Junta appeals court decision to back Los Merinos developers
THE regional government has appealed the decision to allow developers to continue works at controversial Los Merinos golf course, near Ronda.
Serial rapist flees Granada town
A SEX attacker who served 16 years behind bars for 16 rapes has been forced to leave a Granada town. José Rodríguez Salvador, known as
Myths and mortar
Lisa Tilley delivers some home-truths about the Spanish property market and advice for those who want out
Zapatero asks UN to lead climate change battle
But can Spain meet Kyoto and EU emissions targets as PM promises?
Worth its weight in gold
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock investigate the carob tree, whose seeds are valued by jewellers and goldsmiths
The Collar of Concrete strangling Spain
In this exclusive, hard-hitting dispatch, author Chris Stewart warns that in selling out to developers, Spain risks destroying its tourist industry. In a call to
El cinturón de cemento que acabará asfixiando a España
En este informe revelador, el escritor de Entre Limones, Chris Stewart, nos avisa del peligro que corre el turismo en España si sigue vendiéndose a
Jailed: The two men found guilty of “protecting the environment”
The charges, which both men claim “fictitious,” relate to a protest at the Ismael quarry close to Órgiva, when 30 worried residents attempted to block
A fool shows his annoyance; a prudent man overlooks an insult
“Dictatorial” archbishop makes peace with revolting parishioners
EU takes regional government to court over Iberian lynx
The European Union is taking the Junta de Andalucia to court for building a road that cuts through one of the few remaining habitats of
Plastic greenhouses used as pot factories
ALMOST two thousand cannabis plants have been seized following drug raids on plastic greenhouses (invernaderos). Police found 664 plants during a raid on an invernadero,
Courts study 84 objections to controversial school subject
A CONTROVERSIAL new subject has made its debut in schools around Spain without any of the protests planned by opponents. Throughout the country, only 84
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
Court investigates Lanjaron “water grab”
Former environment chief in court for backing plans to extract 300 million litres of water per year from river PLANS by a mineral water company
Court suspends Murcia golf course project
JUDGES at Murcia’s top court have suspended a huge scale golf course and residential project after an appeal by local environmentalists. The Zerrichera complex, which
PNV leader resigns
THE resignation of a moderate nationalist politician has led to fears of a urge in pro-independence feelings in the Basque Country. Josu Jon Imaz stepped
King photo burned in nationalist protest
THE High Court is investigating Catalan nationalists for setting fire to a photograph of King Juan Carlos I. Public prosecutors have requested information from authorities
Bringing back the bone-crusher
Lisa Tilley investigates the battle to reintroduce the lammergeyer vulture to the sierras of Andalucia THE lammergeyer is affectionately known as the ‘bearded vulture’ in
Corruption in the classroom: the head, the thief, his wife and her cuñada
Granada primary school faces legal battle and one million euro fine after an investigation found nine unqualified teachers, eight falsified salaries, and one imaginary class
Sky wars
Olive Press Exclusive – Jon Clarke HUNDREDS of thousands of Sky users around Andalucia could face being cut off under a European regulations clampdown.
Eta’s crusade and the imaginary Basque nation
Carlos Pranger looks at the history of Eta and wonders what the future holds for the separatist group ON March 22, 2006, Eta declared a
Blue plaque for destruction
Trembling with neglect, could Brenan´s historic home be converted into flats? DERELICT and decaying with its front door bricked up and piles of rubbish strewn
Bare facts on Spain’s bears
Listed in the Spanish Catalogue of Endangered Species as being in danger of extinction, the Cantabrian brown bear’s existence in Spain is not widely known
Alpujarra saved…
… or is it? As regional government backtracks on water plans, green groups claim Trevelez river is turning into a “sewer” LOCAL residents and green
We need a better-informed drug user
Alarming reports into cocaine abuse in Spain do not surprise Carlos Pranger. He believes too many of his countrymen confuse the freedom of democracy with
Immigrant found wandering on Spain’s highest peaks
POLICE have arrested an immigrant who was found wandering without food or water in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. 27-year-old Tony Brascons, who immigration officials