Restaurants mistakenly believe that it is enough to serve good food and the world will beat a regular path to the door. It is not as easy as that
Acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez introduced a minimum wage hike of 22 per cent in January, from 736 to 900 euros. It was a laudable move, but won't be enough by itself.
The success of Starlite appears to have woken high-flying musical ambitions in other Costa del Sol resorts, prepared to take on Marbella in a battle for the position of symbol of the summer
If you're bored, a fun game to play from time to time involves identifying the five aspects of Spanish life that you most enjoy and appreciate
Once there was a time when record shops - remember them? - would have people queueing round the block for the latest release from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or The Rubettes (sixty-six per cent of that sentence is true)
THE EURO ZONE
Spain's economy minister Nadia Calviño said that it's a "priority" that Christine Lagarde's successor as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is European
PET CARE
Everyone should have a fire plan, especially if you have pets, as they rely on you for their guidance
In other words, the new Torremolinos council has been formed with an explosive cocktail: revenge and money. So where does that leave political ethics?
The thoughts of balding ginger people turn inevitably to how they might protect themselves from the pitiless beast without losing too much dignity
the euro zone
Pedro Sánchez has been pushing for a Socialist to take control of the EU Commission and Josep Borrell's ascension to High Representative would mark a return to frontline EU politics for Spain
PET CARE
Irresponsible animal owners never seem to learn; every year we read the same story of pets being left in cars in hot weather
What a joy it would be, if at a stroke, we could cancel all the Brexit palaver that has filled the news for so long.
Food & drink
Some foods are acknowledged to have no suitable partner when it comes to 'maridaje', or pairing
It would be nice to think that the rest of society would embrace the idea of a gay royal, or better, simply not bat an eyelid
They say that a thousand hours' practice is all you need if you want to become expert at something. At first glance, at least, it makes sense...
