Drug trafficking arrests in Andalucia soar, new figures reveal
A government spokesman put the increase in arrests down to ‘exceptional work’
2016: What a year!
A look back at one of the most dramatic years in memory
Andalucia budgets for 2017 yet to be approved despite year already beginning
Not one of the eight provincial cities has an approved spending plan
25,000 drivers a day to be tested for alcohol or drugs in Spain as Christmas approaches
The traffic arm of the Guardia Civil have intensified controls
Dia Del Flamenco to be celebrated today across Andalucia
The sixth annual celebration is taking place all over Andalucia to celebrate the passionate dance, music and singing form that has its roots in the
Andalucia dominates new top ten most visited monuments in Spain list
Andalucia is the most represented region on the list
Andalucia’s restaurants are transforming at full pace
Mainstream guides have struggled to keep up
Two dilapidated schools in Cordoba given €132,000 by Junta
More than 500 students are enrolled at the two schools
Spain set for first heatwave of the year as temperatures soar into the forties
Thirteen provinces are at high risk
WARNING: Red alert issued for heatwaves in Andalucia
The blistering heat is increasing the risk of forest fires
Two dead and 46 injured in tragic Spanish bus crash
The bus, travelling from Algeciras to Madrid, crashed into a broken down lorry
Miguel de Cervantes journeyed around Andalucia collecting taxes
New research has tracked the 16th century author’s own Don Quixote-esque voyage of Andalucia
23-stone man accused of squashing donkey to death in Spain did not commit a crime, judge rules
A judge has thrown out the case at a preliminary trial, ruling that there is ‘no evidence of a criminal offence’
Cordoba’s Mezquita ‘does not belong to anyone’ town hall report concludes
Ultimatum issued to Church as mosque-cathedral saga rumbles on
Two Spanish police officers save unconscious baby in Cordoba
The officers sprung into action after being approached by a desperate mother in Villarrubia, Cordoba
Andalucian photographer takes best nature shot of 2015
Francisco Mingorance won the ‘places’ category in National Geographic’s yearly honours for his photo of a marsh in Cordoba partially destroyed by radioactive waste
Spain’s top rural restaurants selected by new online directory
Eatery retreats
23-stone man who squashed donkey to death in Spain is taken to court
EXCLUSIVE: Animal charity files private case against 23-stone man who killed baby donkey by sitting on it
Spain’s Roman Catholic Church in unholy row
Furious Spaniards are accusing the Church of seizing more 1,000 public buildings to profit from their use
Red Cross to feed thousands of hungry Cordoba residents
Olive oil, rice, baby food, tuna, chickpeas,vegetables and pasta will be among the basic food stuffs handed out
Colombian Johan Chaves reclaims lead in stage 6 of Vuelta out of Cordoba
Chaves regained the red jersey in the general classification, as Alejandro Valverde takes fifth and Chris Froome sits in seventh
Cordoba construction union denounces Junta de Andalucia for working in extreme heat
The union claims that the Junta’s construction inspectors have taken no action against companies using workers during the heat of the afternoon
The Vuelta a Espana route through Andalucia
As Andalucia gears up for the 70th Vuelta a Espana, messrs Froome, Valverde and Quintano will cycle along the Costa del Sol
Crocodile spotted in Cordoba river where youngsters bathe
The crocodile was spotted in an area which, although it is forbidden, is a favourite bathing spot for groups of young people
Seven-foot-tall giant roamed Andalucia 1050 years ago
Scientists investigate Cordoba’s giant discovery
Cordoba Mezquita loses right to beer trademark in Supreme Court
Spanish company Mahou already produces a beer called Mezquita
