WEATHER ALERT: Yellow Warning Activated For Torrential Rains In Costa Del...
The State Agency of Meteorology (Aemet) has activated the yellow warning for heavy rains in the province of Malaga that will extend from midnight...
Our View: Will Spain be prepared for future extreme weather?
WITH Storm Gloria already in full swing and having given the east of Spain such a powerful battering, more than 30 provinces in Spain...
Keep it clean in Calpe, Costa Blanca
CALPE town hall will target dog-owners in a two-month campaign reminding them to clean up after their pets. Despite a newly-passed bylaw and the threat...
COSTA BLANCA NEWS: New Orihuela fire station proposed location in no...
THE proposed location for the new Orihuela fire station is in an area where there is no risk of flooding, municipal mayor Emilio Bascuñana...
Costa Blanca’s Teulada-Moraira Fishing club’s first 2020 match
FOLLOWING the Christmas break, Teulada-Moraira Fishing Club fished Section E3 of the River Jucar. Due to the number of steps down to the river...
‘WORST STORM OF THIS CENTURY’: Spain’s beaches completely disappear as the...
THE Head of the Beach Service in Barcelona (AMB), Spain, has stated that the storm is the 'worst experienced this century.' Speaking on Betevé Radio...
SPAIN’S MALAGA ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR THE GOYA AWARDS...
Goya Awards 2020 in Malaga. The capital of the Costa del Sol will host the 34th Goya Awards ceremony. The gala will be held...
Costa del Sol News: Extra help to cover Influenza sufferers in...
THE Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Malaga, has been reinforcing the General Emergency Service of the Hospital Clínico and Valle del Guadalhorce in view of the...
Unique robot now available for dementia sufferers in Marbella Spain
JAPAN has an aging population which as in many countries around the world is only likely to grow and because of this the Japanese...
Costa del Sol News: Malaga to quieten down as low noise...
DETAILS were announced on Tuesday with regard to the specific zoning plans for 98 streets of the City Centre and five of Teatinos which aims to...
Costa del Sol News: Creative kids wokshop in Fuengirola
FUENGIROLA will launch a creative writing workshop at the end of January, for 12-year-old schoolchildren, involving all of the 13 schools in the town....
Costa del Sol News: Classical guitar god visits Fuengirola for free...
COUNCILLOR for Culture of Fuengirola, Rodrigo Romero, has announced a guitar recital by Arturo Castro to be held this Friday, January 24, at the...
Spain’s Costa Blanca took a battering from Storm Gloria
STORM GLORIA unleashed torrential rain, flooding and gales along the Costa Blanca coast and brought blizzards inland last Monday. Local authorities were prepared for...
Big donation for Alfaz’s Norway Cup team in Costa Blanca
ALFAZ’S Cadetes junior football team are already in training for this year's Norway Cup next summer. The Norway Cup is the world's largest youth football...
Costa Blanca News: Anti-bullying talk in Alfaz from former victim
THREE HUNDRED pupils packed the gym at Alfaz’s L’Arabi high school for a lecture on bullying. The talk, organised by the Lions Club, the L’Arabi...
Costa Blanca’s Alfaz art comp should depict equality
ALFAZ’S Equality department launched the first edition of its young people’s Art Competition. They are invited to design announcements for the different events for next...
Parking gets more colourful in Calpe, Costa Blanca
CALPE town hall has put out to tender the concession for Blue Zone parking and operating the municipal tow-truck. There will be 2,136 paid parking...
Costa Blanca News: Albir’s traffic flow will improve
ALFAZ began resurfacing the road adjoining the football pitch in Albir. Asphalting the 150-metre section of road will cost an estimated €60,000 and should be...
COSTA BLANCA NEWS: Los Alcazares mugging suspects cuffed
GUARDIA Civil have cuffed two youngsters suspected of a series of muggings in Los Alcazares. The Guardia first launched an investigation in November following a...
