Queen adopts Granada ‘mutt’
The Queen of Spain adopts a dog from a shelter in Granada
Calling outer space… from Andalucia
Schoolchildren enjoy unique chat with international space station astronaut
Is there anybody out there?
With recent claims of a UFO sighting over the Costa del Sol, the Olive Press asked Eloise Horsfield to investigate the phenomena
Look up, it’s Granada!
Granada requires a neck with 360-degree movement, some billowing hippy trousers and an empty tapas-hungry stomach
An arty party in Granada
A weekend of art and crafts will be held in a quirky village setting
Lionel Messi breaks Barcelona scoring record
Argentinean ace hit sublime hat-trick as Catalan giants beat Granada 5-3
Plane madness for Almeria
Locals believe Ryanair pulled out of Almeria after failing to get subsidies, as it did in Granada
World Heritage site would protect Alhambra area
Sacromonte could be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Nigel Mansell’s ‘lucky mascot’ killed in Granada fire
Michael Greenhalgh was struck down in blaze while flat-sitting for friend
Dreaming of top grades in Spain
Kids in Spain tend not to get enough sleep
Spains’s longest-serving prisoner to wait a little longer
Miguel Montes will stay in prison until June
Earthquake shakes Jaen, Granada and Cordoba
The quake meaured 4.4 on the Richter Scale
At the peak of good living in Spain
Continuing the series on the villages of the Axarquia, local estate agent Sally Harrison guides us around Alcaucin…
Heroic pets save family of eight from devastating house fire in Granada
The pair of dogs woke up the family one by one and led them to safety
Looking for Lorca in Spain
A new search for the poet’s last resting place is set for Alfacar
Snowstorms close 11 roads in Andalucia
Roads in Almeria, Cadiz and Granada are affected by snowstorms
Lions roar once more at Granada’s Alhambra
The restored statues return to guard the patio fountain in the Andalucian palace
Granada Calling for Joe Strummer
Campaign gathers speed to name a city street after punk legend Joe Strummer
Priest makes soup out of church vermin
The Granada priest insists he has been capturing the pigeons by hand
Two killed in car accident on the road leading to the Sierra Nevada
Five others were left injured after the three car pile up
Alhambra golf battle in Spain
Desperate battle to scrap ‘ridiculous’ scheme to build luxury five star hotel and golf course next to Granada’s top monument
Wad would you do?
Maria Carmen tracked down the owner of a wallet she found
Blackouts, debt and cops using dealers’ cars in Spain
The Olive Press looks at how Andalucia is struggling to deal with the recession
Mind your head
Introducing the blog of American writer Jennifer Luna... our latest Olive Press website contributor
Experts pour cold water on scheme to connect Alhambra with Granada city via lift and tunnel
Granada City Hall is promoting the project to encourage tourists who visit the famous monument to also come to the city
Police hunt for thieves who stole 20,000 euros worth of solar kit from expat couple in Spain
Couple lost dozens of solar batteries and their generator in the raid