Poisoned bait leads to vulture and lynx deaths
Rare animals “deliberately killed” by farmers
Energy-conscious Granada and Córdoba launch Christmas illumination crackdown
The battle against light pollution in Andalucía has taken somewhat of a seasonal turn after council authorities in Granada delayed the switching on of the
Kidnappers caged
Romanian and Spaniard jailed after British couple snatched at holiday home EXCLUSIVE BY JON CLARKE IN ALICANTE TWO violent thugs have been jailed for eight
Amy suspects sought
Mystery British man and woman are being investigated by family EXCLUSIVE BY PAUL O CONNELL THE parents of missing Amy Fitzpatrick have asked police to
Dirty diggers
Locals claim skulduggery as quarry scheme is passed on protected land
The bells stopped ringing
One of Spain’s oldest English language newspapers, the Town Crier, folds, as well as radio station OCI ONE of Spain’s longest-running English newspapers is dead.
Were banks linked to planning scandal?
A further 18 people have been arrested over the continuing investigation into the construction of 30,000 illegal homes in Chiclana.
Illegal homes… authorities focus on seven worst offenders
THE Junta is to launch in-depth investigations into illegal building in seven key areas. A team of 36 inspectors will undertake a full inventory of
We are two today
OLIVE PRESS WESTERN ISSUE MAKES IT TO TWO YEARS!!! WELCOME to the weird and wonderful world of the Olive Press where no stone is left
The Afro-Bridge comes nearer
Could ‘sustainable’ 24-lane superhighway now be favoured over a tunnel? A BRIDGE across the Straits of Gibraltar could have just come a step nearer after
The food fight begins
As the Slow Food Movement starts to make inroads in northern Spain, Dick Handscombe travels to Italy to find out how to spread its message
Why paragliding is a truly electrifying sport
A paraglider is said to be to blame for a series of powercuts in a pair of villages in El Gastor and Algodonales in Cadiz.
“Hell on Earth”
Inhumane conditions slammed at Costa Tropical zoo AN Almuñecar zoo is facing renewed calls for its closure after complaints that its animals are enclosed in
A very Hispanic soap opera
He rose from nothing to become the mayor of Marbella. With his superstar girlfriend and expensive tastes, his face appeared in gossip magazines throughout Spain
Guggenheim meets its match
IT HAS long been one of Europe’s most exciting buildings. But the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao now has a rival. The gleaming, angular facade makes
Briton held after fatal gunfight
A BRITISH man is being held by police following a shooting in which a German was killed and an Italian badly wounded. Daren Coupland, 41,
Tyson’s claws his way back
Satanic Siamese who terrorised tourists and dogs gets a reprieve AS comeback’s go this takes the whiskers. Carted away after hospitalising a tourist and terrorising
Jail for pit bull owner
His dogs ate a neighbour THE owner of three pit bulls that killed a man has been jailed for a year.
I’m on the mend!
Olive Press takes brave Sacha for a special day out STANDING on the pitch with the entire Marbella football team, it is hard to imagine
Double death mystery
Biggest rescue operation in Ronda historyBody of death-fall woman is found semi-naked POLICE are investigating the mysterious deaths of two people in Ronda’s famous Tajo