Junta appeals court decision to back Los Merinos developers

By Dan Myers on September 28, 2007

THE regional government has appealed the decision to allow developers to continue works at controversial Los Merinos golf course, near Ronda.

Serial rapist flees Granada town

By Dan Myers on September 28, 2007

A SEX attacker who served 16 years behind bars for 16 rapes has been forced to leave a Granada town. José Rodríguez Salvador, known as the Rapist of Valle d’Hebron, was staying with his parents in Iznalloz following his release from a Barcelona prison in the early hours of September 21.

Myths and mortar

By Dan Myers on September 27, 2007

Lisa Tilley delivers some home-truths about the Spanish property market and advice for those who want out

Zapatero asks UN to lead climate change battle

By Dan Myers on September 27, 2007

But can Spain meet Kyoto and EU emissions targets as PM promises?

Worth its weight in gold

By Dan Myers on September 26, 2007

Clive Muir and Sue Eatock investigate the carob tree, whose seeds are valued by jewllers and goldsmiths

The Collar of Concrete strangling Spain

By Dan Myers on September 21, 2007

In this exclusive, hard-hitting dispatch, author Chris Stewart warns that in selling out to developers, Spain risks destroying its tourist industry. In a call to arms, that cannot be ignored, he asks that everyone stands up to be counted before the interior is also destroyed like the coast FOR those who have never had the [...]

El cinturón de cemento que acabará asfixiando a España

By Dan Myers on September 21, 2007

En este informe revelador, el escritor de Entre Limones, Chris Stewart, nos avisa del peligro que corre el turismo en España si sigue vendiéndose a los promotores. Una llamada de atención, que no debería ser ignorada, para que actuemos antes de que el interior del país se deteriore tal y como lo ha hecho la [...]

Download issue 32 of the Olive Press newspaper for free

By Dan Myers on September 19, 2007

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Jailed: The two men found guilty of “protecting the environment.”

By Dan Myers on September 18, 2007

The charges, which both men claim “fictitious,” relate to a protest at the Ismael quarry close to Órgiva, when 30 worried residents attempted to block access to the works site.

A fool shows his annoyance; a prudent man overlooks an insult

By Dan Myers on September 18, 2007

“Dictatorial” archbishop makes peace with revolting parishioners

EU takes regional government to court over Iberian lynx

By Dan Myers on September 17, 2007

The European Union is taking the Junta de Andalucia to court for building a road that cuts through one of the few remaining habitats of the Iberian lynx.

Plastic greenhouses used as pot factories

By Dan Myers on September 17, 2007

ALMOST two thousand cannabis plants have been seized following drug raids on plastic greenhouses (invernaderos). Police found 664 plants during a raid on an invernadero, which are normally used to grow fruit and vegetables for northern Europe, near Albuñol on September 6.

Courts study 84 objections to controversial school subject

By Dan Myers on September 17, 2007

A CONTROVERSIAL new subject has made its debut in schools around Spain without any of the protests planned by opponents. Throughout the country, only 84 parents had made official complaints about the new Education for Citizenship and Human Rights lesson, with 76 of those in Andalucia.

Human activity threatens land in Andalucia

By Dan Myers on September 17, 2007

Report claims “85 per cent of region” could be hit by desertification THE arid and semi-arid zones of Andalucia must be protected from human activity if desertification in the region is to be stopped. That is the finding of a report presented to a conference on climate change in Madrid. Natural desertification in Andalucia is [...]

Court investigates Lanjaron “water grab”

By Dan Myers on September 17, 2007

Former environment chief in court for backing plans to extract 300 million litres of water per year from river PLANS by a mineral water company to take ten litres of water per second from a local river are under investigation by a Granada court. Aguas de Lanjarón, which is owned by French food giant Danone, [...]

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