Missing Marta ‘killed’ by ex-lover

By on February 16, 2009

St Valentines day confession by 20-year-old boyfriend. Jealous former lover Miguel Carcaño, 20, admitted he had killed her in a fit of rage.

Are you shore?

By on February 10, 2009

• Luxury villas go up just metres from the sea despite coastal law banning building within 100 metres
• Work goes ahead in Mijas while 100-year-old cottages in Galicia face demolition

Save our wolves!

By on February 10, 2009

Green groups join forces to demand an end to “Dark Ages” lupine cull

‘Best bargain hotel in the World’ near Ronda

By on February 10, 2009

Hotel Molino del Santo, in Benaojan, has also been voted ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe’ by the millions of customers who use the Trip Advisor website each year.

Bucardo bites back

By on February 10, 2009

Rare mountain goat could make a comeback after an extinct animal is cloned for the first time

Our bountiful, endangered coast

By on February 10, 2009

According to the government report, the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean of Andalucía has the greatest concentration of marine mammals in Europe

Torre earner

By on February 10, 2009

British writer makes small fortune listing Torremolinos as one of world’s most authentic places

Julius Caesar marched through my garden

By on February 10, 2009

An English writer has based a new novel on the discovery that Julius Caesar and 40,000 legionnaires once marched through his garden

Illegal breeding farm busted

By on February 10, 2009

Guardia Civil impound 5,000 exotic animals, including tortoises and protected parrots

A green way to go

By on February 10, 2009

It may not be the final nail in the coffin for greenhouse gas emitting vehicles, but Granada has become the first city in Europe to use eco-friendly hearses.

Spain wakes up from its archetypal slumber

By on February 10, 2009

Survey shows that only 40 per cent of Spaniards are still taking a siesta

Teacher sacked for ‘living in sin’ wins appeal

By on February 10, 2009

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a religious studies teacher who was fired from a Church-run school for living with a man to whom she was not married.

Muslim leaders await approval for pioneering school

By on February 10, 2009

Granada could get first Islamic primary school in the country GRANADA could play home to the first Islamic primary school in Spain if Muslim leaders win approval for the plan.

Think yourself thin

By on February 10, 2009

Costa del Sol clinic claims to have found a cheap miracle cure for obesity. It’s all in the mind

You’ll Novelli guess who’s moving in

By on February 10, 2009

Famed TV chef opens new restaurant on the Costa del Sol and goes house hunting in Ronda

Spain comes out in defence of land grab laws

By on February 10, 2009

MEPs slam ‘Robert Mugabe school of land re-distribution’ in Valencia. Spanish MEPs have hit back at threats to withdraw EU funding if the nation continues to abuse property rights.

Malaya chief witness reports attempted murders

By on February 10, 2009

ONE of the principle witnesses in a town planning corruption investigation centred on Marbella has reported that attempts have been made on his life.

Cosa Nostra del Sol

By on February 10, 2009

Leading Mafia experts and Italian newspaper claim Spain – particularly the Costa del Sol and Barcelona – is now the centre for global organised crime

That most precious of black golds

By on February 10, 2009

The Olive Press sent David Baird to Riofrio for a lunch of fresh trout and… award winning, eco-friendly local caviar? We kid you not

The coast is clear… or not?

By on February 9, 2009

Has ratification of the 1988 Coastal Law changed anything in Andalucia?

Police search rivers for missing teen

By on February 9, 2009

Police also spent Monday and Tuesday combing the River Guadalquivir close to the home of 17-year-old Marta del Castillo Casanueva, who went missing two weeks ago

Hail and brimstone… and a tornado in Malaga

By on February 9, 2009

OVER 25 people were injured as a tornado swept through Malaga at the weekend. Around 200 homes, as well as various public buildings, including the bus station, were damaged in the mayhem that caused damage around the region.