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
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
Law threatens Albariño wine
Draft law proposed by the region's health authority could effectively outlaw wine production.
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
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
The great emasculator
Spanish men lose their mojo as pollution plays havoc with the male gender
Guilty
A British woman accused of allowing 16 horses to starve to death in Cadiz has been found guilty of cruelty in the UK
“The dead are so many here”
MARK ROULSTON travels to Órgiva to hear the history of what could be Spain's biggest mass grave
Developers move in on Civil War mass grave
Building work begins on top of communal tomb of Franco’s victims DESCENDENTS of those killed by supporters of the military uprising that led to civil
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
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
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.
Michelin-starred chef arrested
A leading female chef has been accused of selling toxic shellfish A FEMALE chef has been accused of selling shellfish from dangerously contaminated rivers. Toñi
WWF begs end to motorway madness
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have demanded the end to a motorway project that will destroy the habitat of some of the World’s rarest animals.
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
‘Lack of humanity’
Three elderly sisters with a combined age of 283 have been denied home help by the regional government.
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
A secret Swiss bank account, the near concreting of a famous white town and a soap that’s anything but clean
The perverse twists and turns of politics inside the celebrated white town of Gaucín have led to the description as ‘El Culebron de Gaucín’, or
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
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
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
Land Bagged
Junta to protect Medina Azahara and other important sites by buying up the area around it
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
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
Police foil Glitter’s Spanish return plot
A PLAN that shamed singer Gary Glitter had hatched to return to Spain has been foiled. The convicted paedophile, who was deported to the UK