Rubbed out
After our report last issue about villas being built 20 metres from the beach in Mijas, activists demand date for Algarrobico hotel demolition in Almeria
Greenpeace victory
Judges in Almeria have thrown out a case against Greenpeace by the developers behind the illegal Algarrobico hotel
Junta faces criminal charges over falsifying documents
The Junta is facing criminal charges for falsifying documents over the controversial Algarrobico hotel affair
No home, no compensation
Hundreds of demonstrators mobbed the offices of Almería's town planning chief in a protest against planned demolitions.
Illegal homes protest
Hundreds of British demonstrators demand an end to sleight of hand, trickery and fraud
Hotel saga takes another twist
Directors from Azata del Sol claim to have accepted 100 million euros from central government for the Algarrobico hotel, built upon virgin sands inside the
A tale of two gulls
Almería protects rare bird while Cádiz launches gull cull following invasion
Illegal hotel negotiations break down
Government fails to agree multi-million-euro compensation package with developers Azata del Sol
Son of Algarrobico in legal probe
A Mojacar hotel slammed as being “worse than Algarrobico” is under investigation by an Almería court
UK couple have home demolished in Almeria
Len and Helen Prior stand on the site of their former dream home putting a brave face on the wreckage that regional politics and municipal
Saved!
Junta stops construction plans for Europe’s largest land-maritime nature reserve
PSOE slams cemetery plaque honouring murdered priests
Socialists in Almería have demanded the removal of a plaque from a local cemetery that commemorates Catholic victims of the Civil War
Victory for green groups as EU investigates park constructions
Cabo de Gata urban plans in spotlight while UN renews Biosphere Reserve status
Algarrobico: The never ending story
As Greenpeace claims work on the Algarrobico Hotel continues, the Olive Press charts the controversial history of the edifice that has become a symbol of
Illegal Hotel” daubed on illegal hotel
In letters three storeys high and covering 1,200 square metres, Greenpeace used 250 kilograms of black paint for its latest protest against the controversial El
PP president resigns in illegal pesticide scandal
Thehead of the Partido Popular in Vícar (Almería) has resigned after being caught red-handed with more than 1,000 kilograms of a banned pesticide.
Natural park under threat from town council
Cabo de Gata set to reduce in size after Carboneras motion
Almuñécar PGOU unviable – regional government
Water infrastructure “insufficient” for Almuñécar expansion plans
Sun, Sea and Sabrina at El Chambao de Joaquín
SOMETIMES dining out can be all about timing. Choose a restaurant where the regular chef has just quit – and they are placing ads for
The Plastic Greenhouse Effect
Bob Maddox asks if the environmental cost of producing cheap, year round vegetables for the northern European market is really worth it.
Court forces work to stop on Armilla shopping centre
Judges in Granada have ordered construction work on the Parque Nevada shopping centre in Armilla to be stopped after a request by building officials from