Spain’s RENFE to spend €3.5 million on drone surveillance of its facilities
RENFE will start using drones to reinforce security in its main Andalucian train stations; Malaga, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera. Spain’s national passenger railway
Vodafone Spain to pay out €6,000 to man who received marketing calls at all hours
SINCE January 1 2022, it has been illegal in Spain for telephone operators to make sales calls to customers during ‘siesta time’. But despite this
Police use forensic clues to track down young people who threatened victims with a gun in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE arrested five suspects in the city of Malaga who allegedly threatened some people they knew with a gun. Forensic police tracked down five young
Three villages in Granada among most beautiful in Spain
GRANADA city hosts some of the most beautiful monuments in Spain and the province can now also boast to being home to several of the
Make your health your new year resolution with these easy steps, Gibraltar health chiefs advise
PUT physical health at the top of your New Year’s resolution list, Gibraltar’s health chiefs urged the general public. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) said
Police nab 90,000 kilos of drugs, mainly hashish, in Spain’s Malaga in 2022
POLICE seized 90,000 kilos of drugs in Malaga and arrested more than 4,000 people for trafficking offences in 2022. This past year the Policia Nacional
Replica of historic sailing ship, Nao Victoria, docks at Spain’s Malaga port—open to visitors until January 15
THE replica of the first ship to sail around the world has arrived at Malaga port. The Nao Victoria will remain docked, and open to
Christmas record-breaking temperatures for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
CHRISTMAS Day saw most of the Valencian Community enjoy daytime temperatures exceeding 20 degrees, with Valencia City hitting 23 degrees. Alicante recorded 19 degrees on
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming
Disgraced Junta de Andalucia President Jose Griñan ‘has cancer’
DISGRACED former President of the Junta de Andalucia Jose Antonio Griñan who was given 10 days to surrender himself to jail is still not behind
Quieter check outs as food purchases drop by 9% over a year in Spain
FOOD shoppers in Spain are cutting down on purchases due to the rising cost of produce. Figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food
Eva Longoria is having a Marbella New Year
US actress Eva Longoria is spending a few days on the Costa del Sol over the festive period, alongside her husband, Mexican businessman Jose Antonio
Spain’s King Felipe loses 1.1 million viewers for traditional Christmas speech
KING Felipe VI’s traditional Christmas Eve speech attracted a million fewer television viewers than the year before, and had the third-worst audience since he came
Three hidden gems inland from Spain’s Costa del Sol to escape to for a peaceful New Year
THREE quiet destinations located off the beaten path in Malaga, ideal to spend a peaceful New Year. Malaga has plenty of hidden gems located in
Heroic police dog pounces on gunman to end armed siege in Spain’s Murcia
ONE of Spain’s top police dogs helped to bring an end to a 36-hour armed siege in Murcia on Saturday. Elko works for the Policia
Head on smash kills 3 in Malaga province
A HORROR Christmas Day smash has left three dead and three injured in Malaga province. Two cars collided head-on on the A-357 in Casarabonela, inland
Manager at Benidorm’s Terra Natura on Spain’s Costa Blanca admits reckless homicide after tiger killed worker
THE manager of Benidorm’s Terra Natura wildlife park and two employees have plead guilty to reckless homicide after a zookeeper was killed by a tiger
CASH BID: €2bn asked for to expand Costa del Sol railway to Marbella, Estepona and Algeciras
THE EU is being asked for a whopping €2 billion to extend the Costa del Sol’s coastal railway as far as Algeciras in Cadiz. Calls
Homeless man paid to have stag’s name tattooed on his forehead by vile drunk Brits in Spain’s Benidorm finally having it removed, while still awaiting a simple sorry
A HOMELESS man who was paid by a vile stag party in Benidorm to have the groom’s name tattooed on his forehead is finally on
Ten very good reasons to visit Extremadura on your 2023 trip to Spain
WHEN it comes to tourism, Extremadura is off the beaten track. Few of the 80 million foreign visitors who visited Spain annually in pre-Covid times
Seven people die after coach careers off bridge into river in Spain’s Galicia region
SEVEN people died and two were injured after a coach travelling between Lugo and Vigo in northern Spain spun off a bridge and tumbled into
Spain’s AVE Malaga-Madrid celebrates 15th anniversary—seeing more than 30.5 million travellers benefit from the high-speed connection
AT 12.33 p.m. on December 23, 2007, eight minutes ahead of schedule, the AVE arrived at a brand new María Zambrano Station, the first high-speed
Strike woes as low cost airlines in Spain continue to causes travel chaos over festive period
TRAVEL continues to be heavily impacted by industrial action, either due to cabin crew or pilot problems, during the busy festive period this year. Three
Gibraltar Governor urges people to ‘support those less fortunate than us’ in Christmas message
CHRISTMAS is a time to ‘support those that are less fortunate than ourselves’, Governor of Gibraltar Sir David Steel said in his Christmas message. The
Spain’s romance with Turkey blossoms thanks to the rise in popular Turkish TV shows and health tourism
SPAIN has started to fall in love with Turkey this year due to the popularity of Turkish TV series and health tourism. This love affair
Feliz Navidad: The best cocktail recipes to boost the Christmas spirit!
THE one sure-fire way to bag a kiss under the mistletoe this winter is to combine a little Christmas spirit with a lot of flavour…