Outrage as MILLIONS of birds slaughtered by intensive olive farming before being served as TAPAS in Spain’s Andalucia Millions more songbirds get vacuumed into machinery during intensive night-time harvesting across Spain and Portugal 7 Jun, 2019 @ 11:54 Environment·Lead·Sevilla
REVIVAL: World embraces Spain’s ancient art of grass weaving Esparto is no longer just for espadrilles as the world warms to the eco credentials of Andalucia’s ‘green’ grass of home 14 Apr, 2019 @ 09:15 La Cultura·Lead
FALLING FOWL: Management crisis puts Andalucia bird sanctuary under threat from drought and wild boar Donana National Park is Europe's most important wetland, but some birds are at serious risk of extinction 24 Feb, 2019 @ 10:00 Huelva·Lead·Nature
MAKE A KILLING: Andalucia zoo offering €350,000 contract for supplier of dead rats, mice and chicks CORDOBA Zoo is looking for a caterer with a difference – one that can supply 150 kilos of whole and frozen rats, 170 kilos of 26 Jan, 2019 @ 12:42 Cordoba·Lead
EU tells Spain to BAN traditional bird singing competition THE European Commission has told Spain to double down on its efforts to end the capture of small wild birds for traditional bird singing contests. 26 Jan, 2019 @ 10:35 Environment·La Cultura·Lead
Number of Spanish smokers has INCREASED after sweeping bans on indoor smoking SPANISH efforts to stub out smoking have backfired. A ban on smoking inside in bars, restaurants and offices has led to an increase, not decrease 26 Dec, 2018 @ 09:36 Health·Lead
Andalucian beekeepers warn ‘fake’ Chinese products are ruining Cordoba honey industry The amount of honey produced in the province is down 40% to 50% percent compared to last year 18 Nov, 2018 @ 12:34 Food & Drink·Lead
Spain’s solar energy market could receive HUGE €70 billion cash injection by 2030 SOLAR energy could light up Spain with investments worth up to €70 billion by 2030, Secretary for Energy Jose Dominguez Abascal has said. Speaking at 17 Nov, 2018 @ 14:26 Environment·Lead
OLIVE WATCHERS: Spain’s Civil Guard to make surprise visits to olive oil factories after weigh-in controversies It will serve to dispel doubts that have always existed on the part of farmers who are going to weigh their fruit after a hard 4 Nov, 2018 @ 16:00 Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Jaen·Lead·National News
Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century 29 Oct, 2018 @ 11:17 Environment·Lead·Malaga
Junta announces €10 million project to develop tourism in inland Andalucia THE Junta has allocated almost €10 million to develop tourism in Andalucia’s lesser visited inland areas. The funds, available in two tranches of €4.75 million, 15 Sep, 2018 @ 12:51 Business & Finance·Lead