“Only ghosts will live there”
Dream homes left unfinished in La Alpujarra as agent refuses to return deposits
Violence on the streets as tension runs high during Franco mass
Police arrest four as extremists battle in Granada THE anniversary of the death of Francisco Franco brought violent scenes to the streets of Granada on
Civil guards find “irregularities” in Lecrin water project
JUDGES in Granada are seeing if any criminal charges can be answered after the Guardia Civil found “irregularities” in a Lecrin Valley mineral water bottling
Ski season starts on December 1
HEAVY snowfall on the Sierra Nevada mountain range has resulted in an early start to the ski season. Pistes at Europe’s most southerly ski resort
Mayors divided over cable car
MAYORS of the four municipalities over which the proposed Granada-Sierra Nevada cable car will travel are split over the benefits of the project. The socialist
Spain’s largest circular trail opens
AT longer than 300 kilometres, the country’s longest circular walking trial is now officially open. The Sulayr trail, which circles the Sierra Nevada, is divided
Predatory behaviour and the destruction of Iberia’s coast
Charles Schoengrund draws interesting parallels between the twin disappearances of Madelaine McCann and the coastline of Iberia
The true cost of being cheap
As the furniture superstore opens in Málaga, the Olive Press asks if Ikea goes far enough to combat the exploitation of child labour in its
Pensioners stop Murcia urban plans
Court suspends road construction after octogenarians win land grab appeal PEDRO CAMACHO looks on victoriously. “If they have to knock down my house then so
Olive Press forces “ecological disaster” investigation
Did sewage kill thousands of fish in Ronda river? AN investigation has been launched into the “ecological disaster” that killed thousands of fish in a
Oil spillage poisons aquifer
A GRANADA court is investigating how 120,000 tonnes of a vegetable-based contaminant was allowed to enter underground water supplies. Mayor of Atarfe Víctor Sánchez and
Granada mayors in corruption probes
THE public prosecutor has opened investigations into the dealings of three mayors from around the Granada province. In perhaps the highest profile probe, Almuñecar council
Fun loving bears desperately seeking mate
Spain’s only captive Cantabrian brown bears, Paca and Tola, have been Asturias’ favourite sisters for the past decade – but now it is hoped they
Dining with Lorca, Gilbert & George
Painters, musicians and writers pay homage to the Granada poet at his summer retreat
The gentle giants of the wasp world
Man’s misunderstanding of the hornet has led to the insect becoming almost extinct in certain parts of Europe
The man who changed history
Emilio Silva laid the foundations for the recent law which denounces Franco – his uprising and his dictatorship – and recognises the Republicans who were
“My grandfather was buried in a roadside ditch”
Emilio Silva, director of the ARMH (Association for the Recovery of Historic Memory) shares the Civil War story of his own grandfather with Lisa Tilley
Granada fights for Monarch flights
THE leader of Granada’s provincial council is trying to convince a low-cost airline to reconsider its controversial decision to cancel flights between London and the
It’s in the climate, stupid
Following last issue in which Fiona Flores Watson attacked the slick, corporate image of the Climate Project, after meeting him in Nashville this year, Rosie
The other bullfighting
Neil Wilson looks at the recortes, a spectacular form of bullfighting that – perhaps – belongs in the circus rather than the ring
Granada gang targets helpful drivers
Briton loses more than 6,000 euros after “scam” GOOD Samaritan drivers are being asked to beware after a Briton fell victim to a possible scam.
Boar attack hospitalises two girls
TWO teenage girls are recovering in hospital after being seriously injured in an attack by a wild boar. The incident happened as the girls were
Precious graffiti surprises Alhambra ‘lion tamers’
The Alhambra’s famous Patio of the Lions is missing its famous beasts: they are being restored elsewhere and revealing a secret or two in the
Photographs reveal uncertain future for Spain
A NEW book reveals Spain of the near future to be a desolate place, barely able to support its traditional industries of tourism and agriculture.
Saved!
Junta stops construction plans for Europe’s largest land-maritime nature reserve
Andalucia and the Strategy for Coastal Sustainability
AT the end of October, Madrid made an announcement of a radical change in the policy that has seen Spain’s coast become saturated in concrete.