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January 2008


Granada unites for DO fight

By Dan Myers on January 29, 2008

Bodegas join forces to better ‘vino de la tierra’ category with prized Denominacion de Origen


“Granada is a great example of the Alliance of Civilisations”

By Dan Myers on January 29, 2008

Both Turkey’s Prime Minister and CARLOS PRANGER believe Granada symbolises harmonious co-existence between different cultures. However, the latter is not as confident as the former that the Alliance of Civilisations will be a success


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Sick safari hunters jailed for shooting tigers and lions

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

Estate owner Manuel Dominguez along with wealthy hunters Davíd Jimenez and José de la Flor were jailed for killing the defenceless tiger that had been bought from a zoo


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UK couple have home demolished in Almeria

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

Len and Helen Prior stand on the site of their former dream home putting a brave face on the wreckage that regional politics and municipal corruption have made of their retirement.


Alhaurín says pass to 35million bypass

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

A NEW four-lane bypass around Alhaurín would spell environmental disaster for the town.
Pressure groups have united with the town hall and the three main political parties to fight a proposal by the Junta that would see around 200 homes seized by compulsory purchase orders.
Slicing the town in two, the variante norte would obliterate [...]


New group opposes Ronda Marbella motorway

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

THE IU party has joined environmental groups in slamming proposals to link Ronda to Marbella with a toll motorway.
The group insists that the 350 million euro motorway is unnecessary and is only being proposed to create opportunities for development and speculation alongside it.


Search continues for missing Mari Luz

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

McCanns offer support as abduction fears rise
KATE MCCANN has offered her support to the parents of a five-year-old girl who has vanished in Huelva.
The 39-year-old contacted Juan José Cortes and Irene Suarez, whose daughter Mari Luz went missing from Huelva on January 13 after going out to buy a packet of crisps, to say the [...]


British buyers take housing developer to court

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

Grupo Mirador and agency Palmera Properties both charged with fraud
A MÁLAGA court has charged one of the biggest construction companies in Andalucía with fraud.
The move comes after a group of 20 British nationals complained that the homes they had made down payments upon have gone unfinished.


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Spanish study confirms Climate Change predictions

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

Levels and temperature of Mediterranean have risen over 60 years


Water pact lets ex-Junta chief off the hook

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

Lanjarón water extraction dropped – as are charges against Sánchez
A WATER extraction plan that critics claimed would “threaten” the ecosystem of the Sierra Nevada has been dropped.


U-turn over anthem lyrics

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

SPAIN’S Olympic Committee has backed down over proposed lyrics for the country’s wordless national anthem.
In a volte face, Olympic officials discarded the winning lyrics after deciding them the most apt from a contest that drew 7,000 entries.


CIA reveals Franco nuclear plans

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

DICTATOR Francisco Franco wanted to develop a nuclear arms programme to consolidate Spain’s international standing, according to a declassified report by the CIA.


14 held in terror raids

By Dan Myers on January 27, 2008

SPAIN is on red alert after police arrested 14 people who were allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on Barcelona.
Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba said the detainees, 12 of whom were of Pakistani origin and two from India, has suspected links with an Islamist terror network.


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Maddie hunt moves to Sevilla

By Dan Myers on January 17, 2008

Private detectives are trying to trace a British DJ who fled from Praia da Luz after being accused of grooming an under-age girl for sex.


New year resolution? Going, going, gone

By Dan Myers on January 17, 2008

The first demolitions begin… “the first of many”, says prosecutor


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Expat exodus

January 29, 2010 | Andalucia, National News

Hard-hitting survey confirms exit fears

The Petrol Thieves

May 2, 2008 | Andalucia

Well spoken English couple could be conning expats out of thousands of euros by asking to borrow money to fill their car
BRITISH expatriates are being targeted by a pair of conmen, who ‘borrow’ money for petrol.
The well-dressed couple knock on doors with British-plated cars outside, or approach people in the street, explaining that they have [...]

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Horsing around in the hills

October 29, 2007 | Travel

Pale rider Jason Heppenstall does his best Clint Eastwood impression and convinces his family that he is not in fact a cowboy

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Exclusive: England soccer star buys €3.5m mansion

November 2, 2009 | Andalucia, Cadiz, Sport

Liverpool ace buys a plush Sotogrande villa

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Racist or violent?

July 11, 2009 | Opinion

Is the recession causing a backlash against foreigners in Spain?