €8 a day fine for three months

A shocking snap from the Guardia Civil’s Seprona division shows a skinny dog tied to a tree on some waste ground

26 Nov, 2019 @ 14:28

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain slams ‘silent complicity’ of international leaders ahead of crisis climate change summit in Madrid

Many major countries are not on track to reduce their emissions as agreed during the 2016 Paris summit

26 Nov, 2019 @ 13:01

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

Rojales can spend ‘much more’ than a now-promised €600,000 on Quesada if an estimated 19,000 expats get officially registered

IT’S ON – after years of complaints about perceived under-spending, Rojales Town Hall promises Olive Press that €600,000 will be spent in Quesada after Christmas.

24 Nov, 2019 @ 18:40

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Shocking photos showing drop in water levels at reservoir on Spain’s Costa del Sol cause call for hosepipe ban

“We should not be washing our cars. People need to be made aware"

23 Nov, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Intense rain and 100km/hr winds forecast for Friday as orange and yellow alerts issued for Spain’s Costa del Sol and Cadiz

MUCH of Malaga is set to have a miserable start to the weekend with rain forecast for the majority of Friday. In fact weather agency

20 Nov, 2019 @ 11:06

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Denia composting plant on fire AGAIN as uncontrollable combustion releases very carbon procedure is supposed to recycle

EXASPERATION has returned to Denia as its municipal recycling plant is on fire AGAIN in what increasingly appears an annual tradition. Flames erupted on Sunday,

19 Nov, 2019 @ 09:39

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Just six of Alicante’s 81 municipalities have food waste bins despite January 2020 deadline

SIX of Alicante’s 81 municipalities are understood to have food waste bins despite government measures mandating their presence across the Valencian Community by January 2020.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 16:56

Environment·Lead

“Finally someone’s paying attention” – Costa Blanca animal protector praises Teulada-Moraira councillor for government-funded cat sterilisation programme

A COSTA Blanca animal protector has praised Teulada-Moraira’s council following a government-funded ‘catch and release’ programme to sterilise stray cats. Grace Boas, who volunteers with

15 Nov, 2019 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

ROCK N’ ROLL OVER: Valencian classical guitarist beats Metallica to become fastest musician to play in all seven continents

A VALENCIAN classical guitarist has beaten heavy metal band Metallica to become the fastest musician to play in all seven continents. Rafael Serrallet, from Valencia

14 Nov, 2019 @ 15:58

Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Storm Cecilia from the Atlantic to blast southern Spain this week as Costa del Sol, Murcia and Costa Blanca on alert for strong winds ahead of FIVE DAYS OF RAIN

LARGE parts of southern Spain have been placed on yellow alert from Wednesday onwards as an Atlantic storm is set to arrive. Dubbed Storm Cecilia,

12 Nov, 2019 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

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