Inside the British-organised Extinction Rebellion protest outside Primark on Madrid’s Gran Via for COP25
Wham – we stopped the traffic, made a space and the flash mob hit the street, the samba band thumping
Dramatic rescue of a badly beaten horse required TWO armed police and an ambulance on standby, writes columnist Susan Weeding
FORGET what you’ve heard. The Spanish police do care for animals. My husband Rod has been there on the front line with Policía Nacional, their
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”
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
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
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
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,”
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...
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
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’
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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.
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"
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
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,
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.
“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