SOME older fincas in Spain have a “fosa negra” – literally a hole in the ground rather than a septic tank. The waste is allowed to seep away into the soil resulting in pollution of the subsoil and water table. This is against EEC regulations and a proper tank should to be installed. Although there [...]

IT has been a bumper year for oranges and lemons around southern Spain. By Wendy Williams Thanks to the heavy rainfall of last winter the quality of citrus fruit from this years harvest is expected to be ‘stupendous’, according to growers association Asaja Malaga. The group insists that the heavy rains have helped rejeuvenate the [...]

ANDALUCIA’S highest court has ruled equivocally that the El Algarrobico hotel should not have been built. In a great victory for the environment, an appeal by Carboneras town hall to allow the area to be developed has been thrown out. The Superior Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA) ruled that no construction should ever have [...]

As the British media follow up our story on the plans to ‘develop’ virgin El Palmar beach on the Costa de Luz, Harriet Alexander takes a look at the storm that’s brewing on the coast…

THE Spanish government has announced it may cap subsidies for solar panel power. The new measure comes as part of a plan to curb electricity costs for consumers. Rather than cutting the subsidies directly, the intention is to limit the number of hours of output during which subsidies can be earned. Photovoltaic (PV) solar plants, [...]

SPAIN’S largest wind-turbine manufacturer, Gamesa, has announced they are to set up shop in Britain. The news comes as David Cameron has declared the UK intends to become a world leader in offshore wind energy. The British Prime Minister said in a statement: “We’re committing public money to ensure we have the infrastructure that attracts [...]

THE chestnut tree, originally from the Eastern Mediterranean, was introduced into Spain by the Romans and became a staple of the Galician diet. And today, chestnuts are still widely consumed in Spain in winter, often in conjunction with festivals on and around All Saints Day on November 1. There are several areas of Andalucía where [...]

PLANS to develop the stretch of virgin coastline around El Palmar have come a step closer after it was announced that the area will become officially ‘urbanised’ this month. Vejer town hall has approved the installation of basic infrastructure and services for the small, low-rise hamlet on the Costa de la Luz. It lays the [...]