New on Bitesize Sevilla! 🍊 Made in Sevilla a guide to local artisans and artists co-written with @fionafloreswatson.bsky.social shawnhennessey.substack.com/p/made-in-se... #sevilla #gastronomy #spain #bitesizesevilla

Now on Today programme BBC Radio 4 @sophiasgaler.bsky.social talking about her new book on the death of languages.

If you haven't seen this netflix doc on the Duquesa de Alba, I recommend it. A very complex and sometimes confounding woman. Number one fan @fionafloreswatson.bsky.social has also written a very good piece about her... An Ode to the Duchess of Alba. fionafloreswatson.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...

Hidden treasures: Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar

🏗️ Cortes de tráfico en el Puente del Cachorro: fechas, horarios y cómo afectarán a la circulación en Sevilla

With extensive repairs and restoration required - and seven towers to build - it’s going to be quite a challenge to finish Malaga’s cathedral in time for its fifth centenary in 2028.

I picked some of my favourite hotels in mainland Spain…

Good morning and Happy Nigella Day! Because all is briefly right with the world and as a special treat, it's free to read. www.ft.com/content/4819...

Reform’s Simon Dudley urged to apologise to Grenfell families after saying ‘everyone dies’

There are no words. Could this man be more crass and idiotic?

A few weeks ago, from out of nowhere, I received an email from a book-club organizer who raved about my long-out-of-print memoir. I was flattered, no question. But then I received another effusive email about my books, and another, and another. Things got weird. Here's my story -- about scams!

Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as ‘sadistic’

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Soy ilustradora y a la vez trabajo en una tienda. Lo primero no me da para vivir, y lo segundo me tiene amargada la existencia. Así que busco trabajo. Ojalá de lo primero, pero si es de otra cosa y en Sevilla, también me sirve. Todo sea por mejorar aunque sea un poquito mi situación ahora mismo.

La borrasca Marta lleva el Guadalquivir al límite La crecida del río a su paso por Córdoba y Sevilla es ahora el principal punto de preocupación. Lora del Río, Tocina o Ubrique se suman a los desalojos www.eldiario.es/andalucia/bo...

🔴 El alquiler en Triana, Nervión y Los Remedios ya es más caro que en el barrio de Montmatre de París. ✍️ Clara Campos

Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’

Tens of thousands of workers across Spain are expected to go on strike on Wednesday to protest the war in Gaza, despite the recent truce. Here's how it will affect daily life in Spain, including public transport.

Love this piece about names, and the admin nightmare that can be caused around them, by my fellow writing group member Giovanni García Fenech. Insightful and very funny. slate.com/life/2025/10... @slate.com

Calling all history/Roman history/Seville history buffs: how many spectators did Italica’s Roman amphitheatre accommodate? I thought 25,000, but a film I saw there today said 35,000.

Together with @stephdyson.bsky.social and @travmedia.bsky.social, we're using the Talking Travel Writing newsletter to launch our latest mentoring scheme for aspiring travel writers! Details here - please share: travelwriting.substack.com/p/2025-trave...

Did you know that there are 20 active wineries in the province of Sevilla? Find out more…👇

Seville expert @fionafloreswatson.bsky.social explains why her glorious city has come top in the Telegraph poll www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...

My review of the Pet Shop Boys concert, part of Icónica Santalucia Sevilla Fest at Plaza de España. andalucia.com/blog/pet-shop-… via @andalucia_com

Outrage over Peru’s decision to nearly halve protected area near Nazca Lines. Via @dancollyns.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Good news, everyone! Possibly james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bb...

Fantastic tasting menu at Tribeca with @fionafloreswatson.bsky.social yesterday. Many thanks to Perico, Fernando and Team for a delightful and delicious afternoon. #sevilla #sevillarestaurant #azahartapas #spain

Anyone else struggling with temperature/wardrobe issues? So hard to predict! Lately I am *always* either too hot or too cold when outside.

Interview about Seville with @edfinntravels feat @NaoFundacion @iconicafest www.sunshineradio.ie/podcasts/sun...

This is an evergreen call for pitches - and it is a great one for writers without major bylines. Please share with the bartenders, delivery drivers, cater waiters in your life

Someone just sent me back an article I'd written saying that they'd run it through ChatGPT and it was full of mistakes. It wasn't: all the 'corrections' were style points that dumbed down the copy. Copyright theft & environmental costs aside, these damn things are also the enemy of proper writing.

Outstanding tasting menu at Eneko Basque Sevilla. Many thanks to Fiona @fionafloreswatson.bsky.social for inviting me along and also to chef Antonio García and team (esp María) for a delightful and delicious experience. Highly recommended 🙌🙌🙌

A good first post. @jayrayner1.bsky.social is joining the FT Mag as restaurant critic. @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social is joining as a monthly columnist. @timhayward.bsky.social is becoming the FT's food writer. I don't know what to say other than.... HERE WE GO!!!!!!!! aboutus.ft.com/press_releas...

Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know. Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.

People of the Bluesky, things are a bit quiet on the work front. If you need a writer I’m available. I’ve worked for TV, radio, print, advertising - all the medias. If you need help with a corporate Christmas speech, I can add the Lolz mathew-owen.co.uk RT or whatever it is over here, please, cheers

NEW: Guardian & Observer vote overwhelming in favour of strike action in protest of sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media.

✅ Los estudios del Cenador de Carlos V del Alcázar ratifican que deriva de un recinto almohade del siglo XII

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's 'toxic' X

“Santiago is like an experiment in capitalism run amok that someone decided to put inside an old medieval city.” www.fodors.com/world/europe...