The Eco Garden: Keep the garden pests at bay with beer and bird droppings
Don’t automatically reach for the chemical sprays, because there are plenty of ecological alternatives to ensure that you keep your garden safe for the family,
Heaven’s Kitchen
Spain proves - once again - that its chefs are by far the best in the world
The Eco Garden: Get a Spring in your Step
Now that Spring is finally here it’s time to get in the garden. Here are our top tips for the month
Don’t take the bait!
Greenpeace is taking on the Spanish supermarkets over their continuing sale of endangered fish
What your abogado may not have told you
In the first of an occasional series of articles on key issues affecting people in Andalucia, architect Liam Kellahar looks at dodgy lawyers and how
Grand Cru Andaluz
Wine extravaganza will be an assault on the taste buds (as well as the wallet)
Sinking in a sea of sand
Climate change map shows Spain, France and Italy turned to desert in just 40 years.
Beat the Property minefield
Nick Snelling has written a book on how to sell your home in a recession.
A green way to go
It may not be the final nail in the coffin for greenhouse gas emitting vehicles, but Granada has become the first city in Europe to
Think yourself thin
Costa del Sol clinic claims to have found a cheap miracle cure for obesity. It’s all in the mind
You’ll Novelli guess who’s moving in
Famed TV chef opens new restaurant on the Costa del Sol and goes house hunting in Ronda
Dear Señor Chaves
Dan Thorneycroft came to Spain to enjoy semi-retirement. But his dream is fast turning into a nightmare after he discovered the home he bought is
The good, the bad and the ugly
Bob Maddox goes gunning for the greenhouses that cover Spain's southern coast. But El Gringo Maddox, who normally shoots from the lip when plastic is
Poisoned bait leads to vulture and lynx deaths
Rare animals “deliberately killed” by farmers
The food fight begins
As the Slow Food Movement starts to make inroads in northern Spain, Dick Handscombe travels to Italy to find out how to spread its message
From Jete to El Bulli
It is classed as one of the best wines in Spain and is served in some of the nation's top restaurants. MARK ROULSTON heads to
Law threatens Albariño wine
Draft law proposed by the region's health authority could effectively outlaw wine production.
The great emasculator
Spanish men lose their mojo as pollution plays havoc with the male gender
Shhhh! Dining Secrets
Launching Andalucia’s first and most discerning restaurant guide, The Olive Press presents first serialisation of editor Jon Clarke’s new book Dining Secrets of Andalucia
Not to be taken lightly
With the launch of the Olive Press’ campaign to eradicate light pollution, PAUL DOWNING explains that turning off lights – or switching to shields –
In the Shadow of Don Geraldo’s Persimmons
“Gerald who?” Asked BOB MADDOX when he moved to Yegen. But he soon discovered as the ghost of the English author still roams the streets
BUNKERED: Golf is hit by home sales slump
Golfers at La Moraleja, like those at courses across the whole of Spain, are rushing to sell memberships
Forget climate change – the bees are buzzing off
If bees became extinct today, mankind would follow suit in 2012. Albert Einstein proclaimed this insect the most important factor in our food chain.
Agave a day…
… helps us work, rest and play claims prickly BOB MADDOX, who takes a peek at one of Andalucía’s most iconic plants
The battle of Lake Zahara
After their stunning home appeared in the Olive Press, the owners of Finca Pantano found a trio of buyers in a bidding war. Who said
Zen and the art of fuel efficiency
After the fuel crisis of a fortnight ago many people will be looking for more economical ways to remain on the road. Here are our