Mesmerised by the light
Take a trip round the other side of the Rock of Gibraltar
Timeshare conman convicted
Costa Killer’s brother-in-law fined for fraud
Non-Catholic first for Brits
A British couple are the first non-Catholics to have a religious wedding on the Spanish mainland.
Eight babies among 42 Africans feared dead
Search parties are still hunting for over 40 Africans feared dead after their ramshackle dinghy capsized between Tangier and Tarifa
Vejer de las Fashionistas
It was only a matter of time before a Cabinet Minister got in on the Costa de la Luz’s best kept secret, all expenses paid
Spain joins Carbon Capture trio
Spain is joining the UK, Germany and Canada in investigating the potential of carbon capture as a means of fighting global warming
Africa en famille
Is it possible to cart your wife and kids across the Straits for a long weekend in Morocco? Luke Stewart gave it a go
Kilroy’s bling villa for rent
How Britain’s most famous Euro MP is making tens of thousands a week from his country palace, not to mention 5 euros a throw for
The Afro-Bridge comes nearer
Could ‘sustainable’ 24-lane superhighway now be favoured over a tunnel? A BRIDGE across the Straits of Gibraltar could have just come a step nearer after
A tale of two gulls
Almería protects rare bird while Cádiz launches gull cull following invasion
Blocked
‘A shameless neglect of duty,’ says local walking group as an incredible 30 public footpaths are cut off around Ronda alone
The rock goes green
By Laura Balfour AN Olive Press campaign to bin plastic bags has been backed by a new environmental group in Gibraltar. No to Plastic Bags
Doñana migratory cycles affected by climate change
Higher temperatures, a gradual increase in both sea levels and salinity and a drying out of the park's famous marshes are some of the effects
Sinking ship feeds flames in new Gib row
Fears of “catastrophe” as New Flame sinks killing thousands of jellyfish A DIPLOMATIC row has flared up after a ship caused a huge oil slick
Human activity threatens land in Andalucia
Report claims “85 per cent of region” could be hit by desertification THE arid and semi-arid zones of Andalucia must be protected from human activity
From bikinis to zimmer frames
In the final part of our exclusive serialisation of Ghosts of Spain, Giles Tremlett explains how British buyers are closely tied to the sewer of
Incey Wincey spider
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock go peering under rocks and stones to tell us all about the only protected spider in the EU – the
Police report brings to light extent of Marbella corruption
As the investigation into town planning corruption comes to an end, the Olive Press untangles the web of corruption woven by Juan Antonio Roca
Protected chameleons could sink massive shopping centre plan
A colony of chameleons is threatening the development of a huge shopping centre and hotel complex on the Costa del Sol
Villages on the Front Line
IN a series more used to highlighting problems in rural areas of countries such as Tanzania, Ethiopia and Niger, Villages on the Front Line (BBC
The Plastic Greenhouse Effect
Bob Maddox asks if the environmental cost of producing cheap, year round vegetables for the northern European market is really worth it.
Whales and dolphin found dead in national park
Increase in shipping numbers to blame, say green groups