Crime rate drop in Andalucia
Statistics show the number of crimes has dropped by 5.1% on the same three month period in 2012
Expats demand Hispania refund
Angry punters demand action after defunct airline fails to offer refunds
Community spirit in Jatar
EXCLUSIVE: Locals gather to help elderly British expat after mystery house-fire
La Pista a La Playa
Ski in the morning and sunbathe on the beach in the afternoon!
Victory for helpful florists in Granada
Health and safety case against three cemetery florists thrown out
49 tonnes of rubbish left after annual ‘botellon’
The Granada mass-drinking event was attended by up to 18,000 people
New flights from London to Granada
British Airways has announced it will be launching up to four flights a week from London City Airport to Granada
Plastic and rubbish dumped in sea kills whale
Tragic fate of whale that swallowed 59 pieces of plastic sheeting, nine metres of rope, a spray can and other debris dumped in the sea
Alhambra tourist train to ride again
The tourist train, which was scrapped for being too noisy and bad for the environment, is going to be reintroduced
Tooth found in Cave of Orce named earliest human remain
A milk tooth discovered in Granada is believed to be the oldest remain ever found in Western Europe
Lifeline for the terminally ill in Granada
Charity, Acompalia, requesting donations to launch a new helpline
Did Spanish school teacher invent first e-reader?
Some historians believe the late Angelina Ruiz Robles had the idea over 60 years ago
British film maker set to pay tribute to Strummer’s time in Spain
Documentary will attempt to track down the car Clash frontman Joe Strummer ‘lost’ in Madrid
Fuengirola town hall named as one of Spain’s most transparent
Anti-corruption group Transparency International find Fuengirola town hall to be one of the most open in the country.
Spanish plaza named after punk rocker, Joe Strummer
Clash front man to have a plaza in Granada named after him
Expat conductor hospitalised in alleged racial assault by Spanish police over Christmas
EXCLUSIVE: Leading Brazilian violinist claims that four officers gave him a beating while on a night out in Granada
Algeciras to Granada passenger train service on the brink of closure
EXCLUSIVE: Possible closure of Algeciras to Granada passenger train service will have ‘huge impact’ on expats
Christmas toy scare in Spain
Inspections carried out in 50 shops across the Granada province resulted in the removal of five products from the market
Man charged after selling fake magnetic therapy machine for €1,200
The pair paid upfront for the false apparatus at their home in Granada
OP blogger is on a slippery slope
Ski-bums from all over Spain will flock to Europe’s southernmost ski-resort in huge numbers this weekend, after seven long, snow-deprived months
Spain’s very own Banksy
Josh Taylor documents works by mystery street artist ‘El Nino de las Pinturas’, who has spent years brightening up Granada’s white walls
Review: Substation’s ‘Terror Bass Planet’
If ever the expression ‘it does exactly what it says on the tin’ could be used more fittingly then I’d like to hear some suggestions
La Shawarma
We’ve all been there; alone, drunk, stumbling down the street, when suddenly that matchless and unmistakable whiff mercilessly hijacks our nostrils and sends us trotting
The rain in Spain…
Our new Olive Press blogger Josh Taylor braves a downpour in Granada
Fast-track railway line along the Costa del Sol to go ahead
Despite the government's infrastructure cuts the 'Mediterranean Corridor' railway line has been prioritised.
Request for dig to find poet’s remains denied in Granada
A plea was denied by the Granada Town Hall to dig for poet Federico Garcia Lorca's remains in a historic field used during the Spanish