March 2007

Gardens of Andalucia

By Dan Myers on March 26, 2007

Landscape gardener Nola Lyttle takes a tour of some of the botanical delights of Andalucia, Spain and offers a handy hint when it comes to your own back garden

Queridos europeos…

By Dan Myers on March 26, 2007

ON the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Argentine academic Fernando A Iglesias sends an open letter to the citizens of Europe, expressing his view of our continent from across the Atlantic Ocean.

Gender bill passed by Parliament

By Dan Myers on March 21, 2007

A LAW aiming to bridge the gender gap between men and women in the boardroom has been
passed by parliament.

Spanish Post Office launches tracking system

By Dan Myers on March 21, 2007

“Lost in the post” excuse set to come to an end with revolutionary system
FRUSTRATING delays in the arrival of a letter or parcel could soon be at an end after the Spanish post office introduced a revolutionary new electronic tagging system.

Police warn of Granada cashpoint gang

By Dan Myers on March 20, 2007

Police warn of cash card “skimming” at local banks
USERS of cash machines in Granada are being urged to exercise caution after police discovered several in the city had been fitted with cloning devices.
Police believe an organised gang is behind the scam to defraud people in the centre of the city out of thousands of euros.

Opinion – Lunatics and the Lunar eclipse

By Dan Myers on March 20, 2007

Speed demons
If there’s one thing that most foreigners – whether resident or visiting – agree upon, it’s that the Spanish drive too fast. It has been, perhaps uncharitably, suggested that the Spanish love the thrill of speed just as much as the Italians, but with the latter being more skilful drivers.

Danger! Caterpillars crossing

By Dan Myers on March 16, 2007

If you go down to the woods today you might just be in for a big surprise – especially if you have a dog

A Shameful Injustice

By on March 16, 2007

By
Philip Agee
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Anyone following the news in recent times
cannot be unaware of the wave of progressive change sweeping Latin America and the Caribbean. Last week George W.
Bush, the antithesis of this process, was in the region seeking to lure five
countries away from on-going regional economic integration in what is most
likely a futile effort to halt the [...]

Organic Growth

By on March 16, 2007

by Jason Heppenstall
Sitting behind his desk in the colourful
interior of this former children’s nursery, Alberto Hortelano
points a pen at the computer screen. The image shows children digging in a vegetable garden “Children
are the beginning of change. If we get them involved with organic agriculture
they will go home and tell their parents about the benefits.” [...]

Mayor and urban chief in Spain accused of five planning offences

By on March 15, 2007

Police recorded phone conversations of town planning chief councillor

SECRETLY recorded telephone conversations have revealed the true extent of corruption in a Granada town.

Inmaculada dies after artificial respirator is turned off

By on March 15, 2007

Death ignites euthanasia debate in Spain

A WOMAN who had been confined to a hospital bed for ten years has died after doctors turned off her artificial respirator.

Lemon Aid

By on March 14, 2007

An exclusive Olive Press interview with Driving over Lemons author Chris Stewart

I HAD lunch with author Chris Stewart last week. We discussed the fantastic success the Spanish translation of Driving over Lemons is having in Spain. Entre limones, Historia de un Optimista as it is called here, has only been out a few weeks and [...]

Dragon Festival revs up

By on March 13, 2007

Festivalgoers in
southern Spain are gearing up for another Dragonfest. Said by some to be Europe’s
largest free festival the Dragonfest, held in a riverbed near Órgiva, has seen
a large amount of traffic parking up in recent days. In past years the festival has been dogged by
bad weather and threats by the local mayor to ban [...]

The Amputee – Issue 19

By on March 7, 2007

Year of the golden porker

LET a hundred flowers bloom. The Chinese have said goodbye to the Year of the Dog and welcomed in the Year of the Pig. Oink! The Golden Pig to be exact, something that happens only once every 60 years. Apparently, in the Year of the Pig everyone has a chance of [...]

West Ham bringing up the squeaky rear

By on March 7, 2007

AT the top of the English Premiership the order of the day was maintained as sure as the sun rises and the moon does its stuff. Man United and Chelsea both won and both teams owed a great deal to their keepers. Edwin Van der Sar made a series of important saves to keep Liverpool [...]

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