Construction threatens ancient Roman ruins
PLANS to build 170 houses and a hotel close to the ruins of a second century Roman settlement have been slammed by environmental groups.
Sun, Sea and Sabrina at El Chambao de Joaquín
SOMETIMES dining out can be all about timing. Choose a restaurant where the regular chef has just quit – and they are placing ads for
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.
Ex Marbella Police Chief held in car auction scam
Third arrest this year for del Pozo as Mercedes car raises suspicion
Construction may force Salar population to expand 600 per cent
Commission group owns development land, IU claims
Couple sell home but forget bag of stolen guns
Buyers discover sawn off shotgun and two pistols in garage
Alhendín mayor in corruption claims
Mayor made “2,000 per cent profit” after land sale
Benalmádena grants Medals of Honour to Malaya builders
Mayor defends controversial move: “We are all guilty of something.”
Prison for mother who tried to sell son
A MOTHER who tried to sell her unborn baby to a married couple with fertility problems has been jailed for two years. Homeless Mercedes BG
City hall closes noisy supermarket
Angry neighbours complained for 15 years about “torturous” noise levels A GRANADA supermarket has been forced to close after exceeding noise limits by more than
Court hears Durcal “happy slapping” claims
Four teenager girls allegedly filmed the assault in the Lecrin Valley town of Durcal
Trouble at the Alhambra
Alhambra management are “bullies,” tourists are viewing porn and the staff are revolting
Investigation confirms Alhambra ticket scam
A COURT in Granada has heard how up to 800 people illegally passed through the entrance to the Alhambra every 30 minutes. A year-long judicial
Almuñécar bridge disaster – one year on and lessons still not learned
Two deaths on November 9 and the concluding investigation into the six Almuñécar deaths last year underline worrying trends in the safety of construction in
Police arrest 11 in connection with Marbella corruption
Eleven arrested in connection with town planning corruption in Marbella
Ramblers fight back
Ronda ramblers association suing the town hall over series of blocked footpaths
‘Discussion’ in bar ends in shoot out
ONE man was shot in the leg last Wednesday and another detained by police after a late night “discussion” in a bar in Ambroz ended
Three ski workers injured in Sierra Nevada resort
IN the run-up to the ski season, the slopes of the Sierra Nevada are alive with activity. Centursa, the management company of the ski station
Another Conquest in Granada (chess)
By Vernon Grant THE first time I had lunch with Stuart Conquest I knew instantly that he played chess. It took him half an hour
Exploring Los Cahorros, Walking
by Judith Cooke {mosimage} TRYING to find somewhere new and exciting to take young children is often a challenge here in Andalucía. At Los Cahorros,
“Bonnie and Clyde” of Baza busted after bank raid
THE step-daughter of a Spanish film actress has been remanded in custody in Jaén in connection with a series of armed bank robberies in the
Residents fight “water grab”
RESIDENTS in Lanjarón have filed a lawsuit in Granada against the regional government for allowing a mineral water company to extract 864,000 litres of water
Court forces work to stop on Armilla shopping centre
Judges in Granada have ordered construction work on the Parque Nevada shopping centre in Armilla to be stopped after a request by building officials from
Four arrested over Marbella stolen car ring
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with a scam that involves changing the paperwork of stolen top of the range cars and selling them
Archbishop pulls seminarians out of theology school
A DISCUSSION on bioethics caused the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Granada to withdraw eight seminarians from the faculty of theology at the
Room with a view – El Torcal
EL Torcal Park Nature Reserve is known as the enchanted mountain range. It is not somewhere for the faint hearted or for those scared of