International Women’s Day marked by protests outside Spain’s biggest cathedrals
HUNDREDS of women gathered in front of cathedrals in Andalucia on Sunday to protest the church’s treatment of women ahead of International Women’s Day.
Writing in Spain: How author Barbara Lamplugh left behind the UK to find success as a novelist
Granada-based British writer Barbara Lamplugh’s second novel, The Red Gene, is based on the Spanish Civil War. The book comes four years after Secrets of
Costa Blanca carer steals jewellery from nursing home residents for pawn shop sales in Spain’s Benidorm and Granada
A woman worked for just a week in a Costa Blanca nursing home and stole jewellery from three residents. Five items made from gold ended
Granada pensioner faces 40 years in prison for sex trafficking tourists in Spain
A SPANISH man has been charged for alleged sex trafficking involving tourists who came to Spain in search of hospitality work. The Granada resident was
WATCH: The moment a lost dog is reunited with owners after seven years missing in southern Spain
THE moment a German Shepherd was reunited with its family, seven years after it went missing, has gone viral in Spain. A skeletal looking Dino
IS IT HIM?: Family fear mystery skull and skeleton found in Granada, southern Spain, could be missing Brit
EXCLUSIVE By Elena Gocmen Rueda and Jo Chipchase
Granada shooting: Boy, 16, in intensive care after being shot in back of car in Spain
A YOUNG boy has been rushed to the hospital and is fighting for his life after being shot in the back of a car in
Man charged after ‘driving car wrong way’ down treacherous A7 in southern Spain
A CAR was reportedly spotted ‘driving the wrong way’ down one of Spain’s most treacherous roads before a man was traced and charged by road
Andalucia records coldest morning of winter so far as temperatures plunge to -2C
ANDALUCIA has recorded its coldest morning of the winter so far as temperatures plummeted to -2C. Spaniards in the south of Spain woke up to a
Mind and body: Discover Kaliyoga in Spain’s Alpujarra’s south of Granada
IN 2002 yogis Jonathan and Rosie Miles left London in search of a beautiful location for a retreat centre. Their friend Kali predicted that it
Fire declared in Spain’s Granada stabilised
A FIRE which broke out in Granada, seeing more than 60 firefighters battle the blaze through the night, has been stabilised. The inferno, which began
Man faces criminal charges for allegedly attempting to steal historic tile from Spain’s Alhambra
A MAN faces prosecution after he was allegedly caught red-handed trying to steal from the Alhambra in Granada. An investigation was launched on September 25
FROM THE ARCHIVE: At home with Mr & Mrs Lemons – The Olive Press visits Chris Stewart in Spain’s Alpujarras
With news that a televison drama is planned for Chris Stewart's Driving over Lemons series about rural life south of Granada, here is an earlier
Mum stabbed to death by partner in shocking murder-suicide in Spain’s Granada
THE brutal murder of a mother at the hands of her husband has been confirmed as the first femicide to be reported in Andalucia this
Chris Stewart’s Driving Over Lemons to be made into TV comic drama about misadventures in southern Spain
HIS books recounting the trials and tribulations of living off-plan in southern Spain’s Alpujarras have enthralled and inspired readers across the globe and now Chris
EXCLUSIVE: Body of a man discovered by hiker could match that of mystery head found last month in Spain’s Alpujarras
A BODY has been found in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The skeleton, found near Orgiva, could belong to a head located nearby in November. The
The best places to stay in the Sierra Nevada ski resort in southern Spain
There are hundreds of places to stay in the Sierra Nevada, but only a handful are really reliable, writes Jon Clarke
Fatal fire: Mother and son die in tragic house blaze in Spain’s Granada
A MOTHER and son have died in a tragic fire at a home in Granada after firefighters tried to rescue them. A woman and her
King falls off float during Fiesta de los Reyes procession in Spain’s Guadix
IF there was going to be one day of the to avoid a royal muck-up, it would be on the Three Kings. But sadly the
Granada earthquake is felt in Spain’s Malaga and Costa del Sol
A 3.5 MAGNITUDE earthquake was registered in Granada, and felt in several municipalities in Malaga, yesterday morning, Wednesday January 5. According to Spain’s National Geographic
WEAR THE RIGHT CLOTHES: British family of 5 rescued from Spain’s Sierra Nevada after shorts-wearing mum slips down steep icy slope
POLICE are warning people to make sure they are wearing the right gear after they had to rescue a British family from the snowy Sierra
Berchules: Why this village in southern Spain has refused to celebrate New Year’s Eve in 25 years
GOOD luck is the reason why millions of Spaniards eat their 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve – but a stroke of bad luck has
One person dead and another seriously injured following multiple New Year road collisions in Spain’s Andalucia
COPS in Andalucia have appealed to road users to take greater care following a number of serious road traffic collisions during the festive period. Police
Granada’s most talked about restaurants and bars of 2021
CONSIDER this your go-to source for the best restaurants and bars in Granada. We’ve have had the pleasure of eating out at Granada’s finest
Viable alternative: A look at the ‘hippy’ communities around Orgiva in Spain’s Alpujarras
Forget mystery skulls, the Madeleine McCann prime suspect and expat extraditions, Orgiva’s celebrated alternative community is bustling and counts cultural links to Robert Graves, Genesis,
Group of 19 immigrants rescued off Spain’s coast and taken to Granada
A GROUP of 19 desperate refugees have been rescued off Granada this morning. It comes after a dinghy boat was spotted southeast of Cape Sacratif
