February 2012

Drugs queen

By Eloise Horsfield (Reporter) on February 29, 2012

A woman dubbed the ‘Ronda Queen’ who paid drugs mules 500 euros to swallow bags of cocaine in the Caribbean to bring back to Spain has been arrested.

Kylie: Andreas and I to talk with walkie-talkies!

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 29, 2012

Pop princess jokes about the height difference between her and Spanish boyfriend

Too much vitamin D in Mercadona dog food causes pet deaths

By Wendy Williams on February 29, 2012

EXCLUSIVE: Pet owners demand compensation as test results confirm link between supermarket dog food and pets suffering kidney failure. Pictured Aly from Murcia who had to be put down after months of illness

The ape escape!

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 29, 2012

Wendy Williams has a tug of war with a monkey on a tour around the Rock

Garzon cleared of Franco deaths probe

By Eloise Horsfield (Reporter) on February 29, 2012

The judge was handed an 11-year ban three weeks ago for illegal phone tapping

Portrait of an artist

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 29, 2012

Antonio Banderas to play fellow Malaga man Pablo Picasso in biopic

Railing to go

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 29, 2012

A one billion euro rail scheme set for May 2012 will lead to millions more containers of freight passing through Andalucia

Justice for superjudge

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 29, 2012

He might be brave, bright and innovative, but that does not mean Baltasar Garzon is above the law, writes Antonio Flores

British woman jailed for benefit fraud in Spain

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 28, 2012

The woman claimed no link to Spain despite her daughter attending school here

Bus boost

By Eloise Horsfield (Reporter) on February 28, 2012

More buses have been introduced between Malaga and Guadalhorce Valley, bringing weekday and Saturday services to 13 and Sunday services to four.

Expats in Ronda still concerned over freight trains

By Wendy Williams on February 28, 2012

Residents set to hold a meeting to discuss how the Mediterranean Corridor will affect them

Reading murder

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 28, 2012

Pam Newman reviews new book Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Varigo Vol.1 by Sulim H. Villa…

Dog owner mourns ‘baby boy’

By Wendy Williams on February 28, 2012

Heartbreaking tale of puppy put down after eating Mercadona dog food

Crime taking its toll

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 28, 2012

Bungling cops thwarted by toll price in pursuit of fugitive

Save our home

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 28, 2012

Expats fined 81,000 euros and forced to turn their dream home back into a farm shed

A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self

By Charlotte Hanson on February 28, 2012

“You don’t always have to fight back and the sooner you learn, the calmer you’ll be.”

Hiking death

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 28, 2012

British estate agent fell during a hill walk with her husband

Fire risk

By Eloise Horsfield (Reporter) on February 27, 2012

A Genal Valley working group has demanded tighter fire prevention checks after a blaze destroyed 750 hectares of woodland at Pujerra.

Benalmadena Town Hall bans swimming before 11am

By Eloise Horsfield (Reporter) on February 27, 2012

New bylaws are being introduced to regulate beach activity and discourage peddlers

Christmas calamity

By James Bryce (Reporter) on February 27, 2012

With memories of the Costa Concordia fresh in our memories, Gerald Miles recalls Christmas 1953 when he pulled the bodies of 55 cruise passengers out of the sea near Gibraltar

Dog food panic spreads around Spain

By Wendy Williams on February 27, 2012

EXCLUSIVE Dozens of pet owners from as far and wide as the Costa del Sol, Murcia and Alicante have insisted their dogs have suffered kidney failure after eating Mercadona’s Compy dog food