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October 2008

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The Collar tightens

Environmentalists slam plans to develop ‘Special Protection’ zone above the A7 motorway THE Collar of Concrete strangling inland Andalucia is pulling tighter. The once-sacrosanct area
30 Oct, 2008 @ 14:35
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From Jete to El Bulli

It is classed as one of the best wines in Spain and is served in some of the nation's top restaurants. MARK ROULSTON heads to
23 Oct, 2008 @ 19:52
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God in urban row

Family claims mayor ‘stole land to build illegal’ chapel A VICIOUS row has broken out over the “illegal” construction of a mountain chapel in La
23 Oct, 2008 @ 19:13

Promoter offers 2 for 1 home deal

A DESPERATE housing developer is offering a two-for-one offer on its homes. Salsa Inmobiliaria is giving away a one-bedroom apartment on a golf complex to
23 Oct, 2008 @ 18:15
swns horse cruelty

Guilty

A British woman accused of allowing 16 horses to starve to death in Cadiz has been found guilty of cruelty in the UK
23 Oct, 2008 @ 02:48
lorca

Here lies Lorca?

Farmer claims mass grave skeletons were dug up and thrown away in the 1950s DOUBTS have been cast on the whereabouts of the remains of
20 Oct, 2008 @ 10:47

Let the people decide!

Landmark ruling puts controversial urban plans to the vote IN the first referendum of its kind in Spain, the residents of Almuñecar are to be
20 Oct, 2008 @ 10:38

Return of the cat

Twelve generous landowners in Andalucía have signed away swathes of their property to make way for two new reserves for the World's most endangered feline.
20 Oct, 2008 @ 10:31
Lights, camera… fallout

Lights, camera… fallout

Hollywood bases melodrama around Almeria nuclear accident A COLD War nuclear incident that almost resulted in Andalucía being wiped off the face of the Earth
20 Oct, 2008 @ 09:47

‘Lack of humanity’

Three elderly sisters with a combined age of 283 have been denied home help by the regional government.
20 Oct, 2008 @ 09:38
los merinos

Flushed away

Government has two months to give answers on schemes, including Los Merinos and others in Ardales and Colmenar THE European Commission has launched an investigation
20 Oct, 2008 @ 08:24

Britons in Costa gang war

Third shooting in a month due to an unpaid drugs debt as British criminals muscle back into Spanish drugs trade POLICE believe that a British
20 Oct, 2008 @ 07:56
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Boy savaged by two Rottweilers

A FIVE year old boy is in intensive care after being mauled by his family’s Rottweilers. Sacha Simonnet, nearly died after the two dogs missed
17 Oct, 2008 @ 17:51

Feline frenzy comes to an end

Satanic Siamese – called Tyson – seized after attacking a tourist A CAT who frequently attacked local dogs has met his match with a fierce
17 Oct, 2008 @ 17:17
medina azahara

Land Bagged

Junta to protect Medina Azahara and other important sites by buying up the area around it
17 Oct, 2008 @ 17:11

Wrong type of rain

Reservoir levels have actually dropped, as recent downpours have been too few and heavy WHILE the recent rainfall has been well received across the region
17 Oct, 2008 @ 17:05
secret cover final

Shhhh! Dining Secrets

Launching Andalucia’s first and most discerning restaurant guide, The Olive Press presents first serialisation of editor Jon Clarke’s new book Dining Secrets of Andalucia
17 Oct, 2008 @ 10:42
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