AN Andalucian cheese has been recognised at the International Cheese Awards, held in the UK. The Pedro Ximenez Pure Goat Cheese was awarded the bronze medal in the Specialised Cheese Section for 100 per cent goat’s milk cheese. The product is made by Malaga cooperative Agasur S.C.A. and was among more than 3,700 cheeses from [...]

GREENPEACE has slammed a proposal to prospect for gas on the Costa del Sol. The global pressure group has called for an immediate halt to the exploration project, which could cause ‘chronic contamination’ and a lasting impact on marine life. Spanish boss Sara Pizzinato insists that the scheme proposed off Mijas ‘poses a huge risk [...]

AN ambitious plan to build an 18-hole golf course, two four-star hotels, 450 homes, 956 apartments and a commercial centre in Barbate has been given the green light. The development, adjacent to the La Breña natural park, has been approved by the Junta after being delayed for several years. The Següesal Golf Resort, which will [...]

THE Health Ministry has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after ordering the closure of two of Andalucia’s best beaches in the heart of summer. The volte-face comes just days after the ministry ordered that El Carmen, in Barbate, and Los Castillejos, in Canos de Meca, shut after finding traces of sewage in the water. [...]

THREE Costa de la Luz mayors have united to oppose a wind farm scheme a few kilometres offshore. The trio from Conil, Barbate and Vejer insist that the scheme – which would create hundreds of jobs – would ruin the coastline. They claim that the 1,000 megawatt project would also endanger their fishing stocks, if [...]

IN what is being called ‘a despicable crime’ a protected Iberian lynx has been shot dead in Sevilla. The creature – the most endangered cat on the planet – was found with a shocking 30 lead pellets in its body. A spokesman for the Junta de Andalucia’s environmental department described the shooting as a ‘despicable [...]

Hybrids, electric cars, plug in points, what is the future of motoring? HENRY Ford was famously once noted for offering his pioneering, massproduced model T as being available in “any colour you want, as long as it’s black.” Today, most major manufacturers are developing alternative power sources for their vehicles as the world attempts to [...]

Latest gadget will make PV energy that bit cheaper. We talk to its inventor, Edwin Spijkers HAVING spent two decades turning his website into one of Europe’s top online shops for green products, he is constantly looking for the latest sustainable technology. Whether this means travelling to China to check out what’s on offer, or [...]

RAINWATER harvesting at home is something we should all be considering, given the precipitation Andalucia has seen over the past couple of years. Andalucia’s best eco aware architects are now building deposit-cisterns to collect water from gutters, so it can then be used for irrigation, in all their new builds. But, as EcoVida International architect [...]

EDDIE Hartley and his girlfriend Nicole Brouwers were such fans of growing their own that they decided to make the The Good Life their way of life. Their allotment in Nerja has 15 plots in use, with space for a further 60 would-be gardeners. People grow the full range of fruit and veg, including beans, [...]

PRESSURE groups have united behind the IU party to oppose a ‘crazy’ scheme which will see 22 houses and a hotel built on Ronda’s famous Tajo gorge. Ecologistas en Accion and the Plataforma en Defensa del Tajo are demanding a halt to the project, which has just been passed by the new PP mayor. The [...]

A PIONEERING chef has devised an organic menu del dia to attract healthy eating fans to his Orgiva restaurant. The boss of Baraka has set aside a special production line in the kitchen for his healthy fare – a stipulation by the organic certification body CAAE before they would grant him a licence. Owner Qasim [...]