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
Mid-life crisis? Just head to southern Spain
Liverpudlian Derek Dohren's latest book tells the story of an English teacher in Granada
English teachers still in demand as unemployment numbers continue to rise in Spain
English TEFL teachers are bucking the trend finding plenty of work in the heart of the recession
Pioneering surgery in Granada helps boy walk again
Surgeons reattached the boy's feet after he lost them in a road accident
Back with the Andalucians he ‘couldn’t stand’: Sorolla at the Alhambra
Collection of Valencia painter's work inspired by Andalucia's Arab palaces now on display
Two killed in explosion at Granada fireworks factory
The accident occurred when workers were moving casings
The Best Andalucia Fun Parks for Kids (and Big Kids)
Rund Abdelfatah offers ten suggestions of what to do with the kids this summer
Arson attack on new fast track freight line between Antequera and Granada
The fire wiped out 20 lorries in an AVE construction site
Fake language school in Granada defrauds teaching job applicants
EXCLUSIVE: The Olive Press exposes a language school fraud scheme that targeted 'numerous' potential job applicants
Granada developer found innocent of charges of tax evasion
Tomas Olivo, a well-known developer from Granada, has been acquitted of tax evasion charges linked to his business transactions with Marbella Town Hall
Granada town cuts ties with bank to save local homeowners from being evicted
Local homeowners broke down in tears after being saved from eviction
Hawkers due in Granada court for ‘beating up’ police officers
Illegal African vendors face fines, prison and deportation
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