Scientists compile first ever census of DEADLY BACTERIA which is killing trees in Spain’s Andalucia
128 different parasites have been discovered lying in Andalucia's soil
Man suspected of stealing 1,200 kilos of avocados arrested in Spain’s Granada
The farm’s owner was alerted by a neighbour during the theft, who spotted the youngest of three suspects
Nine arrested over 11 separate forest fires in six different provinces in Spain
Police data has revealed that over the last 15 years almost all forest fires in Spain are in some way sparked by human activity
BEAST FROM THE EAST: Andalucia’s Christmas chestnut crops DESTROYED by wasp from China
SWEET chestnut harvests in Andalucia have been decimated by insects from the Far East this Christmas. The chestnut gall wasp from China is thought to be responsible for plunges in the crop’s
Hundreds of piglets drown at farm in Teba during Malaga floods (WARNING: Distressing image)
The animals drowned after the town of Teba, north of Marbella was hit by over 400 litres of rain per square metre in just 24 hours
How an Andalucian weed promoted literacy in Victorian Britain
“THE English ceased to be one of the most aggressive, brutal, rowdy, outspoken, riotous cruel and bloodthirsty nations in the world and became one of the most inhibited, polite, orderly, tender-minded, prudish
Frost and drought causing widespread shortages in Spanish vegetable crops
FROSTS across Spain are causing widespread shortages of vegetables with suppliers scrambling to find alternatives to avoid a repeat of last year’s crisis. The January cold snap has hit crops coming from
‘Ecocide’: Super-intensive olive farms fingered for water shortages in Almeria
Now 400 times more water is being taken from an important Almeria aquifer than enters, an alarming situation that is being blamed on a surge in super-intensive olive production in the zone
Spain urged to improve treatment of farmed rabbits
The EU parliament is asking Spain to introduce legislation that will end ‘cruel’ practices inflicted on rabbits
Property focus: Idyllic Genal Valley finca up for sale
The owners would like to pass the finca on to a younger, more energetic family who hanker after ‘the good life’
NGOs say no to poisonous pesticides in Spain
Environmental groups lobby Spanish government to cut down by 30%
Spain becomes wolf stronghold
Wolf numbers on the up in Spain after years of absence
Huge guacamole factory planned for Axarquia
The new 700sq m factory will be close to Velez-Malaga
Drought destroys cereal crop
Dry weather has played havoc with cereal production in Malaga province
German bean sprouts not Spanish cucumbers to blame for deadly E.coli outbreak
Spanish farmers could now see millions in compensation after they were wrongly blamed
Spanish cucumbers are not to blame for the E.coli outbreak
Spain is now seeking compensation