February 2009

Missing Marta ‘killed’ by ex-lover

By Dan Myers on February 16, 2009

St Valentines day confession by 20-year-old boyfriend. Jealous former lover Miguel Carcaño, 20, admitted he had killed her in a fit of rage.

Are you shore?

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

• Luxury villas go up just metres from the sea despite coastal law banning building within 100 metres
• Work goes ahead in Mijas while 100-year-old cottages in Galicia face demolition

Save our wolves!

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Green groups join forces to demand an end to “Dark Ages” lupine cull

‘Best bargain hotel in the World’ near Ronda

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Hotel Molino del Santo, in Benaojan, has also been voted ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe’ by the millions of customers who use the Trip Advisor website each year.

Bucardo bites back

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Rare mountain goat could make a comeback after an extinct animal is cloned for the first time

Our bountiful, endangered coast

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

According to the government report, the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean of Andalucía has the greatest concentration of marine mammals in Europe

Torre earner

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

British writer makes small fortune listing Torremolinos as one of world’s most authentic places

Julius Caesar marched through my garden

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

An English writer has based a new novel on the discovery that Julius Caesar and 40,000 legionnaires once marched through his garden

Illegal breeding farm busted

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Guardia Civil impound 5,000 exotic animals, including tortoises and protected parrots

A green way to go

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

It may not be the final nail in the coffin for greenhouse gas emitting vehicles, but Granada has become the first city in Europe to use eco-friendly hearses.

Spain wakes up from its archetypal slumber

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Survey shows that only 40 per cent of Spaniards are still taking a siesta

Teacher sacked for ‘living in sin’ wins appeal

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a religious studies teacher who was fired from a Church-run school for living with a man to whom she was not married.

Muslim leaders await approval for pioneering school

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Granada could get first Islamic primary school in the country
GRANADA could play home to the first Islamic primary school in Spain if Muslim leaders win approval for the plan.

Think yourself thin

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Costa del Sol clinic claims to have found a cheap miracle cure for obesity. It’s all in the mind

You’ll Novelli guess who’s moving in

By Dan Myers on February 10, 2009

Famed TV chef opens new restaurant on the Costa del Sol and goes house hunting in Ronda

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