COSTA BLANCA NEWS: Tree replanting in Los Alcazares to reap multiple...
LOS Alcazares council is planning to plant some 80 trees in the municipality’s public parks and gardens and green spaces. The local authority is investing...
Costa Blanca News: Help the horses with Rojales charity
EASY Horse Care Rescue Centre is now experiencing the most pressure they have ever been under in the 11 years they have been up...
Triumphant protests in Costa Blanca against controversial Multilingualism law
More than 15,000 people joined the protests in Orihuela against the new law that will demand the use of Valencian in all classrooms in...
Celebrating the Requiem by Verdi in Costa Blanca Spain
THE first performance by the Murcia Symphony Orchestra in February will take place at the Victor Villegas Auditorium in Murcia City at 8pm on...
Rockabilly band to give a live performance in Costa Blanca Spain
IT seems that the Spanish music scene includes a huge selection of different music, not just that which has developed on the Iberian Peninsula...
Gastronomy title puts Costa Almeria firmly on foodie radar
ALMERIA’S year-long status as Spanish gastronomy capital has put not just the city, but the entire province on foodies’ radar, according to the mayor. Speaking...
COSTA ALMERIA NEWS: Woman forced into prostitution in Roquetas de Mar
A GUARDIA Civil investigation revealed a woman was being forced to have sexual relationships against her will and to oversee a drugs sales point...
Costa Almeria police catch up with man wanted by five provincial...
POLICE in Almeria have arrested a man with five judicial orders from different provincial courts hanging over his head for traffic safety and damage...
COSTA ALMERIA NEWS: Huercal-Overa promotional video premiere at Spain’s FITUR international...
A NEW video promoting the visitor attractions of Huercal-Overa will premiere at this week’s FITUR international tourism fair in Madrid. Produced by the local council,...
COSTA ALMERIA NEWS: Storm Gloria snowfall leaves roads closed to traffic
AFTER Almeria started the week with strong winds, heavy downpours and snow in many inland areas, Storm Gloria is beginning to move away today...
Scotland’s women’s rugby team triumphs over Spain ‘Las Leonas’ in Costa...
THE Scottish national women’s rugby team triumphed over Spain’s ‘Las Leonas’ in an exciting international staged at Almeria city’s Juan Rojas stadium on Sunday. A...
AXARQUIA NEWS: Nerja goes all out for FITUR tourism fair in...
Nerja is beginning 2020 with a new promotion strategy at the International Tourism Fair in Madrid (FITUR). Councillor for Tourism, Gema García, announced the...
Spanish firefighters control raging wildfire in Molvizar despite strong winds
Almuñecar firefighters took part in the extinction of a raging fire in Molvizar. Around 2,000 square metres of land were burnt down on Sunday...
NO TRIAL: Julen’s family will be paid €180,000 in compensation by...
One year has passed in Totalán since the rescue of Julen Roselló drew attention from around the world. The trial to decide the responsible...
AXARQUIA NEWS: Beautiful trails planned for hikers in Almuñecar
Almuñecar is getting the year off to an active start, as the municipal department of sport announces 14 hiking excursions in Southern Spain. The...
Chef with Down Syndrome steals the show on Spanish television
A chef with Down Syndrome from Torre del Mar was left stunned after he got the opportunity of a lifetime. The young man was...
COSTA DEL SOL NEWS: Special deals in Fuengirola for Valentine’s
Businesses, restaurants and hotels in Fuengirola are offering promotional packages as part of the first edition of ‘Vive Fuengirola con Amor’. The event that...
Storm Gloria smashes record for highest ever wave in Spain’s history
THE Atlantic Storm Gloria has not only caused devastation across Spain, but it has also shattered records. The highest ever recorded wave in the Mediterranean...
Football pitch to unite vulnerable children in Spain’s Mallorca
A NEW football field will be built in Palma in aim of benefiting the most vulnerable children in Mallorca, Spain. Located on Calle Manuel Azaña...
Hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca leaves 14-year-old girl seriously injured
THE Guardia Civil are appealing for information after a 14-year-old girl was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Mallorca, Spain. The minor was struck by...
Spain’s Palma de Mallorca issues warning about abandoned vehicles
THE City Council of Palma in Mallorca, Spain, has begun its crackdown on abandoned vehicles in the city, removing 26 cars on Monday, January...
Police launch manhunt after vandals target religious artefacts in Spain’s Mallorca
THE Local Police are appealing for information from residents after a large stone cross was stolen from Binissalem in Mallorca, Spain. The monument, which is...
Environmental concerns as maritime species are threatened in Spain’s Mallorca
ALARMING figures have been released from the Federation of Caves in the Balearic Islands which indicated that there is a 10-metre-high accumulation of waste...
Plane crashes into the sea in Spain’s Canary Islands after suffering...
THE occupants of a plane have miraculously survived after the aircraft they were travelling on crashed into the sea in Spain's Canary Islands. As reported...
Identical twins arrested in Spain after one sat driving test exam...
TWO identical twins have been arrested after one of them took the place of his brother for a driving licence examination in Spain. The investigation...
Colombian cocaine smuggling ring that got €3 million into debt broken...
A COCAINE smuggling ring that was bringing large quantities of the drug to the Canary Islands has been broken up. After 12 months of investigation,...
Sunbathers help migrants washed up on beach in Gran Canaria, Spain
SUNBATHERS in Gran Canaria, Spain, have joined forces with emergency workers to give water, food and clothes to a group of migrants who arrived...
Brexit–The Implementation Period and Gibraltar
IN order for the UK Withdrawal from the European Union to take place a similar Gibraltar Withdrawal Bill will need to be approved by...
Ongoing power cuts more than an irritation to Gibraltar business and...
FOR years the people of Gibraltar had been serviced by a rapidly deteriorating and old generating station, so when the new Power Station was...
Britain forbids Gibraltar to negotiate with EU over free movement at...
THERE seems to be some confusion between Gibraltar and the UK after Chief Minister Fabian Picardo gave an interview in which it appeared that...
Upper Rock Picnic sites refurbished in Gibraltar
VISITORS to Gibraltar may be interested to know that two picnic sites on the Upper Rock have been prepared in time for the spring. The...
Investors flock to Spain as 1,000 apartments are put on the...
SPAIN has enticed international property investors after 1,000 apartments across the country have made their way onto the market for a mere starting price of...
INVESTMENT GAME: Hotel investments in Spain drop by 51 per cent
Hotel investment in Spain dropped in 2019, following two years of record-breaking figures. The numbers are in, and they reveal that investment in the...
PROPERTY IN SPAIN: The ins and outs of gifting real estate
Donation in the Spanish legal system is recognised as an act whereby a person freely gives one thing to another, who accepts it. This...
PROPERTY: New Spanish government cracks down on rental prices
Renting in Spain is a complicated process that is acerbated by the sky-high prices of recent times. The new Spanish government has proven its...
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Quote Of The Day
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." - Michelangelo
Blue Monday – Things can only get better
Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex still dominate the front pages of the newspapers here. The story graced with a new word “Megxit” ,...
Skoda Scala SE
THE new Scala is Skoda’s bid for a larger slice of a family hatchback market dominated by the Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf and various...
I’d like to enjoy the changes
DEAR reader, A Happy New Year to you from the islands, where we’re happy with 2020 so far, despite general festive season excesses and, in...
Cat Who Got the Cream
HAVE you ever wondered what a man who is said to have ‘got the cream’ actually looks like? I have. Its a very old...
Can he appeal tax bill?
Article 18 of the 2013 Tax Treaty between Spain and the UK is difficult to follow. My Government Pensions are taxable only in...
What’s in a name?
I found myself totally befuddled when a man next to me at the check out counter asked the shop assistant for ‘fechas.’ He seemed...
