Kicking off to kick the habit in Spain
A series of arrests have been made after fights broke out over the new smoking ban
Timeshare lynchpin raided
Police swoop on four offices for "suspected breach of consumer law"
‘We are walking alone’, claim expat fire victims
EXCLUSIVE: Row breaks out over Fire Aid concert that raised €18,000 for
Vicious attack on British woman in Estepona
A British woman has been knocked unconscious during a brutal attack in Duquesa Port. Maxine Daniels, 60, was hit over the head with a crowbar,
Missing Marta ‘killed’ by ex-lover
St Valentines day confession by 20-year-old boyfriend. Jealous former lover Miguel Carcaño, 20, admitted he had killed her in a fit of rage.
Are you shore?
• Luxury villas go up just metres from the sea despite coastal law banning building within 100 metres • Work goes ahead in Mijas while
‘Best bargain hotel in the World’ near Ronda
Hotel Molino del Santo, in Benaojan, has also been voted ‘Best Hidden Gem in Europe’ by the millions of customers who use the Trip Advisor
Torre earner
British writer makes small fortune listing Torremolinos as one of world’s most authentic places
A green way to go
It may not be the final nail in the coffin for greenhouse gas emitting vehicles, but Granada has become the first city in Europe to
Police search rivers for missing teen
Police also spent Monday and Tuesday combing the River Guadalquivir close to the home of 17-year-old Marta del Castillo Casanueva, who went missing two weeks
Scam ‘almost bankrupted the Alhambra’
Legal investigation uncovers eight-million-euro fraud at Spain's biggest tourist attraction
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 AlmerÃa's town planning chief in a protest against planned demolitions.
An Albatross? An Eagle? No, that’s an Ibis!
Golf not so bad for the environment after all, with one of world's rarest birds colonising its greens
England friendly against Spain is switched from Madrid to Sevilla
Will the fans and police in Sevilla be any better behaved than in Madrid? After all, Sevilla’s stadium was the scene of an ugly unprovocked
Banks threatened for not supporting local business
Angry at the reduction and withdrawal of investment for small businesses, Coin town hall has threatened to fight back
Illegal homes protest
Hundreds of British demonstrators demand an end to sleight of hand, trickery and fraud
Not Wanted, Wanted
Exclusive By Jon Clarke in SevillaThanks to the Olive Press a dangerous British criminal in Spain is today behind bars
Energy-conscious Granada and Córdoba launch Christmas illumination crackdown
The battle against light pollution in AndalucÃa has taken somewhat of a seasonal turn after council authorities in Granada delayed the switching on of the
Were banks linked to planning scandal?
A further 18 people have been arrested over the continuing investigation into the construction of 30,000 illegal homes in Chiclana.
Why paragliding is a truly electrifying sport
A paraglider is said to be to blame for a series of powercuts in a pair of villages in El Gastor and Algodonales in Cadiz.
‘Lack of humanity’
Three elderly sisters with a combined age of 283 have been denied home help by the regional government.
Stonehenge of Sevilla saved
A prehistoric burial site, dubbed the Stonehenge of Sevilla, is to be saved from becoming a supermarket.
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
AlmerÃa protects rare bird while Cádiz launches gull cull following invasion