August 2010

Daylight robbery at border crossing

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 31, 2010

With his controversial plan to charge every car five euros to cross the border of La Linea, Alejandro Sanchez is being seen as a bandit

Spain leads the world in organ transplants

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 31, 2010

With over 4,000 organ transplants conducted in 2009, Spain is the world leader in the field

Spain arrest human trafficking gang

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 31, 2010

For the first time Spanish police have broken up a human-trafficking gang that brought men – and not women – to the country to work as prostitutes

Britons arrested in Ibiza drugs raid

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 31, 2010

More than 20 people – most of them British – have been arrested following a large scale drugs raid

What a lot of old bull

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 31, 2010

As bullfighting stories once again flood the media Wendy Williams discusses what the future may hold for this controversial sport

One man booze cruise

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 31, 2010

Drunken tourist nearly dies after stealing a boat to row from Minorca to Mallorca to ‘see a friend’

Spain ride to victory

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 31, 2010

Spain’s Dani Pedrosa has claimed his third victory of the season taking the chequered flag at the Indianapolis MotoGP

Married to the job

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 30, 2010

Lovebirds find the dream job testing honeymoon suites around southern Spain

These streets were made for walking

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 30, 2010

Nicola Cowell takes to the narrow lanes of Jimena to discover why the town is such an
enchanted retreat for tourists and expats

Secret millionaire comes to Granada

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 30, 2010

Secret Millionaire Mo Chaudry visits Granada Hotel

MRI petition launched

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 30, 2010

Hundreds join attack on beleaguered property firm

Out of the sewers

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 29, 2010

Campaign launched to stop nine towns from continuing to pour sewage into Guadalhorce river

U2 are too loud for Spain

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 29, 2010

U2 have been fined for practising too loudly during rehearsals

Yes, Prime Minister

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 28, 2010

Despite being discovered by British leader David Cameron, few people have unearthed the true secrets of the Guadiaro Valley

Our Turkish fright!

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 28, 2010

Expat couple sought after ‘millions’ disappear in Turkish property riddle

Iglesias marries lover

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 28, 2010

Legendary crooner weds girlfriend of 20 years

Leap of madness

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 27, 2010

Four lives wasted as lethal balcony-jumping craze – known as ‘balconing’ – takes hold

On yer bike

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 27, 2010

The 2010 Vuelta a España will begin on Saturday with a special night time race in Sevilla

Waking the dead

By Jon Clarke (Publisher) on August 26, 2010

They are taken in Taiwan, Serbia, Slovenia, and Bangladesh, and, according to NASA, invigorate the body and soul. The word comes from the Latin for ‘sixth hour,’ and is intended to occur roughly six hours after one wakes up… But why is the siesta culture dying out in Spain? Sara Wallace finds out