Ramblers fight back
Ronda ramblers association suing the town hall over series of blocked footpaths
Immigrants keep Spain working says government report
Spanish prime minister's economic adviser has published a report which attributes 50 per cent of Spain's economic growth during the last five years to immigrants
Ronda hotel murder unsolved
Two Arabs and a Frenchman released after three years in prison
13-year-old baby born in Barcelona
The oldest baby in the world has been born from an embryo conceived thirteen years ago and frozen in a fertility clinic
Raging Bull could defend title
British boxer who attacked Guardia given bail
The Little Green Lady
TRAFFIC signs as subliminal messages to alter male behaviour: it may be laughable at first glance but on closer inspection there may be more to
Castles in the Sky
Autumn, a time of change in the Andaluz skies - when the eternal featureless blue of summer begins to give way and the first reliably
Building a house in Spain – Part II
In Issue 8 we talked about the preliminary stages of building your own house in the campo (countryside) and what pitfalls you should look out
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
Organic maize contains traces of GMOs
ORGANIC farmers in Spain are abandoning maize after traces of genetically modified strains (GMO) were found in the crop, a recently published report shows. Although
Man held after armed siege in Castell
POLICE are questioning a man after an 18-hour armed siege at a house in Castell de Ferro ended without any casualties. GEO special branch officers
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
Andalucía dreaming
RICHARD HARVEY asks whether buying or building a dream home and settling in southern Spain really helps to strengthen a relationship. Or do the demons
The great biodiesel con
In Issue Two of the Olive Press we published an article entitled “The benefits of biodiesel”. Several readers wrote in to refute the claims made therein,
Shine on – Renewable energy in Spain
Like many people it all had to do with a growing awareness of my so-called carbon footprint. We are all net emitters of carbon in
Police investigate Vélez murder riddle
A WOMAN found dead near the main Motril-Granada road may have been murdered by a gang dedicated to the white slave trade, police claim. The
Illegal building victims told to pay up
JUDGES in Granada have ordered almost 100 residents of Cenes de la Vega to hand over almost 200,000 euros of their own money in compensation
Police seek seventh in intimidation scam
Alleged case of real estate intimidation in Granada
Golf complex work halted after rare bird threatened
PLANS to build a luxury golf complex on protected woodland have been temporarily postponed after a legal order was issued banning the felling of trees
Singer released after child murder charges dropped
Miguel Flores walked free from court in Jerez de la Frontera after the child’s family decided not to proceeed with the case
Human water consumption at risk from golf
A LEADING expert in water purification has warned wasting water on the upkeep of golf courses could diminish the supply for human use. The claim
