Horse riders in the Axarquia launch campaign to save country roads
Dutch expat Jakobien Huisman has set up a petition after being forced to shut her horse tours company due to a lack of trails
Spanish power provider Acciona named world’s most green company
Acciona tops world list of 100 most eco-friendly utilities
Junta de Andalucia to be hit with possible €40 million EU fine
Junta taken to court and facing huge fine for not treating raw sewage
Search for new planets being led by Spanish observatory
Joint Spanish and German bid to explore space being led from Almeria observatory
Malaga and Huelva lauded for having best climate in Spain
MALAGA and Huelva have been lauded for having the ‘best climate’ in Spain. Gran Canaria, Mallorca, and Vigo have also been named as ‘ideal’ places
Nutrition expert claims Spanish meat eaters harming ozone
Last year the average Spaniard ate a staggering 51 kilos of meat
Cold weather and ‘polar air front’ set to descend on Spain this weekend
Summer finally over as polar air front heads to Spain sending temperatures sharply downwards
Green groups call for Spanish sun tax reform
The levy on solar power was introduced by the government in October
Bioparc Fuengirola’s thumbless monkeys are kings of the swingers
Unlike other monkeys, the tree-dwelling Colobus have no thumbs
€100 million operation to clean up thousands of diseased lakes and rivers in Spain
THOUSANDS of potentially disease-riddled lakes and rivers will be cleaned up in a €100 million operation. The ministry of environment will evaluate 5,000 bodies of
Traffic problems across Madrid after left-wing mayor cuts speed to fight pollution
Thousands of Madrid commuters found themselves trapped in long tailbacks
Estepona residents kick up a stink over composting waste site
Residents have served the town hall and the Junta de Andalucia with a denuncia for breaching environmental law
‘El Horrible’ Algarrobico hotel in Almeria named one of ‘world’s ugliest hotels’
The 400-room monstrosity, built on a virgin beach in the Cabo de Gata natural park, features on a list of the world’s 20 most ill-conceived
Spanish drivers spending hours and billions in traffic jams
Highway to hell
Four die after Spanish retirement home floods
Floods sweep through Catalunya retirement home killing four pensioners
Southern Spain experiences worst storms since 1995
Howling gales and high seas ravaged Spain´s southern coast over the weekend
Europe refuses to subsidise bullfighting
EU parliament votes overwhelmingly against sector funding
Man imprisoned for a year for letting dog die
Andres Romero will spend one year behind bars for letting his dog die of hunger in 2013
Goat herder charged with seven counts of arson on Costa del Sol
A 46-year-old herder stands accused of burning 86 hectares of forest land in the last decade
Abandoned tyre mountain to be shredded by local authorities
The 90,000 tonne heap is a serious fire and environmental hazard
Spain slammed for illegal timber trade
Spain, Greece, Hungary and Romania have been singled out for being countries ‘of concern’ by the European Commission
Electric car sales in Andalucia up by over a third
Overall sales in Spain hit 698, up 29.02%
Court case over Europe’s ‘worst environmental disaster’ goes to Spain’s Supreme Court
The decision to acquit three Greek sailors over the 2002 Prestige tanker spill has been met with widespread criticism
Guardia Civil arrest van driver transporting 550kg of unregistered tuna
The tuna was deposited with the Campo de Gibraltar food bank, while the driver faces a court hearing
Green group blast Andalucian authorities after deadly floods
Ecologists in Action criticised ‘totally uncontrolled’ building work
VIDEO SPECIAL: Torrential rain and flood warnings on the Costa del Sol
With one reported road death and yellow weather warnings, the rain set to continue all day in Malaga province