A WATER saving device used by royals and at No10 Downing Street can reduce household use by up to 80 per cent. The Watersave tap aerator costs just 5.99 euros and is one of many environmentally-friendly products now exclusively on sale here via a unique English language website www.soy-eco.com Former PR, Louise Brace, 39, set [...]

How a series of hardy winemakers – the majority expatriates – are making a go of organic winemaking near Ronda By Jon Clarke WHEN architect Martin Kieninger decided to plant a vineyard at his stunning smallholding near Ronda, it could only ever have been an organic one. Having spent the best part of two decades [...]

SAM Ehrlich is never happier than when he’s rummaging through someone else’s rubbish. He makes a living out of sorting through council skips, sifting people’s junk and reclaiming old furniture that no one else wants. And, with all these bits of scrap he creates beautifully crafted desks and cabinets, hand-made clocks and even bespoke kitchen [...]

Spanish-born stylist Lupe Castro opens her little black book I’M often asked what excites me about ethical fashion. I like the fabrics such as linen, flax softened in dew to minimize water consumption and peace silk (where the worm inside the cocoon is allowed to complete its life cycle and, only after the moth has [...]

AN ex-boss of Greenpeace is spearheading a new green movement, set to shake up Spain’s political system by uniting all green thinkers under one banner. Juan Lopez de Uralde, former head of the campaign group’s Spanish division, has made the move into politics to offer ‘a strong voice’ to promote the eco-transformation of Europe’s economy [...]

BICYCLE-POWERED washing machines are just one of the initiatives that have contributed to the 25 year success story of an eco-holiday destination. Celebrating its silver anniversary in October, Sunseed has worked hard to keep its carbon footprint low and give holidaymakers a break to remember. Visitors to the community in the village of Sorbas can [...]

IT will generate enough energy to power 70,000 homes and create an estimated 4,000 jobs. Now the construction of a giant 50 megawatt solar thermal plant has been given the green light in Castilla la Mancha. The Termosolar Alcazar Power Project – a joint venture between Spanish firm Preneal and US company SolarReserve – will [...]

MOTORING giant Honda has begun testing its environmentally friendly electric scooter in Spain. The Japanese firm will test 18 zero carbon emitting EV-Neo’s for a year, starting this month. The research with Barcelona Council will determine the viability of replacing petrol scooters with electric powered ones. The battery powered EV-Neo has a range of 34 [...]

HE’S travelled all over the world championing the best ingredients and producers, but now English celebrity chef Rick Stein has turned his attention to Spain. The restauranteur has just launched a new book Rick Stein’s Spain, along with accompanying television series, highlighting some of the best authentic food and places to eat. The culinary guide [...]

GREENPEACE is petitioning the new mayor of Carboneras to take a stand over the controversial Algorrobico hotel. The pressure group hopes that the new Independent leader will take action over the illegal 411 room hotel that was built on a beach in a protected natural park area. It is pleading with Salvador Hernandez to correct [...]

By Sally King A RESCUE centre responsible for the recovery program of the endanged Imperial Eagle has been accused of falsifying data and stealing eggs. Police have arrested 16 people in connection to the fraud, which saw staff purchase eggs stolen from the wild, which were then passed off as part of the breeding program. [...]

ECOLOGISTS in the Axarquia have gone head to head with the mayor of Competa over tree felling. The local branch of Ecologistas en Accion has submitted a denuncia against Jose Luis Torres for what it calls ‘a breach’ of the principles of sustainable tourism in ‘ordering several trees to be cut down in the few [...]