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October 2007
Maddie taken to Morocco by paedophiles
By Dan Myers on October 30, 2007
Majority of Spaniards believe McCanns are lying after TV appeal
A TOP Spanish detective agency believes Maddie McCann was kidnapped to order by a gang of paedophiles and smuggled to Morocco.
The company Metodo 3 reportedly thinks Madeleine was snatched after a tip-off by an insider at their Portuguese holiday complex.
The private eye team based in Barcelona [...]
Opponents question water plans for “semi-desert” Granada
By Dan Myers on October 30, 2007
Junta backs project to drill mineral water from Sierra Nevada
DESERTIFICATION, land erosion and the loss of the province’s only wetlands are just three consequences of a mineral water plan for Granada.
Those are the fears after a Sevilla-based company announced plans to extract up to 31 litres or water per second from underground reserves in the [...]
Reclaiming the coasts
By Dan Myers on October 29, 2007
Government spends five billion euros in demolishing coastline constructions
Under Extremeño Skies
By Dan Myers on October 29, 2007
The reputations of Pizarro and other conquistadores left a legacy for the mother of an extremeño to worry about
Horsing around in the hills
By Dan Myers on October 29, 2007
Pale rider Jason Heppenstall does his best Clint Eastwood impression and convinces his family that he is not in fact a cowboy
Moorish mausoleum uncovered in Berja
By Dan Myers on October 29, 2007
Outrage as Junta allows housing development to go ahead despite “important” find
A HOUSING development is going ahead despite it being built on the site of a 15th century Moorish mausoleum.
A team of archaeologists uncovered the crypt during a preventative dig before construction work on the homes in Berja, Almería, begins.
In total, 112 bodies of adults [...]
From squatter camp to theme park: is there no middle way for the Sacromonte?
By Dan Myers on October 29, 2007
Ten months after eviction of artists’ community, Granada City Hall announces luxury tourist development for “dangerous” caves – Lisa Tilley
Drowning in a desert of plastic
By Dan Myers on October 29, 2007
There is a certain irony, claims Bob Maddox, that not only do the plastic greenhouses of the coast of Almería and Granada suck the land dry to stock the shelves of supermarkets, but also threaten the lives of local populations with increased risk of flooding
“Carcogenics are pumped into the atmosphere”
By Dan Myers on October 29, 2007
AS long ago as 2005 did environmentalists warn of the potential damage wrought by plasticultra.
And for almost three years, regional authorities have been aware that more than 30 per cent of the plastic greenhouses – which have continued their westwards spread from the coast of Almería into Granada and Málaga – have been erected illegally.
Another nail in cable car coffin
By Dan Myers on October 26, 2007
Government believes ecosystem of Sierra Nevada will be “irreversibly transformed”
PLANS to build the world’s longest cable car between Granada and the Sierra Nevada National Park have taken a major setback.
In a report, central Government claims the project will “irreversibly transform” the sensitive ecosystem of the protected mountain range, which is home to a quarter of [...]
New lynx population found in Spain
By Dan Myers on October 26, 2007
Hopes for the future survival of the world’s most endangered cat species have been raised after the discovery of an unknown population of Iberian lynx.
Chains of shame
By Dan Myers on October 26, 2007
Dog left to die and then summarily burnt next to neighbour’s plot
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Climate Change*
By Dan Myers on October 26, 2007
With the news that up to 85 per cent of Andalucia is under threat from desertification, in this simple Q&A scientist AZZAM QASRAWI explains the phenomenon of climate change
Climate undergoes sea change
By Dan Myers on October 26, 2007
Bob Maddox assess the findings of a report claiming the oceans are not absorbing as much carbon dioxide as they once did
Saints and souls and modern day ghouls
By Dan Myers on October 25, 2007
For Theresa O’Shea, Halloween in Spain is a time for visiting departed loved ones and eating roasted chestnuts
Andalucia, Lead »
Bar wars
March 13, 2010
Expatriate-run bar comes under attack from rival kiosk owner, who threatens to ‘burn down’ bar
Andalucia, Cadiz, Huelva, Jaen, Lead2 »
Beach rescue
March 13, 2010
The Spanish government has stepped in to help out battered beaches
Andalucia, Lead2 »
Marks and Spencer regret
March 13, 2010
LEAVING Spain ten years ago is a big regret for the long-serving boss of Marks and Spencer.
Chief executive Sir Stuart Rose sold all stores on the Spanish mainland for 150 million euros in 2001 but admits he made an error.
Sir Stuart closed all outlets in seven European countries for what he called internal “political not [...]
Features »
Gibraltar rocks
March 12, 2010
Forget sunburned ex-pats and cheap booze, Jon Clarke discovers that the Med’s little Britain has had a makeover
Lead2, Sport »
The ‘Special One’ backed for Madrid role
March 12, 2010
Portuguese boss Jose Mourinho favourite to replace under fire Madrid boss
Andalucia, Lead2 »
Going Gaelic
March 12, 2010
Andalucia is being represented by a new Gaelic football team, Eire Og Seville, in a Costa del Sol tournament this Saturday
