Junta to invest in Alhama
THE Junta de Andalucía has announced plans to invest in the Granada Poniente. Teresa Jiménez, a provincial delegate from the regional government told an audience
Controversial Granada councils in spotlight… again
URBAN development in Spain is once again in the legal spotlight after further developments in the two high-profile building scandals to hit the Granada province
Hunger strike in Spain over restaurant refusal
Protestor claims mayor will not sign works licence A SPANISH woman has started a hunger strike at a local mayor’s refusal to allow her family
Double Easter tragedy hits ‘hippy’ commune
Two babies among four dead as Junta launches probe TRAGEDY has hit a traveller’s camp in La Alpujarra, Spain after four people – including two
Spain loses more virgin coastline as councils declassify protected land
THE largest purpose built tourist resort in Europe is to be constructed on unspoilt coastline in Murcia, Spain. Politicians from the region’s ruling Partido Popular
Gender bill passed by Parliament
A LAW aiming to bridge the gender gap between men and women in the boardroom has been passed by parliament.
Spanish Post Office launches tracking system
“Lost in the post” excuse set to come to an end with revolutionary system
Organic Growth
by Jason Heppenstall Sitting behind his desk in the colourful interior of this former children’s nursery, Alberto Hortelano points a pen at the computer screen.
Lemon Aid
An exclusive Olive Press interview with Driving over Lemons author Chris Stewart
Dragon Festival revs up
Said by some to be Europe’s largest free festival
Police detain councillor for alleged town planning offence
Industrial park project in Alhendín under Supreme Court investigation
EU fury at Spain as Constitutional Court rules teachers can be sacked for “living in sin”
Teachers are sacked for joining trade unions, going out for drinks with friends and for “living in sin.”
Dying with dignity
FEW subjects arouse as much controversy orheated debate as does euthanasia. Almost everyone, when probed, has a stance on the issue. Perhaps we can all
Almuñecar luxury housing development stopped
Urban commission spots irregularities in the multi-million-euro project Judges in Granada have stopped construction work on a luxury housing development in Almuñecar.
Spain’s addiction to Concrete
Scientist Azzam Qasrawi explains how Spain’s love for building – far from exempt in the Serrania de Ronda – is helping to cause global warming
The Amputee – Issue 16
UPSTANDING MEMBERS APPLE Corporation has just released their newest product, the iPhone. If Apple is to believed, this revolutionary new communications centre not only handles
Rare plant destroyed by emergency road repairs
Opposition politicians claim no environmental study was made OFFICIALS from the Granada provincial council allowed hundreds of protected plants to be destroyed during essential repair
Hottest year on record as Spain swelters
Average temperatures in 2006 higher than norm; 2007 set to be even warmer
Almuñecar “footballers’ hotel” under investigation
Hotel promoted by Spain international footballers, including former Liverpool FC star Fernando Morientes, could exceed height limitations. THE Supreme Court of Andalucía has opened an
“Poison” in the Pepper Trade
German supermarkets block Almería and Costa Tropical peppers as fears grow the produce has been shipped to other European countries. Germany has closed its borders
Greens to take Junta to court over Contraviesa reservoir plans
“Hidden interests” lie behind the planned second reservoir on the Contraviesa mountain range, one regional political party claims.
Dispatches of a Cave Dweller
Modern day cave living should become more popular as it is a fantastic way of life, a good investment or retirement package to the quiet
Eta bomb in Madrid blasts the peace process
By Lisa Tilley AT one minute after 9am on Saturday December 30, a 200 kilo bomb razed a five story car-park to the ground at
Reservoir levels highest for ten years
Wettest autumn this century refills empty water supplies
Spanish Living – A History of the Andaluz Matanza
The Olive Press and Orce Serrano Hams guide you through one of Christian Andalucía’s oldest and bloodiest village rituals: the matanza or the annual slaughter
Spanish Living – Botellón: Something like a Phenomenon
The language of botellón. Exercise books at the ready!