The beef about The Story of Ferdinand – Spain’s most controversial children’s book
Franco banned it, Hitler burnt it and Gandhi loved it. How a loveable Spanish toro in a children’s book has raised hackles all over the
Tourist rescued after spending TWO days trapped in Costa del Sol cave without food or water
The 23-year-old man was on holiday in Mijas when he got lost hiking in the Rancho de la Paz area
Hooked on Barbate the world’s tuna capital
In an unsuspecting little town in Andalucia a Phoenician fishing technique is keeping the Japanese sushi market afloat
IN PICS: Fears and hopes of migrants arriving in southern Spain
An Andalucian photographer tells the story of Europe's new migrants as they arrive in Granada and Almeria
Andalucia model makes history becoming first ever transgender woman crowned Miss Universe Spain
Sevilla-based Angela Ponce will represent her country at the finals later this year Â
Remains of ancient Arab city in southern Spain makes UNESCO World Heritage Sites list
The well-preserved 10th century Medina Azahara settlement in Cordoba was once the de facto capital of Muslim Spain
SPAIN V TRUMP: US president’s tariffs set to take toll on Andalucia manufacturers
The food and drink sector, including olive and olive oil manufacturers, and the aluminium and watch-making industries have all expressed grave concerns
Give war a chance – a Spanish village at war with France
How a 100-year ‘war’ between an Andalucian village and France forged lifelong friendships
Corruption and bad planning has seen almost €100 billion wasted on ‘unnecessary’ infrastructure projects in Spain
Unused airports, vanity museums, defunct desalination plants and deserted toll roads are just some of the wasteful projects undertaken
COMPETITION ALERT: Win return flights to UK with Jet2
ONE lucky couple will win return tickets back to the UK courtesy of Jet2. The budget airline has just launched a new competition for two
Six towns on the Costa del Sol set to get a boost from European grants
SIX towns in Malaga province have been granted European funds to promote integrated sustainable urban development. After two previous applications for all the areas were
Food set to be served all day in Malaga
AN increasing number of restaurants in Malaga are serving food all day. Adapting to the so-called ‘non-stop’ trend, they are staying open for 12 hours
Marbella becomes a trustable option for films and series
DIRECTORS Â are queuing up to make movies in Marbs. More than 25 audiovisual productions used the resort city as a location between January and April
Mijas town hall figures just don’t make sense, writes Bill Anderson
MIJAS continues to be a hotbed of controversy, dodgy dealings and endless poor decision making. So, what has been going on? The Ciudadanos party coordinator
The Garden of the Costa del Sol packs more flower power than San Francisco writes Belinda Beckett
I KNEW there was a floral thing going on in Estepona but nothing quite prepared me for the botanical binge laid on for visiting Costa
The rise and rise of vegetarian and vegan cooking is finally hitting Andalucia, writes James Stuart, of the Califa restaurant group
THE rise of healthy eating at home and abroad has taken vegetarian and vegan food into the mainstream gastrosphere and finally on to restaurant tables.
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ANY Blighter who no longer resides in Blighty will recognise the problem. How do you maintain a legitimate address in the UK so that you
Plant workers arrested in Andalucia after trying to save cocaine sent for destruction
TWO cement plant workers have been arrested after the Guardia Civil found they tried to hoard cocaine meant for destruction. Last Friday agents transported the
Police smash fake exam racket across Spain as detainees posed as foreigners for cash
POLICIA Nacional have arrested 47 people for taking Spanish language exams using false documentation. Detainees were paid between €1-2000 to pose as foreigners and take
Immerse yourself in the Malaga exhibition of one of the world’s most famous artists
ANDY Warhol’s work is coming to the Costa del Sol. A special curated exhibition at Museo Picasso in Malaga will showcase the complex artistic production
Star of Channel 4’s New Life in the Sun pens first column for the Olive Press
GREETINGS readers! Lisa Burgess here, newly minted restaurateur and now Olive Press columnist. Just to recap, in case you missed me on TV this year,
Top restaurant in Marbella to host fundraising lunch for paralysed expat
ONE of Marbella’s top restaurants is hosting a fundraising lunch for expat photographer David Toms, who was tragically paralysed following a motorbike accident. The €50
A HUGE food festival is coming to Malaga
NEXT Tuesday, April 24 at 11.00 am the presentation of the ‘Soles de Málaga’ Festival organized by the El Pimpi Foundation and to be held on
Ryanair announces two new routes from Spain for summer
LOW cost carrier Ryanair has just announced they will open a new base in Europe. Dusseldorf will be its 86th base in Europe and 11th in
‘Lethal jellyfish’ capable of killing humans spotted on Costa del Sol
BE careful of your step Portuguese man-of-war have landed. With long purple tentacles, that sting at best and can be fatal at worst, the floating
Reservoir dam in Andalucia opened as officials deem it too full
THE reservoir which supplies the western Costa del Sol was opened on Monday after officials deemed it over capacity. The La Concepción reservoir, behind Marbella,