Prodigious performance by The Prodigy in Andalucia
British act proves to be biggest hit of the summer so far with sell out 27,000 show in Jerez
Spanish police investigate English publisher Forward Press
Police launch investigation after publisher closes leaving thousands of parents out of pocket and children out of luck. EXCLUSIVE By Anatoly Kurmanaev
Mystery deluge of sewage from Ronda massacres thousands of fish
Could malfunction of new Ronda sewage works be behind leak that has snuffed out all life in the Guadiaro in Jimera?
The goats of Spain
The wild mountain goats frequently found in herds across the mountain ranges of Andalucia are Spanish Ibex
Algarrobico: The never ending story
As Greenpeace claims work on the Algarrobico Hotel continues, the Olive Press charts the controversial history of the edifice that has become a symbol of
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.
Seven New Wonders
by Jason Heppenstall “So what is this ‘Ulhumbra’ place that you talk about?” asked my mother in law on one of her visits. I explain
Children taken to hospital after “gas poisoning”
FOURTEEN schoolchildren had to receive medical treatment after suffering the effects of possible gas poisoning while travelling on a school bus. The children, all aged
An Inconvenient Truth
by Rosina Sinclair {mosimage} We sat in stunned silence as the credits rolled by in the darkened cinema. Nobody seemed to want to move, to
Eating out – Horses for courses
THREE years ago the Alqueria de Los Lentos was one of the first restaurants I visited in the Lecrin Valley. The food that day was
Government announces water “tax”
THE government has announced plans to levy charges on homes that use an excessive amount of water. The move comes as Spain attempts to curb
The Renaissance town of Úbeda
by Mark Roulston ÚBEDA lies 50 kilometres or so to the east of the capital of its province Jaén. Standing on an escarpment, it is
Islamic tiles in Spain
By Mary Roulston THERE are three things that particularly stand out in my memory from my first trip to the Alhambra Palace in Granada on
Up the Garden Path – Issue 10
AUTUMN, strangely, is my favourite time to be in the garden and of course a very important time. The plants that you sowed in the
Life through a lens
by Vernon Grant FOR my sins I have been, for 26 years, a television producer. I confess that I have invaded the privacy of both
Britons heading for the hills
Some can say little more than 'favor', but British families are now settling in Spain's villages in record numbers, reports Jason Burke
Spain told to scrap Valencia Property Law
THE European Commission has ruled that Spain has two months to {mosimage}change controversial land laws that have wrecked the holiday home dreams of many northern
Marbella police in stolen car network claims
POLICE investigating town planning corruption in Marbella have uncovered an alleged local police scam that involves changing the paperwork of stolen top of the range
Boy dies during fight at school
A SCHOOLYARD fight led to tragedy when a boy died after receiving a blow to the head. Jordi R, 17, fell and hit his head
Slipping towards Winter (October)
Slipping Towards Winter by Paul Downing WE are now at the time of year when the summer constellations and the summer Milky Way, which we
Making a will in Spain
by Nick Auvache It is often said that there are two certainties in life – birth and death. We are not given much of an
Junta announces lynx protection plan
The regional government is to “bury” some roads in the Doñana National Park in a bid to cut the number of Iberian lynx killed by
Alhambra work illegal
GRANADA city hall has ordered work inside the grounds of the Alhambra Palace to be stopped after it was discovered a building licence had not
PP files lawsuit against Benavides
OPPOSITION councillors in Almuñecar have presented a criminal lawsuit against town mayor Juan Carlos Benavides. Partido Popular (PP) councillor Juan Luis González Montoro alleges señor