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November 2007


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By Dan Myers on November 28, 2007

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“Only ghosts will live there”

By Dan Myers on November 28, 2007

Dream homes left unfinished in La Alpujarra as agent refuses to return deposits


Violence on the streets as tension runs high during Franco mass

By Dan Myers on November 27, 2007

Police arrest four as extremists battle in Granada
THE anniversary of the death of Francisco Franco brought violent scenes to the streets of Granada on the anniversary of the dictator’s death on November 20.
Left-wing extremists clashed outside the cathedral, where a mass in honour of the former dictator was being celebrated.
Police were called as members [...]


Civil guards find “irregularities” in Lecrin water project

By Dan Myers on November 27, 2007

JUDGES in Granada are seeing if any criminal charges can be answered after the Guardia Civil found “irregularities” in a Lecrin Valley mineral water bottling plant.
Officials from the environmental branch of the police force (Seprona) found the plant lies across three barrancos (ravines).


Ski season starts on December 1

By Dan Myers on November 26, 2007

HEAVY snowfall on the Sierra Nevada mountain range has resulted in an early start to the ski season.


Mayors divided over cable car

By Dan Myers on November 26, 2007

MAYORS of the four municipalities over which the proposed Granada-Sierra Nevada cable car will travel are split over the benefits of the project.
The socialist leaders of Monachil and Huétor Vega have questioned the economic viability of the 19-kilometre-long cable car, while the PP leaders of Granada and Cájar see it as an attraction for the [...]


Spain’s largest circular trail opens

By Dan Myers on November 26, 2007

AT longer than 300 kilometres, the country’s longest circular walking trial is now officially open.
The Sulayr trail, which circles the Sierra Nevada, is divided into 19 stages and runs along traditional cattle driver’s paths at an average altitude of 1,800 metres above sea level.


Predatory behaviour and the destruction of Iberia’s coast

By Dan Myers on November 26, 2007

Charles Schoengrund draws interesting parallels between the twin disappearances of Madelaine McCann and the coastline of Iberia


The true cost of being cheap

By Dan Myers on November 26, 2007

As the furniture superstore opens in Málaga, the Olive Press asks if Ikea goes far enough to combat the exploitation of child labour in its supply chain. Apparently not, argue Lisa Tilley and Jon Clarke
IT could not have found a better location. On the Málaga ring road, between the airport and the city centre


Pensioners stop Murcia urban plans

By Dan Myers on November 26, 2007

Court suspends road construction after octogenarians win land grab appeal
PEDRO CAMACHO looks on victoriously. “If they have to knock down my house then so be it. But they have to give me a similar place to live. I am not going to an apartment. Not at my age,” he says.


Olive Press forces “ecological disaster” investigation

By Dan Myers on November 23, 2007

Did sewage kill thousands of fish in Ronda river?
AN investigation has been launched into the “ecological disaster” that killed thousands of fish in a Ronda river.
The public prosecutor believes a crime against the environment was committed with the leak into the River Guadiaro after heavy rainfall in September.


Oil spillage poisons aquifer

By Dan Myers on November 23, 2007

A GRANADA court is investigating how 120,000 tonnes of a vegetable-based contaminant was allowed to enter underground water supplies.
Mayor of Atarfe Víctor Sánchez and his deputy Tomás Ruiz both face up to 18 months in prison if found guilty of environmental offences.


Granada mayors in corruption probes

By Dan Myers on November 23, 2007

THE public prosecutor has opened investigations into the dealings of three mayors from around the Granada province.
In perhaps the highest profile probe, Almuñecar council leader Juan Carlos Benavides has been accused of urban corruption in relation to the construction of a sports pavilion in the town.


Fun loving bears desperately seeking mate

By Dan Myers on November 23, 2007

Spain’s only captive Cantabrian brown bears, Paca and Tola, have been Asturias’ favourite sisters for the past decade – but now it is hoped they will become the region’s most famous mothers


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Dining with Lorca, Gilbert & George

By Dan Myers on November 23, 2007

Painters, musicians and writers pay homage to the Granada poet at his summer retreat


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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 [...]

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The ‘Special One’ backed for Madrid role

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Portuguese boss Jose Mourinho favourite to replace under fire Madrid boss

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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


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Behind Bars: Clampdown sees dozens imprisoned for drink driving

April 16, 2009 | Andalucia

Since the reform of the penal code in December 2007, 793 drivers in Malaga province alone have been arrested or charged for driving over the limit

Granada budget allocation “not enough”

October 3, 2006 | Uncategorized

OPPOSITION politicians have slammed Madrid’s decision to give little more than 400 euros per person for Granada in next year’s budget allowance – 250 euros less than the national average.

The PSOE socialist government has earmarked 343 million euros for Granada in 2007 – the majority of which will be spent on the transport infrastructure of [...]

Rail link gets go-ahead

July 17, 2008 | Andalucia

A RAIL connection between the Costa de la Luz and Jerez airport has finally been given the green light.

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Spain comes out in defence of land grab laws

February 10, 2009 | National News

MEPs slam ‘Robert Mugabe school of land re-distribution’ in Valencia. Spanish MEPs have hit back at threats to withdraw EU funding if the nation continues to abuse property rights.

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