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Protesters demand an end to new artificial snow scheme in the Sierra Nevada

Improve your home’s efficiency with the experts at Eclipse Energy

AT a time when homeowners benefit from increasing the energy efficiency of their properties - reducing bills and increasing the resale value - Eclipse...

Spain’s Sierra Nevada opens 39 job vacancies for upcoming winter campaign

THE ski and mountain resort of Sierra Nevada, Europe's most southern ski resort, is looking to fill several job vacancies. Although the high temperatures are...

Homeowners in Spain facing mammoth hike in fuel bills for January

Homeowners are being warned by consumer associations

Lifeline for the terminally ill in Granada

Charity, Acompalia, requesting donations to launch a new helpline

Open: the most expensive road in history

After two years of delays, the Nerja-La Herradura stretch of the A7 road finally gets its official opening

Supreme Court rules that man who squatted for nearly 10 years in a Granada property must be removed

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has finally ruled on a squatter in Granada province who has been illegally occupying a property by a reservoir for nearly...

Elena Fomenko wins prestigious Andres Segovia 30th International Classical Guitar Competition

The young Russian woman not only claimed first prize but was also awarded the special ‘Leo Brouwer’ award

Piste to plate! The best places to dine in Spain’s Sierra Nevada

No uphill battle to find good places to eat in the Sierra Nevada, writes Jon Clarke

Chimney fire guts Andalucia’s most exclusive hotel

Firemen used snow cannons in desperate attempt to put out fire at The Lodge Hotel in the Sierra Nevada skiing resort

A little slice of Chile that was really Chilly!: Spain’s Sierra Nevada stands in for the Andes

WHEN Spanish director JA Bayona needed some snowy high mountain scenery for his new movie, he knew where to look. The Jurassic World film-maker headed...

HEATWAVE: Weathermen warn of temperatures above 40C across Spain

Sevilla, Badajoz and Cordoba will reach 42C

Granada grounded by Ryanair cutbacks

Travel chaos for thousands as Ryanair cancels four of its routes from Granada

Urgent mission to protect five endangered plants

‘Endangered Species Project Zero’ in Granada aims to protect five plants

Exploring Gerald Brenan Country: a trip to Yegen in the Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada

LONG before La Alpujarra became popular with northern Europeans, a few pioneering Brits discovered the area. An early advocate was Gerald Brenan, a British...

Work out with a difference

Fancy getting fit while soaking up some sun and surf? Well it's possible in a small Andalucian town writes Jack Longman

Oil spillage poisons aquifer

A GRANADA court is investigating how 120,000 tonnes of a vegetable-based contaminant was allowed to enter underground water supplies. Mayor of Atarfe Víctor Sánchez and...

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 annual Christmas illuminations.

Soccer school scam in Spain’s Andalucia conned wealthy foreign families out of thousands of euros

TWO GRANADA province gangs have been accused of duping dozens of families- mainly from Brazil- with fake promises of turning their sons into top...

First female composers’ workshop to be held in Cadiz

the Andalucian Musical Documentation Association helps fight unequal representation in classical music.

Rio Sport is at the very peak of ski technology in the Sierra Nevada

THE Sanchez del Rio family have been working on the slopes for well over five decades. First in Australia and more recently in Spain their...

SIMPLY THE REST: Driving through Spain this summer? Here are the best boutique hotels to stop at en route

Depending on your route, you will pass some of Spain’s most emblematic cities and towns

How to stay safe on Sierra Nevada’s slopes

All you need to know about keeping yourself and others safe while skiing or snowboarding

Atelier Vintage in Capileira, in Spain’s Granada, explains how to shabby chic your old furniture

FURNITURE is one of the least recycled items in homes. Our beautiful Alpujarra is surrounded by National Park – so let’s reduce what’s going...

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