February 2007

Brits warned after Olive Press story

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 22, 2007

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 hit with a multi-million pound writ in Marbella. A bailiff acting on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued Mark Langford, the former chairman of collapsed “no win, no […]

The Amputee – Issue 18

By Annie B on February 22, 2007

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 the level they reached in the 1980s. Britons have borrowed 1.3 trillion pounds, making their country one of the most indebted nations in the world. And that was before the […]

Police to interview King over Motril girl

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 22, 2007

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

By Amie Keeley on February 22, 2007

Water infrastructure “insufficient” for Almuñécar expansion plans

Court investigates legality of golf course

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 22, 2007

Public prosecutor warns Otura council and developers could face criminal charges

England are not very good at football

By on February 22, 2007

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!

By Web Manager on February 15, 2007

AS we come to the later part of February our thoughts are beginning to turn to the end of winter and to warmer nights – always better for standing outside for a while. Those of you who have been watching the sky during the past weeks will have noticed that Venus – that very bright […]

Holiday home swap

By on February 15, 2007

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

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 15, 2007

Belgian man suspected of rape in his country arrested in Órgiva

Ribera del Duero winemakers face Madrid “vine grab”

By Amie Keeley on February 15, 2007

Major producers appeal to Brussels to stop “vital” road construction

Through the Moorway to Africa

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 12, 2007

Chances are, like many of the hundreds of thousands of northern Europeans who live in Andalucía, your idea of an adventure is a day trip to some perilously perched pueblo blanco or half an hour paragliding. Well, can I make a suggestion?

Richard Duende’s Spanish Gardening Tips (winter)

By on February 12, 2007

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 grow and ways to really maximize the area we have set aside this year for our fresh veg. Most of us tend to plant in straight rows with areas of […]

Fat cat boss bagged

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 6, 2007

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 hit Accident Group boss Mark Langford and his wife Debbie with writs totalling £4.1 million as they got onto their luxury yacht in Puerto Banus marina at the weekend. In […]

Tea of Tranquility

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 6, 2007

In the narrow lanes of Granada’s Arab quarter, perfumed secrets wait to be revealed.

The Spanish Civil War and the Written Word

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on February 6, 2007

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 the time for Spaniards to examine their own history for themselves

Slow silent suffering: So, what’s news?

By Adele MacGregor on February 6, 2007

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

By Amie Keeley on February 6, 2007

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 was not long ago that when someone talked about spin they were referring to a cycle on their washing machine. Nowadays, when we think about spin those mendacious bastards whom […]

Country for sale through Motril company

By on February 6, 2007

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 English coast, former World War II fortress. Caw! Buyers must like seagulls, isolation, wind and… oh yes… be rich. Price: 750,000,000 euros ONO. Interested parties contact local estate agent.