July 2008

Sent to their death

By Dan Myers on July 30, 2008

As 29 immigrants die, Mafias “knew” ill-equipped boats would never reach Spain

The new El Dorado

By Dan Myers on July 30, 2008

Five hundred years after Spanish conquistadors scoured the Andes in search of El Dorado, that fabled city of gold, MARK EVELEIGH reports on the Ecuadorians who have crossed the Atlantic in search of wealth

Madrid seeks Nazi extraditions

By Dan Myers on July 30, 2008

Supreme Court wants to include the Butcher of Mauthausen in lawsuit
THE Supreme Court is to investigate four alleged former Nazis over the deaths of Spaniards in concentration camps during World War II.

Last Granada survivor of Nazi camps dies

By Dan Myers on July 30, 2008

THE last Granada-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps has died.
José María Villegas, 91, passed away during his sleep at his Baza home.
A committed trade unionist and socialist, Villegas fought against General Franco’s military uprising during Spain’s Civil War.

More flights enter Granada departure lounge

By Dan Myers on July 30, 2008

Spanair, Vueling and Clickair cancel Granada flights as Ryanair stays – at a price
GRANADA is feeling the strain of Spain’s economic crisis and rising global fuel costs after three low-cost airlines announced plans to cancel flights from the city.

A tale of two gulls

By Dan Myers on July 30, 2008

Almería protects rare bird while Cádiz launches gull cull following invasion

Agave a day…

By Dan Myers on July 30, 2008

… helps us work, rest and play claims prickly BOB MADDOX, who takes a peek at one of Andalucía’s most iconic plants

Over my dead body

By Dan Myers on July 22, 2008

Despite being paralysed down one side and losing an arm in a tractor accident, Jose Moreno, 68, is hell bent on keeping open an ancient mule path that has been blocked by ‘greedy’ developers
FOR half a century Jose Garcia Moreno has walked the same footpath.
Despite two strokes, a heart attack and a tractor accident that [...]

Blocked

By Dan Myers on July 22, 2008

‘A shameless neglect of duty,’ says local walking group as an incredible 30 public footpaths are cut off around Ronda alone

Save our paths

By Dan Myers on July 22, 2008

Andalucia has some of the best – and most scenic – walks in Spain. But hikers and families out for a countryside stroll are increasingly finding themselves penned in by gates and fences illegally erected on supposedly open land. Now the Olive Press launches a new campaign…to Save our Paths!

Shameless – OLIVE PRESS OPINION

By Dan Myers on July 22, 2008

THE warped logic of many councils around Andalucia is stunning.
While tourists are the main source of income to the region their interests are often sadly ignored.

Rail link gets go-ahead

By Dan Myers on July 17, 2008

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

It’s All Right, says Dylan

By Dan Myers on July 17, 2008

Bob Dylan ignores Green lobby to play concert where Sting refused to play for environmental reasons
BOB Dylan has faced the ire of ecologists, unions and local residents during his current tour of Spain.
The singer/songwriter came under fire after performing live in a park in the heart of virgin woodland in Castille y Leon.

Spain’s coastal woes head north

By Dan Myers on July 16, 2008

NOW it is the turn of Green Spain to feel the full weight of cement.
According to Greenpeace’s annual coastal report the Basque Country, Asturias and Galicia have “begun to imitate the development model of the Mediterranean”.

Take a peek at Celtic Spain

By Dan Myers on July 15, 2008

Mike Souter has been writing travel features for over 25 years. He has reported from places as far apart as New Zealand and Cuba. But, when pressed, he’ll admit that a relatively little-known corner of Spain is one of his favourite places of all

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