To flood or not to flood
That is the question as dam saves ‘illegal’ homes but destroys areas of cultural importance
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
The mad bell ringer who changed my life
In a competition earlier this year In the Write Light called for all Chris Stewarts. Along came Debora Garber who won the top prize with
Wild wolves born in Antequera
They were once common across most of the Iberian Peninsular. But wolves are now found in only a few small parts of Spain.
A tale of two gulls
Almería protects rare bird while Cádiz launches gull cull following invasion
Red card for celeb homes?
The Valle Romano development - where leading Premiership football stars Paul Robinson, Michael Brown and David Bentley have homes - is being investigated as part
Extorsion-air
Ryanair demands bigger kickbacks to prevent cancellation of Granada-London route
The Developer Vanishes
Developers disappear after court rules that they unlawfully pocketed 50,000 euro deposit from English man, whose home will never be built
‘Stonehenge of Sevilla’ to become a burial site
Copper Age burial site is ‘just a pile of stones’ and not worth saving, claims local mayor
Priceless war photos may come home
The remarkable story of how some of the world’s most famous war photographs have only recently emerged after a tortuous journey from Spain, via France,
“Reprehensible and intolerable”
The regional government has launched an investigation after a bulldozer was used during a bullfight at a local fiesta.
Beach bar ban for El Palmar
Long evenings spent lounging on the beach, mojito in hand, while watching the sun go down could be a thing of the past after one
Four lynx “starve to death” in National Park
EU ignored advice before three cubs and one adult die in Doñana National Park
Government reiterates coast battle
Cádiz coast first to benefit from construction crackdown
Is there soon to be no missing lynx?
Something in the air as two of the world's most endangered feline give birth while third is expecting
Jaen boy does good
Ayub Khan Din has just won the most prestigious British theatre award for his comedy Rafta Rafta
Illegal hotel negotiations break down
Government fails to agree multi-million-euro compensation package with developers Azata del Sol
Doñana migratory cycles affected by climate change
Higher temperatures, a gradual increase in both sea levels and salinity and a drying out of the park's famous marshes are some of the effects
Son of Algarrobico in legal probe
A Mojacar hotel slammed as being “worse than Algarrobico” is under investigation by an Almería court
An ideal visit for royal Granada
STOP THE PRESS: During his visit to Granada on February 12, King Juan Carlos I dropped by the offices of newspaper Ideal and milk company
Ikea to open in Granada
Homes in Granada, Spain look set for a furniture revolution after plans were passed for an Ikea store
Dead baby found in rubbish
Street cleaners in Santa Fe, Granada, have found the remains of a new born baby in a waste disposal unit
Rabbits leap to lynx rescue
Five thousand rabbits per year are to be released in one of the few remaining habitats of the endangered Iberian lynx.
Granada unites for DO fight
Bodegas join forces to better ‘vino de la tierra’ category with prized Denominacion de Origen
Sick safari hunters jailed for shooting tigers and lions
Defence claimed tiger was not an endangered species in Spain
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