Plans for Ronda – Costa del Sol motorway on display
The plans for the proposed motorway linking Ronda with the Costa del Sol have now gone on display
Catch a falling star
Tragabuches - the first restaurant in Andalucia to be awarded a Michelin star - has been stripped of its accolade due to poor performance
Orange severe weather alerts in Andalucia
Up to 90mm of rain could fall in a 12 hour period in the Serrania de Ronda, Guadalhorce and Costa del Sol
Mantecado – a Spanish Christmas treat
One of the many traditional Christmas goodies in Spain is the mantecado, a type of shortbread biscuit
Motorway gets the bird
Toll road to Ronda threatens over 100 rare species
Thanks, but I couldn’t live here
Film director Ken Loach explains why he wouldn't move to Spain
Birds of prey
The new planned Marbella-Ronda highway threatens over a hundred rare bird species
Ronda organic olive oil – one of world’s best
Finca La Amarilla, where the King of Spain is said to have stayed, is one of the best olive oil producers in the world
Put a cork in it!
The Spanish cork industry is struggling as the demand for cork, particularly from the wine industry, has dropped dramatically. Can anything be done? Should we
End of the road?
Ronda's countryside could lose its public transport once subsidies end
Smuggling bust after Christie’s auction
An international smuggling ring has been smashed after a plundered Roman statue was auctioned
Last Sunday in September
A typical autumn day for Paul Whitelock in Montejaque?
My God! What have we done?
Are you awake? Yep. Can’t sleep. Me neither. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Probably... My God! What have we done?
The Anniversary Gift
It’s our 26th wedding anniversary. “What would you like: flowers, chocolates, jewellery?” “How about we buy a house in Spain,” he said.
Ben and Joan, Monty Jack and Big Ron
Three of the loveliest pueblos blancos of the Guadiaro valley in our part of Secret Andalucía are Montejaque, its neighbour Benaoján and the stunning jewel
From North Devon to South Spain in six decades – Part Three
After three decades of regular visits to Spain, it got to the millennium and 25 years of married life
A wine time
With around 20 vineyards now planted in Ronda, in the words of one wine writer ‘the dream has really taken hold’
The peak of outdoor Spain
Ronda is now one of the main outward bound hubs in Andalucia, writes Doug Wills
A cook’s tour of Ronda
Over the last few years Ronda has become increasingly popular for lovers of good food
My perfect home
Estate agent Irene Ortiz on why she and husband Thorwald moved from the UK to Ronda
Goyesca for Ken
Award-winning British director to be honoured at new Spanish film festival
A tale of two towns
Success or failure? The impact of yesterday's strike was felt in varying degrees across the country
Find me out
Secret Franz Ferdinand gig in Malaga
Schools out for striking pupils in Malaga
Dozens of children picket school gates to get more teachers
Going once…
It’s uncharted territory for a Ronda agent, who is holding his first private auction – a charming village house
Tom Cruise?
What was Tom Cruise doing attending Ronda's famous bullfighting festival?