Exploring Los Cahorros, Walking
by Judith Cooke {mosimage} TRYING to find somewhere new and excitingto take young children is often a challenge here in Andalucía. At Los Cahorros, with
Castles in the Sky
Autumn, a time of change in the Andaluz skies - when the eternal featureless blue of summer begins to give way and the first reliably
The Amputee – Issue 11
In a pickle {mosimage} MY wife and I have just had a tiring week of pickling and conserving vegetable matter. The air around the house
Editorial – God and Science
God and science Victor Hugo once said "There is in every village a torch – the teacher: and an extinguisher – the clergyman." His words
Building a house in Spain – Part II
In Issue 8 we talked about the preliminary stages of building your own house in the campo (countryside) and what pitfalls you should look out
“Bonnie and Clyde” of Baza busted after bank raid
THE step-daughter of a Spanish film actress has been remanded in custody in Jaén in connection with a series of armed bank robberies in the
Zapatero speaks out against Saddam death sentence
PRIME Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has emphasised the European Union’s rejection of the death penalty, after former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was condemned to
Spanish ‘Manhattan’ plans approved
Ayuntamiento of Cullera, Valencia, has approved plans to build 33 skyscrapers on the shoreline
Residents fight “water grab”
RESIDENTS in Lanjarón have filed a lawsuit in Granada against the regional government for allowing a mineral water company to extract 864,000 litres of water
Eta in ceasefire withdrawal threats
BASQUE separatist group Eta has threatened to end its seven-month ceasefire unless talks with the Spanish government make progress before the end of autumn. In
Seven New Wonders
by Jason Heppenstall “So what is this ‘Ulhumbra’ place that you talk about?” asked my mother in law on one of her visits. I explain
Court forces work to stop on Armilla shopping centre
Judges in Granada have ordered construction work on the Parque Nevada shopping centre in Armilla to be stopped after a request by building officials from
Children taken to hospital after “gas poisoning”
FOURTEEN schoolchildren had to receive medical treatment after suffering the effects of possible gas poisoning while travelling on a school bus. The children, all aged
Four arrested over Marbella stolen car ring
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with a scam that involves changing the paperwork of stolen top of the range cars and selling them
An Inconvenient Truth
by Rosina Sinclair {mosimage} We sat in stunned silence as the credits rolled by in the darkened cinema. Nobody seemed to want to move, to
Eating out – Horses for courses
THREE years ago the Alqueria de Los Lentos was one of the first restaurants I visited in the Lecrin Valley. The food that day was
Archbishop pulls seminarians out of theology school
A DISCUSSION on bioethics caused the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Granada to withdraw eight seminarians from the faculty of theology at the
Organic maize contains traces of GMOs
ORGANIC farmers in Spain are abandoning maize after traces of genetically modified strains (GMO) were found in the crop, a recently published report shows. Although
Government announces water “tax”
THE government has announced plans to levy charges on homes that use an excessive amount of water. The move comes as Spain attempts to curb
Man held after armed siege in Castell
POLICE are questioning a man after an 18-hour armed siege at a house in Castell de Ferro ended without any casualties. GEO special branch officers
Room with a view – El Torcal
EL Torcal Park Nature Reserve is known as the enchanted mountain range. It is not somewhere for the faint hearted or for those scared of
The Renaissance town of Úbeda
by Mark Roulston ÚBEDA lies 50 kilometres or so to the east of the capital of its province Jaén. Standing on an escarpment, it is
Islamic tiles in Spain
By Mary Roulston THERE are three things that particularly stand out in my memory from my first trip to the Alhambra Palace in Granada on
Up the Garden Path – Issue 10
AUTUMN, strangely, is my favourite time to be in the garden and of course a very important time. The plants that you sowed in the
Life through a lens
by Vernon Grant FOR my sins I have been, for 26 years, a television producer. I confess that I have invaded the privacy of both
Britons heading for the hills
Some can say little more than 'favor', but British families are now settling in Spain's villages in record numbers, reports Jason Burke
