Spain’s not working (or is it?)
With a quarter of all business ‘in the black’ and many working while claiming dole, Wendy Williams takes a closer look at the real job
British family appeals to Olive Press readers to help locate Spanish relatives
Sisters Maria and Josephine Shepperd appeal to Olive Press readers for help to find their Spanish family
Abuse
Last weekend was a particularly tragic one for domestic violence in Spain – with one death and four serious injuries.
Schoolgirl’s lunchtime blog causes controversy
Martha Payne's blog has become immensely popular despite causing tensions within her local council
All on your doorstep
Junta has launched a ‘staycation’ appeal to encourage people to take their holidays right here in Andalucia
Orphans
Seven Andalucian villages are part of a new advertising campaign for sports drink Aquarius which offers urban dwellers a chance to be ‘adopted by a
Expat in Spain forced to move as town hall fails to provide water
EXCLUSIVE: Expat forced to move as Coin Town Hall fails to provide her with water despite paying €1,500
Two Old Fools and a jellyfish
In the final extract from Victoria Twead’s Chicken, Mules and Two Old Fools she and husband Joe get to grips with the local wildlife…
Andalucians told to stay home this summer
Restrictions also loosened for Latin Americans to encourage more Andalucian holidays
Baroness Thyssen’s auction plans cause family row
The Baroness' stepdaughter is fuming at her stepmother's decision to auction a John Constable painting
Dancing on Ice star set to pass on skills
The Ice Academy in Gibraltar offers lessons from dancing star
Ronda man steals from his own mother
The son took advantage of his mum's absence to steal from her home
Everton announces pre-season friendly with Malaga
The Premiership club hopes to warm up for the new season when they take on Malaga
Bumper catch
A BUMPER Red Tuna catch in Cadiz has seen 8,000 fish released after fishermen caught four times the quota, providing real hope the species is
Pic talks
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has attended a series of meetings with potential investors in London and a Unite union conference in Brighton.
Expats launch action group after being ‘ripped off’ by Spanish-based financial services company
Dozens of victims claim to have been mis-sold by David Driver
New runway for Malaga airport tipped to create a tourism take-off
The new runway will double the capacity of the airport and accomodate state-of-the-art airplanes
Vanishing act
Bartie questions what Greece did with the bailout money
Orgiva art attack
Young expat artists, aged between six and 14, have put on a fabulous exhibition of their own work
British woman dies while bathing on Spanish beach
69-year-old British woman suffers a cardio-respiratory arrest at beach
Bruce Springsteen performs for four hours in Madrid
It was the longest concert of his five-decade career
American artist Bayard Osborn dies age 89
He exhibited his work around the world and even sold his sculptures to the King of Spain
All aboard
A new high-speed train link between Sevilla and Valencia will cut the journey time from eight hours to four.
EU wades into Gibraltar fishing row
Brussels warns that both sides must take responsibility over protected marine sites
Fernando Alonso criticised by pressure group in Valencia despite winning home Grand Prix
Street Circuit No want the Formula One star to speak out over the plans to host the European Grand Prix in the city
Pope visit
GIBRALTAR bishop Ralph Heskett has met with Pope Benedict XVI as part of his first Ad Limina visit to Rome, held every five years.
