Junta announces cull of 1,767 natural park deer
Regional government officials have announced a deer cull that will lead to the animals’ extinction in the Sierra de Baza.
Construction threatens ancient Roman ruins
PLANS to build 170 houses and a hotel close to the ruins of a second century Roman settlement have been slammed by environmental groups.
4 Jan, 2007 @ 09:37
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
4 Jan, 2007 @ 05:14
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.
3 Jan, 2007 @ 05:19
Ex Marbella Police Chief held in car auction scam
Third arrest this year for del Pozo as Mercedes car raises suspicion
20 Dec, 2006 @ 06:01
Construction may force Salar population to expand 600 per cent
Commission group owns development land, IU claims
20 Dec, 2006 @ 05:57
Couple sell home but forget bag of stolen guns
Buyers discover sawn off shotgun and two pistols in garage
20 Dec, 2006 @ 05:54
Alhendín mayor in corruption claims
Mayor made “2,000 per cent profit” after land sale
14 Dec, 2006 @ 09:13
Benalmádena grants Medals of Honour to Malaya builders
Mayor defends controversial move: “We are all guilty of something.”
14 Dec, 2006 @ 06:45
Prison for mother who tried to sell son
A MOTHER who tried to sell her unborn baby to a married couple with fertility problems has been jailed for two years. Homeless Mercedes BG
13 Dec, 2006 @ 07:27
City hall closes noisy supermarket
Angry neighbours complained for 15 years about “torturous” noise levels A GRANADA supermarket has been forced to close after exceeding noise limits by more than
4 Dec, 2006 @ 08:55
Court hears Durcal “happy slapping” claims
Four teenager girls allegedly filmed the assault in the Lecrin Valley town of Durcal
4 Dec, 2006 @ 03:30
Trouble at the Alhambra
Alhambra management are “bullies,” tourists are viewing porn and the staff are revolting
30 Nov, 2006 @ 05:16
Investigation confirms Alhambra ticket scam
A COURT in Granada has heard how up to 800 people illegally passed through the entrance to the Alhambra every 30 minutes. A year-long judicial
29 Nov, 2006 @ 06:32
Almuñécar bridge disaster – one year on and lessons still not learned
Two deaths on November 9 and the concluding investigation into the six Almuñécar deaths last year underline worrying trends in the safety of construction in
27 Nov, 2006 @ 06:49
Police arrest 11 in connection with Marbella corruption
Eleven arrested in connection with town planning corruption in Marbella
27 Nov, 2006 @ 06:10
Ramblers fight back
Ronda ramblers association suing the town hall over series of blocked footpaths
27 Nov, 2006 @ 05:38
‘Discussion’ in bar ends in shoot out
ONE man was shot in the leg last Wednesday and another detained by police after a late night “discussion” in a bar in Ambroz ended
27 Nov, 2006 @ 04:47
Three ski workers injured in Sierra Nevada resort
IN the run-up to the ski season, the slopes of the Sierra Nevada are alive with activity. Centursa, the management company of the ski station
18 Nov, 2006 @ 16:58
Another Conquest in Granada (chess)
By Vernon Grant THE first time I had lunch with Stuart Conquest I knew instantly that he played chess. It took him half an hour
18 Nov, 2006 @ 16:17
Exploring Los Cahorros, Walking
by Judith Cooke {mosimage} TRYING to find somewhere new and excitingto take young children is often a challenge here in Andalucía. At Los Cahorros, with
9 Nov, 2006 @ 07:00
“Bonnie and Clyde” of Baza busted after bank raid
THE step-daughter of a Spanish film actress has been remanded in custody in Jaén in connection with a series of armed bank robberies in the
Residents fight “water grab”
RESIDENTS in Lanjarón have filed a lawsuit in Granada against the regional government for allowing a mineral water company to extract 864,000 litres of water
6 Nov, 2006 @ 08:50
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
Four arrested over Marbella stolen car ring
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with a scam that involves changing the paperwork of stolen top of the range cars and selling them
6 Nov, 2006 @ 04:17
Archbishop pulls seminarians out of theology school
A DISCUSSION on bioethics caused the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Granada to withdraw eight seminarians from the faculty of theology at the
3 Nov, 2006 @ 04:38