VOICES HEARD: Protesters vow to fight golf mega-project on last virgin coastal area on the Costa del Sol
DOZENS of expats have joined farmers and locals to protest a plan to plough up an area of virgin coastland to build a golf course.
EXPLAINER: Why are Spanish farmers so against an EU trade deal with South American countries – and how will it affect you?
THOUSANDS of farmers from across Spain staged a protest in Madrid after the EU struck a landmark trade deal with a bloc of South American
Home demolished ‘with cat still inside’ at the Costa del Sol’s controversial Plan Larios – 80 under threat families seek answers from Nerja town hall
A SPANISH landowner has started bulldozing homes on protected farmland to make way for a golf macroproject on the Costa del Sol. Sociedad Azucarera Larios
Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were
Farmer strikes day 9: Malaga and Sevilla are among the biggest targets for tractor road blocks in Spain – while the border with France is virtually closed off
THE farmer strikes in Spain entered their ninth day on Wednesday as tractors continue to block roads up and down the country. The official protests
Farmer strikes in Spain enter their eighth day: Tractors block roads from Andalucia to Catalunya and will today target the border with France
FARMERS have entered their eighth day of protests across Spain by shutting down yet more major roads with their tractors. In Andalucia, the A-4 near
WATCH: Farmers in Spain destroy a truck load of tomatoes from Morocco as protests enter their FOURTH day: Tractors to ‘shut down’ major cities and roads after clashes with police
FARMERS are today protesting for the fourth day in a row as they plan to block motorways and roads across Spain. Dozens of tractors entered
Why are farmers striking in Spain and when will they stop?
FARMERS are causing chaos for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as they continue their strike for better working conditions. Roads and ports are closed
Farmer strikes in Spain: Chaos to continue today with tractors blocking roads and ports from Malaga to Barcelona and Valencia
FARMERS are continuing to cause chaos across Spain today as they enter a second day of strikes and protests. Fed-up agricultural workers plan to ‘collapse’
Drought in Spain: Fruit and vegetable stocks in areas like the Costa Blanca plummet by up to 25% after months of virtually no rainfall
THE ON-GOING drought in Alicante province is causing reductions in local fruit and vegetables reaching markets and shops. The area is facing its driest autumn
Irrigators probed for killing fish due to illegal weir that dried up river in Spain’s Castellon area
FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish appearing
Spain approves €2.19 billion plan to combat effects of ongoing drought
THE SPANISH government on Thursday announced a €2.19 billion plan aimed at combating the effects of the ongoing drought in Spain. The Cabinet approved a
Winter drought reduces Spain’s reservoirs to national average water capacity of 50.7%
SPAIN’S reservoirs are at 50.7% capacity as the effects of the winter drought continue to bite. It means they are storing 28,400 cubic hectares of
Fire-ravaged Vall d’Ebo area of Spain’s Alicante Province gets cash boost
NEW support of up to €2 million has been promised to the fire-hit Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province. The pledge came on Tuesday in
PP fails in bid to overturn wolf hunting ban in Spain
A BID to overturn Spain’s wolf hunting ban by Spain’s conservative opposition party has been rejected by parliament. The Popular Party (PP), supported by several
Farmers call tractor protest for May 10 in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Association of Young Farmers of Alicante have called for a ‘tractorade’ protest in Alicante on May 10 in protest at rising costs in the
Supermarkets hit by shortage as Spain’s truck driver strike continues
SUPERMARKETS across Spain are reporting shortages of some products as the strike by truck drivers continues. Fresh products such as fruit and vegetables, fish and
To the tractors! Malaga farmers plan protest to highlight problems in Spain’s agricultural sector
FARMERS are to take part in a tractor protest in Malaga to highlight issues that are blighting the agricultural sector, including a rise in production
Water thieves use 12 kilometre-long pipe and pumping gear to illegally supply farms across Murcia area of Spain
A gang who hooked up an illegal water supply from a Murcia region well to irrigate farms has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Three
European Commission threatens Spain over environmentally-damaging water extraction plans for Andalucia’s Doñana National Park
THE European Commission has threatened to penalise Spain if plans go ahead to extract more water from one of Europe’s largest wetlands. The warning comes
Airport staying off the rails on Spain’s Costa Blanca angers business and farming groups
BUSINESS and farming groups have joined forces to criticise the ongoing absence of a rail link with Alicante-Elche airport. The Alicante Young Farmers Association(Asaja) and
Costa Blanca orange growers cry ‘foul’ as Spain’s supermarkets squeeze them dry
ORANGE farmers in Alicante Province say crop prices have collapsed because of cheap imports from South Africa and supermarkets getting rock-bottom deals. The Alicante Young
Disastrous 2019 floods caused €2.3 billion of damage in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE September 2019 floods that hit Alicante Province and Murcia were Spain’s costliest natural disaster in a five years period. The annual report of the
Spanish naval ship helps farmers in La Palma gain access to their land
THE Spanish Navy amphibious transport ship Castilla has docked in La Palma on the Canary Islands today, Saturday, November 6. The vessel’s crew will help
AFTER WILDFIRE: Spain’s Andalucia to receive 50 tonnes of feed for livestock on Sierra Bermeja farms
THE Junta has received 50 tonnes of feed for livestock to help farms cope with the aftermath of the Sierra Bermeja wildfire. According to Fernando
LESS MEAT, MORE LIFE: Spanish minister’s campaign to eat less meat receives a mixed response
HEALTH minister Alberto Garzon has launched a campaign encouraging Spaniards to eat less meat, after research revealed Spain chomps its way through more meat than