Brits warned after Olive Press story
BRITISH taxpayers living in Spain have been warned to watch their backs, after the Olive Press exclusively reported that a fatcat businessman Mark Langford was
The Amputee – Issue 18
Profligate scandal I HAVE just read average debt levels in Britain have risen to an all-time high of nearly 140 per cent of income, twice
Police to interview King over Motril girl
Letter to former lover claims the murderer “has to pay Graham for what he has done to the Motril girl”
Almuñécar PGOU unviable – regional government
Water infrastructure “insufficient” for Almuñécar expansion plans
Court investigates legality of golf course
Public prosecutor warns Otura council and developers could face criminal charges
England are not very good at football
Eleven Englishmen (plus many substitutes) did last week engage in an act of semi-competitive sport with a similar number of Spanish athletes
Lunar eclipse alert!
AS we come to the later part of February our thoughts are beginning to turn to the end of winter and to warmer nights –
Holiday home swap
Bob Maddox tackles the in and outs of allowing a complete stranger into your home while worrying about the contents of his fridge.
Suspected rapist held in Órgiva
Belgian man suspected of rape in his country arrested in Órgiva
Ribera del Duero winemakers face Madrid “vine grab”
Major producers appeal to Brussels to stop “vital” road construction
Richard Duende’s Spanish Gardening Tips (winter)
AS the days are now beginning to lengthen, I have begun to think ahead to the coming growing season in the vegetable garden: what to
Fat cat boss bagged
A FAT-CAT boss who sacked his staff by text message when his compensation firm went bust has been tracked down to Marbella. Inland Revenue investigators
Tea of Tranquility
In the narrow lanes of Granada’s Arab quarter, perfumed secrets wait to be revealed.
The Spanish Civil War and the Written Word
Many books have been written in English on the civil war that tore Spain in two. Carlos Pranger looks at some and concludes now is
Slow silent suffering: So, what’s news?
Lisa Tilley asks why is news of drug-taking celebrities and Royals on the razz more important than famine, war and disease in the Third World.
The Amputee – Issue 17
Reading between the lies “I may not agree with what they did but I will defend to the death their right to deny it.” It
Country for sale through Motril company
Former WWII fortress to cost a cool 750 million euros as buyers line up FOR sale: smallest country in the world, 11 kilometres off the
UNESCO slams Contraviesa reservoir plans
World heritage group UNESCO has condemned regional government plans to build a second reservoir on the Contraviesa mountain range in La Alpujarra
Urban corruption conviction overturned
Socialist mayor vows revenge on “Taleban” Partido Popular