Famous Spanish landmark portrays the star-crossed lovers of Teruel
The city of Teruel in Northern Spain is the romantic setting for a tragic love story. It is said that the legendary events took...
More than half of electricty used on Spanish Canary Island of...
THE Spanish Canary Island of El Hierro has been claiming to be a leading exponent of sustainable energy for years. And it is backing up...
The mysterious Treasure Cave nestled in the cliffs of la Axarquia
In Rincon de la Victoria, there is an area known as ‘El Cantal’ that is home to a series of cliffs that were formed...
HEALTH NEWS: Britons are giving up alcohol and Spaniards are taking...
Britain wants to stop drinking, and health authorities aspire to help the country achieve it. According to a recent survey, two thirds of regular...
WEIGHED DOWN: Study fuels concern for school children carrying heavy backpacks
The weight of a regular A4 sized notebook is around half a kilo or 1.1 pounds. If textbooks weigh the same and eight-year-olds have...
Caring for the elderly: A booming business
Life expectancy continues to grow exponentially in Spain, as it nears 83 years on average. Not coincidentally, Spain is among the first countries with...
Play Online Bingo in Spain
If you thought that the UK had the most stringent rules when it comes to online gaming you might want to revise your opinion....
What’s in store for your pet with HouseSitMatch..?
PEOPLE often ask what they might expect from HouseSit Match when joining as pet and homeowners looking for house-sitters. From what our members tell...
COSTA WOMEN 2019 REVIEW
Happy 2020, a big new year with 366 days to start a new decade and celebrate the 10th anniversary year of Costa Women. Before we...
New Year, new you!
This week Celebrity Chef & Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala shares some New Year tips to...
Snow peas star ingredient in Costa Almeria gourmet brand promotional event
SNOW peas will be the star ingredient at an upcoming ‘Sabores Almeria’ provincial gourmet brand promotional event in Dalias. What will be the third edition...
Five Ways Technology Will Transform Experience and Engagement for Sports Fans...
It seems technology is colliding with every conceivable aspect of life more and more each year. This is especially true with sports, where tech advances...
COSTA ALMERIA NEWS: Mojacar council full support for Andalucia laido martial...
MOJACAR council has given its full support to the Andalucian Iaido martial arts team, which last weekend staged a training session in the municipal...
2020 DAKAR WINNER: Spain’s Carlos Sainz wins his third Dakar at...
THE Spaniard, leader from the third stage onwards, finishes an impeccable race mastered as only Sainz can, with commanding skill, blistering speed and faultless...
Costa Almeria football club C.D. Adra Milenaria aiming for professional level
COSTA Almeria football club C.D. Adra Milenaria has set its sights on the senior team rising to professional level. Adra council explained the club has...
COSTA ALMERIA NEWS: Different mindset for Aguilon Golf Members’ Club monthly...
A DIFFERENT mindset was needed for the Aguilon Golf Members’ Club monthly medal competition, on a course with hazards around every corner. Playing in the...
UK company invests in mega solar projects in Spain
UK-based solar energy company, Solarcentury, has secured new financing to build two of the largest solar plants in Spain. UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s...
Expat Money: Do Comparison Sites Really Offer the Best Deals?
As an expat, you'll probably be used to shopping around online for virtually everything. Flights, currencies, entertainment, insurance, and everyday items all feature heavily...
Solar power deal as electricity company Endesa looks to go 100%...
ELECTRICITY company Endesa has taken another step to decarbonising its energy generation mix by 20250. Through its renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power España, it has...
Can British expats still access UK online casino bonuses?
With uncertainties rife about the future of the UK, many of us are left with questions regarding how many aspects of society and technology...
Different Types of Volatility
The term ‘volatility’ is thrown around the financial markets commentary by the professionals and press in the field. However, the average investor does not...
Thinking Of Starting An Online Business? Find Out The Three Key...
“I think the potential of what the internet is going to do to society, both good and bad is unimaginable. I think we’re actually...