Court suspends Murcia golf course project
JUDGES at Murcia’s top court have suspended a huge scale golf course and residential project after an appeal by local environmentalists. The Zerrichera complex, which
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PNV leader resigns
THE resignation of a moderate nationalist politician has led to fears of a urge in pro-independence feelings in the Basque Country. Josu Jon Imaz stepped
17 Sep, 2007 @ 11:22
King photo burned in nationalist protest
THE High Court is investigating Catalan nationalists for setting fire to a photograph of King Juan Carlos I. Public prosecutors have requested information from authorities
17 Sep, 2007 @ 11:19
Sky wars
Olive Press Exclusive – Jon Clarke HUNDREDS of thousands of Sky users around Andalucia could face being cut off under a European regulations clampdown.
17 Sep, 2007 @ 09:08
Alpujarra saved…
… or is it? As regional government backtracks on water plans, green groups claim Trevelez river is turning into a “sewer” LOCAL residents and green
4 Sep, 2007 @ 11:56
Reservoir levels fall
WATER levels in reservoirs in Andalucia have fallen by 115 cubic hectometres (hm3) – in spite of August’s record high rainfall. Reservoirs in the Guadalquivir
4 Sep, 2007 @ 09:17
Expert numbers Granada Franco victims at 10,000
A LEADING expert has claimed the remains of more than 10,000 victims of General Francisco Franco are lying under the soils of Granada. Maribel Brenes,
4 Sep, 2007 @ 08:34
Catalan party wants Republican massacres included in historical memory law
THE introduction of a law granting financial compensation to victims of General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship could be delayed following calls for it to cover victims
4 Sep, 2007 @ 08:23
Colombian drug barons use Spain to launder money
CIA report claims Spain is safe haven for cocaine money NOT only is Spain the gateway for cocaine into Europe but Colombia’s drug barons use
3 Sep, 2007 @ 12:29
Spain slammed by EU for not protecting birds
SPAIN is facing punishment from the EU for ignoring its responsibilities to endangered birdlife. The European Courts of Justice has found the country guilty of
3 Sep, 2007 @ 10:41
Crushed by a lift: the immigrant who lived like a slave
The death of a Romanian worker on an illegal Madrid building site reveals conditions of “semi-slavery” in Spanish construction A 50-year-old Romanian man was crushed
3 Sep, 2007 @ 10:34
Land Grab Scuppered
Despite hard-hitting Junta report rejecting “unsustainable” Parchite Golf, Ronda mayor Antonio Marin Lara insists the scheme is legal and still goes ahead THE Junta has
31 Aug, 2007 @ 08:38
Eta extortion letters demand 400,000 euros
SEPARATIST group Eta has sent out extortion letters to Basque businesspeople demanding “economic help.” The letters, written in both Spanish and Basque, were sent to
7 Aug, 2007 @ 08:17
Court declares Lanzarote hotel “illegal”
Canary ‘Algarrobico’ built on virgin shores A 747-bed hotel built on virgin sands on Lanzarote is illegal, according to the Supreme Court of the Canary
6 Aug, 2007 @ 13:43
Olympic escape for Russian athlete trafficked into Spanish sex trade
THE growing problem of sex-trafficking to Spain is in the spotlight after police broke up a gang that trafficked an Olympic star and 300 others
3 Aug, 2007 @ 09:09
Forest Buyers Rage in Galicia
Lisa Tilley reports on a new breed of “green speculator,” who are buying forest land in Galicia to protect it from the encroaching concrete A
20 Jul, 2007 @ 08:48
Ex Government minister arrested for mafia links
Planells accused of bribery after giving immigration documents to Russian gangs THE Government’s former number two in Catalunya has been arrested on suspicion of involvement
19 Jul, 2007 @ 12:02
Retailer in green move
EUROPE’S biggest clothing retailer has announced plans to make its stores and factories more environmentally friendly. Spanish company Inditex, which owns High Street stores Zara
19 Jul, 2007 @ 11:36
Rome beatifies Franco’s fighters
A SPOKESMAN from the Catholic Church has confirmed Rome will honour almost 500 people who died during Spain’s Civil War. Juan Antonio Martínez Camino said
19 Jul, 2007 @ 11:33
Legionnaire’s disease claims life
A BRITISH national has become the first mortal victim after an outbreak of legionnaire’s disease at an ice rink in Benalmadena. The 68-year-old, whose name
10 Jul, 2007 @ 08:15
Hospitals in toothpaste scare
THE government is asking for vigilance after traces of diethylene glycol were found in tubes of toothpaste designated for Spanish hospitals.
10 Jul, 2007 @ 08:12
Rat forces evacuation of 3,000 people
MORE than 3,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes after a forest fire engulfed parts of the Mediterranean coast in northern Spain. Fire
10 Jul, 2007 @ 08:09
Bad Education?
The new subject Education for Citizenship and Human Rights is heralded as moral guidance to combat social divisions – a mainstay of democracy in the
9 Jul, 2007 @ 14:34
The state of Spain’s coast – Destruction at all costs?
In its annual report into the state of Spain’s coast, Greenpeace highlights the growing problems of construction, corruption and climate change on the country’s ever-dwindling
9 Jul, 2007 @ 12:36
Spain plants trees to meet Kyoto targets
THREE regional governments in Spain plan to plant millions of trees to help offset the impact of the country’s spiralling greenhouse gas emissions, environment officials
6 Jul, 2007 @ 10:11
Spain benefits most – and least – from EU wine reforms
Spain's wine producers could be forced to grub up 6 per cent of their vines under a European Commission scheme
5 Jul, 2007 @ 13:42