Spain councillor charged with bribery and fraud
Judges release Alhendín town planning boss on bail
Highway to hell
Planned motorway will bring rapid "costafication" inland, claim locals
Open: the most expensive road in history
After two years of delays, the Nerja-La Herradura stretch of the A7 road finally gets its official opening
Police to interview King over Motril girl
Letter to former lover claims the murderer “has to pay Graham for what he has done to the Motril girl”
Almuñécar PGOU unviable – regional government
Water infrastructure “insufficient” for Almuñécar expansion plans
Suspected rapist held in Órgiva
Belgian man suspected of rape in his country arrested in Órgiva
Fat cat boss bagged
A FAT-CAT boss who sacked his staff by text message when his compensation firm went bust has been tracked down to Marbella. Inland Revenue investigators
Tea of Tranquility
In the narrow lanes of Granada’s Arab quarter, perfumed secrets wait to be revealed.
UNESCO slams Contraviesa reservoir plans
World heritage group UNESCO has condemned regional government plans to build a second reservoir on the Contraviesa mountain range in La Alpujarra
Urban corruption conviction overturned
Socialist mayor vows revenge on “Taleban” Partido Popular
Police find 60,000 euros in home of Alhaurín mayor
Police investigating an alleged case of urban corruption in Alhaurin el Grande have found 60,000 euros in cash during a raid on a house belonging
The Twin Alhamas of Granada and Almería
The Olive Press gets steamed up over what is on offer in both Alhama de Almería and Alhama de Granada
Protected chameleons could sink massive shopping centre plan
A colony of chameleons is threatening the development of a huge shopping centre and hotel complex on the Costa del Sol
A great way tapas the weekend
Granada: home to the Alhambra palace, the Albaicín and thousands of tapas bars. In the name of research, Mark Roulston visits just a few to
The search for Lorca’s Grave
WHEN the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Gerald Brenan was living with his wife Gamel Woolsey in Churriana, a village west of Málaga.
Path protesters face 30,000 euro fines
Guardia Civil accused of bias after fining 40 protesters – some of whom did not attend last year’s demo against the closure of the international
Junta faces private lawsuit from residents’ group
Reservoir will destroy local agriculture, farmers claim
Broken ear-rings lead to fatal stabbing
A VICIOUS three-year-dispute over faulty jewellery ended in tragedy after a man was killed in front of his wife and one-year-old son. Angel Luis Rueda,
Junta announces cull of 1,767 natural park deer
Regional government officials have announced a deer cull that will lead to the animals’ extinction in the Sierra de Baza.
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