Islamic tiles in Spain
By Mary Roulston
THERE are three things that particularly
stand out in my memory from my first trip to the Alhambra Palace in Granada on a...
Up the Garden Path – Issue 10
AUTUMN, strangely, is my favourite time to
be in the garden and of course a very important time. The plants that you sowed
in the spring,...
Life through a lens
by Vernon Grant
FOR my sins I have been, for 26 years, a
television producer.
I confess that I have invaded the privacy
of both the "man...
The camera never lies
By Jason Heppenstall
I have to admit that I wasn't prepared for it. I had barely lurched out of the car, roadmap still in hand,...
Seventy years on – an International Brigadier returns to Spain
By Theresa Hogue. Additional reporting by Mark Roulston
"VIVA Rusia," the women shouted from their balconies as a group of mainly French and German soldiers...
“Clan” mayor announces resignation
ARMILLA mayor José Antonio Morales is to step down at next year’s municipal elections.
Señor Morales announced his decision not to run for a fourth...
Mayor sentenced to one year in jail
JUDGES in Motril have sentenced the mayor of Castell de Ferro-Gualchos to one year in prison for town planning irregularities.
PSOE mayor Miguel Torres Maldonado...
Alhambra work still suspended
BUILDING work is still suspended inside the grounds of the Alhambra Palace - more than a month after it was discovered a licence for...
The Orionid Meteors
By Paul Downing
There's an important and exciting astronomy event going on in the skies during late October - the annual Orionid meteor shower. ...
Your right to vote in Spain
ON the 27th May 2007 municipal elections will be contested throughout Spain.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in the running of their...
Police investigate Vélez murder riddle
A WOMAN found dead near the main Motril-Granada road may have been murdered by a gang dedicated to the white slave trade, police claim.
The...
Mayors defend Moors and Christians
LOCAL mayors are vowing to continue a traditional fiesta despite calls for it to be banned from one leading lslamic group.
The Moors and Christians...
Granada man ends India hunger strike
A GRANADA man has ended his 13-day hunger strike in India after the country's authorities finally allowed him to buy land to build sporting...
Police seek seventh in intimidation scam
Alleged case of real estate intimidation in Granada
Domestic violence fatalities grow
THE number of fatalities in cases of domestic violence in Spain this year continues to grow after three women died in as many days...
Spain told to scrap Valencia Property Law
THE European Commission
has ruled that Spain has two
months to {mosimage}change controversial
land laws that have
wrecked the holiday home
dreams of many northern
Europeans. The so-called
"land-grab" rules have...
Marbella police in stolen car network claims
POLICE investigating town
planning corruption in
Marbella have uncovered an
alleged local police scam that
involves changing the paperwork
of stolen top of the range
cars and then selling them...
Boy dies during fight at school
A SCHOOLYARD fight led to
tragedy when a boy died after
receiving a blow to the head.
Jordi R, 17, fell and hit his
head against a wall...
Slipping towards Winter (October)
Slipping Towards Winter
by Paul Downing
WE
are now at the time of year when the summer constellations and the summer Milky
Way, which we learned about...
Singer released after child murder charges dropped
Miguel Flores walked free from court in Jerez de la Frontera after the child’s family decided not to proceeed with the case
Making a will in Spain
by Nick Auvache
It is often said that there are two certainties
in life - birth and death. We are not given much of an opportunity...
Junta announces lynx protection plan
The regional government is to “bury” some roads in the Doñana National Park in a bid to cut the number of Iberian lynx killed by passing motorists in the nature reserve
Alhambra work illegal
GRANADA city hall has ordered work inside the grounds of the Alhambra Palace to be stopped after it was discovered a building licence had...
PP files lawsuit against Benavides
OPPOSITION councillors in Almuñecar have presented a criminal lawsuit against town mayor Juan Carlos Benavides.
Partido Popular (PP) councillor Juan Luis González Montoro alleges...
Alhama urban plans scrapped
Plans to build more than two thousand new homes on land around Alhama de Granada have been shelved following a regional government preliminary report
Six held in real estate intimidation scam
POLICE in Granada have arrested the owner of an apartment block who forcibly tried to throw an elderly married couple out of their home.
The...