Dispatches of a Cave Dweller
Modern day cave living should become more popular as it is a fantastic way of life, a good investment or retirement package to the quiet Andalucían life in the mountains
Spain’s addiction to Concrete
Scientist Azzam Qasrawi
explains how Spain's love for building - far from exempt in the Serrania de
Ronda - is helping to cause global warming and...
Lemon Aid
An exclusive Olive Press interview with Driving over Lemons author Chris Stewart
Organic Growth
by Jason Heppenstall
Sitting behind his desk in the colourful
interior of this former children’s nursery, Alberto Hortelano
points a pen at the computer screen. The image...
Madrid moves to protect Spain from urban development
The Government has introduced a law to stop local town halls reclassifying protected land and concreting over more of Spain’s dwindling coastline.
The Natural Heritage...
Endangered wildlife stops motorway plans
Government saves lynx, black stork and Iberian wolf colonies
THE Government has ditched plans to build a 300-kilometre motorway between Andalucía and central Spain over...
The Far-Right in Sheep’s Clothing
Zero tolerance for immigrants - but only of certain races: Lisa Tilley gains an insight into the far-right anti-immigration parties who won more seats...
Biofuels compulsory in 2009
A NEW law has made the use of biofuels obligatory by 2009.
The government ruling has made the minimum use of 3.4 per cent biofuel...
European Parliament slams “urban abuse” in Spain
MEPs want change in Spain’s Constitution to protect individual property rights
LOCAL authorities in Spain adopt a “Wild West” attitude towards construction while giving excess...
Spain benefits most – and least – from EU wine reforms
Spain's wine producers could be forced to grub up 6 per cent of their vines under a European Commission scheme
Ex Government minister arrested for mafia links
Planells accused of bribery after giving immigration documents to Russian gangs
THE Government’s former number two in Catalunya has been arrested on suspicion of involvement...
Eta extortion letters demand 400,000 euros
SEPARATIST group Eta has sent out extortion letters to Basque businesspeople demanding “economic help.”
The letters, written in both Spanish and Basque, were sent to...
Spain slammed by EU for not protecting birds
SPAIN is facing punishment from the EU for ignoring its responsibilities to endangered birdlife.
The European Courts of Justice has found the country guilty of...
Reservoir levels fall
WATER levels in reservoirs in Andalucia have fallen by 115 cubic hectometres (hm3) – in spite of August’s record high rainfall.
Reservoirs in the Guadalquivir...
Sky wars
Olive Press Exclusive - Jon Clarke
HUNDREDS of thousands of Sky users around Andalucia could face being cut off under a European regulations clampdown.
Many have...
Court suspends Murcia golf course project
JUDGES at Murcia’s top court have suspended a huge scale golf course and residential project after an appeal by local environmentalists.
The Zerrichera complex, which...
Courts study 84 objections to controversial school subject
A CONTROVERSIAL new subject has made its debut in schools around Spain without any of the protests planned by opponents.
Throughout the country, only 84...
A fool shows his annoyance; a prudent man overlooks an insult
“Dictatorial” archbishop makes peace with revolting parishioners
A BITTER feud between a senior bishop and the residents of a small mountain town has come to...
Junta appeals court decision to back Los Merinos developers
THE regional government has appealed the decision to allow developers to continue works at controversial Los Merinos golf course, near Ronda.
The Andalucian authorities have...
Spain remembers “forgotten” past
MORE than 30 years after his death, Francisco Franco’s dictatorship is a step closer to being officially condemned.
After a draft was agreed last week...
Antequera golf course in court
A COURT case has begun against the constructors behind a golf course in Villanueva del Rosario.
Among a litany of crimes, the developers Aifos and...
New lynx population found in Spain
Hopes for the future survival of the world’s most endangered cat species have been raised after the discovery of an unknown population of Iberian lynx.
A tale of two species
Spain’s government has contrasting opinions on the soaring numbers of Iberian wolf and lynx
A Gallic put down for Spain’s chefs
SPAIN has been given a grilling in the latest Michelin guide.
The French food bible reckons the country has hardly improved at all over the...
Tortoise under threat as super complex given go ahead
A POPULATION of endangered tortoise is under threat after work on one of the largest purpose built tourist resorts in Europe was given the...
Spain refuses GM corn ban
French report warns of possible risks to human healthSPAIN is refusing to ban a GM crop that poses potential dangers to human health.
France has...