A FORMER Ronda mayor has pleaded for a rethink on a freight train plan that would ruin the town’s key tourist valley. Manuel Garcia Rubio insists the so-called Mediterranean Corridor should not be carved through the ‘magnificent’ Llano de la Cruz valley. The former socialist mayor insists the area – that has half a dozen [...]

A PROPOSED route for a new AVE high speed rail line would cause ‘total destruction’ for one of Ronda’s key valleys. EXCLUSIVE By Paul Whitelock and Jon Clarke Hundreds of homeowners and hoteliers would be affected if a route published last week was to be built. Part of the so-called ‘Mediterranean Corridor’, the line – [...]

IT is every trainspotter’s dream. The government has announced it is going ahead with its 400 million euro plan to build a trio of high-speed train testing tracks in Antequera. The project, which the government claims will create more than 7,000 jobs, will be the largest and most advanced in Europe. Announcing the scheme, Science [...]

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POLITICAL parties of all colours have united to oppose a ‘crackpot’ project that would see the world’s biggest train testing track open near Antequera. By Jon Clarke and Anatoly Kurmanaev Pressure group Antequera Habitable has joined forces with the three main parties in Mollina demanding that the scheme be scrapped. They are compiling a petition [...]

A TRIO of protest groups have united to oppose plans to build ‘a speculative’ airport on protected land, near Antequera. By Jon Clarke SEO Birdlife has joined the IU political party and local residents group Antequera Habitable to fight the huge project that threatens a key feeding ground for Andalucia’s rare flamingo. The scheme – [...]

OPPOSITION to windmills near Antequera beauty spot gathers pace after town hall joins fight.